That works for menial labor in a down job market or a city without much opportunity. It doesn’t work for most career oriented positions, or in a strong job market. It costs a company considerably more to replace someone than to compensate them better.

Good for you. I refuse to put work related stuff on my phone. Especially since they want permission to remotely wipe my device if it’s lost. I paid for this phone, it is mine, not theirs. Bye.

Sup y’all! I have that tent! It’s my usual go-to, but at the end of last season I bought an X-Mid 2, so I’ll be trying that out this year as soon as the weather improves a little.

Oh! You mean like you take surveys. My bad. I thought you meant that you do surveys, like surveying the land. Idk why I thought that…

There’s an app called GeoCache which is a fun way to learn a new area. People hide caches all around your city. The app shows you their location and you go find them, leave whatever you want inside (usually you just sign the log book), and then put it back. It’s a pretty neat little scavenger hunt when you’re in a new area.

If you’re interested in meeting new people, look for a board gaming store. They’re not common everywhere, but around here there are a few and they host public game nights. I met a few people on D&D night.

Idk if you have any interest in hunting, but the state hunting license class is pretty neat, teaches you a lot about wildlife conservation, and gives you an opportunity to meet and interact with local outdoorsmen.

The Fraternal Order of the Eagles has clubs all across the country, and they have awesome club houses. They’re usually like a private restaurant or bar, often have game rooms, and host things like private poker tournaments. It’s open to both men and women, despite the old-school name. There’s some racism in their past, but that’s all ancient history now. They’re a really open group, at least here they are.

Last but not least, introduce yourself to your neighbors. If any of them are cool, invite them over for a BBQ or something. Or go out with them to do something fun, like hiking, biking, climbing , or shooting. The closest friends I’ve made since moving across the country have all been my neighbors.

Edit: adopt a dog! Dogs will keep you active, give you companionship, and increase your chances of meeting a human. There was a recent study that showed people walking dogs are way more likely to meet people while out than people by themselves, especially if the person is a male. Plus, they’re just awesome. There are tons of benefits to owning a dog, including being happier, and living longer.

How’s that work? I’m curious myself.

I once drilled all the way through the concrete wall at Home Depot on accident. It cost a ton of money to fix. Whoops! Check your depth gauges for slippage every now and then, people!

I missed the part where you said you’re also interested in building a website. Java is a popular and powerful programming language for desktop and mobile development. You can also use it with a framework for back-end website development, but there are better options out there. If you want something that does everything you posted then JavaScript is actually a good option. You’ll need frameworks for back-end website development and desktop development, but it’s kind of a beginner friendly language, and ChatGPT can help you set up the frameworks. It does get complicated working in the different stacks though. What do you want to build first?

Idk how I missed that. I only saw the desktop program part and the languages listed after it. I completely overlooked the website part, unless it was edited or something. But yeah, for websites JavaScript is the go-to for front-end and there are even some decent back-end options these days, although development and deployment gets a lot more complicated if you go that route. Java is still popular as a backend language for website development, and there are frameworks that have out of the box components that give you the JavaScript for free, but they’re typically expensive enterprise solutions like Adobe Experience Manager.

Edit: I just checked and it was edited, so they might have added that part after I wrote my reply.

You’re probably looking for Java. Not JavaScript, Java.

Yeah, I almost added a clarification for that very point, and see now that I should have.

That’s boneheaded.

If documentation is the root cause of that then you should fix that by creating enough documentation to allow your software to continue to work

Or create a better UI that doesn’t require so much documentation.

According to the study, putting a specification in place before development begins can result in a 50 percent increase in success, and making sure the requirements are accurate to the real-world problem can lead to a 57 percent increase.

Is this not self-evident to most teams? Of course you will not reach your destination if you don’t know where you’re going.

And how did time pass before the invention of the clock?

Yeah the Mormons teach something different. They believe that poor people made a choice before they were born to endure more hardships in this life in exchange for greater rewards in the next. Not that they’re being punished for their actions in their previous life.

I doubt Joseph Smith was that learned. He probably just made it up because it helps people to accept their lot in life.

Wait! Doesn’t Hinduism say that poor conditions in this life are due to bad karma from the last? That’s kind of the reverse of what the Mormons teach.

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the party of law and order.

Don’t come complaining to me about the choices you made before you were born!

The Mormons say that you chose your hardships in this life, before being born, in exchange for greater rewards in the next life.