2026-10-03T13:53:02Z https://njump.me Linux in a Bit https://njump.me/npub1ud7npw2t3vaefp52p69qdtqlu3c9txer93hznxnxumtpcc5pkgdshe0kh4 https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/accounts/avatars/112/898/956/691/646/261/original/85528b3e0abcb02b.png https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/accounts/avatars/112/898/956/691/646/261/original/85528b3e0abcb02b.png https://njump.me/nevent1qqsp5jzmkrm7yun32qd6a0rr3vw8qezz9qpczf5wc4jsd30u65urd5gzyr3h6v9efw9nh9yx3g8g5p4vrlj8q4vmyvkxu2v6vmndv8rzsxepk8m3yzw Engineering and engineering adjacent industries ebb and flow with regards to employment prospects over a period of about 20 to 30 years.<br/><br/>It&#39;s not market related; it&#39;s about the number of people entering the industry; where people are incentivized to go by colleges etc.<br/><br/>Software was already beginning an employment downturn, being entirely oversaturated with possible employees, and then LLM output became passable enough for management.<br/><br/>The effect was that was the downturn accelerated earlier than expected and people were caught even more off guard than usual.<br/><br/>So <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1hr7087sk4yxl25nmx9c42p0zgk5kyfyvar5xeklezs23hjuenr7qr3jxyc" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Baldur Bjarnason</span> (<span class="italic">npub1hr7…jxyc</span>)</a></span> is right about the industry sucking right now in his recent blog post (<a href="https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2026/05-software-developers-are-not-okay/">https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2026/05-software-developers-are-not-okay/</a>) but I&#39;d argue that it&#39;s for more mundane reasons than one might think. 2026-10-06T16:43:10Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy5mg0a6t7q5k4ah8fqhyf0djw6hpd7502ccdnaxju67ml48tn62szyr3h6v9efw9nh9yx3g8g5p4vrlj8q4vmyvkxu2v6vmndv8rzsxepkytm77g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8aemq3c50kdf069kal6eqw6wn5nm8aecde98jkvd7uhzat3z8frslghzct'>nevent1q…hzct</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Cancel seems to cancel *the entire update process* not just removal of the one app.<br/>What if I really needed to keep the unmaintained app? Huh? Come on people! 2026-09-27T19:07:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8aemq3c50kdf069kal6eqw6wn5nm8aecde98jkvd7uhzat3z8frszyr3h6v9efw9nh9yx3g8g5p4vrlj8q4vmyvkxu2v6vmndv8rzsxepk5j38dn :blobcattableflip: WHY IS THERE NO OPTION TO KEEP THE APP INSTALLED?!?!??!??!?!?!? :blobcatangery:<br/> <img src="https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/117/344/561/693/955/047/original/795dd81dd6f4d366.png"> <br/> 2026-09-27T19:06:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8qej2f38hudz3x00ghgf5sjx22sqqz8kut2xxxp2ckq27y7lrhlgzyr3h6v9efw9nh9yx3g8g5p4vrlj8q4vmyvkxu2v6vmndv8rzsxepk5r7cm6 re: Don’t Let Anyone Take Away Your Big Box of Cables (<a href="https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/hands-off-my-cables/">https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/hands-off-my-cables/</a>)<br/>[@jimniels](<a href="https://mastodon.social/@jimniels">https://mastodon.social/@jimniels</a> ) <br/><br/>Reminds me of this cartoon my parents shared in the family group chat:<br/> <img src="https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/117/244/772/705/023/922/original/f848667cccd82145.jpg"> <br/> 2026-09-10T04:08:32Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspgjtaq33etw3pe82pflyspmagpk9yr44hxqlzme6gxsx2f36hp2qzyr3h6v9efw9nh9yx3g8g5p4vrlj8q4vmyvkxu2v6vmndv8rzsxepktl92uf re: Don’t Let Anyone Take Away Your Big Box of Cables (<a href="https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/hands-off-my-cables/">https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/hands-off-my-cables/</a>)<br/>[@jimniels](<a href="https://mastodon.social/@jimniels">https://mastodon.social/@jimniels</a> ) <br/><br/>Reminds me of this cartoon my parents shared in the family group chat: 2026-09-10T03:59:16Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdn3gw86my322s6jtmqafalp50hcrt82lt66dd7cpd23z7y2aylvszyr3h6v9efw9nh9yx3g8g5p4vrlj8q4vmyvkxu2v6vmndv8rzsxepk9vgez2 #retrocomputing<br/> <img src="https://media.infosec.exchange/infosec.exchange/media_attachments/files/117/057/817/971/318/322/original/0a8ed6c77a01caca.jpg"> <br/> 2026-08-08T03:44:54Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszls39pkhghpwuhp7y0tvjz0qjuf4z3d6va0lpux594e974u8tz8szyr3h6v9efw9nh9yx3g8g5p4vrlj8q4vmyvkxu2v6vmndv8rzsxepkgk5sa0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqu7rff4xjqv4nesl9wxy56vxf4qy9e2k2lfdzdergwk7guxucnzs54wmd3'>nevent1q…wmd3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Alec is my spirit animal. 2026-08-01T19:09:23Z