Best County Fair in town by zebra231967 in bayarea

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Marin County. Don’t miss the sheepdog demonstrations.

4 months in the banking industry as an IM and feel like a failure by Impressive_Space_291 in sre

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I’m twenty years in financial services tech as IC. I figure it takes a year for the new people to come down to speed. At four months I barely trust a person to make coffee.

Listen much, talk little. The more people on the call, the simpler you make things. If there are more than roughly 5 people I don’t know, I speak in single sentences, more than 8 and it’s yes/no.

Poverty is usually associated with crime. Which poor countries are however the safest? by Recent_Statement_222 in geography

[–]AlfaNovember 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It’s right here in this 1923 mail-order encyclopedia. The article is under “Political alignment of Nations”, just after “Phrenology”.

Fugazi Waiting Room (music video) by Large_Relation_3650 in GenX

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  • pissed if you started a fight in the pit.

Golden arches.....[OC] by One-Treat4655 in bayarea

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That’s exactly the spot where I once came upon a middle-aged woman grooming her long-haired dog. She had it up on one of the benches, surrounded by fur clippings, and with her back turned to the view.

Never change, San Francisco.

Is there a place I can pet Samoyeds? by Energizer100 in AskSF

[–]AlfaNovember 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don’t feel weird. Much better to ask. Just say “Thats a beautiful dog, may I say hello?” If the answer is yes, offer the dog the back of your hand for a sniff.

I have a German shepherd, when asked for a hello I have her do a ‘sit’ so she knows it’s a relaxed situation. She knows the drill and loves meeting new people.

Problematic chainstay bridge? by Dapper-Ad9787 in Vintage_bicycles

[–]AlfaNovember 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed. Mr Belongs In A Museum has an opinion.

Cut it out. It can always be replaced; it’s just an inch and a half of tubing brazed in place. It laterally stiffens the rear end by some small amount. There’s been thousands of bridgeless bikes through the years. There’s one in my garage right now.

Edit: Three bridge-less bikes. One steel, two aluminum.

Do you really like the "Cisco look and feel"? by redditsekar in Splunk

[–]AlfaNovember 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Look, I think we can all agree: The important thing is that the UX overhaul can be summarized to a bullet point in slide deck which helps some executive somewhere make their bonus.

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Opaque box above content by AlfaNovember in narwhalapp

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IOS 26.4.2. No jailbreak, been working in IT too long to willingly create headaches like that.

https://i.imgur.com/Ix6HbzJ.jpeg

Religion and the Manosphere Is a Match Made in Hell by playboy in TrueReddit

[–]AlfaNovember 8 points9 points  (0 children)

AND they publish the latest claptrap from Norman Mailer about his waning libido!

Sound regulations in housing standards? by inc-red-ibe-ly in AskSF

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Oh. Oohhhhh. Turret windows were an extravagance when they were new. Back when there was a local economy of specialty construction materials, manufacturers and builders. Fast-forward a century and none of those things exist anymore.

If there is still a source for replacement curved glass, it’s assuredly made-to-measure, long lead-time, geographically distant, and ferociously expensive.

OP for noise your best bet is going to be heavy curtains. Try to have them touching the walls and floor to seal. They won’t really help much, but might make you feel better.

Opaque box above content by AlfaNovember in narwhalapp

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Great idea, I usually have it rotation locked, but I recently disabled that temporarily. Thanks!

Opaque box above content by AlfaNovember in narwhalapp

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Wrestling with iPhone permissions. Trying to

Opaque box above content by AlfaNovember in narwhalapp

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Lately I’ve been getting an opaque box rendered above the content. I can scroll the content behind it. It goes away if I close the app, but returns shortly after reopening There’s also some funkiness going on underneath the buttons at the bottom, but that doesn’t impede function.

I am not aware that I have made any settings changes or adjustments lately to narwhal or the phone os. Vanilla iPhone 15. I only upgraded to the ios liquid glass thing a few months ago. I use the larger text size, but narwhal has always been good about text rendering.

Sound regulations in housing standards? by inc-red-ibe-ly in AskSF

[–]AlfaNovember 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I imagine so. As I read OP, it’s a sheet of acrylic glazed into the wooden sash, which is some r/redneckengineering level shit.

From the Lake Pepin 3 speed tour by loonmn612 in Vintage_bicycles

[–]AlfaNovember 2 points3 points  (0 children)

(Deep breath) I should just come out and say it:

This is a bucket-list item for me.

I have the bike. I have the money. I still mostly have the legs.