>The debate about the strait is becoming a wider one about security in the Gulf. Writing in Le Monde, Sayyid Badr Albusaidi, the Oman foreign minister, argued that the whole premise of Washington’s Iran policy was flawed.

>“The combination of excessive local defence spending, the expansion of US bases in the Gulf and an over-the-horizon protective presence was developed and maintained at great cost but to very little real purpose.

>“The war has revealed that containment was a myth, a reality acknowledged now even by those who had previously been persuaded that more than 45 years of costly containment was a necessary evil. The gravest threats to the security of the Gulf come not from within the Gulf itself but from decisions and actions taken outside it, above all in Tel Aviv.”

I’m a long time Mullvad customer, likely paid Mullvad upward of 400€ in the past number of years, as well as recommended it to friends and family members.

What you seem to be missing in your comment, is that some of that money I paid, found its way to support an organisation that has extreme racist views.

I’ve reached out to support and requested a refund of my outstanding credit.

I’ll be moving on.

A YouTube video.

But seriously, didn’t really start making big money until about 25 years ago, and bailed heavily into my pension fund.

The tech industry is constant change, but the change in the last 10 years or so has been fairly shitty to be frank.

Hopefully, this AI bubble bursts and maybe there’s a few years of sanity in the tech industry.

Hard to not use it

I used to code at home - chess engines mostly.

Maybe once the novelty of retirement wears off (and the autumn approaches), I’ll start coding again

5/5 would recommend :-)

The last year or so wasn’t fun - battling with AI, trying to get it do what I wanted.

For a long time, I thought I’d do a lot of hobby or open source coding when I retired.

I haven’t even tried. I’m not burned out, but find I’ve lost the passion for coding I once had.

Is that AI? Or is it me?

Maybe as my retirement progresses, I can rekindle that passion, but as of now, I don’t miss tech.

Sorry, got to go - my garden needs me :-)

I lived in Boston for a few years back in the 90’s (legal, green card holder) but moved back to Ireland.

My kids wanted to visit NYC this year, but it was a hard no from me.

What Trump has done to the US really puts me off wanting to spend time or money in that country.

Many Europeans (including myself) have been moving away from US companies for online services (in my case, moving from Apple Music to Spotify, and now seriously looking at a FreePhone as my iPhone 11 Pro starts to age). I don’t think I’ve ever seen this broad level of anti-US sentiment before in Europe.

Trump has shown that the US isn’t a trusted ally of Europe and must be considered in the same vein as China. Which is crazy.

It’s a trust issue and it’ll take years to resolve.

On the upside, finally Europe is starting to stand up and fund its own defence.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44152239

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Still a FF fanboi, but fully behind shutting anything down that detracts from core FF.

Maybe old school, but would much prefer a focus on a browser focused on privecy.

Said without even a hint of irony.

Follows the troops, covers the night battles, the blisters, the soggy terrain…a great read.

[1] https://amzn.eu/d/gArUDh0

Here are 2 recent reports

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/10/24/people-br...

https://encompass-europe.com/comment/clear-support-for-eu-me...

In summary, I found myself in senior management positions twice in my career, and hated the role. It was an effort to get back into a hands-on role, but I was lucky to be able to use my network of previous employers for a freelancing role (at least as a stepping stone).

I’m now in my late 50’s and still coding professionally (and still coding at home to relax).

You clearly loathe your current role and you tried to become an IC but was that because you wanted to? Or were you just looking for an escape route out of your current predicament (ie, management, but not really management)?

Would you be happy in a management role in a different organisation?

Personally, I spent a lot of my career in smaller companies (<100 employees) as IC and management but it was when I was in management in larger companies, that I hated the role. Company size matters when it comes to your role.

So maybe a management role in a smaller company might suit?

Also, at some stage, your age starts to be a factor when looking for a job, especially as an IC, competing with lower paid and more up to date junior developers. I’m not sure where the tipping point is, but you might start to see that when in the job market. Bring an IC in your 20’s or 30’s isn’t the same as being one in your 40’s (or 50’s!).

So my advice….

If you like management, seek out that role in smaller companies. There’s less BS and more focus on getting things done. And you’re closer to the tech.

If you want to revert to an IC, start a personal coding project at home. I started writing a chess engine in C as a means to get back into coding (C was my main language in my early career). Put it on GitHub along with any other utilities you code.

If you’ve no ties to NYC, why not relocate within the US? Easier than Europe (no visa required) and likely a lot cheaper.

>>Asked what could be causing the adult literacy decline in the U.S., Carr said, “It is difficult to say.”

Great.

I regularly listen to The Rest is History, The Rest is Politics (U.K. and US) and The Rest is Money.

Very informative and very entertaining. Would recommend.

Unhedged

The Rest is Politics

Witness History (BBC)

The Rachman Review

Late Night Linux

The Foreign Desk (Monocle)

Behind the Lines with Arthur Snell

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