My theory is that C-suites are actually using “AI efficiency gain” as an excuse for laying off workers without scaring the shareholders.
“I didn’t lay off 10% of the workforce because the company is failing. It’s because… uhmmmm… AI! I have replaced them with AI! Please give us more money.”
Whenever a chatbot is added to a product I use, the first and only thing I ask is how to disable it
That’s exactly how it happened at my previous job :(
Yeah, that one…
I once had a junior calling me in a panic because he didn’t know how to quit nano. NANO!
I must still have a Pentium S with Windows 98 back at my mom’s house. Now I am wondering if it could run Linux.
“updated package-lock.json”
Back when computers were a novelty, we had schools dedicated to teaching people how to use them in my country.
The classes ranged from the most basic stuff, such as how to use a mouse, to more advanced topics, such as how to use the Windows registry.
We might need to bring these schools back in the near future.
Ctrl + Shift + V pastes without formatting on Windows
I gave up using the default documents folder because a lot of game developers think that is a good place to store the saves
So true! Out of the five jobs I got over my career, three were from referrals.
Sounds like he’s jealous that you are getting a day off and is trying to spin it as you being lazy
There was a Dead or Alive game in which a manager literally released it before it was ready without consulting with the team. The game was still in beta and a glitchy mess.
I am still complaining, but now I blame the managers
Simple, it’s not a priority for them.
They care more about their stupid emails than about your money.
I am a software developer at a big bank. The hoops we are forced to jump to just do our jobs are ridiculous.
We resorted to using buggy and laggy remote development environments through a slow VPN.
It’s a miserable life, but at least the pay is good.
Nah, they are proof of selective breeding, like all the “natural” food we eat
We are our own devils and we make this world our hell.
I had a boss who thought I was slacking off when I opened the “incomprehensible black screen with random letters and numbers”.