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  • Thurstylark@lemm.eetoLinux@lemmy.mlItag alternative?
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    1 month ago

    There’s probably a better way to do this, but I’ve just started using BLE Radar (F-Droid, Play Store), which can be set up to (among other things) tell you where your phone last saw a particular bluetooth address.

    You don’t get the benefit of the tracking network that iPhones, and now Androids, are a part of, and it’s not built into the base system, but it’s FOSS, and your location data stays local.



  • When I got stuck whilst writing a cover letter for a job I really wanted (and needed), I gave up and had ChatGPT write one with heavy guidance. I was prepared for the interviewer to ask if I used AI to write it (applying to IT in a library, so I figured it might come up).

    I concluded that I would definitely say “yes” if asked. If they were to accuse me of cheating, I wouldn’t deny that perspective, but I would offer my own: When I reached my limits, I found the right tool for the job, understood its strengths, worked within its limitations, then validated the result.

    I did not simply throw the job description and my resume at a robot then submit whatever it spat out without inspection. That would be irresponsible of me, and disrespectful to the hiring manager. I took care to make sure the result was desired and fit my needs, and I made several adjustments (both via prompt and via keyboard) until I was sure that it fulfilled my wishes.

    Did I do An Engineering™ on the prompt? Fuck no.

    But did I choose the right tool, learn how it works, operate it with care, then ensure the finished product was acceptable to the concerned parties? Fuck yeah, I did.

    Come to find out, they didn’t ask, and didn’t care. I got the job and have been here for several months. Boy, am I glad I didn’t let my inability to write an original cover letter ruin my chance at the best job I’ve ever had.







  • There are multiple decades worth of electronics and accessories that were built with USB-A that are still perfectly usable and up to date. Removing that option would require buying and keeping track of several adapters to use things that were perfectly usable one generation ago, but now are not, or replacing them with USB-C versions, which is costly and unnecessary.

    Speaking as someone with IT experience, both of those issues mean the idea is a non-starter from a user perspective. From an IT support perspective, it’s a non-starter because nobody wants to deal with users bitching and moaning about having to update to a new standard any sooner than is absolutely necessary.

    Thus: this.






  • Thurstylark@lemm.eeto196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneRule
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    9 months ago

    I’m definitely not discounting the fact that this one W point is a drop in the bucket in comparison to the flood of L points he’a got lol

    Dude’s a grade-A dirtbag. Glad he’s nice to his doggo, but still a trash human.