mindwork

I don't see it.

I think this is a misconception brought by the COVID19 times when remote work went mainstream because of lockdowns. And now there is a big expectation for work to be remote. Just started look for a remote job, I see the same percentage of remote-first or remote-friendly companies as before. Which is a small percent, but not zero.

On the opposite - the hybrid work became more normalized this days.

Chapayev and Void by Viktor Pelevin

How come wall-mounted version costs the same as domed version?

Is this opt-in or opt-out?

Authentication and securing meetings is a point of friction in Jitsi. I wouldn't go that far to call it intentional. But if it is - I'm okay with that. Since it's open-source, somebody have to make money to keep developing software and pay bills at the same time.

On many occasions I found it annoying that auth cookies expire after a day or less. And the most confusing thing for me is that it doesn't work well with 1Password, so I had to type my passwords like a caveman.

I solved it in few ways:

* I added common rooms to the bookmarks so I can quickly host them

* I added another user for my partner so she can host meetings too.

* Since it's open source, I changed the code so that auth cookies stay active for 30 days, instead of 1 day.

* Just this morning I've been exploring mobile version of Jitsi meet, where you can click on room name in 'Recents' and join quicker. This is a win for non-technical members of our family.

Jitsi meet instance running on cheap VPS saves me tons of headaches. My country is adopting censorship/monitoring/firewall restrictions akin to China and Iran. Half of services work with VPN for other half you have to disable it.

Jitsi instance is working all the time and ready to connect 24/7.

> what the most romantic ideal you have of America that you think would be worth sharing?

A shining city on a hill. Both as an ideal to aspire to, and a warning that the world's eyes are on you, and if you fail, you will fail out loud

To each their own, just stay away from Tenderloin and Market and 6th street. I'm sure if you set out some time to explore, you will find whatever fits you best. When I was moving, I sourced a bunch of opinions from my coworkers, non of them were of much help to me. I've charted my own way in the end, made my own mistakes

Ever since I've been very young I wanted to live in the global West. At first England, then USA became more lucrative place. I've spent 10 years trying to move to USA. Sacrificed a lot for it. Lots of self doubt, whether I can make it? Is it a right decision? What about my friends and family? I knew about some of the problems before I moved, but obviously not all of them.

I moved to San Francisco about 5 years ago. I can tell you, it was all WORTH IT! I'm still amazed by the city and the life around me. 5 years later it still impresses me. I feel like I'm living in a movie, and I'm a main character in a movie! I became a better version of myself. I can't imagine being myself if I'd stay back in my country.

p.s. those are my feelings. Obviously life around me is not ideal. There is no such place as ideal, but it works for me despite many-many-many problems that I have in my life right now.

neal.fun is the bestest place on the internet

Good luck supporting it

1 is the loneliest number that you'll ever do

2 can be as bad as 1

It's the loneliest number since the number 1

I still use Authy tbh