Spyke

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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sopuli.xyz

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

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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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lemmy.ml

MY HOMELAB KUBERNETES CLUSTER!!!

And sailing. And memes of course.

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shevekreply
lemmy.dbzer0.com

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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leminal.space

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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leminal.space

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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oh wow that's so cool!! i did not expect the answer to be yes but I'm glad I asked!

sure beats the quarter million or whatever it costs to get your own boat 😅

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erb013ktreply
lemmy.ml

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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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 😅.

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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lemmy.ca

what kind of yearning are we talking about?

yearning for purpose? for love? for a certain lifestyle?

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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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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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lemmy.ml

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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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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