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Cake day: June 13th, 2023

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  • Look, in the end, headhunters whether they freelancer or work for an agency, only work for their own wallets. They usually get paid when there’s a match, i.e. when a role gets filled or (same thing) when the candidate gets hired. To make this happen, headhunters work for both sides. Yes, usually the hiring company pays, but in a competitive market, the candidate dictates the deal.

    You can totally approach a recruiter to find you a role for that suits you. if you present valuable skills and, they’ll work their network for you. Usually, you can even get this service while the other side pays the fee. You just have to find a recruiter who has both the time to work with you and a network of relevant hiring mangers.

    Sure, those recruiters that message you on linked in may not be interested beyond that one role they are hired to fill; but good recruiters are excited to know about talent that’s on the market.




  • It’s this or Google or Microsoft if you want something PowerPoint-like.

    Many recommend to ‘pick a javascript framework’, which just like LaTeX Beamer sounds good if you do your own thing, but not ideal if people expect PowerPoint. Building slides through code is fundamentally different from drag-on-dropping images.

    Pick Google or Microsoft or OnlyOffice and use their web version. This keeps your laptop free of non-free software while using the same tools everyone else has.












  • I can probably survive as long as water is available. I assume, heating (gas) will fail, but then the house temperature will only drop slowly and a sleeping bag with some blankets should keep us alive. Food? Tough, I don’t keep much food and most of what i have is refrigerated. But then things don’t spoil instantly. I would first eat what’s in the fridge, then from the freezer, then whatever is kept at room temperature.

    I guess two weeks. The real problem is all the other people and no functioning police, fire brigade, ambulance. I don’t grow my own food or hunt, so this will be practical problem, but I’m more afraid of all the other people who are also desperate.