Who will fuck up the settings, control panel, registry, etc. interfaces now? The person who keeps putting Candy Crush on the start menu like it’s their life mission?
this post was submitted on 13 May 2025
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It's so funny going through the control panel, getting to more and more esoteric settings, and seeing the UI getting older and older. I ditched Windows after Windows 7 but remember seeing menu themes that looked like they haven't been updated since Windows NT
The Windows Webcam camera settings, when I finally find them on Windows 11 to control pan and zoom, have been the same for 25 years, maybe 30. The thing is, it used to be easy to find the controls, but they keep making Windows slower & harder to use. It’s such a rat nest.
That's because Windows NT is still in there
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Cool. I mean I haven't been able to get past a single 10-minute "I just want to go over the job with you and collect some basic information" phone interview in 6-months.
But ya know. Another 6,000 people on the market is cool too.
I keep hoping this will spark some sort of anti-capitalist zeitgeist. But labor might be too scattered and individualistic.
Like, why are we all scrambling for a handful of jobs when the rich have so many resources?
"But that's communism!"
- The USA, probably
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I lost my job in April 2024 and I finally got my new job at the end of January. Keep your chin up. Look for people you know who could give referrals. That's how I ended up getting hired. Good luck!
I do try.
Every single former co-worker has ghosted me at this point and even my friends have basically taken a "Hahaha, for sure mate, for sure, hey have you guys ever changed the conversation?" attitude when I bring up connecting me with people.
People suck lol.
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There has never been a better time to switch to Mint, Pop_OS, or Bazzite.
You could just say Linux, lol.
We gotta stop upvoting distro-shilling.
Right and people that don't know which distros to use will get lost
How are you supposed to get new people in without advising?
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They are probably the best distros for newcomers. I think its an absolutely valid comment.
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Yeah, went Mint 18 months ago. Started at MSDOS in the 1990s, ended at W10.
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I am sure the people who just lost their job will be super happy about that.
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I work in games. Its fucking incredible looking at my linkedin. I would say about 80% of my coworkers throughout my career are out of work right now. I started my own company because I was sick of it.
I started my own company because I was sick of it.
I'm genuinely curious to hear how you've found it easier to land clients than employers. In my experience, you really need a good in with a bigger firm if you're going to have any hope of launching a business. Unless your old employer is jettisoning their contracts as quickly as they jettison their staff, that can be tricky.
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Well, shit. Here we go again.
Is there an over/under going on for the rest of the tech sectors 's layoffs this year?
There will definitely be more, especially as the economic situation in the US continues to worsen. Big tech works under the unsustainable model of unlimited growth, and even if profits increase, if they don't increase "enough" they lay off workers. They could save a ton of money by laying off execs, but they'll never do that.
I've found layoffs.fyi to be pretty up to date with tracking how many people are laid off in the tech sector. It's no wonder that it's nearly impossible to find a job in tech, and these execs and boards are to blame.
I'd be lying if I said I hadn't considered a career change, not because of the work itself but because I'm exhausted from worrying about if I'll have a job to pay the bills tomorrow. The only thing stopping me is that I have no idea what I'd do otherwise.
I've been heavily considering a career change. I'm in government, so on top of the DOGE bullshit, I can't even look to the private sector for reprieve because tech layoffs have been insane for over 3 years.
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The beatings will continue until tech workers unionize.
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This would LITERALLY Not have Happened if we just CUT THEIR TAXES! LITERALLY that's the ONLY Reason Companies LAYOFF Staff!
We should have given Elon another billion! Then, we would truly live in utopia. Alas, it was not so.
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The tech industry is about to become a total shit show. Mark my words
It's been a total shit show for quite some time now...
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pre-empting the AI non existent returns
Don't worry sounds like they are setting up sweat shops to keep these people busy.
Don't worry sounds like they are setting up sweat shops to keep these people busy.
Sounds great!
The children yearn for the salt mines!
Yeah, Trump’s making America great by killing white collar industries
True(ish).
and offering factory jobs
Flatly false.
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I hope they lay off the world of warcraft class balancing team those fuckers have no idea what they are doing
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They didn’t have growth mentality.
They know what's coming and That's going to make America grate again.
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