Job posting demands 10 years experience using Generative AI, despite ChatGPT coming out less than 2 years ago: ‘Ideal candidate will have good time-travelling skills’

It’s a truth universally acknowledged that job applications often ask for more than they need. They want to appeal to smart, qualified candidates and do so by setting their expectations to the moon and hoping that someone who is realistically qualified still applies despite the requests for years and years of experience. I don’t like …
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29-year-old tech worker making $400K annually working 20 hours a week complains about being bored: ‘If he quits, good luck finding half that amount’

So many rich people are clueless about how good they have it. From the way richies talk online, anyone making less than $100K a year must be slumming in extreme poverty that can never be rectified. I understand that living «comfortably» differs amongst classes, but anyone saying that making $300,000 a year in NYC is …
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‘You’re an idiot…It’s no wonder you did not finish college’: Recruiter berates interviewee for not showing up to interview he scheduled incorrectly

There are all kinds of recruiters in the world. You might have a call with a recruiter that will lead to an incredibly meaningful professional relationship, even if you don’t get the job. There are many more recruiters that will be so unmemorable you won’t recall their names a week after talking to them for …
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‘Definitely asking for trouble’: Guy ‘works from home’ on VR headset on NYC subway, New Yorkers threaten to rob him

New technology is so goofy. Remember when AirPods first came out and everyone was clowning them for looking, well, stupid? Now everybody wears them, and nobody bats an eye. That was only a couple of years ago. In this instance, though, I sincerely hope that this doesn’t become normal. Not to sound like a boomer …
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Weekly Internet Roundup: Tech Layoff Clapbacks, Orange Peel Theory, and King Charles vs. Trisha Paytas

Another normal few days online.

Manager Scolds a Tech Support Guy After He’s Found Fixing a Personal Laptop at Work, Gets Humiliated After Learning it’s the CEO’s Computer

In the corporate world, there’s always a hierarchy. As the lowly pleebs that waltz through the front door every morning clocking 40+ hours every week, it’s safe to say that we don’t have too much clout in the corporate ranking system. Unless you’re a good-haired CEO with shiny shoes and an entire team devoted to …
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Snarky iPhone Memes With a Charger Sold Separately

Apple really did a good job of getting every upper-class nincompoop on the hook to buy the latest iPhone. By singling out Android users, they managed to make it completely uncool to NOT have an iPhone. They weaponized FOMO in order to sell more phones– and it worked! God forbid you’re ever the loser in …
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25 Computer Building Memes for Graphic-Driven Gamers

A sad occasion has occurred. Seven years after initially building and upgrading my PC, the system has finally failed. Hours of diagnostics and prodding proved fruitless. My gaming computer has definitely bit the dust. I knew it was coming. The setup was already on its last legs. It’s just sad to finally see the day …
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25 Programming Memes for Computer Code Obsessives (August 20, 2023)

Good Sunday, code connoisseurs and CPU celebrators. Depending on your outlook on life, it’s that incredible, or maybe not so incredible, time of the week when we welcome the new week with a company of computer programming comedy! Buckle up, you’re in for some meticulously tech-based memes. I admit this every week. I am by …
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25 Programming Memes for Computer Code Obsessives (August 6, 2023)

Happy Sunday, computer appreciators and C++ Connoisseurs! We’re back, once again, this week with a batch of code-intensive internet comedy! Like many other professions, but specifically this one, programmers have to think on the fly. It doesn’t matter what the product is, issues need to be fixed near immediately. The company website isn’t functioning as …
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