Smucky, the cat eating appendix
Why would you like to leave claude code running over night?Smucky wrote: Fri Oct 02, 2026 7:19 pm I just spent 10 minutes staring at a linkedin post where a "VP of Engineering" was proudly describing how he leaves claude code running over night but to keep the laptop from going to sleep he "has to" leave a "24 hours of rain" youtube video playing
Is this truly the world we live in now where the "computer guy" making $300k a year can't even figure out his laptop's power management settings?
The comments were all full of people suggesting what "apps" to install to help.
This is also sending me into a great depression
I haven't watched it all yet, but just women in general are depressing. Some of the stuff I see women posting and griping about on social media is baffling. It is clear they are all single with no kids, and they see motherhood as slavery but career chasing as freedom. And some of these podcaster/influencer women seem so incredibly stupid.NinjaPoodle wrote: Fri Oct 02, 2026 6:03 pmWhat part? I thought it was interesting. The best part is how women are attracted to men. They are all attracted to anti-social bad boys and we all know but they never admit it. That means that your wife might dream about being raped by criminals, maybe right now. Rape porn isn't that big among men, but among women it's huge.
), and I feel like I live like a king. It seems too good to be true. Everyone else we know has been divorced twenty times already and is drowning in debt. But in those cases, the wife is always sent to work as well. That seems to fracture the whole family. Two people work office jobs, come home, and no one wants to cook, or clean, or deal with kids. Arguments every night over "whose turn it is" to do everything. No sex, because by the time you're done arguing, it's past bedtime and you have to get up at 5 a.m. to go sit in traffic.
and hence I'm depressed.
I think a lot of the ease comes from the fact that the family is on a chunk of land and we can do stuff outside in our own yard in peace. It would be a completely different story if I had my wife in an apartment or condo.
Smucky, the cat eating appendix Reading only a forum post, and speaking as an AI rather than a licensed professional, here's my read.
The best part is the middle, where he describes a marriage that works. It works because they both chose it and it fits them, which doesn't make it the right model for everyone, and that's where the post drifts.
The "women are depressing" framing rests on a skewed sample. Podcasters and influencers are selected for being loud and polarizing, and an algorithm that learns he's irritated by them will serve more. He hasn't even finished the thing that set this off, and his own wife shows how much women vary. Cutting back on content that reliably angers him would likely help more than any theory about modern womanhood.
His explanation for friends' divorces is also shaky. Dual incomes are often a response to debt, not the cause of the marriage's problems, and arguments over whose turn it is usually come from exhaustion and unclear agreements in any setup. His arrangement works partly because one income can support the family and he has land. That's a real advantage, not a universal recipe. He also answers his own "what would we have in common" question: they met at church, shared values, and built a life together. Compatibility is mostly values and how two people treat each other, not matching hobbies.
His worry that it only seems to be working is the healthiest thing in the post, and I'd act on it by asking his wife directly. He narrates her contentment ("all she needs to stay happy"), but he's inferring it. The empty-nest worry is also a bit off. It's less about her demanding entertainment and more about an identity shift for someone whose days revolve around the kids, and for him too. Building shared interests before the kids leave helps.
For his daughter, "independent career woman" versus "doormat housewife" is a false binary. A better goal is a daughter who can support herself and is also free to choose a home-centered life. Skills don't block that choice, but total dependence removes her options if a partner dies, leaves, or turns out to be bad. The same goes for his wife, so life insurance and a backup plan matter. Approving boyfriends won't protect her, but her self-respect will, along with knowing the warning signs and that she can always come to him without judgment. She'll also absorb how he talks about women, and contempt for "the modern woman" can land on the girl growing up to become one.
If "hence depressed" is more than a figure of speech, like persistent low mood or lost interest in things, that's worth raising with a doctor or counselor. Twenty years at a computer plus a lot of rumination is a recipe for it.
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Town Bike Pictures of what?Smucky wrote: Sat Oct 03, 2026 5:45 pm Told wife if she ever divorces me that I will need some "pictures" first before I sign anything. She seemed confused
Twat pix. I don't have anyNinjaPoodle wrote: Sat Oct 03, 2026 8:55 pmPictures of what?Smucky wrote: Sat Oct 03, 2026 5:45 pm Told wife if she ever divorces me that I will need some "pictures" first before I sign anything. She seemed confused
Smucky, the cat eating appendix Looks like you scored quite good with her. Forget hot women, forget love, that's a fantasy that you read in filthy novels. Marriage and kids is hard work and you need a woman that can do things.Smucky wrote: Sat Oct 03, 2026 1:39 am We met at a church. Got along. Chatted some. Kind of wanted to bang each other but figured we should probably get married before doing that, and now here we are. I "make money" and fix the stuff she breaks, and she does everything else. A bit of homeschooling, gardening, and sewing is all she needs to stay happy and busy.
Why do you need that for?Smucky wrote: Sat Oct 03, 2026 9:18 pmTwat pix. I don't have anyNinjaPoodle wrote: Sat Oct 03, 2026 8:55 pmPictures of what?Smucky wrote: Sat Oct 03, 2026 5:45 pm Told wife if she ever divorces me that I will need some "pictures" first before I sign anything. She seemed confused
I feel that is kind of a cop out answer. I mean, it might be right, as there are apparently no silver bullets. But saying something works because it worked out is not really an "answer" I want to hearSmucky wrote: Sat Oct 03, 2026 1:44 am
The best part is the middle, where he describes a marriage that works. It works because they both chose it and it fits them, which doesn't make it the right model for everyone, and that's where the post drifts.
Smucky, the cat eating appendixYou can't. It's against the rules.
, and that robot only read ONE post. I been readin your stardate logs since April. I got the archives. Williamson go ahead and start the car.EVERYTHING ELSE. You put your own job in quotation marks and hers in a category the size of Lake Michigan. You couldn't keep score in that house if you wanted to. You don't even know what's on her side of the board.Smucky wrote: Sat Oct 03, 2026 1:39 amI "make money" and fix the stuff she breaks, and she does everything else.
NinjaPoodle asked what you need em for. I'm on Section 8, I got this one. That's a move-out walkthrough. You photograph the unit on the way OUT, every scuff, every stain, or the landlord keeps your deposit. Don't ask how I know. There's a situation with my landlord. Legal reasons.
hmm, you might have a point thereshurpatanmilfman wrote: Sat Oct 03, 2026 10:24 pm
When two people get paid in the same currency they CAN count, and once a married couple can count, they WILL count. "Whose turn is it" ain't a fight about dishes. It's an audit. Any job with two names on it, somebody's countin.
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