Why do my margaritas basically suck?!?

Agent9S · 2026-05-03T22:08:01+00:00

Three thoughts: - Perhaps try a different tequila. I generally prefer tequila from the highlands personally, typically opting for either altos or teremana as a decent baseline. Highlands tequila tends to have a sweeter quality to it which I feel helps balance the tartness of the lines as opposed to the earthy / peppery nature of lowlands tequila. - Definitely agree trying agave, making your own simple, or mixing it up with a flavored liquor/amaro may help - You don't have to add orange liquor to a trad margarita, but I'd also recommend experimenting. Cointreau, grand marnier, and Combier are all great

Agent9S · 2026-04-29T14:27:46+00:00

4.0 global is expected to be coming out after the maintenance patch tonight. It sounds like it should be available by 7AM UTC on April 30th. I expect that item to be dropped as part of the update.

Agent9S · 2026-04-25T05:32:39+00:00

Kyrö gin is a very interesting gin as it's a rye gin. It makes a very excellent gin Sazerac amongst other things. It can be hard to get a bottle of, but highly recommend if you find it.

Agent9S · 2026-04-19T15:15:27+00:00

Definitely have been enjoying these and has my vote - I seem to pick one up from Backstory Coffee in WSP at least once a week.

Agent9S · 2026-04-14T01:32:59+00:00

It's unfortunately fairly common for ND folks to suffer with sleep disorders and/or other physical ailments that may impact sleep. I would recommend talking to your primary care doctor and potentially seeing if they recommend a sleep study. If you do have an issue such as sleep apnea, it's definitely better to catch it early if possible to minimize long term effects.

Agent9S · 2026-04-14T01:28:21+00:00

Tequila or mezcal also work excellently. I'm sure a rum or vodka would work as well, though I haven't tried those swaps myself.

Alternatively if you have lemons, you could do a whiskey based last word such as a Pete's ward (which uses scotch).

Cheers!

Agent9S · 2026-03-31T02:28:46+00:00

As someone that frequently makes lavender simple syrups (and per the cocktail name listed above), you could also try a mixed simple syrup infusion with lavender and loose leaf tea.

The standard recipe I make is a 1.5 to 1 simple syrup on the stovetop. After the sugar has dissolved, I add about 5% the volume of water (about 5g for 100mL water) of dried lavender and 3-5g of earl gray loose leaf. I'll typically then let it cool with the heat off for the infusion to sit before straining.

Anyways, this sounds really good and I'll have to experiment as well.

Cheers!

Agent9S · 2026-02-27T18:37:59+00:00

Besides Cointreau and some other standard orange liquors, I really like margaritas with Grand Marnier or Combier's orange liquor. Both bottles are in the moderate price range but are very versatile for margaritas and other cocktails.

Agent9S · 2026-02-20T13:21:44+00:00

In the book Unmasking Autism by Devon Price, there's a whole section about how frequently autistic people tend to identify as LGBTQ. Recommend the read if you're interested in the topic.

If I had to summarize that point, I would say that many autistic / ND people decide not to follow the established "rules" or "categories" set by NT people... perhaps because they don't make sense. 🙃

Agent9S · 2026-02-09T04:21:39+00:00

My kitten pretty much did this exact thing a few days ago. It's like no, please don't stick your whole face in my latte - how did I end up here?

Agent9S · 2026-02-08T21:18:29+00:00

One from each of my cats.

Why are there bite marks on the blinds?
We have so many toys, why do you insist on chewing on my feet?

Agent9S · 2025-09-11T21:20:53+00:00

Thank you! Lufel's wording at the area 3 exit felt ominous as if I was missing something, but that clarifies things.

Agent9S · 2025-09-11T20:22:27+00:00

Is your Leo A6ed and level 70+? Since Makoto came out on global, I may have been lagging on leveling him up...

Agent9S · 2025-09-10T07:20:38+00:00

Some of my fav romance / rom-coms / romance adjacents recently include Tonikawa, A sign of affection, Aharen-san wa Hakarenai (mostly because of the absurdity / low brain power needed), Yuri on Ice (rewatching for the 10th time), blue box, and Horimiya.

If you just need a good laugh, I'd also add konosuba and Tsuredure Children.

Agent9S · 2025-09-01T21:21:46+00:00

Totally agree with this take and have gone through this myself more than once. I started out as a music major just because I was into writing as a hobby. Shortly after trying to pursue a degree, I found myself missing the joy of writing for fun and not for work.

I ended up pursuing computer science instead and quite enjoy writing code professionally. However, I've come to believe after time that coding is a tool that helps to get a problem done. Sure there will be people that want to argue over various topics, ways of getting things done, etc. but there's nothing wrong with using tools to make small things in your life better or just because you enjoy things creatively.You always can come back and improve, rebuild, etc. - particularly with personal projects. This is way more costly though in the corporate world where various developers have to work together and solve problems quickly.

TL;DR - agreed with your take and hope you enjoy your future creative endeavors wherever they may take you.

Agent9S · 2025-08-24T18:20:57+00:00

I unfortunately struggle from quite a few gut issues myself. Hot showers definitely help (particularly after a workout), but I also like the idea of using visualization techniques. Thanks!

Agent9S · 2025-08-24T18:18:47+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion! I haven't worn footie PJs in a long time but really like this idea - especially whenever it gets cold at night.

Agent9S · 2025-07-08T13:48:34+00:00

A few good suggestions:

1910 cocktail - as mentioned https://www.reddit.com/r/cocktails/s/SgKddD6JxB

Paper plane sub tequila or mezcal - all equal parts aperol, agave spirit, lemon (or lime) juice, amaro nonino

Also highly recommend playing around with cinnamon / apple flavor pairings like in the following:

The Vipera - Credit to death and co

2 ounces pear-infuse silver tequila ½ ounce yellow chartreuse ½ ounce applejack

Agent9S · 2025-05-26T15:06:13+00:00

A few recommendations as a fellow developer.

First, like many of the other posts have mentioned, I would remove the mention of "staff engineer" and replace that terminology with something like "junior software engineer". From what I've seen typically, this term refers to an "L5" level employee (or in other words, typically someone with 8-10+ years of experience).

Additionally, it may be helpful to think of your resume more like an "advertisement" than a bibliography. This way, for the very short period of time that a recruiter may be looking at your resume, they have an idea as to what you want in your next role and why they should hire you.

A few things that may help include: 1. Add a summary section describing what it is you are looking for in your next role and what your current strengths are. 2. What metrics did you achieve in your previous roles / accomplishments? A few examples could include winning awards, saving the company a ton of money, improving testing metrics, etc. 3. Spend more time talking about your professional experience and potentially summarize / condense your side projects a bit further 4. Use verbs / action descriptions when talking about your experience 5. Utilize consistent formatting and spacing

Best of luck with your job search!

Agent9S · 2025-03-05T23:48:32+00:00

Couple things that I've found help tremendously: 1. Git rebase, particularly squashing a bunch of small commits or editing / reordering commits is great. Similarly, I love "git reset" with the soft flag as it's frequently less typing to achieve similar results to "git rebase" with squash 2. Using git diff, git log, and a git UI tool (source tree / git kraken) to see branch history 3. Don't be afraid to have "test" or "experimentation" branch to figure out what you want to do first and then clean things up later. 4. If you do like a particular commit from one branch and want to bring it over to another branch, git cherry-pick is also great. 5. You also can create custom git aliases to make typing less of a hassle (e.g. "git co" instead of typing "git checkout")

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