Godwin's Thread

[Day]

Learn to code is what they told the coal miners

[Fiye]

Bitch please, if any of those sites leaned to the right most of you would be looking for ways to justify giving them life in prison.

Or perhaps its that those people don't suck.

[Anoat]

I hope I’m alive in 60 years when all the coders are told “Learn to hoopinslashfluugen” or whatever the new thing is.

[Fiye]

I hope I’m alive in 60 years when all the coders are told “Learn to hoopinslashfluugen” or whatever the new thing is.

Learn to compute quantum theory you hoopinslashfluugenite

[Tokitoki]

Learn to code is what they told the coal miners

Yeah I know. I was being more serious about the learn a trade thing, though. Just in general, some of the people that are at risk of losing their "unskilled labor" jobs in factories or what have you may have the option of a low-cost trade school. Journalists doing that is lulzy, but there are some less physically demanding trades. Don't have to dig ditches to be a tradesperson.

A good mason makes a good living, electricians too. Electricians work in small, hot, and dirty spaces, but they aren't usually carrying large, heavy loads or digging.

Anyway, was just a serious sidebar for a second.

[Fiye]

I was being more serious about the learn a trade thing, though. Just in general, some of the people that are at risk of losing their "unskilled labor" jobs in factories or what have you may have the option of a low-cost trade school. Journalists doing that is lulzy, but there are some less physically demanding trades. Don't have to dig ditches to be a tradesperson.

A good mason makes a good living, electricians too. Electricians work in small, hot, and dirty spaces, but they aren't usually carrying large, heavy loads or digging.

Anyway, was just a serious sidebar for a second.

The problem is switching careers extremely fucking sucks. Especially if you're older and have kids and depend on trying to maintain a life style you currently own. And that's assuming one can easily get into a trade school and/or union. I tried applying for a trade union job as an apprentice out of highschool and I got both jack and shit. Then tried my luck in the navy and managed a nuclear technician job because maybe I'm smart or something?

Was def bottom 50, bottom 50 in A school and C school lmao.

[Fiye]

If someone offered me free coding classes though I'd definitely take that shit.

[Day]

These journos would lose their job week 1 as soon as they asked to do something they don't wanna they would pout and go on strike or quit lol

[Fiye]

These journos would lose their job week 1 as soon as they asked to do something they don't wanna they would pout and go on strike or quit lol

Damb I wonder what changed.

[Day]

I don't wanna do what my boss says wahhhhh

[D44kpunk]

If someone offered me free coding classes though I'd definitely take that shit.

Codeacademy.com

There's prob a billion sites that will teach you for free, but just like the rest of us here u prob lazy

[D44kpunk]

Last night was the first night I've slept through the night without waking up at least a few times. Feels good man

[Fiye]

Codeacademy.com

There's prob a billion sites that will teach you for free, but just like the rest of us here u prob lazy

Not gunna lie I need a push to learn but this recent discord shit is finally giving me a reason to make a project.

[D44kpunk]

I know how to code, I don't like to code. I hope you like to code because otherwise it's going to give you anuerysms

[D44kpunk]

What happened on discord to you fiye? Was it interesting

[Fiye]

What happened on discord to you fiye? Was it interesting

Wife opened a cross center discord for the worst fucking content that exists in FFXIV and it blew up to 11k members

imagine land kings but instead of ridills you get +1 towards an achievement for a shitty mount

[D44kpunk]

lemme stop you right there, the only thing gred and i agree on is that land kings was a gift from the heavens

[Tokitoki]

Learning a new trade when you have a family to support certainly isn't easy, and I don't know the student caps for trade schools or classes, but it's better than having no job. If you have two full weeks to dedicate to it, you could get certified as a home inspector. And that's in NY with 100 hour requirements and in-person classes. Some states let you do online courses at your own pace.

It's actually something I've thought of doing on the side if I can get the time to sit and take the courses. I've been keeping an eye out for night courses at one of the local community colleges. I should have done it when I was off with the baby, but it didn't occur to me at the time and my wife needed the help with the baby anyway.

[tyven]

Deadspin isn't that many people right? I can see them all just getting scooped up by another company and just rolling with it.

Hopefully the rest of the ex-Gawker stuff (ok minus The Onion I guess) just dies tho, the internet will be a better place if most of those sites stop existing.

Isn’t Jezebel the only really shitty one? I like Gizmodo, and loved Splinter. Never read any of the others.

Oh wait AV club is fine, and as you said, the onion.

[tyven]

Still hate the DC fanbase.

Skins fans are the only ones I find insufferable. Great bit here: