MystikIncarnate

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[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 93 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I dunno who needs to hear this but, they need us more than we need them.

They keep trying to flex and act like they're in charge of everything because they sign the paychecks, the fact of the matter is that the money they give you is a paltry amount compared to what they're making from your labor. If you don't do the work, they won't make any money at all. Sure as shit the business owner isn't going to step up to do your job.

They need you. They want to convince you that you need them. They want to take your power away from you.

Employment is a two-way street. Anyone who will treat you like trash isn't worthy of your sweat.

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

There's the problem. I can't get my foot in the door for network-centered jobs. I have a ton of experience, and a CCNA, but all my experience is while working as a generalist in an MSP.

There's a sort of curse in the industry where msp work is easy to get into from college/uni, but hard to evolve away from.

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I don't understand how we got here from my single word reply.

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 3 points 9 months ago

I understand the confusion, a lot of terms have been conflated so frequently that the definitions of the terms themselves have been adapted to the usage rather than people getting educated on the correct use of terminology.

A good, and common example of this that was highlighted by the Simpsons, of all things, is the difference between jealousy and envy.

Jealousy is the feeling of fear of loss of a thing, and envy is the feeling of wanting what someone else has. If you look at the definition of jealousy now, it shows that jealousy basically has both definitions because the use of the word has changed because most of the population doesn't care, and uses jealousy when they mean envy.

I'd have to dive into the etymology of the terms for evidence but on the surface and from my own knowledge, an oath is a commitment to an office, like the court, King, country, etc. A vow is a promise to an individual.

Legal proceedings have always cared about the textbook definitions of things, which is why we see oaths taken in court, when taking a position in government or the military, etc. And vows for things like marriage. I would always fall back on legal definitions for the first hint at what the etymology of the term is, and an indication of it's correct usage, rather than the adapted usage by the public which often gets written into dictionaries.

My inner grammar enthusiast likes to use the correct terms for things like vow vs oath and jealous vs envious. It tickles my brain in a way that I like. At the same time, I try not to be so rigorous about it that I hold others to my standards. It's more important that I understand what you mean, rather than enforcing that you use the right words when you say it.

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Marriage is a vow, not an oath.

I understand why the headline is what it is but my inner grammar enthusiast can't just let it slide.

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 51 points 9 months ago

I remember a time where we were hoping that it didn't snow until after Halloween.

Now, we're lucky to get snow in January in my area.

A white Christmas is basically a pipe dream.

We stopped doing anything for Christmas because we can't afford to be merry and give gifts. We must work and CONSUME

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 11 points 9 months ago

snacks head of course, the answer is obvious. Just don't be poor.

Paris Hilton was right all along!

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago

I recently saw a post about Babel getting up unnumbered, and AFAIK OSPF and IS-IS have both had it for a while.

Implementations are spotty on support of unnumbered, there's still quite a few, mostly older OSPF devices that require an IP interface to communicate with another device for OSPF.

I've been trying to get a functional IP unnumbered lab up and running but there's a lot of unknown-unknowns for me still... At least when it comes to implementation.

Of course, a router ID is still a requirement, foreign devices still need a way to uniquely identify what device they're talking to.

Maybe I should try the lab with IS-IS, but I know less about IS-IS than I do about OSPF at the moment. I should change that.

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago (3 children)
[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago

Any chance we can stop trying to murder the OP?

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 11 points 9 months ago

Weirdo.

....I like that about you.

[–] MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

IMO, even if it's "banned"/"prohibited" or whatever, kids will do whatever they have to do to enable them to do what they want to do. If they want to use social media, then they'll lie, cheat or otherwise manipulate the system into getting access.

With all that being said, maybe regulate social media for kids so that adults don't have enough access to prey on them. Beyond that, as long as they're not posting gore, or nudes or something equally inappropriate, let them do what they want.

Patents would be so familiar with this conundrum. Eventually you need to let your kids learn their own lessons and do as they wish. Your choice is whether you want to support your kid in what they want to do, or if you're going to try to impose rules on them, which has a nontrivial chance of alienating them, and they tell you nothing about their decisions, and won't come to you for help or guidance when things get rough.

As a son who was repeatedly alienated and is now estranged, I lived on the other side of such a situation. My story is my own, and I won't assume anyone else's situation.

If you're facing this decision as a parent, please be understanding and accepting of what your child decides, then stand by in case things go sideways. If your child in that scenario, I'm so very sorry for what's happening, and how these things inevitably end. Take care of yourself.

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