Notepad++ already exists, is more reliable, and already has a md support plugin
recent vuln asside (big caveat ill admit) idk why you would use notepad at all when N++ exists
Readit Newshelle253 commented on Windows 11 Notepad to support Markdown blogs.windows.com/windows... · Posted by u/andreynering
helle253 commented on Bus stop balancing is fast, cheap, and effective worksinprogress.co/issue/... · Posted by u/surprisetalk
I live on the north side of Chicago and, to be honest, one of my favorite modes of public transit is the express buses that go from Edgewater/Uptown to downtown.
It's MUCH faster than the train, because once it hits the highway, it doesn't stop till it gets downtown.
Dont get me wrong I love the train, but the red line suffers from the same too-many-stops problem.
Express buses thread the needle imo precisely because they hook into existing infrastructure (highways) and still move masses of people
helle253 commented on Fresh File Explorer – VS Code extension for navigating recent work github.com/FreHu/vscode-f... · Posted by u/frehu
This is really neat - i especially like the heatmap, makes it very easy to immediately figure out what is actively being worked on, even in the regular file explorer view
that said, I'm not sure i plan on using it long term - as someone else pointed out, the lack of extension sandboxing does make me feel a bit uncomfortable for extensions like this that aren't backed by large entities.
helle253 commented on Why applicant tracking systems are broken by design saj.ad/2026/ats... · Posted by u/dajas
I hate to be that guy, but HR is one of the things I always point to as a perfect example of "A system's purpose is what it does"
- HR's task is NOT with maximizing results/IC output
- HR's task is minimizing corporate risk
HR is, in most corporate environments, doing exactly what it is intended to do (minimize risk)!
Hiring anybody, from an org's perspective, is insanely risky for a million different reasons. Therefore, there are a million different (valid and invalid) reasons to reject a candidate - which is what overwhelmingly happens, unless HR is sidestepped via referrals and networking.
helle253 commented on Lessons you will learn living in a snowy place eukaryotewritesblog.com/2... · Posted by u/surprisetalk
> Do NOT get wet and cold.
One thing i keep saying over and over, and few believe me, unless they know from experience - is that winters in Chicago are actually significantly more miserable than Minneapolis, where I went to college.
Minneapolis winters are so cold that everything is dry as a bone, so the cold doesn't 'stick' the same way - Chicago winters sit mostly in the 20-40 range where it's both wet and cold (often raining at a balmy 34-38F), and it's much much more immiserating to be outside.
man, i was JUST thinking about switching out windows for bazzite, because the only thing i use my windows machine for is video games...
might need to hold off on that, as much as it pains me, with all the weird & sloppy updates windows is pushing out.
helle253 commented on Irish man detained by ICE for 5 months rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/... · Posted by u/cauliflower99
he received his work permit a month before getting picked up?
it sounds like he was here legally. Maybe not the whole time, i dont know that for sure! but certainly at least at the time he was picked up by ICE goons.
helle253 commented on Spotlighting the World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell cia.gov/stories/story/spo... · Posted by u/mxfh
why in the world is this being sunset i wonder
> I hope the author is collecting juicy analytics.
I hope they're not. Can't we have a few things in this world that are just fun without going and sticking surveillance on them?
'analytics' and 'surveillance' are not the same thing
trying to understand player behavior in the context of a board or video game (though there is some overlap!) is not the same as trying to understand user behavior in the context of social media or purchasing behavior - the data of both of which derive their value from being sold to THIRD PARTIES as a commodity.
being able to tune a fun little video game is not the same thing at all
According to this website:
$116k — Senior software developer yearly salary. Interns makes more than that in US. Not that anybody's hiring interns anymore, but that's not the point.
$142k — "basic" Aston Martin Vantage. The base model starts at $192k currently. I don't remember times where new AM was anywhere near 140k no matter how "basic".
$182k — Fully loaded Tesla Model S. This one is the most egregious. More expensive than Aston Martin? Come on, a fully loaded Plaid is $115k with delivery right now.
Haven't watched further since I was already too flabbergasted by how much those numbers didn't match my expectations.
Some interns make more than that.
I highly doubt the median intern does, even a SWE intern. Please think beyond SF/NYC.