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[–] [email protected] 22 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

“Nothing, nobody, all alone”

So he and his wife did it together. Then publicized it for the world. So op can share it on social medias /s

[–] [email protected] 17 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Robert made that book in collaboration with Elinor.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

Wait. Are you telling me that he actually did SOMETHING with SOMEONE? Such hypocrisy!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Deep knowledge jobs where you're the only person that knows the thing. 😙🤌

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

WFH jobs where the bare minimum of effort coasts you through your day.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

How do I get one of those jobs while simultaneously being really dumb

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

Be the only one who doesn't know how dangerous it is.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Just learn the thing that no one wants to learn. It doesn't need to be difficult to learn, it just needs to be the thing that no one wants to learn.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I had a job that felt like this sometimes, as a contractor for a federal gov’t agency, and I hated it. Be careful what you wish for…

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

I worked in a system development area years ago. It was an annual income tax system. The designers designed for about half a year; the build people made the code over an overlapping half a year; test tested the code over about half a year.

Whatever you did, you worked half a year, and were idle half a year

This was after the internet, but before we had internet to the desk. It was before smart phones, before cell phones

It was terrible.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

I have this. It’s called (mental) disability pay. It’s not as glamorous as it sounds. But my dog loves my free time.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

oh yes my favorite hobby

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

I read that book when I was a kid.