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optimaloutcome t1_j9vd1gu wrote
Reply to comment by andoesq in ‘Pilot error’ caused F-35C to crash aboard carrier in South China Sea, Navy says by jeetah
He's probably flying a cargo plane full of rubber dog shit to Hong Kong right now.
optimaloutcome t1_j6oitjm wrote
Reply to comment by smokedroaches in PayPal to lay off 2,000 employees in coming weeks, about 7% of workforce by DeificClusterfuck
They're a global company. They have software developers, legal, real estate, infrastructure, customer service, etc. 28000 doesn't seem crazy to me.
optimaloutcome t1_j44dpiu wrote
Reply to comment by ekkidee in IBM shifts remaining US-based AIX dev jobs to India – source by sector3011
That's generally the appeal. You sign on for a project of generally a fixed duration, make a bunch of money, and then move on to the next one, or take some time off and then find another one.
optimaloutcome t1_j43j0ue wrote
Those older people still in "limbo" are going to be getting paid a ton of money as consultants. All the big companies still run AIX on their critical workloads and finding people who know AIX is getting harder and harder. It's like if you're a mainframe person - there aren't many left and the really important shit runs on mainframes so if you know it... $$$$$
optimaloutcome t1_j1zwzw5 wrote
Wasn't this sort of thing considered racist three years ago?
optimaloutcome t1_ixj2se5 wrote
Reply to comment by SnarkLobster in Tax Filing Websites Have Been Sending Users’ Financial Information to Facebook by phunky_1
The rule is - if a service is free, you're not the customer, you're the product.
optimaloutcome t1_it2m5ja wrote
Sorry, Seattle. It's my fault. Usually Northern California gets this treatment, so this year I sprung for a fancy HEPA indoor air filter (quite the upgrade from last year when I taped an HVAC filter to a box fan) so we had the best Sept/Oct air quality in a long time. Unfortunately, I also replaced the gutters on my house in January and it basically stopped raining too. Hopefully we'll get rain this year and no fires next year.
optimaloutcome t1_jdntm35 wrote
Reply to Police Report Active Shooter Situation At Hard Rock Casino Lake Tahoe by cajunsamurai
As of about 1 PM pacific, this article has more info than the one linked: https://www.kcra.com/article/highway-50-closed-near-hard-rock-hotel-and-casino-in-south-lake-tahoe-police-say/43417511
One person shot in the head at a bar in the casino. Two men identified as shooters and arrested. Seems like it's most likely some kind of dispute involving alcohol and dumb asses.