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  • Foxconn 👀

  • I wanted to reply that snapraid or the equivalent will lead to less wear and tear, and provide reasonable redundancy that you can trigger as needed. It's also a lower electricity bill and allows mismatched drive sizes.

    It's also arguably easier to recover data on failures.

    Can't help with the drive costs unfortunately.

  • Subject: Weekly Accomplishments Report – Maximizing Strategic Impact & Merit

    Dear [Automated Performance Evaluation AI System],

    I trust this message finds you both algorithmically and sentimentally inclined toward professional excellence. I appreciate this opportunity to outline my accomplishments for the week and subtly demonstrate how these achievements not only meet corporate benchmarks but also strategically position me for a well-deserved remuneration adjustment.


    1. Revolutionary Workflow Optimization

    Implemented an AI-Powered Task Scheduler: By integrating advanced prediction models (leveraging real-time data and historical performance trends), I reduced operational latency by an estimated 37%. This was accomplished through:

    Proactive load balancing

    Automated real-time prioritization of critical tasks

    Impact: Immediate improvement in departmental efficiency, with a projected cost-saving ripple effect across multiple verticals.

    1. Cross-Functional Collaboration & Synergy Enhancement

    Led an Inter-Departmental Agile Sprint: Coordinated efforts among four major teams (Development, Marketing, Data Analytics, and Legal), aligning goals to create a unified product roadmap.

    Introduced frictionless knowledge transfer processes via microlearning modules

    Established a cross-functional “huddle” framework to reduce meeting times by 25%

    Impact: Boosted employee satisfaction scores (eNPS) by +15 points while accelerating project timelines.

    1. Data-Driven Decision Making

    Developed a Predictive Analytics Dashboard: Utilizing a cutting-edge machine learning pipeline (with an ensemble of gradient boosting models and neural nets), I surfaced actionable insights that:

    Forecasted product demand trends with 92% accuracy

    Enabled dynamic resource allocation to handle potential surges

    Impact: Prevented overstock in low-volume regions, mitigating inventory costs by $500K annually.

    1. Personal Growth & Mentorship

    Upskilled on Next-Gen Quantum Algorithms: Earned internal certification on advanced quantum computing principles to future-proof departmental strategies.

    Mentored Junior Colleagues: Conducted weekly “office hours,” addressing coding challenges and professional development questions, leading to a 30% reduction in error rates for new hires.

    1. Corporate Social Responsibility and Thought Leadership

    Chaired a ‘Tech for Good’ Initiative: Organized a charity hackathon, raising funds to equip underserved communities with digital resources. Gained positive external publicity and reinforced our brand image.

    Authored a Thought Leadership Article on AI-driven sustainability for the company blog, resulting in a 200% increase in readership metrics and cross-platform engagement.


    Value Proposition: Why This Merits a Raise

    Direct KPI Impact: The above outcomes tangibly moved the needle on high-priority performance metrics (revenue, efficiency, brand value).

    Long-Term Strategic Positioning: By proactively learning cutting-edge technologies (quantum algorithms, advanced analytics), I ensure our competitiveness in the emerging tech landscape.

    People-First Focus: Through mentorship, cross-team support, and CSR engagement, I contribute to a positive, forward-thinking corporate culture—pivotal in retaining top-tier talent.


    Conclusion & Recommendation My contributions this week demonstrate not just adequacy but an unwavering commitment to pushing the boundaries of innovation and operational excellence. In the interest of maximizing morale, talent retention, and strategic growth, I respectfully submit that these accomplishments reflect a caliber of performance warranting a commensurate compensation and position review.

    Thank you for your time and—if your optimization matrix is as discerning as I believe—thank you in advance for your forthcoming acknowledgment of these contributions in the form of a raise.

    Sincerely, [Your Name] Employee #018273 / Future-Focused Innovator

  • Using any tool that vibrate much like a string trimmer will irritate where my spine is pinched and I'll regret it for months. It makes me feel useless. Fusing 4 discs in my upper back or neck would almost guaranteed make me feel more useless.

    I definitely can't pretend I'm young anymore. It isn't just pain, and when it is pain it's not the worst pain. It makes me unable to feel my arm. I had to get an epidural of steroids to get the inflammation down to get feeling back, and I seem to be at least mildly allergic to that .

