Considering mounting evidence shows no real link between hight weights and health outcomes, and that some obese people are even healthier than skinny people so long as they are active and eat healthy, this whole scheme seems like yet another way to attempt to shame obese people into being skinny

Shaming obese people simply makes them eat more and be depressed. It causes a cortisol concentration in their blood which even in skinny people makes you eat more and want to be comfortable, among other negative health outcomes.

So can we stop shaming fat people already and just learn to live with the fact that some people are bigger? It's proven that they rarely keep weight off with dieting. Giving them stress over it is the act of a douchebag masquereding as someone who cares.

Full disclosure: I've been skinny all my life. If I do light exercise I get pipes. I have no skin in this game other than compassion for other human beings.

I'm married but we looked at it and it makes more sense for me to actually just keep saving money instead of get insurance that expires after a term.

Insurance that you can roll over into a new policy after the term lapses isn't worth it either.

It all turned out to be kind-of a loss for us. I usually keep saved at least enough to bury me and keep my wife able to live in our apartment while she seeks out work. It would be sad for her to have to go back to a job she hates if I'm gone, but that's not going to be solved by getting insurance anyway.

So we play it safe and keep saving for a rainy day...

How surprised am I that the top comment is about this being the end of Linux?

Not very...

I am, however disappointed.

This is a great opportunity. I fully believe the quality of releases will only improve with this move. Linus is still going to be involved but if this goes well, he'll be able to articulate what his vision actually is more clearly, and he'll be able to get people on the same page.

Not only that, but there are many skilled people who would avoid kernel development just to keep that negativity out of their life.

More eyes on the kernel means more potential bugfixes as well. This is one area where you really don't want a dearth of eyes on the code.

This is a good thing.

It's a good question but I think your reply only covers part of the reason someone who is "good at introspection" might want to go to a therapist.

A wise person knows that they don't know everything.

You can try to figure out all the reasons why what you say and do affects people and you might even get some of those right, but a therapist could offer you another, impartial perspective and possibly some more accurate reasons.

This facilitates the conversation where you figure out for yourself that you have been ignoring part of the problem and come up with new solutions.

Anyone who uses trigger warning as some kind of joke instead of as a description of a PTSD trigger is a garbage person.

It's just TOO MUCH.

I have a long enough career at this point that I never, ever have to look for work actively. I have to actively avoid LinkedIn to avoid getting pestered every day or two with another recruiter trying to poach me.

Thing is, that's not special! If you live in a major city or even if you're willing to relocate, and you have a desireable skill like web development, you'll be inundated with offers. Just fill out the details on your LinkedIn page and do basically nothing else.

No, I don't work for LinkedIn nor do I have any stake in you caring about them. But yeah, from my data-point-of-one experience, it works VERY well. TOO well.

Backwards fucker intentionally misunderstanding and/or misrepresenting the point as FIRST POST?

on MY /.?

It's more likely than you think!

noice

I've found most headhunters pretty respectful other than the persistence. They also seem kind-of helpful as they save me a lot of effort having to look. After my first gig in a major city I've never had to look for work on my own since then. I kind-of like it. I'm used to the old way too and pounding the pavement sucks.

I did start ignoring my LinkedIn while not looking for work as it's just a mental energy leech having to say no to so many people in a row.

I don't consider that "ghosting" though. I would always be where I promised to be and answer a message from someone I'm in previous contact with.

Just cold calls are another matter.

This post is a work of art, especially posting anonymously. Just... bravo!



Seriously though...

Sometimes the pain of living a guarded life is too much to bear for some people. I'd be one of those. Fuck towing the line just to stay out of trouble. I know what I'm getting myself into but I also plan on opposing it with all my strength.

That in and of itself is worth it. Not being bland for the sake of avoiding the scrutiny of assholes isn't worth it, and I'll fight to the death for everyone's ability to do so.

If you aren't actively hurting anyone, more power to ya.

Wrong.

She is not a teacher and she didn't say a single thing that warrants firing. Not even the slightest.

She publicly rolled her eyes at someone. There's a huge difference. I don't blame her one bit for not wanting to hear another "well, actually" go into a long tirade about how she's wrong.

This reminds me of what they do for cows. I grew up in a rural area and a fellow student brought in the rounded cylindrical magnets they use to retrieve bits of metal a cow may swallow. I think they go in like an endoscopy and then slowly pull them out.

This was elementary school so I may be remembering it wrong, but that was the idea apparently.

Clearly the Mac Mini is the 'leetest of the bunch

- Hayao Miyazaki

I'll save you the trouble:

Not that many devices left around to exploit

The good news is that D-Link DIR-620 devices are older router models and there aren't that many around to exploit.

Most of these devices were deployed by Russian, CIS, and Eastern European ISPs as on-premise equipment provided to broadband customers.

The vast majority of these devices are located in Russia, and Kaspersky said it already contacted ISPs to inform them of the issue.

Shodan searches for these devices reveal less than 100 DIR-620 routers available online, showing that most ISPs have headed Kaspersky's warnings and restricted access to these devices on their networks.