Mastodawn

Y’all went to town on this post today. I now have a queue. 😂

I’m honored that folks out trust in me. I’ll do my best to help. Hang tight. I’ll be with y’all as soon as I can.

Cavyherd May 7

Urf. I'd love to take advantage of this, but I'm hoping to skate through at least the next year or so at my current gig & then f'ing •retire•* (public sector web work).

I do find myself fantasizing about what the next thing could be, though. Something in water conservation and/or renewables.

What a trip it would be to have a job I actually •wanted•....

* Assuming ofc the economy isn't irretrievably crashed by then....

(Reminds me, I need to look at retirement numbers....)

May 7

@cavyherd I love that you’re thinking this way. And I believe you’re not alone. If I didn’t LOVE what I do for a living as much as I do, I’d probably enjoy thinking about a new journey.

Cavyherd May 7

I have a tough time even imagining what it would be like to love what I do.

But having now done my mandated duty of supporting myself through my adulthood, maybe it's about damn time I take my turn...?

Scares the bejeebers out of me, of course....

This seems relevant:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyUYa-BnjU8

Elizabeth Gilbert Talks “Big Magic” — Fear, Failure, & the Mystery of Creativity

YouTube

@cavyherd I’m very fortunate that my hobby happens to feed my family. What a gift. I don’t take it for granted.

Cavyherd May 8

It would be fascinating to have a conversation about how you came to be in that situation.

I'll bet the process started very very early in your life. Like being allowed to believe that what you love •could• feed your family.

Or even that this could be a viable ambition....

https://markwrites.io/26-years-in-the-making-the-exhumation-of-cadaverous-quartet/

@cavyherd it actually all started here:

Quite literally. We spent countless hours writing/recording music. Then we packaged it in some photo-copied garbage we whipped up. I wanted more, so I learned how to design.

Then another band-mate told me I needed to make some dough to support my new family. So he hooked me up with a computer and some software. Turned out I loved design/code a LOT. Even more than playing music. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Mark W.rites - 26 Years in the Making: the Exhumation of Cadaverous Quartet

Following is a story about my six-year journey as a drummer in a death metal band you’ve probably never heard of whose collection of recordings is being republ…

Mark W.rites

Crystal_Fish_Caves May 7

@markwyner got anything remote? I cant go back to assembly and am really struggling with a very poorly paid remote job.

@Crystal_Fish_Caves @markwyner

thvv May 8

i am looking for something interesting.
worked from home the last 26 years.
https://multicians. org/thvv/ats-plain-resume.html

Mongoose Studios May 7

@markwyner I've been linking https://mongoose-studios.com on places like HN and stuff lately in lieu of a resume. Couldn't hurt to have a vibe-check.

Home | Mongoose Studios

The official site of Mongoose Studios

Tyler Simonds May 7

@markwyner beautiful. I'm not (currently) in the design or IT worlds, but I think about the former and their intersection a LOT. In any case, I may just reach out

Gina May 7

@markwyner This is super kind of you 🫶

May 7

@Gina this is anarchy and resistance. If we all work together, we weaken the systemic structures that billionaire fascists are trying to aggressively impose upon us.

Kris Freedain 🙏 🏋🏻 🍕May 7

Lizzie May 7

@markwyner together matters because it's a LONG HAUL and we need to spell each other.
@Gina

@markwyner 🫶

Dźwiedziu May 7

@markwyner
Listen… I don't want to step on the queue, but can you get me the Workday PM address?

…or some web automation toolkits, I'm not picky…

Geoff May 7

First of all, this is super cool of you! Thank you for helping others.

But mainly, what advice do you have for someone who has worked in the dev space (really, manual QA) and is just not on board for the inevitability of all the things going AI? I guess learning a trade and starting over in your early 40s is doable, but the scenario ... just sucks.

@geofftc thanks for your kind words.

This whole AI thing is really hard. AI in our space is definitely inevitable. I’m struggling with it myself. So…I guess I’m not a great person to ask because I’m just as lost as everyone else.

But, really, starting a new career—even in your 40s, or later—is absolutely possible. People do that kind of thing even way later in life.

Whatever you do, just make sure it’s something that makes you happy. That’s the path. That’s the right call.

Guillotine Jones, Flâneur May 7

@markwyner
You're reward will be in heaven, Mark.
And thank YOU for being a saint.

@Guillotine_Jones I’m an atheist. But I do appreciate your kind sentiment. I’ll settle for a reward of helping all of us escape fascism.

Guillotine Jones, Flâneur May 8

@markwyner
Pleez pardon the expression, Mark, but amen.

@Guillotine_Jones pardoned! 😂 All is well, friend.

cobweb 2026 edition May 7

@markwyner oh wow, if you have any tips for a DevOps engineer that’s been out of work for 17 months now I would appreciate it! I have been applying everywhere I can and am not even getting a nibble

deer witch May 7

@markwyner thank you so much for doing this, extremely rad of you

https://mastodon.social/@thezoq2/116535353294525478

David G. Smith May 8

@markwyner Saw this just a few above yours in my timeline:

it's case!May 8

@markwyner imma hit you up once I get my portfolio fixed ... turns out I had a lot of dead links, oof

https://mastodon.social/@thezoq2/116535353294525478

fsorvin7298 May 8

@markwyner
Not me but maybe you can help this fellow Masty out:

Chris Pitts May 8

@markwyner What a very kind offer. I’ll do the same here in the UK, but first I need to get my ducks in a row. Except they are squirrels. And several are rabid.