Instead of the regular shows (audio podcasts & videos), The Lunduke Journal will be publishing only articles for the next week.
I’m traveling this week, and recording shows is a little tricky. But there are some great stories that deserve to be told — so articles it is!
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"No one is seriously considering" Rust Clones says Fedora Developer
"Deliberate breakages and incoherent incompatibilities make [Rust CoreUtils Clones] a non-starter... We're probably not ever going to switch to it in Fedora."
Ads are filling the entirety of the Web -- websites, podcasts, YouTube videos, etc. -- at an increasing rate. Prices for those ad placements are plummeting. Consumers are desperate to use ad-blockers to make the web palatable. Google (and others) are desperate to break and block ad-blockers. All of which results in... more ads and lower pay for creators.
It's a fascinatingly annoying cycle. And there's only one viable way out of it.
The unemployment will be given a nice 6 week abatement!
I start a 6 week assessment engagement starting November 16th. 5 months - second longest time of unemployment.
The field seemed dead from mid July until a couple weeks ago. I have several irons in the fire at the moment.
Still, it was a just-in-time opportunity as companies close down hiring during the holidays and typically through January.
Did AI take away all the jobs? I can't say that. There are ebs and flows I've experienced before and this didn't feel different.
Were a LOT of the job opportunities about AI? Yes. I would have been more worried had I not been investing in developing AI skills the past 3 years.
Did the job I land involve AI? No. Will I use AI? To prep before-hand? Absolutely. I'm thrilled at what I'm putting together so that I can show up day one and rock this assignment.
I don't think the client is using AI so I don't think I'll be allowed to. Six weeks - that's fine with me.
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