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[–] 21 points 5 months ago (1 child)

I'm taking a page from Buddhists by purposefully refusing to fill up that yearning. Not like I could do it anyways, I have no friends and no money and barely any family or time.

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    I try to make things when I feel a yearning or emptiness. Baking, painting, writing, anything that I can make with my hands.

    And drugs of course.

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  • [–] 18 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Stick some potatoes in the ground and watch them turn into more potatoes

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  • [–] 13 points 5 months ago

    Some days all I do is watch the sky

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  • [–] 12 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    My soup only yearns for pizza, weed & wings. I order accordingly.

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  • [–] 9 points 5 months ago (7 children)

    MY HOMELAB KUBERNETES CLUSTER!!!

    And sailing. And memes of course.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago (6 children)

    I have several Kubernetes clusters at work. They seem to have the opposite effect. Please advise, I do not have a sailboat.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago* (3 children)

    I know a couple places with cheap sailing club memberships. One works out to about $30 per month, but you can volunteer for a free membership, and another is just $75 a year. Maybe you can find something like that, and if not, then consider just moving to a new city.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (2 children)

    do they provide the boat too?

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 child)

    Yeah they do, and one has a bunch of windsurfing gear too as well as wet suits and foul weather gear you can wear. A whole fleet and lessons included.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (1 child)

    The trick with Kubernetes clusters is to build and run cool, free open source services for yourself and others, because you're passionate about solving problems with tech! It's hard to do that at work because usually work is just exploitation of customers mixed with exploitation of workers and it all feels shitty. Of course, we all have to survive somehow, so do what you gotta do, but don't hate the tech.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    Than you for the thoughtful reply.

    I think I'm passionate about helping people use technology effectively. Recently (years) it's been difficult to find specific software interesting. But I will jump at a request to help a friend with their computer.

    I've got a home server but it's mostly just for Jellyfin, and it's just in Docker because i'm lazy πŸ˜….

    Kubernetes is neat, but most companies that use it are large corporations. It's been difficult to find a place where I can use my powers for good. I just need a six figure job where I help old ladies use e-mail.

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  • [+] 8 points 5 months ago (1 child)
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    Hiking, gardening, baking, painting, writing.

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago

    I do things that make my soul whole. Like spend time with my kids and just absolutely fuck around on a computer terminal. The soul does not need money, nor power, nor standardized progress of any kind.

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    I've found doing things for others really helps.

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago

    Bike rides, woodworking, video games, and cats.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    coding, music, or gaming.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    Alcohol, sex, shows (concerts), and video games I suppose.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    I generally attempt to create offspring and then seek a surrogate when it inevitably fails

    Sometimes I open the hearts of all living things and let their true nature out

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    Literature πŸ“š

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago

    Lots of hope honestly I suppose, still, somehow. Working on music, spacing out to music, reading, cycling, basking in the sun or staring at the clouds, watching what the animals are doing, a bit jealous of their simple life, cooking up a good meal, psychedelics (though not so much lately), weed, gratitude everyday.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    I don’t really. My career gives me purpose which makes it fade temporarily while I’m busy or tired.. Some days I just couch rot to build up my energy to be purposeful and lessen the awareness of it. It feels like accepting it and working with it is more realistic for me.

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    Food or dopamine depending on the kind of yearning

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    lots and LOTS of ass. lol

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    Napalm! Lots and lots of napalm

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    I learned to ignore it, it's there like a traffic noise.

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