CaptainPedantic

joined 2 years ago
[–] CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I build rockets that go on satellites and scientific missions. I enjoy my job; I find it extremely interesting and often quite fulfilling. In the grand scheme of things, I really wouldn't change much. But like my boss said on the first day of the job, "This job is awesome, but it's not worth doing for free." If you told me I could still enjoy the same level of comfort at home that my job affords me, but I wouldn't be paid, I would quit. I'd rather be at home reading, spending time with my family, playing around with my hobbies, etc.

My wife is a nurse. She loves her job, but she wouldn't do it for free either. Her love for the job prevents her from quitting when she's abused by the public for 12 hours, the pay makes her come in.

Some people are motivated by enjoyment alone to do jobs for free, but many are not. Or the thing they love doesn't help society in a meaningful way. Or they just don't want their hobby to turn into a job. I don't think there's a big enough overlap to have a functioning society.

[–] CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Because people murder each other for reasons other than money.

[–] CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Lol. Craptop. I named my old laptop that.

[–] CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Nah, they're seeking a lap to hide on lol.

[–] CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

She's floppy, uncoordinated and is very sleepy on gaba. It definitely helps with her vet anxiety.

[–] CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

She hates the ear drops but she's doing ok.

 

Poor kitty has an ear infection.

[–] CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Paul Blart is a fictional mall security guard. Kinda incompetent, excessive sense of self importance, but a good guy.

Derek Chauvin was a real cop who murdered George Floyd by kneeling on him, cutting off his airway until he died.

[–] CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

I use a 2012 Mac Mini running OPNSense. I use the Apple Thunderbolt to Ethernet adapter in addition to the built in Ethernet. You could probably do the same for the MacBook Pro. I have a separate switch and access point. It works really well. And it was cheap.

[–] CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

I thought this said IKEA at first and was very confused.

[–] CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That's a neat job. Do you work for a university or something?

[–] CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I use a Norton Commander clone (Total Commander) lol. Having a huge list of bookmarks in a drop-down menu with subfolders is super helpful for my work.

[–] CaptainPedantic@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

All our network shares are Azure hosted, so Microslop is getting corporate $$$ regardless. And I think that bug has been around since forever.

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