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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 hours ago

Interesting, how would that work if your corporate IT department uses an (Azure/Entra) active directory system? Can you use a bare metal Linux OS on a Microsoft-based domain service? Asking out of ignorance and curiosity.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

As an engineer, all my jobs so far have used niche internal corporate software which would only be available for Windows. This would be Document Management Systems (DMS's), internal reporting tools (progress and hour keeping), software distribution programs etc.

And of course the engineering tools themselves are often only built for Windows, whether it's proprietary PLC programming environments or CAD software.

That said, I can run both WSL and a corporate-approved Debian VM on the same work laptop as a compromise, for whatever makes sense for the task. Still sucks though! At home I'm a Debian fanboy 4 lyfe.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Sounds like a good way to spend a Friday evening.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Everyone who shaves should own a safety razor. The blades only cost a few pennies each, and they shave so well. Blade preference might be individual, but it's so cheap it's easy to experiment.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Luckily, the age of proper home stereo systems isn't over unless you want it to be. But be warned, it's an expensive rabbit hole to fall into...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Yeah I like that, and then we can grade the consequences as Code Brown, Code Yellow, Code Red.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago (7 children)

The official new word is “collision”.

Oopsie, I just had a collision in my underwear.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Help, I'm 5 years in and still have no clue

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago

Depending on your country, that is the norm. Engineers here have at least 2 national unions to choose from, finance have a couple of unions, same with teachers, admin staff, etc. etc.

As usual, this is probably just US being victim of 'merican exceptionlism.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago

I love me a good piece of pedantry. Technically correct, the best kind of correct.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Lol, I would never allow my bank app to speak to me. "Dude, you're broke as f***!". I know, no need to announce it on a full bus.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What?! I don't even have a president!

 

I just bought my second pair of running shoes from my local store. The store owner and only salesman is (or claims to be) an expert in biomechanics as it pertains to walking and running, and I have no doubt in his ability to identify the right pair of shoes for my needs. People are allegedly also traveling from all over the country to get advice from him.

However, today he made the claim that the variance within shoes even within the same model and year is large enough that you can't know that a certain shoe is right for me without doing a proper video gait analysis with that specific pair. Of course, he has financial incentives to ensure that I buy my shoes from him instead of stocking up on the same pair online for half the price.

Is this a bogus claim from his side, or do you find that the variance between pairs of the same exact model is non-negligible?

FWIW, he's identified that I pronate more on the right side than left, and that my hip is a bit stiff on the left leading to increased risk of injuries due the lack of flexibility. In both cases he has ended up with stability shoes for me.

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