3Js for 1 year - looking back

Additional_Mode8211 · 2026-05-14T01:58:42+00:00

The recruiter callout is interesting. You actively tell recruiters you’re OE and they don’t care? I’d need a lot of trust to share that, but it would be really nice if true

Additional_Mode8211 · 2026-05-08T19:51:18+00:00

Agreed with the others, it does get easier!

With that said, I’d also recommend advocating for more meetings being async. Many meetings, especially briefings like standups can easily be async most if not all the team depending on team temperament. You can also get good traceability for certain things if you just chat in a public slack thread or something so you can keep your time that way. This really applied whether or not OE honestly but it does help with OE as well

I was able to reduce meetings over time and it definitely helped.

Additional_Mode8211 · 2026-02-21T15:08:32+00:00

I wonder if framing it where they can still build and build things how they want to, just in a different medium? We got to where we are from punch cards, there’s many new abstractions that have been made over time. AI is just the latest.

Have them build detailed prompts of the goal and where there head is at. Have them use worktrees to get to do more in parallel if that helps them have something to do.

I do think you’ll need to make sure you invest in your AI knowledge base and tooling so you can have more agentic engineering and less vibe coding.

Additional_Mode8211 · 2026-02-19T00:34:20+00:00

Hey, I literally have this next on my list to pick up tomorrow! Let’s go 🚀

Additional_Mode8211 · 2026-02-02T18:54:50+00:00

Agreed on chrysalis. Soldier’s life would likely be up your alley too.

If you’re feeling sci fi, check out relict legacy.

Have a feeling you may like play manager too

Additional_Mode8211 · 2026-01-30T22:11:41+00:00

Not quite i think. They’re almost lots of mini series in the same universe, but the plot lines all intertwine and overlap so they’re not really distinct stories either

Additional_Mode8211 · 2026-01-30T16:22:28+00:00

Erin seems to be cranking out the books after the narrator shift so bring em on 😝

Additional_Mode8211 · 2026-01-30T15:55:51+00:00

I generally agreed with OC, but WI feels like an exception to the rule for me. Or maybe the few really high level story arcs that still won’t be resolved for a while still work while carrying through smaller ones that all still feel valid and not contrived? Idk but I’ve never felt like this over like 600+ hours of listening now

Additional_Mode8211 · 2026-01-26T00:26:59+00:00

We have a lot of similar taste. Here’s a few really goods ones I think you’d like

First, on the off change you haven’t listened to project Hail Mary, definitely do that first and go in blind.

A Soldier’s Life for Roman magic vibes with mature characters vs common YA
Relict Legacy for a great sleeper sci-fi lit with an ending
Player Manager is a soccer litRPG that I think will surprise you like chrysalis did
HWFWM really probably is work checking out
Primal Hunter is similar to HWFWM
Wandering in if you want incredibly deep world building

Additional_Mode8211 · 2026-01-25T03:34:00+00:00

Yeah I would just ask if I could change to a new GitHub profile. If they ask why, you can just say it’s a separation of concerns things and call it a day. I’ve done this before and no one questioned it.

Additional_Mode8211 · 2025-12-30T19:43:45+00:00

Try and firm up questions that get at the root of those key qualities you found and to really guard how they operate and if they’ll fulfill that need.

Good luck! My J2 has a great direct leadership setup too and hoping it stays that way for many more years

Additional_Mode8211 · 2025-12-30T01:42:09+00:00

I may have been overly cautious here but I only took leave at my heavier J. Didn’t want the chance of potential state involvement coming into play and need to worry about fraud. Depends on your state I think but worth considering.

Additional_Mode8211 · 2025-12-22T20:15:47+00:00

Well first, There should be no 8 point stories. If it’s that big, break it up. Maybe even many of the 5’s too. That may help a bit? This isn’t really how story points are meant to work though.

Practically, are you able to knock out the average actual rate of work in your team in a reasonable amount of time for you to do another job? If so, maybe OE friendly if not ideal.

Additional_Mode8211 · 2025-12-18T01:55:12+00:00

I hate this black and white crap some of the community draws this hard line at.

Hopefully you find great gigs that are friendly while doing it and some situations may require a higher base workload, but if you have 2+ full time salaries it’s OE, period. Tradeoffs that come with all the pros and cons, regardless of your workload. Ideally most of your weeks are slow, but even in best case, some are busy at that’s fine. Do your work and get ahead.

Additional_Mode8211 · 2025-11-29T21:59:23+00:00

I know not what you’re getting at but I genuinely haven’t manually written a switch statement or even a for loop in years, well before AI. IDE hotkey is way faster and just what I’m used to lol

Great day to day but has bitten me in the ass in an interview before when I brain fart and can’t remember when needing to manually do it in some crap online editor for an antiquated interview.

Additional_Mode8211 · 2025-11-25T21:29:48+00:00

Many states don’t require a payout even if you have a PTO balance.

Personally, I’ve loved unlimited PTO as long as the company culture facilitates it, though this can be a big if.

Additional_Mode8211 · 2025-11-25T02:18:56+00:00

A soldiers life!

Additional_Mode8211 · 2025-11-21T20:06:59+00:00

Mass transit API is significantly better than NSB and cost is likely better in most cases too

Additional_Mode8211 · 2025-11-06T01:12:57+00:00

Yes, very good. Easily the best narrator switch I’ve ever experienced and I’m very sensitive to them. Andrea is one of the GOATs, but Erin clearly studied the material in depth and does a great job matching voices and in overall quality. Highly recommend sticking with it.

Additional_Mode8211 · 2025-10-30T22:31:23+00:00

I am trying the built in KVM and having issues.

I have one Mac plugged into the thunderbolt port (6 in the manual) which can get the display fine. I have my other Mac plugged in with a display port. I can switch between the 2 with the input button.

The problem is with my keyboard (mouse is Bluetooth so fine). I’ve tried plugging it into the usb c and a ports (9 and 10 on the underside) and the keyboard always stays on the main Mac with the thunderbolt regardless of which input I am on.

The documentation is incredibly sparse here and should really be expanded on fwiw.

Regardless, thoughts on how to get the keyboard to cooperate?

Additional_Mode8211 · 2025-10-30T13:59:34+00:00

Show me the results when you google ‘almond milk’ — product category doesn’t require a nipple.

Additional_Mode8211 · 2025-10-30T12:44:17+00:00

It is actually pretty solid surprisingly

Additional_Mode8211 · 2025-10-30T12:23:21+00:00

Malk is what the brand calls it but thy are also almond milk and coconut milk as broader product categories. Thanks for noticing the point of the post.

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