We had a Commodore64. My dad used to be an electrical engineer and had programs on it for calculations, but sometimes I was allowed to play games on it.

When my mother passed away (late 80s, I was 7), I closed up completely. I didn't speak, locked myself into my room, skipped school to read in the library. My dad was a lovely caring man, but he was suffering from a mental disease, so he couldn't really handle the situation either.

A few weeks after the funeral, on my birthday, the C64 was set up in my bedroom, with the "programmers reference guide" on my desk. I stayed up late every night to read it and try the examples, thought about those programs while in school. I memorized the addresses of the sound and sprite buffers, learnt how programs were managed in memory and stored on the casette.

I worked on my own games, got lost in the stories I was writing, mostly scifi/fantasy RPGs. I bought 2764 eproms and soldered custom cartridges so I could store my finished work safely.

When I was 12 my dad disappeared, was found, and hospitalized with lost memory. I slipped through the cracks of child protection, felt responsible to take care of the house and pay the bills. After a year I got picked up and placed in foster care in a strict Christian family who disallowed the use of computers.

I ran away when I was 13, rented a student apartment using my orphanage checks (about €800/m), got a bunch of new and recycled computers on which I installed Debian, and learnt many new programming languages (C/C++, Haskell, JS, PHP, etc). My apartment mates joked about the 12 CRT monitors in my room, but I loved playing around with experimental networking setups. I tried to keep a low profile and attended high school, often faking my dad's signatures.

After a little over a year I was picked up by child protection again. My dad was living on his own again, partly recovered, and in front of a judge he agreed to be provisory legal guardian, despite his condition. I was ruled to be legally an adult at the age of 15, and got to keep living in the student flat (nation-wide foster parent shortage played a role).

OK, so this sounds like a sobstory. It isn't. I fondly remember my mom, my dad is doing pretty well, enjoying his old age together with an nice woman in some communal landhouse place.

I had a bit of a downturn from age 18-22 or so, lots of drugs and partying. Maybe I just needed to do that. I never finished any school (not even high school), but managed to build a relatively good career. My mom was a biochemist and left me a lot of books, and I started out as lab analyst for a pharma company, later went into phytogenetics, then aerospace (QA/NDT), and later back to pure programming again.

Computers helped me through a tough childhood.

They awakened a passion for creative writing, for math, for science as a whole. I'm a bit messed up, a bit of a survivalist, but currently quite happy and content with my life.

I try to keep reminding people around me, especially those who have just become parents, that you might feel like your kids need a perfect childhood, worrying about social development, dragging them to soccer matches and expensive schools...

But the most important part is to just love them, even if (or especially when) life is harsh and imperfect. Show them you love them with small gestures, and give their dreams the chance to flourish using any of the little resources you have available.

Clickbait will never change.
It's the most stable and constant source of mild annoyance.

2019 internet:

"These 3 programming languages will net you the highest salary"
"Ten home improvement tips using nothing but recycled underwear"
"How to cut onions like a real chef"

2020 internet:

"3 programming languages to learn while being bored in self-quarantine"
"Ten ways to use underwear as facemasks during the pandemic"
"Onions might cure corona, click here to learn how to cut them"

2030 internet:

"These 3 programming languages will increase your chances of survival in the wastelands"
"Ten ways to patch up your shelter against radioactive ashes using old underpants"
"Hydroponic onions are a good source of nutrients. Here's how you cut them with your camping knife"

I was asked to securely erase bunch of old HDD that are going to be recycled.

"Don't you like the new site? (:"
I mean yeah, it's an upgrade from what was done in 2011 with 2007 recycled code.
But now the first access takes almost 10 seconds.
10
seconds.
Was fucking WordPress necessary?
We went from a hotel booking PHP template to a blogging template.
60+ freaking Mb of shit, not just content but *shit*. (from the admin panel, only 3 of the 10+ sections are needed)
At least they won't bother me now about the main page frontend.
Oh wait, they do. So I had to learn how to hack the theme header behaviour because of course, cute boy WordPress couldn't care less on how the header behaves. I see more hacks incoming of fucking course.

Man I fucking hate WordPress.

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Last year I had to collaborate to a project written by an old man; let's call him Bob. Bob started working in the punch cards era, he worked as a sysadmin for ages and now he is being "recycled" as a web developer. He will retire in 2 years.

The boss (that is not a programmer) loves Bob and trusts him on everything he says.

Here my problems with Bob and his code:
- he refuses learning git (or any other kind of version control system);
- he knows only procedural PHP (not OO);
- he mixes the presentation layer with business logic;
- he writes layout using tables;
- he uses deprecated HTML tags;
- he uses a random indentation;
- most of the code is vulnerable to SQL injection;
- and, of course, there are no tests.
- Ah, yes, he develops directly on the server, through a SSH connection, using vi without syntax highlighting.

