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Written by Vertigo #$FF on 2025-01-22 at 20:28

The only thing cool about a kiln is when it is turned off.

(Silly joke inspired by https://blob.love/@nora/113873548167322463)

Get it? Because it's a kiln? Nudge nudge, wink wink? I'll show myself out. 😏

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Written by Vertigo #$FF on 2025-01-17 at 19:49

Vertigo leaves his marque at FC.

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Written by Vertigo #$FF on 2025-01-12 at 03:23

I feel like watching a bunch of #Moshix videos now. #mainframe

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Written by Vertigo #$FF on 2025-01-12 at 02:46

I think it's telling that people are favoring my post, made with tongue firmly in cheek, about rewriting my resume editor application in Forth and posting videos.

This is very good feedback to have. Very good indeed.

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Written by Vertigo #$FF on 2025-01-12 at 02:28

Oohh, idea: Rewrite my resume editor web app, in Forth, and document it on video for my YouTube channel, then watch as all of the commenters froth at the mouth with bullshit like, "You can't do that! That'll never work!", or, "Forth is entirely unsuitable for anything." (Fun fact: that's how my blog engine got its name. For real!)

And when I say in Forth, I literally mean throwing away the filesystem word set in favor of raw block I/O. :blobcatdevil:

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Written by Vertigo #$FF on 2025-01-12 at 01:31

I should probably post my resume on my website, except with contact info removed for privacy.

Or, maybe, I should bring my resume editor back from the grave....

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Written by Vertigo #$FF on 2025-01-12 at 01:28

Ok, done with job applications for today. Tomorrow, I plan on spending a day away from the computer, and on Monday, I'd like to get back to working on VM/OS.

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Written by Vertigo #$FF on 2025-01-12 at 00:18

OMG, if I hear, "OMG OMG OMG I GOT A TEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEXT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" one more time....

just ONE MORE #(@#%(@$#ING TIME.....

No joke, I can hear that shit show right through my noise-cancelling headphones!! They're making @#*@#ING TV SHOWS TO CUT THROUGH HEADPHONES NOW.

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Written by Vertigo #$FF on 2025-01-11 at 23:36

(To be fair, I made that promise back when Gates and Ballmer were heading the company. Things have gotten a lot better since they left.)

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Written by Vertigo #$FF on 2025-01-11 at 23:35

Dear lord, I have done something which I promised I'd never do for as long as I touched computers.

I applied for a role at Microsoft.

Hashtag need to pay the bills.

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Written by Vertigo #$FF on 2025-01-11 at 18:32

So, once my new battle station is implemented, I've been thinking.

Considering how difficult it is getting for people like me to get a reasonable gig these days, maybe it's time I pivot and become something of a Youtuber.

(shudders.)

I'm serious though; as much as I hate saying things like "Smash that like button," I can't deny that the residual income ad revenue on my videos could make would be a huge help. I'm 50 years old and a deep embedded engineer; there's literally no market for people like me anymore.

But, I put it to you now. What could I do, video-wise? I figure I could perhaps document the development of VM/OS and, later, a physical computer on which its apps can run? Is this even remotely interesting? I can't imagine that it would be, since I just don't know how to make hacking on software enticing enough to warrent a Youtube series.

YES, I know of PeerTube. And I most likely would host videos there as well. But I am finding I definitely need some manner of residual income that is greater than $0 at this point.

Any ideas would be welcome. Thanks!

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Written by Vertigo #$FF on 2025-01-11 at 18:20

So, Intel/Altera pulled a WD/Sandisk, and released Altera once more to be a self-standing company with its own leadership and its own destiny.

Best of luck to Altera.

But I couldn't help but pose the question in the comments on LinkedIn: "Did you learn the lesson and decide to embrace the open source community and Yosys and NextPNR? Or are you going to snub us again?"

Maybe I'm a bit jaded. Maybe I made myself look like an absolute asshole. I don't really care; I just want better cooperation between the big players and the small FOSS/FOSH players who are looking to make a positive difference.

(Besides, my experience is nobody reads the comments anyway.)

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Written by Vertigo #$FF on 2025-01-11 at 03:53

UUUGHGHH... If this is what marketing is doing these days, maybe it was a good time to leave when I did.

https://infosec.exchange/@tychotithonus/113807618937285494

😞

Man, c'mon WD, you can do better. So do better.

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Written by Vertigo #$FF on 2025-01-10 at 01:24

Why the fuck don't recruiters just put the company that is doing the hiring in their fucking ad? FFS.

And, why must all the interesting-sounding roles come from exceedingly musky-scented companies?

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Written by Vertigo #$FF on 2025-01-10 at 01:23

GODDAMMITT, why must job searches constantly end up as conflicts of interest?

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Written by Vertigo #$FF on 2025-01-09 at 22:41

I was going to write a lengthy message with a bunch of names on it, saying how much I appreciate their presence on my Masto feed. But, then, I stopped; that seems simultaneously uncouth (like reply-all-ing to a mailing list), as well as perhaps drawing too much attention to people who otherwise would prefer to not have that attention.

So, I'll just leave it as generic as possible.

I don't say this enough: you all rock, and are the highlight of my day. Seriously.

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Written by Vertigo #$FF on 2025-01-09 at 22:37

To-do after my new workspace is built out -- I really need to learn about Veilid and see what applications I could make that would be a good fit for it; not just software, but hardware too.

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Written by Vertigo #$FF on 2025-01-09 at 21:17

I might end up working for an immoral, unethical company at some point, if situation becomes dire enough for me. I apologize in advance.

But until that happens, I intend on putting up as much of a good fight as I can to support good morals and ethics. I will refuse as many positions as I can from companies I consider to be clear and present dangers to humanity itself.

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Written by Vertigo #$FF on 2025-01-09 at 21:15

While looking for employment, I came across what looked like a rather interesting embedded firmware development position. Pay was reasonable, so I expressed interest.

I later found out that the hiring company was META.

This was my response.

Hmm, unfortunately there are two deal breakers there. First, WXYZ is about two hours from where I live; and I'm not prepared to spend 4 hours in commute every day. Unless the office is near-by to my home, it is not in my best interest to work for an on-site only position.

Second, the company is META, who is extremely well known for supporting ultra right-wing nutjobs and are openly hostile to the kinds of people that make up my friends and family. I will not work for a company who goes out of its way to amplify the voices of those who want to see my friends and family dead. (And this is not an exaggeration.)

Please accept my apologies; it would be helpful to have known that the company was META ahead of time, so that I would not have wasted your time. Thank you for reaching out, though!

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Written by Vertigo #$FF on 2025-01-09 at 16:21

Oh. Joy. Post-nasal drip and the dreaded sore throat that accompanies it.

This better be just my annual allergies; I simply cannot afford to get sick-sick right now. I need to wait until end of January before I can afford a proper illness.

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