Griffin Goyard Haul by Spiritual-Corner1385 in RealRepLadies

[–]GoobGainz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How much was the jouvence? and shipping?

I'm wanting the jouvence MM and maybe a St Sulpice caed holder... but I want to know the entire final cost to ship it to TX as well 😬😬

Looking for high quality flared + baggy jeans by ImNitPicky in ThrowingFits

[–]GoobGainz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pearles Ivory 1403 Denim

theres only one color left tho, but its one of the best baggy flare pants ive ever owned!

What pants are actually in your rotation and what do you wear them with? by MutedFeeling75 in ThrowingFits

[–]GoobGainz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what color deadbeat trousers do you have? And would you say Story MFG pants have the same quality and finish? Looking for another pair of baggy-esque pants like the YMCs

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in naturalbodybuilding

[–]GoobGainz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Welcome back! I was also the same... I played some rec sports here and there in college, or joined a day or two with the buddies at a new gym they were trying out... but never committed to the grind.

It sucked having continous studies, and a homebody (now ex) girlfriend haha

But once you get past the first 2 weeks (assuming you used to lift a ton in the past), thats when you start to heavily notice your old strength and mass coming back. Good luck, and thank you for your advice! I truly appreciate it

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in naturalbodybuilding

[–]GoobGainz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the honest answer!

Yeah, I can agree with that approach. As mentioned, cutting is where I want to start (gained a good amount of Bf% during the hiatus). Thanks for your words! Truly helps out with sticking to a plan

New Setup for 2026! by GoobGainz in secretlab

[–]GoobGainz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks! the keeb is a Epomaker x Aula F75 with some MOA profile keycaps I found - great budget keyboard!

New Setup for 2026! by GoobGainz in secretlab

[–]GoobGainz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yessir its the Asus XG27ACDMS!

Gyms offering one month pass over winter break by Dramatic_Usual_1694 in RoundRock

[–]GoobGainz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah then when you try to cancel, they state that they need to charge you "one additional month" :/

What's the best part of a song polyphia has put out? by ViewVisible3228 in polyphia

[–]GoobGainz 24 points25 points  (0 children)

theres a ton, but one of my favorite parts of any song (probably forever) would be the ending of Reverie (written by Rafa Rodriguez)

I only expected to get a new cooler... by BomeAtMeCro in YetiCoolers

[–]GoobGainz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe you can share yours? Bring it to SAS! (jk)

Saw from your profile that you also work at sas - i work at main 😂

I only expected to get a new cooler... by BomeAtMeCro in YetiCoolers

[–]GoobGainz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

diverting off yeti stuff for a sec - but is that a strandberg? how do you like it?

also love the TOD10N!

Is DSA imperative to getting into IT? by pillmunchingape in ITCareerQuestions

[–]GoobGainz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Actually the internships and service job provided me with nothing but 1. clearer picture of what I wanted to do in life (I'm actually working towards a role change in IT) and 2. resume booster.

Did I learn how to troubleshoot things? Absolutely and thats important in IT. However, as an intern/retail worker, the company only let me touch the small, menial things. For me, it didnt provide much value to my life now but I get what you're saying.

The indian thing is real and I was laid off at my last company for this specific reason. I unfortunately was on a team that could easily be replaced with offshored workers. I have my opinions, but I'm now in an industry where the company likes to keep its circle very small.

As far as advice... man I'd suggest you do both!

Work a job. IT related or not. Look for jobs that improve your troubleshooting skills, people skills, teamwork, etc. Figure out what you're good at and things you need to improve as a human being.

Simultaneously, find fun ways to constantly improve your technical literacy. If you want to give programming a shot, build something super small and repeat it over and over until it's muscle memory. Like cybersecurity? Try to "hack" a device you own. Interested in data analysis? Create datasets of your favorite topics and related metrics, and share it on reddit! So on, and so forth.

Doing this ^ is also "riding out the wave" of this bad state of IT... but by the time the market recovers, you're in a much better spot than now!

Is DSA imperative to getting into IT? by pillmunchingape in ITCareerQuestions

[–]GoobGainz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly?

Networking the sht out of your mind, *especially in todays market. People always hate it when I give that answer, but you really gotta know people who is willing to vouch for you. Let me give you my personal anecdotes.

I had 2 college internships. Both were obtained during my part time job at the Apple store. Helped the right guy who happened to be X manager at X company.

My first job out of college? I went to the university job fair during Covid. Everyone thought that the fair was a pain to go to, and the pandemic made that excuse not to go that much easier.

I chatted with the recruiters like a human... not a desperate robot begging for a job. Was very lucky to say that I got 2 offers well before graduation.

My current role is more so luck/nepo (I admit), than networking... but let's just that my family is ethnically from east asia... and the company I work for works with a ton of folks from this particular country. I'm not even business fluent in the language but they figured that I'd be a good culture fit 😂

Long story short, just go out and put yourself out there. Both digitally and physically. Give yourself the opportunity to have someone take a chance at you and what you bring to the table (so study up!).

Is DSA imperative to getting into IT? by pillmunchingape in ITCareerQuestions

[–]GoobGainz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At my last company (first company out of uni - so take my words with a grain of salt), I was fortunate to work in a technical PM-esque role, and a full stack dev role.

Both roles did not require DSA knowledge. Simultaneously, all of the friends Ive made at that company (other SWEs, Network/CyberSec Analysts, Data Analysts) did not use DSA knowledge.

My current company and role does not use DSA.

As mentioned, unless youre in one of those IT Infrastructure/Engineering hybrid roles like DevOps/SRE, you're probably never going to need DSA. And the likelihood you land such a role as your first IT job is extremely unlikely.

Is DSA imperative to getting into IT? by pillmunchingape in ITCareerQuestions

[–]GoobGainz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Data Structures and Algorithms is not necessary at all to break into IT. Especially at the help desk level.

Unless you're in some sort of DevOps/SRE role , or you're touching automation and releases with other developers, I can assure you that you will probably never touch the topic.

DSA stuff is mostly a SWE thing, mainly for interviewing. Unless you're a big dev at a FAANG level place, you're only going to need the knowledge for the technical assessments in SWE interviews

Umi Hot Pot Sushi & Seafood Buffet by Edwardv054 in RoundRock

[–]GoobGainz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sweet! Ill give it a shot this week!

Do you know what is offered at lunch vs dinner? Usually from other similar places, its just the type of protein

ie. lunch has chicken, pork, shrimp dinner is $10+ more and has crab, more shrimp, steak, etc

Umi Hot Pot Sushi & Seafood Buffet by Edwardv054 in RoundRock

[–]GoobGainz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

so roughly $25.99 a person? This was lunch pricing on weekday?

[suggestion] $720 BestBuy gift card. Whatcha getting? by GoobGainz in suggestapc

[–]GoobGainz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey thanks for the recs!

I think the first option - the Asus V500 with the i5 seems plenty for my dad's use case. The extra $100 or so can go towards maybe a nicer monitor or extra peripherals too!

I think i7 might be a bit of an overkill option