Along these lines, I remember a program back in ~2006 that would allow you to download songs from other machines on a LAN network if they had iTunes open. Something about iTunes defaulting to sharing libraries on the network.
As someone in college at the time, this felt like a music goldmine. I remember running the program over night and downloading thousands of songs from other machines on campus. And while I was going to say I can't remember the name of it, I just fell down a rabbit hole of Google searches and found it, ourTunes!
Yep. Ourtunes + a good portion of all 30k+ students being on one network + blazing fast network = a great time for grabbing music. The only issue I really remember is that the meta data would always be a total mess and you'd get no album artwork, so there was also an entire ecosystem of apps that would match music to albums, pull art and meta and tell you what songs you were missing.
When I got hired to work at Wizards of the Coast (no longer there), the contract I signed said I would have to pay back my signing bonus if I left within one year, and 50% of my relocation package if I left before 2 years.
The one thing that often gets difficult with these things is that you get charged tax on the signing bonus (as additional income), but when you are required to pay it back you're expected to pay the full amount pre-tax.
You can eventually get the taxes back, though it might take a while.
Your former employer should take care of the FICA part after you repay them. For federal income tax, you'll claim a tax credit when you file your return according to "Repayment over $3,000" under IRS Pub 525. State income tax may have a similar process, though it can vary depending on the state.
In my specific case they sent over an amount to repay that was higher than what I calculated from my original contract, I asked for an itemized breakdown (the original communication just had a single flat number), and I never heard from them again. It was probably more expensive for their lawyers to double check the numbers than the amount they would have received from me.
My wife and I were in the market for an EV and checked out a Mach-E at the dealership down the street. Horrible experience with the sales team and they were charging 10k over MSRP.
Went home and bought a Tesla Model Y online. Absolutely love it and happy to not have dealt with that dealership.
Maybe this is why NADA pushes back so hard against Tesla opening showrooms anywhere: it's not so much that they want a cut of every Tesla sold; it's more so that they don't want the public to realize how much better the car buying experience can be without them.
I used both MacPorts and Fink prior to Homebrew being released. The fact that it was able to do binary archive installs, and then later Homebrew Cask just made it a far friendlier package manager. I've added a few formulas over the years and am happy to see it continue!
When you have a bootable USB drive, copy all files from my EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other/* to the bootable drive's EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other/*
Do not copy the full EFI folder on your bootable install USB stick. Just install the OS first (make sure you're using iGFX video output in BIOS). Once the system is up, copy and replace the whole EFI folder. Initially, the system is going to be using iGPU. Install nVidia drivers using this guide, but most of the items are already done for you in my EFI.zip. Still follow this line by line: https://hackintosher.com/guides/properly-install-nvidia-driv...
Use CloverConfigurator to setup a new Serial number in SMBIOS section for iMessage, etc.
You can OC after everything is working well. Sleep, USB3.2 ports, USB-C port, wifi, audio, ethernet, all PCIE devices, both GPUs, etc! Everything is working!
Dual Monitors: I have 2x 4k monitors, one hooked up to the motherboard Display Port and the other hooked up to the 1080Ti in the 1st PCIe slot. If I only want to use nVidia cards, then I hook both monitors to the 1080Ti in the first slot. Splitting both monitors on each 1080Ti is glitchy. Either connect both to the same DGPU or connect one to iGPU and the other to a DGPU.
I removed the Gigabyte wifi/bluetooth module on the motherboard and replaced it with the
Broadcom BCM94360CD chipset you can buy on eBay ($69) for handoff, airdrop, etc. Stick it in an empty 4x PCIe slot.
Conclusion: It is a pain in the ass to get it working, but if you use my EFI.zip, I have installed this thing on another PC just today. I have liquid cooled all components including both GPUs - I can't believe this is a thing!. I also run linux and Windows triple boot in Clover Bootloader. It is so beautiful.
Once it works, buy a copy of CarbonCopyCloner (CCC) and clone your main OS on another drive. This way, if a future update fucks up your installation, there is always a bootable backup. When you make a CCC backup, make sure to manually copy EFI folder into it. Test if your backup works as a bootable drive (it should be verbatim copy, just need to sign into your iCloud again).
That's still an extremely opinionated viewpoint. Some people are happy to work a 9-to-5 gig because it affords them stability in exploring their other hobbies.
I agree with your sentiment and find the judgemental, derisive attitude that some entrepreneurial communities exhibit distressing. Going so far as to call 9-to-5 workers sheep is a display of arrogance and (perhaps) own insecurities. It would be better for us not to foster such attitudes.
This has been a big regret of mine. I should never have preceived anyone in a 9 to 5 that way. And as mentioned above, there is nothing wrong with a 9 to 5 (dice or no dice). It’s a prefectly valid course of action to pursue the more important things in life.
As someone in college at the time, this felt like a music goldmine. I remember running the program over night and downloading thousands of songs from other machines on campus. And while I was going to say I can't remember the name of it, I just fell down a rabbit hole of Google searches and found it, ourTunes!
https://ourtunes.sourceforge.net/