marbartolome
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Comment · 1 year ago
Yeah, I was very surprised by that. Article says:
> “younger generations are seeking information on social video platforms rather than the open web.”
YouTube I'll buy it, but the search function in Instagram and tiktok is beyond useless!
Comment · 1 year ago
Like many others, I also built my own version: a raspberry pi with an NFC tag reader would map the ID to a spotify url to play the album on my google voice assistant.
The fun part about mine is that I slapped the tags to mini vynil coasters, and made a casing that looked like a mini vynil player, so it looks pretty cute. And you can browse your minivynils physically like you would with real records, which was the experience I was after.
See on github: https://github.com/coconauts/minilos
A similar project project I made is a floppy disk drive that loads retro games from floppy disks: https://coconauts.net/blog/2025/07/25/nfc-floppy-disks/
Comment · 1 year ago
Been unemployed since 2018.
It started with a maternity leave. Then after a year, I tried going back to my old job and it was a disaster, so I decided to delay it for a bit longer. Then COVID hit. Then I had another child. Then one day you realize, "has it really been 5 years since I stopped working?"
Coming back at that point felt impossible: I wanted a part time job, my skills were outdated and rusty - I didn't even bother applying anywhere, I wouldn't stand a chance. I started searching for alternatives: small freelance gigs, bounties, personal projects... None were a success.
This year I mustered the courage to start applying to jobs again, only to realize that my most pessimistic fears were totally falling short.
I haven't burned all my rope yet, but It's not looking great.
If you're wondering: the way I'm surviving financially is because my spouse does have a full-time job, so we adapted to live with that.
Socials: - github.com/marbru - mastodon.social/@marbu
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