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robert42

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Software engineer; located in the Northern Virginia / DC area. Reads and may or may not post about: technology, open source, linux, privacy, beer, coffee, aviation, Esperanto, old tech, progressive/left politics. Migrated from the dmv.community instance.

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robert42, to Cat
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I think the sound of a powering up to dump vomit onto the carpet is the most effective wakeup alarm.

robert42, to scifi
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Seems like most has , , etc, always either portrayed as oppressed or oppressors. Do y'all have any favorites (ideally film or tv, but also up for book or short story recs) that portray them and humans as equals that regularly interact and get along just fine?

robert42, to SmallWeb
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Question for the folks or anyone using a static site generator with . I know there's often git advice that says avoid storing large binaries in the repo because version control designed for plain text doesn't handle that well. For a static blog that may include a non-trivial number of large images, what's your approach? Ignore the avoid binaries guidelines, store them separately and just accept the extra bookkeeping, or something I'm not thinking of?

nixCraft, to random
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Question: The process of layoffs always seems so rushed and chaotic. But, if you’re laid off from a dev or IT job, can you negotiate your severance package? Any tips? Is it possible?

robert42,
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@nixCraft You could try, but in most states in the US at least, you don't really have any leverage in a layoff. They often aren't required to give you anything. The severance is just to make you go quietly and without legal challenges. But they know that legal challenges also unlikely for most individuals and one individual disparaging them isn't a big deal if the other employees get in line, so it's usually a best and final offer, unfortunately.

robert42, to mastodon
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TIL deleting your own boosted post also deletes the original post it seems? Is that correct / any way around that? @feditips

robert42, to DnD
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New instance, so I'm posting this again in case there's better (or at least different) reach on this server:

Does anyone in the area know of any beginner friendly DnD groups near Reston/Herndon? Or somewhere not too far off of the silver metro line? My wife and I joined our first campaign a couple of months before moving here from out of state and are looking to get back into it.

GottaLaff, to random
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While it’s true that Trump may never see the inside of a prison cell, can we just for once be relieved that a judge threatened actual imprisonment? Everyone keeps complaining that no judge goes there, but when one finally does, I see nothing but neg comments in replies.

There are reasons Trump isn’t in prison now, some unreasonable, some understandable.

Judges don’t want to be reversed on appeal. Trump’s a pres candidate. That’s life, folks.

You’re allowed to appreciate incremental progress

robert42,
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@GottaLaff Which case and judge was this / do you have an article link? Just curious to learn more.

lowqualityfacts, to random
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Trying to find people I relate to on Mastodon. Please boost if you:

-want to say y'all but do not because you are not a southerner and it would feel inauthentic.

-once saw a psychic who told you that you will die in a Jimmy Fallon-related incident.

-think that cops should give you a chance to get out of a speeding ticket if you can make them laugh.

-poke the ground in front of you with a stick before each step to make sure it is not quicksand.

robert42,
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@lowqualityfacts All are welcome to "y'all".

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