I am also using a reddragon and bought a second for when this one inevitably dies. It isn't super fancy but it is solid, performs well, and feels good on the keys.
Not sure how old you are or what stage of life you are in but if you really want to get on top of finances and hate dealing with finances, look into hiring a fiduciary.
They may require more overall worth before taking you on as a client but they can give you a plan yo follow to get there.
If you do qualify then they can handle all of the financial stuff for you. Note these aren't just accountants or money managers but they are required by law to work in your fidicuiary interest. Usually charge by a percentage of worth so it is in their best interest to make you money because then they make more money.
The initial plan to follow is a stepping stone to get where you want to be financially with the goal of the fiduciary handling everything for you. I honestly wish I knew about them in my 20's instead of decades later.
Our program required at least one electrical engineering course where we covered transistors and logic gates and solving circuits and stuff. Breadboarding and the like.
We had low-level hardware courses (memory architecture, assembly, etc.), then operating systems covered the hardware to software gap, with general programming, programming types/languages and overall broad knowledge on how algorithms and design patterns create and solve problems across the layers of abstraction.
A CS degree would be good for the dabbling in the EE with expanded knowledge of the layers of abstraction that build up modern software.
Programming can even be broken down further. I remember when recursion clicked and suddenly a whole new world opened. Then I of course tried to use it for everything until In learned when it isn't the right tool for the job.
Anyways, one of the few times I truly felt like a light bulb went on.
Not arguing that Gates isn't a total bastard with how he ran things but that was decades ago and he hasn't been in charge for just about as long.
We need to stop making him the target of rants and focus on the people who are actively destroying software and democracy. The current crop of ceos and board members are arguably worse with even less oversight and regulations combined with more wieldable power. Focusing on Gates is just diverting attention from these current monsters.
GrapheneOS has a panic pin you can setup that when entered fully wipes the phone. You lose whatever was on it but that is the best "defense" I have seen so far.
Edit: not sure how thorough the wipe is but it would likely prevent access except through forensics.
In the last 5 years we have blocked access to the internet through bot checks and ad networks. We block screens with ads or consent forms which aren't even enforceable and make the user bark on command to get past.
We have become trained seals. Captcha popped up? Better bark. Cloudflare challenge appeared? Better bark like the trained seal and click the checkbox.
Nobody even talks about this. The fact these things are annoying is constantly discussed but I have yet to see any article covering the fact we have trained our species to bark when asked without question and what the ramifications are down the road.
There isn't even a planned offramp from this trajectory, these things are going to get more pervasive and annoying while technology improves. Where doea this actually end?
If I remember right they were one of the first countries to "work" with the administration to limit the impact of the tariffs so they likely got the best deals.
That said, it is important to note they were still not at really spared. If the US and Mexico were people this would still be considered an abusive relationship.
I would agree with you on the civic duty part if the news was just the news but it has morphed into a amalgamation of ragebait, social media content, and updates so granular to be worthless and just noise. Even the "good" sources of news do this. RSS feeds are nice but not a viable solution to the average person.
At a concept level I think you are right that a well informed population is better. I just don't think our current handling of news and journalism is at a spot where that is even possible without a ton of extra work (hence this thread).
Choosing a level of engagement that prevents you from turning into a screaming asshole is key and unfortunately that level varies from person to person.
We have an enormous problem with software optimization both in cycles and memory costs. I would love for that to change but the vast majority of customers don't care. It's painful to think about but most don't care as long as it works "good enough" which is a nebulous measure that management can use to lie to shareholders.
Even mentioning that we've wiped out roughly a decade in hardware gains with how bloated and slow our software is doesn't move the needle. All of the younger devs in our teams truly see no issue. They consider nextjs apps to be instant. Their term, not me putting words in their mouths. VSCode is blazingly fast in their eyes.
We've let the problem slide so long that we have a whole generation of upcoming devs that don't even see a problem let alone care about it. Anyone who mentors devs should really hammer this home and maybe together we can all start shifting that apathy.
I am also using a reddragon and bought a second for when this one inevitably dies. It isn't super fancy but it is solid, performs well, and feels good on the keys.
Just like space and gravity. The circle is complete.