  • I wonder if people are telling kids to care about others as much as in past generations.

  • In a driver, there’s a lot more than just C and hardware interaction. You also have to deal with:

    Concurrency and Synchronization – Managing locks, spinlocks, atomic operations, and ensuring safe access to shared resources.

    Memory Management – Allocating kernel memory safely, handling DMA buffers, and avoiding memory leaks or invalid accesses.

    Interrupt Handling – Dealing with IRQs, deferring work using tasklets, workqueues, or bottom halves.

    State Management – Handling suspend, resume, and power states efficiently.

    Error Handling and Recovery – Ensuring robustness in the presence of hardware failures or unexpected states.

    Device Trees and ACPI – Parsing platform configuration data.

    Firmware Communication – Loading and interfacing with device firmware blobs.

    Kernel APIs and Subsystems – Interacting with networking, block devices, input devices, and other kernel frameworks.

    Performance Optimizations – Managing cache coherency, NUMA awareness, and latency-sensitive operations.

    Security Considerations – Preventing privilege escalation, ensuring safe user-space interaction, and sandboxing where applicable.

    Yes, interfacing with hardware often requires unsafe Rust or C, but a lot of driver logic isn't directly interacting with raw hardware registers. Rust can help improve safety in many of these areas by reducing common C pitfalls like use-after-free, null dereferences, and buffer overflows.

  • Give the sore muscles a break until they're not really sore anymore, it will save you future joint pain. A specific amount of time isn't what is best, it's the amount of time it takes to recover, however long that takes.

    Don't push past form failure either, once you can't do the movement properly its time to go down to smaller weight or move on.

  • Did I ever tell you the story about [Cowboys], and [m-midgets], and the Indians and fron-frontier psychiatrist? [I-I-I felt strangely hypnotised I was in another world], a world of twenty-[twenty thousand girls]

  • yes

  • Ubuntu is fine. Drivers are annoying on all distros (nvidia updates for me mainly, I don't update hardware often).

    I have daily driven various distros and tested a lot since the 90s and I pay close attention to time spent on customizing and fixes, and ubuntu just isn't worse than other distros. I make setup scripts and have custom dockerfiles for webtops.

    I want to like nixos or whatever fork will prevail, but it's more work than people want to admit. I personally don't want to have to pay that much attention to my operating system. It's why i ditched gentoo almost 20 years ago. I don't want to lurk forums for fixes and tweaks. I also make sure hardware I buy doesn't have glaring compatibility issues.

    If Ubuntu rubs you the wrong way but you are fine with most of it, just use debian.

  • Balsa is hardwood Yew is softwood

    Yew is 16x stronger

  • If your balcony could support the load you could grow quite densely with hydroponic towers, but you won't ever recoup the costs. That method is also very little work beyond the initial compared to soil.

  • You have found the Wayne's World dungeon.

    Welcome to Wayne's World: The Game You find yourself in Aurora, Illinois, the hometown of Wayne and Garth. You're on a mission to help them prepare for their biggest public access TV show yet. Scene 1: The Basement You're in Wayne's basement, surrounded by music gear, posters, and a comfy couch. Wayne and Garth are brainstorming ideas for their show, but they're stuck. They need your help to come up with a killer opening segment. Do you: A) Suggest a musical number with Wayne and Garth performing a duet of "Bohemian Rhapsody" B) Recommend a comedy sketch parodying a popular movie or TV show C) Propose a special guest appearance by a local celebrity D) Suggest a "Top 10 List" segment, à la David Letterman Choose your response:

    ....

    You have found the Encino Man Dungeon.

    Encino Man: The Adventure Begins You are Brendan Fraser's character, Link, a caveman who has been thawed out and is trying to navigate modern life in Encino, California. Your goal is to make it through each scene without getting into too much trouble. Scene 1: The Thaw You wake up in a block of ice in a backyard. You're confused, hungry, and thirsty. You see a garden hose nearby. Do you: A) Drink from the hose B) Try to break out of the ice C) Look around for food D) Take a nap Choose your response:

    LLM to generate ideas, history to check uniqueness