In the beginning I tried to be nice, pointing out just the vulnerabilities and insisting on using git, but he ignored all my suggestions.

So, since I would have managed the production server, I decided to cheat: I completely rewrote the whole application, keeping the same UI, and I said the boss that I created a little fork in order to adapt the code to our infrastructure. He doesn't imagine that the 95% of the code is completely different from the original.

Now it's time to do some changes and another colleague is helping. She noticed what I did and said that I've been disrespectful in throwing away the old man clusterfuck, because in any case the code was working. Moreover he will retire in 2 years and I shouldn't force him to learn new things [tbh, he missed at least last 15 years of web development].

What would you have done in my place?

Last office building I worked at, the company across the hall recycled old PCs for businesses. They had two reserved parking spots in the building parking lot right up front. The signs read "Employee of the Month"

Every day when I came in the owner's $80k luxury car was parked in the middle of both spots.

I dunno about coolest, but I did sort of cement my reputation as the "database guy" in my first job because of this.

My first job was with a group maintaining a series of websites. Because of the nature of the websites, every morning we had to pull the records from one database on one network, sneaker net the data to a database on another network, and import the data via custom data import function.

However, the live site would crash after 100 or so records were imported. The dba at the live site had to script out a custom data partitioning script to do his daily duties, but it definitely messed up his productivity.

Turns out, the custom mass import function had recycled the standard import function, which was only used to import 1 record at a time, and it never closed its database connections, because it never needed to. A one line fix to production code was delivered 6 months later (because that was our release cycle) and I came up with the temporary work around, which was basically removing the connection limit. It would still crash with the work around, but only with multiple days worth of data. So basically only on Monday. Also developed the test set for the import (15k+ records).

Medium is a machine, albeit a broken machine, that somehow bot farmers manage to get the most shitty click bait titles up... and the content of said shitty articles (if you can even call it 'content' i.e. two sentence recycled slop designed for those with single digit to negative IQ) is even worse...

Dev.to has become a laundry list of "(X fucking shitting things that Y developers didn't know with Z) - I swear browsing yesterday I saw literally the SAME LLM shitted template like ("Here's 9 things that you NEED to learn in 2025) - they even both used the number 9... fucking christ

Reddit... not even an possible way to even get a foot in there, I don't even understand that platform...

And, I can't believe I'm saying this, but Hacker News is quickly reaching the same level too - just filled with clowns who don't even know what LLMs are, or what even fucking copilot agent mode is - and keep in mind these are the guys who are supposed to be making 300K a year because they are the "leaders in tech"? fuck off

I'm quite close to just quitting it all entirely, even you guys (sadly)... I haven't been on in forever but I can imagine the type of bigbrains who have since come and gone in my absence here...

I wanted to stake my claim and make my living here... but currently, if the internet isn't 'bad' enough since say 2015/2016 - it's going to get AT LEAST 100x worse - every platform has their fucking dumb ass social quirks and the moment you don't conform you're an outcast - if you can even make sense of why certain articles get more traffic than others in the first place. fucking backwards ass idiot machine, I swear

I'm gonna go have fun in the real world for the foreseeable future, have fun trying to 'make it' in this cesspool. jfc

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Devrant isn't like twitter where every fucking tweet is either a recycled tweet or fucking irrelevant to your life. This is a good app for a change. I mean you can ask industry questions here and get great answers and insights unlike twitter where everybody wants to be savage. Maybe I shouldn't even compare the two in the first place but fr twitter is bullshit

Instead of one recycled image here's a bunch!

Do we have a problem with all new languages being thrown at us but little awareness of the need to write clean code?People seem think simple is old fashioned. I am not saying the new languages are wrong but it seems like we keep reinventing the wheel. I have seen ideas get recycled, discarded then re-emerge later. I have seen so many things last 5 years or less just to return later rebranded.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan had a problem — after his army service, he got so used to cold that he could only sleep on a raw, cold metal grill. Usually, normal people put mattress on top, but Erdogan didn’t feel right this way. So, in one of his personal prisons, he established a social project for making a full metal bed for himself.

For starters, to calculate the shape, he took the smallest man ever (3 inches high) with his fingers and sunk him into molten plastic. “What are you doing?! It hurts!” — man screamed. “Shut up. You’re on an important mission. Your motherland won’t forget you.”
After three months, the bed was ready. It was more of the same — metal bars, but this time with some kind of structure built of metal hinges, rebar and strong springs. This was the day — this was the big reveal event. It took place in the same prison — three prisoners were ready to lay on their new full metal beds, while news crews congratulated Erdogan and celebrated his greatness. “Well, it is time!” — he said.
Prisoners laid flat. An awful screeching sound. Prisoner number two is bleeding out. The spring mechanism broke out and impaled his chest onto a large metal bar. He’s not breathing.
“Shut it down. Shut it all down. No more cameras, no more news”, — said Erdogan.
“Yes, our master”, — said news crews.

