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jcpst commented on Allow me to introduce, the Citroen C15 eupolicy.social/@jmaris/1... · Posted by u/colinprince

jcpst · 2 months ago

First off, I agree with the point made, though I think a more reasonable comparison would be something like a subaru. The people I know who have to deal with excessive snow or mud on country roads commonly opt for that. Of course there’s the “men” who compensate for their lack of buldge with 350s, dualies, etc. If you don’t work a farm, those whips are dummm.

That was a good perspective though- I grew up hearing Citroen makes garbage.

Side note- The vast majority of pollution is from industry. By a lot. That is where the finger needs to be pointing. Pointing the finger at SUV drivers distracts from the real issue and keeps us blaming each other.

jcpst commented on Tell HN: I'm having the worst career winter of my life · Posted by u/mariogintili

xnorswap · 2 months ago

I'm fortunate to still be in a role, but I've always kept an eye out for other opportunities, and it looks very rough out there in the UK job market.

I don't know if companies are just in a "wait and see" stance to see the effect of AI coding agents, or if it's the sign of a wider slowdown.

100% remote is also a tough ask. I've noticed increasingly job roles are listed as 2-3 days in the office as companies awkwardly transition back to the office.

jcpst · 2 months ago

> 100% remote is also a tough ask. I've noticed increasingly job roles are listed as 2-3 days in the office as companies awkwardly transition back to the office.

Keep in mind that at some places this is general policy, and that tech is given an exception. For example, my company has 2-3 days in-office, but everyone in tech is allowed to be 100% remote, even though that’s not written anywhere.

jcpst commented on Ask HN: How do I bridge the gap between PhD and SWE experiences? · Posted by u/ecophyseis

jcpst · 3 months ago

I keep the two halves separate.

I was a studio recording engineer for about 7 years. I switched to software, and now I work in industrial global logistics. Job attributes I optimized for over the years: insulated from manufactured stress, autonomy, control over working hours, good relationships with my boss and coworkers.

jcpst commented on Engineers who dismiss AI terriblesoftware.org/2025... · Posted by u/matheusml

jcpst · 3 months ago

My reasons for initially dismissing it is because to me it felt like it was taking the fun part of the job. We have all these tasks, and writing the code is this creative act, designed to be read by other humans. Just like how I don’t want AI to write music for me.

But I see where things are going. I tried some of the newer tooling over the past few weeks. They’re too useful to ignore now. It feels like we’re entering into an industrial age for software.

jcpst commented on Traveling Neighborhoods supernuclear.substack.com... · Posted by u/surprisetalk

jcpst · 3 months ago

I do this with my friends sometimes. It’s definitely fun. But it’s even more low-key than what the author describes. There’s no big group chat or lighting talks, which would be weird cause we all know each other so well. And I don’t think we get together as much as the author. And there’s no main organizer. We didn’t even have dinner with others the last time. Just meeting at different beaches/parks/forests. Maybe a hang at a house one night.

jcpst commented on Homeschooling hits record numbers reason.com/2025/11/19/hom... · Posted by u/bilsbie

jcpst · 4 months ago

We tried homeschooling a few times. We were honest with ourselves and determined we were not that great at it. Sure, we could improve. But one of the primary factors in where we chose to live was the school district. Fortunately it has worked out well. Of course there’s always something to deal with- you have to advocate for your kids.

It’s basically public daycare for a lot of people. Including us.

The social aspect is important for us. The idea of having to find other people with kids for activities sounds exhausting. We’re a gang of neuro-spicy introverts. My social circle is comprised of people I’ve been friends with for 25+ years. All from my school days.

I dealt with a lot of bullshit at school. But overall a net gain.

jcpst commented on NoLongerEvil-Thermostat – Nest Generation 1 and 2 Firmware github.com/codykociemba/N... · Posted by u/mukti

jcpst · 4 months ago

I have a Gen 1 Nest. Is it common for them to brick if you connect them to the internet?

jcpst commented on Do you know that there is an HTML tables API? christianheilmann.com/202... · Posted by u/begoon

Insanity · 4 months ago

Phew, this post single handedly made me feel old this morning. I started dabbling with the web just over 20 years ago but have mainly been working on the backend the past 10-15 years. I had no clue that nowadays programmers don’t know about this, so I assume it’s supplanted by modern frameworks or modern JS/CSS

jcpst · 4 months ago

Yep, didn’t realize this was unknown by enough web developers to warrant an article.

jcpst commented on It's time for modern CSS to kill the SPA jonoalderson.com/conjectu... · Posted by u/tambourine_man

wolpoli · 8 months ago

Honest question: Where are the places with low-bandwidth internet? Are we talking about cruise ships and satellites internet use cases?

jcpst · 8 months ago

All over the world, including the United States.

jcpst commented on The blissful Zen of a good side project joshcollinsworth.com/blog... · Posted by u/ingve

mahoumaigo · a year ago

I'm also like this. Some part of me feels that any moment spent not honing a skill / advancing in some way is a wasted one. I know it's a bs perspective, but still I find myself taking it constantly. I do manage to force myself out of this way of thinking from time to time, but it requires conscious effort to do so.

I imagine this forum has its fair share of people who fall for this "overachiever fallacy". I'd be curious to hear how others deal with it.

jcpst · a year ago

For the longest time I railed against the fact that I am mortal, and my time is finite. I wanted to squeeze everything I could into my days, and I would feel guilty about projects I didn’t get to. This is despite having a wife, kids, house, full time job.

Eventually I burned out on programming-based side projects. I switched to activities that do not require staring at a screen. So I build analog electronics, study music.

Then I had a heart attack. My mortality and the fragility of life was never more clear. I accepted that I could die, and let go of all the mental baggage I was holding onto.

I’ve felt ‘cured’ ever since. I don’t recommend anyone get a heart attack. But I do think people fall into patterns, and get stuck inside of them. Sometimes a “pattern interrupter” can break us out.