I remember these.…

And …

And…

You mean like we all did if you’re like me and started writing code in late 80s to mid 2000s?

Fucking amateurs…

I have this printed on a sign at work.

Yep totally agree. And I also like boobies.

Ok I have problems with these cutoffs for ages. My wife is 57 (1967) and is very definitely a gen x’er.

I have several Logitech peripherals. Why in the fuck does it need AI?!?!

Unless I miscounted they seem to be missing a few states.

Yeah I’m just sick of all the greed and racism. I just want some MANSA (Make America not suck anymore)

Yeah I can definitely see your point.

Maybe? After rereading it I’m really not sure …

As a hardware guy there is so little info here

DDR2, 3, 4, or 5? Clock speed? ECC? Registered?

Yeah I have boxes of older memory. But there needs to be a lot more specifics. Most of my home lab machines have at least 384gb (VMs need a lot of memory).

Let me preface this by saying I’m American so I’m not sure of the cultural differences. Since male pattern baldness is pretty common I suspect this advice is pretty universal. But as a man who’s been bald since his mid 20s, first thing I’d do is shave my head to see if you like the look. You might be ok with it.

Here’s the thing. Unless you have Elon Musk kind of money, there isn’t much you’ll be able to do other than prolong the inevitable. Do not go down the route of hair plugs, weaves, wigs, toupees, etc. You’ll always be that guy that people talk about with the hair issues. Kinda like those people that go too far with the plastic surgery. I had an old roommate who was very self conscious of being bald and did the hair club for men thing where they glue some sort of mat to your head and “sew” hair into it. It never looked right. Especially when he woke up in the morning. Your best bet as far as your looks are to control the things you can do something about. Work out, keep well groomed, take care of your teeth, learn to dress well, read something besides social media posts, start cool hobbies.

If I learned anything in my 50+ years, the hair issues are so not important. I shave my head every morning so I never have to pay for a haircut, I never have a bad hair day, and when my wife runs her fingernails lightly over my head, it’s sends electric shocks down my spine. There are downsides, however. Sunburns really suck. I’m constantly putting little nicks in my head because the hair acts like a very good protective layer.

Long story short, since there isn’t a cure yet your best bet is learn to accept it.

Hope this helps.

I can’t speak from a women’s perspective, but wearing swimming trunks in public feels very different than wearing boxer shorts in public.

I prefer earthgulls.

Money means different things to different people. Look at it this way:

A person is a billionaire and they buy your son a car worth $90k. That would be equivalent to if you make $100k and decide to purchase something for $9. Would you care if your son spent $9 on a friend?

I understand your reservations as I would have them too. But keep in mind, giving your kid that kind of access to a network of that level is priceless. As long as the friend isn’t making your son feel subservient or lesser in any way, I’d leave it be.

My only concern is that kids that come from that kind of money, have access to very expensive lawyers, and therefore take risks most people wouldn’t take. I have seen it happen in person where I live (well used to live). It was an affluent neighborhood and sometimes the kids of these affluent people were complete obnoxious assholes. Not all of them, but definitely a statistically significant portion. That’s what I would be more concerned with. Just my 2¢.

Let’s put it this way, I’m a mid 50s Cis white dude … so about as safe as one could get. And I would feel weird about leaving the country if I had to get back in. At the very least I would not have my own phone on me if I travelled.

I’ve heard of ghostsocks but not glowware.

When I divorced her and married a normal woman 🤣

Likely because they’re old and resist change like me?

Seriously though it’s such a shift from what I understand I’m very reticent to even start the process. I have a lab at work though that I should really start playing with it at no real risk to anything production. You know what, I’m going to do that next week! Yeah, progress.

First docker and now IPv6. I’m so cutting edge 🤣

I too just lost my doggo (a little shorkie named Jicks) about a couple of months ago. We knew something was amiss but we didn’t know it was life ending. She was kinda old but not ancient so we weren’t ready by any means but who really is.

Anyway the favorite memory…

She had this way of greeting you at the door. It was like she was wagging her tail while also wagging her whole body. Her back side would wag along with her front side and she had this cute thing she did with her face. She’d pull her lips back like she was smiling and bob her head up and down and just be so excited to see you. Didn’t matter if you’d been gone all day or just to the store. It just made your day to have someone greet you like that every time you came home.

I miss her so much. I teared up even writing this.