Not sure how old you are or what stage of life you are in but if you really want to get on top of finances and hate dealing with finances, look into hiring a fiduciary.
They may require more overall worth before taking you on as a client but they can give you a plan yo follow to get there.
If you do qualify then they can handle all of the financial stuff for you. Note these aren't just accountants or money managers but they are required by law to work in your fidicuiary interest. Usually charge by a percentage of worth so it is in their best interest to make you money because then they make more money.
The initial plan to follow is a stepping stone to get where you want to be financially with the goal of the fiduciary handling everything for you. I honestly wish I knew about them in my 20's instead of decades later.
Our program required at least one electrical engineering course where we covered transistors and logic gates and solving circuits and stuff. Breadboarding and the like.
We had low-level hardware courses (memory architecture, assembly, etc.), then operating systems covered the hardware to software gap, with general programming, programming types/languages and overall broad knowledge on how algorithms and design patterns create and solve problems across the layers of abstraction.
A CS degree would be good for the dabbling in the EE with expanded knowledge of the layers of abstraction that build up modern software.
It is now that the hot water is fixed!
Programming can even be broken down further. I remember when recursion clicked and suddenly a whole new world opened. Then I of course tried to use it for everything until In learned when it isn't the right tool for the job.
Anyways, one of the few times I truly felt like a light bulb went on.
Party on Wayne!
Not arguing that Gates isn't a total bastard with how he ran things but that was decades ago and he hasn't been in charge for just about as long.
We need to stop making him the target of rants and focus on the people who are actively destroying software and democracy. The current crop of ceos and board members are arguably worse with even less oversight and regulations combined with more wieldable power. Focusing on Gates is just diverting attention from these current monsters.
These are the questions that need answers before any meaningful advice can be given.
System is working as designed...
Dabo Wheel: DABO!!
Tribbles: Fuckin' and more fuckin'
And solutions!
GrapheneOS has a panic pin you can setup that when entered fully wipes the phone. You lose whatever was on it but that is the best "defense" I have seen so far.
Edit: not sure how thorough the wipe is but it would likely prevent access except through forensics.
In the last 5 years we have blocked access to the internet through bot checks and ad networks. We block screens with ads or consent forms which aren't even enforceable and make the user bark on command to get past.
We have become trained seals. Captcha popped up? Better bark. Cloudflare challenge appeared? Better bark like the trained seal and click the checkbox.
Nobody even talks about this. The fact these things are annoying is constantly discussed but I have yet to see any article covering the fact we have trained our species to bark when asked without question and what the ramifications are down the road.
There isn't even a planned offramp from this trajectory, these things are going to get more pervasive and annoying while technology improves. Where doea this actually end?
If I remember right they were one of the first countries to "work" with the administration to limit the impact of the tariffs so they likely got the best deals.
That said, it is important to note they were still not at really spared. If the US and Mexico were people this would still be considered an abusive relationship.
Either his cat is good at the job or the raccoons got him and this is all a ruse of theirs.
Some people call that an abusive relationship. I call it M-F.
I look forward to their update on how that is going in 2036.
I would agree with you on the civic duty part if the news was just the news but it has morphed into a amalgamation of ragebait, social media content, and updates so granular to be worthless and just noise. Even the "good" sources of news do this. RSS feeds are nice but not a viable solution to the average person.
At a concept level I think you are right that a well informed population is better. I just don't think our current handling of news and journalism is at a spot where that is even possible without a ton of extra work (hence this thread).
Choosing a level of engagement that prevents you from turning into a screaming asshole is key and unfortunately that level varies from person to person.
We have an enormous problem with software optimization both in cycles and memory costs. I would love for that to change but the vast majority of customers don't care. It's painful to think about but most don't care as long as it works "good enough" which is a nebulous measure that management can use to lie to shareholders.
Even mentioning that we've wiped out roughly a decade in hardware gains with how bloated and slow our software is doesn't move the needle. All of the younger devs in our teams truly see no issue. They consider nextjs apps to be instant. Their term, not me putting words in their mouths. VSCode is blazingly fast in their eyes.
We've let the problem slide so long that we have a whole generation of upcoming devs that don't even see a problem let alone care about it. Anyone who mentors devs should really hammer this home and maybe together we can all start shifting that apathy.