Welcome to today’s daily kōrero!
Anyone can make the thread, first in first served. If you are here on a day and there’s no daily thread, feel free to create it!
Anyway, it’s just a chance to talk about your day, what you have planned, what you have done, etc.
So how’s it going?
22 Comments
luthis@lemmy.nz · 2 pts · 3y
Anyone else have a house of sick coughing people? My son and my sister are off today, again. But my sister's bf and I are totally fine.
I had that dream again where my bmx gets stolen.
Last weekend I upgraded my keyboard after living with a shitty office one for a few years. I now have one of these, and it's just as good as I remember. Can't stand the company, but the hardware is excellent.
Dave@lemmy.nz · 2 pts · 3y
Me! I've got it too.
I tend to find flat laptop keyboards for desktops a bit weird.
luthis@lemmy.nz · 2 pts · 3y
After I started using one a decade+ ago, I can't go back. Can't stand big keys that my fingers keep missing.
And the scissor switches on this model have such great activation feeling and perfect resistance.
If I could get a mechanical with the same feeling, I would.
lordp@lemmy.nz · 3 pts · 3y
Probably don't want one of these then
luthis@lemmy.nz · 2 pts · 3y
Tiny fully formed hands or giant keyboard?
Actually neither, both of those would suck!
lordp@lemmy.nz · 2 pts · 3y
Giant keyboard - Redragon K605
d3Xt3r@lemmy.nz · 2 pts · 3y
Perhaps low profile keyboards are more your thing? Nuphy and Keychron for instance make some pretty good looking (and feeling) keyboards.
luthis@lemmy.nz · 2 pts · 3y
If I could make something like this, I would be so keen:
https://www.reddit.com/r/olkb/comments/o7skep/true_wireless_split_keyboard_with_ink_display/
sortofblue@lemmy.nz · 2 pts · 3y
That top one looks interesting. I keep buying them off AliExpress and then being surprised when they feel cheap and nasty - although the low profile mechanical Havit I got for work has been amazing.
Dave@lemmy.nz · 1 pts · 3y
I probably shouldn't knock something until I've given it a decent try 😀
flashmedallion@lemmy.nz · 2 pts · 3y
Just got back from a month in Europe. It's cold here yo.
While I was gone, work had to make some decisions about what direction to pursue our data needs. I made my recommendation but of course come back to find we've taken the most conservative, manual, one-size-fits-"all" solution. Must be that time of the year where I look for a job with worse quality of life but that actually takes data and IT seriously.
Dave@lemmy.nz · 4 pts · 3y
Just yesterday I was talking with one of my kids about how in Canada (at least the centre where my sister worked for a while) the preschool kids are allowed to play outside only when the temperature is warmer than -20 C. It's not too bad here :)
Have you considered high pay, short hours, not caring about everything imploding because the people who make decisions don't understand them, just let the implosion happen?
flashmedallion@lemmy.nz · 2 pts · 3y
As long as my ability to do my job doesn't get sledgehammered by the implosion, where do I sign up?
Dave@lemmy.nz · 2 pts · 3y
I mean, your job probably will get sledgehammered. Just look for employers that always seem to be hiring.
flashmedallion@lemmy.nz · 2 pts · 3y
Ain't that the truth. Or the ones that have been advertising for 3 months straight.
But I'm not sure I'm built for the contractor/project hopping lifestyle. Maybe I need to change my attitude about that stuff. I'm very precious about building good foundations and that sort of thing
Dave@lemmy.nz · 2 pts · 3y
I live in Wellington and jump from project to project. I've only been doing it a couple of years, but you regularly end up working with people you know because all the projects are just recycling the same staff. Networking and relationships are surprisingly important. I didn't start until we were in a place we could live on one income, though (my wife has a permanent job).
flashmedallion@lemmy.nz · 2 pts · 3y
Maybe something to look into when my wifes position stabilises. I'm in Tauranga though so the critical mass here for IT employment may not be sufficient.
Dave@lemmy.nz · 2 pts · 3y
Maybe not. Wellington has an endless supply of government contracts (well, not right now since we are coming up to an election, but normally).
SamC@lemmy.nz · 2 pts · 3y
Dave@lemmy.nz · 2 pts · 3y
I haven't had that experience. But TBH despite my comments I carefully pick my managers when applying for jobs.
SamC@lemmy.nz · 2 pts · 3y
Dave@lemmy.nz · 2 pts · 3y
It's great that it worked out for you :). I tend to jump around jobs so project work works well for me.
luthis@lemmy.nz · 3 pts · 3y
Compared to the 40° and wild fires, I imagine it probably does feel quite cold here.
Ah yes, workplaces are like that. We are supposed to be migrating to ServiceNow which I have started calling ServiceEventually because it's taking that long.
flashmedallion@lemmy.nz · 2 pts · 3y
Reminds me of an internal project I saw named Project Horizon, presumably named for the fact that despite the years spent moving towards it, it never seemed to get any closer.
flashmedallion@lemmy.nz · 1 pts · 3y