How’s the network wide ad blocking work, that would solve a big issue with my kids.

Is containers here used in the same context as docker? I’m not familiar with podman.

For the new AI review feature, we are the product not the customers.

Thats thr thought I immediately had and I couldn’t figure out what to say, and then the meeting moved on without my reply.

If I’m being extremely generous, maybe he meant it to be inspiring? Like you can do it without a manager! You are great!

I can’t figure out where he’s getting his management ideas from its all over the board. Oh well most of our clients will be gone by this December, and I’ll be gone by then too so its no bother for me anymore.

Edit to clarify: gone as in getting a new job, sorry if that sounded dark

I’m having flashbacks to my last meeting with my direct manager and their manager, where the managers manager told me I should be managing myself appropriately because I’m an adult.

When I said, “well we need managers for a reason dont we?”, he replied " I dont know, do you?"

And that was the end of that topic, literally.

I hope Valve somehow has figured how that’s supposed to work, but the lack of communication that causes is so profound at my work, that almost noone knows what they are supposed to be doing or have any idea of what the bigger longer-term picture is.

You know what, the way you said it this time just really clicked. I now also hate banks. Good talk.

Well see, I made a deal with a bank, that said I would like to borrow, say 100k, and I would be willing to pay it back over 30 years plus extra, or else the bank would have no incentive to do it.

Separately, they said they would be far more comfortable loaning me money, if I could guarantee that if things went south, there was some sort of asset they could take besides my money.

It didnt have to be my house, it could have been something else THAT I OWNED. Thats the important part. The house is only collateral because I own it, despite the outstanding mortgage payment.

Edit to add: this is also why I would keep the profits from selling my house, and would only have to pay off the loan.

I can’t disagree more with your last sentence. Seems more of an emotional framing than anything. I can’t think of a single way that the bank shows ownership over my home over myself.

Are you just upset you can’t stop paying for the house and keep it?