They wanted to draft me to Afghanistan.
“No!”, — a young officer shouted, misgendering me — “He doesn’t know the stages of pain. Useless.”
“Are you perhaps arguing pain with a bipolar patient?” — I replied.
“You are a rave. Nothing but a rave.”

Raves spawned near your doors at night. Sometimes, they even spawned on the inside. I can’t say you were in danger, but it certainly wasn’t a pleasant thing to happen to anyone. They looked ugly. They dressed weird. They spoke in riddles.
“How do I move to Europe?”, — a rave asked.
“I…”
“Shut up!”
Rave took a door, suspiciously painted over and over multiple times, and started to slam my door with it, using it as a ram.
My door started giving in.

Alarm system.
On a separate note, to disable the alarm system, you have to speedrun Stanley Parable. It’s the hardest speedrun ever, specifically its hidden ending. It disables all alarm systems in three-mile radius IRL. No one knows how it works, but it does. Back to the danger zone!

“The better quality time you spend sitting on your toilet, the more you’ll live.”, — an officer said.
“I once had a girl blow me while I was shitting,” — Matthias replied — “You have nothing on me.”
“Fair enough!”

It is a little known fact, but the liquid that Northern cities use to clean up snow isn’t quite what it seems like. It’s not salt — in reality, there are bases on Mars, and they store pink goo that… “iMpRoVeS” dead bodies. The liquid is biological in nature, and it expires. Expired liquid is recycled as snow melter. You learn that in high school, but now, living on a train, you should know that there are special learning rooms here, in every. single. carriage. The small gym ball with two handles on its sides is called Gandhi ball. Fun fact: if you wear headless Segways on top of your shoes, and then lay flat holding a Gandhi ball, you can reach the speed of 270 kph!

Today’s news: a Reddit moderator and a legless woman gave birth to a living sex toy for their domestic boar.

What's with the resurgence of mechanical keyboards? Things are supposed to get better, not recycled.
This is technology, not fashion.

For me, the flat scissor switch keys on laptops have the best feel, speed and ease.

I just watched: M3hGAN

This movie seemed to have potential but it's the same recycled cliché crap

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Types of Leather Used in Clothing:

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Top-Grain Leather: Slightly processed for a smoother finish while retaining strength.
Genuine Leather: More affordable and often used in budget-friendly fashion.
Faux Leather: A synthetic alternative that mimics real leather while being more sustainable and cruelty-free.
Popular Leather Clothing Items
Leather can be fashioned into a variety of garments, each exuding its own appeal:
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Conclusion:

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Candle Packaging: The Ultimate Guide to Elevate Your Brand
Why Candle Packaging Matters

Candle packaging plays a crucial role in both protecting the product and enhancing its aesthetic appeal. In today’s competitive market, attractive and functional packaging is essential for capturing customer attention, ensuring product safety, and reinforcing brand identity.

Key Elements of High-Quality Candle Packaging
1. Material Selection

The material used in candle packaging is critical in maintaining product integrity, durability, and aesthetic appeal. Some of the most commonly used materials include:

Cardboard and Paperboard: Lightweight, eco-friendly, and customizable for different styles.

Glass Jars: Ideal for luxury candles, offering a sophisticated and protective housing.

Metal Tins: Travel-friendly and durable, suitable for compact packaging.

Plastic Containers: Cost-effective and versatile, though less eco-friendly.

2. Branding and Customization

Strong branding elements on packaging create a lasting impression. Effective branding strategies include:

Embossed or Foil Stamping: Adds a luxurious touch to your packaging.

Minimalist Designs: Clean and modern looks that appeal to high-end consumers.

Personalized Labels: Custom labels with unique typography and graphics enhance the visual appeal.

Window Cutouts: Allow customers to see the candle inside without opening the package.

3. Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Options

With the increasing demand for sustainable packaging, brands should consider:

Biodegradable Materials: Such as kraft paper and recycled cardboard.

Reusable Packaging: Containers that customers can repurpose.

Soy-Based Inks: An eco-friendly printing option.

Types of Candle Packaging
1. Luxury Candle Packaging

Premium candles require high-end packaging that reflects the exclusivity of the product. Features include:

Rigid boxes with magnetic closures for a sleek unboxing experience.

Velvet or satin lining for added elegance.

Gold or silver foil accents for a sophisticated appeal.

2. Gift Candle Packaging

Candle packaging designed for gifting should be visually appealing and ready for presentation. Common features include:

Decorative boxes with ribbons and bows.

