maple "mavica" syrup [6502] @mavica_again@computerfairi.es

tired of people telling me that i'm too bright to be earning "only" 19k usd/yr and yet not being able to find anything even that "bad"

tired of needing a job

tired of having to job search

tired of "remote, USA only" positions showing up in job posting websites when i filter for "anywhere in the world" as my location

literally trying to sell myself short here in a desperate attempt for any takers

i've been told i deserve at least 75k USD year for doing development work much simpler than i was already doing and honestly i just want half that and it would be enough to live off it and i can't even find that. i just want the scraps of the tech sphere please

doing the math in US measurements my previous company was paying me about 10 USD hour or roughly 19k USD yearly to do embedded C development for a financial institution and if i can get any remote job that won't immediately overstress and burn me out for that much i'm happy

i can't (easily) find anywhere that's easy to solder which mirrors the jtag pins on the connector and cables that break out for jtag are unobtainium...

there is apparently 1 phone parts shop in EU which has the connector for making a cable but USD30 shipping on a USD3 part...

i think the jtag vias (which would be marginally easier to solder onto) are all underneath the connector, so i would need to remove the board from the front half to access them but so far i haven't been able...

this is what i bought the 30awg wires for and yes i did a test with my finest soldering iron tip and immediately bridged across two of the pins (shown here already removed)

i'm trying to rescue a bricked GP2X, the ext plug gives JTAG pins but there's no way i can solder individual wires on that fine a pitch and none of those test pads seem related... suggestions?

i am tired of self-absorbed patronising unitedstatian gringos and their continuing attitude that things that are financially easy for them must be financially easy for the third world they continue to exploit

people who are condescending stop getting defensive when i call you condescending challenge (impossible???) (gone wrong)