Themed packaging for seasonal gifts (Christmas, weddings, birthdays).

Custom messages or engravings for personalization.

3. Wholesale and Bulk Candle Packaging

For businesses selling candles in bulk, efficiency and cost-effectiveness are key. Features include:

Stackable and compact designs for easy shipping.

Corrugated cardboard for added durability.

Minimalist branding to reduce production costs.

Candle Packaging Design Trends
1. Minimalist and Elegant Designs

Simplicity is the new luxury. Many brands opt for clean lines, neutral tones, and minimal text to create an elegant and modern look.

2. Sustainable and Eco-Conscious Packaging

More consumers are leaning towards zero-waste and biodegradable materials, making sustainable packaging a priority for many brands.

3. Interactive and Innovative Packaging

Unique and functional packaging elements, such as hidden compartments, scented boxes, and reusable containers, help brands stand out.

4. Personalization and Customization

Personalized packaging with handwritten notes, custom scents, or tailored designs enhances customer engagement and loyalty.

Best Practices for Candle Packaging

Ensure Proper Labeling: List essential information such as scent, burn time, safety warnings, and ingredients.

Protect Against Heat and Damage: Use heat-resistant materials and secure sealing to prevent wax melting.

Prioritize User Experience: Packaging should be easy to open, store, and recycle.

Focus on Aesthetic Appeal: Visually appealing packaging attracts impulse buyers and repeat customers.

Conclusion

Investing in well-designed candle packaging not only enhances product safety but also boosts brand recognition and customer appeal. Whether opting for luxurious, eco-friendly, or cost-effective packaging, brands should prioritize quality, innovation, and sustainability to stand out in the competitive market.

Top Asphalt Suppliers: Your Trusted WV Paving Contractor for Asphalt Millings, Crack Sealing, and Recycling Solutions

At Top Asphalt Suppliers, we take pride in offering top-notch asphalt solutions for residential and commercial properties in Martinsburg, WV and surrounding areas. Located at 267 Golf Course Rd, Martinsburg, WV 25404, we are a reliable WV paving contractor with a focus on sustainable and efficient paving techniques. Whether you're interested in millings, asphalt recycling, or asphalt crack sealing, our team is here to provide expert services that will enhance the longevity and durability of your paved surfaces.

Asphalt Millings: Affordable and Sustainable Paving Solution
If you're looking for an affordable, eco-friendly option for your paving project, asphalt millings are a fantastic choice. Asphalt millings are recycled asphalt materials that come from grinding down old asphalt surfaces. This process not only reduces waste but also provides a cost-effective alternative to traditional asphalt paving. At Top Asphalt Suppliers, we specialize in providing high-quality asphalt millings that are perfect for driveways, parking lots, or roads. Our experienced team will apply the millings carefully, ensuring a smooth, stable surface that will stand up to heavy traffic and harsh weather conditions.

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Asphalt recycling is one of the most sustainable practices in the paving industry, and it’s a service we proudly offer at Top Asphalt Suppliers. By reusing old asphalt, we help reduce the environmental impact of paving while still providing high-quality results. Asphalt recycling involves processing old asphalt to produce a reusable material that can be incorporated into new paving projects. This not only reduces the need for new raw materials but also helps conserve natural resources. By choosing Top Asphalt Suppliers, you are investing in a green solution that is both cost-effective and eco-friendly.

Asphalt Crack Sealing: Protect Your Investment
Cracks in your asphalt surface can lead to bigger issues over time if not properly addressed. Asphalt crack sealing is an essential service that helps prevent water from seeping into the base layers of your pavement, which can cause significant damage. At Top Asphalt Suppliers, we specialize in asphalt crack sealing to preserve the integrity of your paved surfaces. Our team uses advanced materials and techniques to seal cracks effectively, extending the life of your driveway, parking lot, or roadway. Proper crack sealing helps prevent further deterioration and saves you money on costly repairs down the road.

Why Choose Top Asphalt Suppliers as Your WV Paving Contractor?
Experienced Professionals: With years of experience as a trusted WV paving contractor, we provide high-quality services for all types of asphalt paving and repair projects.

Sustainability Focused: We are committed to using environmentally friendly practices, including asphalt recycling and millings, to minimize our carbon footprint and reduce waste.

Comprehensive Services: From asphalt crack sealing to complete paving solutions, we offer a wide range of services designed to meet all your asphalt needs.

Competitive Pricing: At Top Asphalt Suppliers, we offer affordable pricing on all our services, ensuring that you get the best value for your investment.

Timely and Reliable Service: We understand the importance of keeping your project on schedule. Our team works efficiently to complete your paving projects on time, with minimal disruption to your daily routine.

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