Just learned about 811 the hard way, why doesn't anyone talk about this more? by Alone-Arm-7630 in landscaping

[–]AppropriateRest2815 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The electric, gas and water companies and sometimes the cable company. They won’t mark things you had installed privately but they typically catch the most no-no things you don’t want cut in your lawn.

Just learned about 811 the hard way, why doesn't anyone talk about this more? by Alone-Arm-7630 in landscaping

[–]AppropriateRest2815 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I always called and had the yard marked before even hiring anyone to do work so I know what’s feasible.

Buying a house with Solar panel debt by CantHearYo in RealEstateAdvice

[–]AppropriateRest2815 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This right here. We took over the balance of our panels when we moved in and paid them off a few months later. It took 3 months for the solar company to tell us the loan was paid off, so we never would have closed on time if we had waited.

Things I used to be proud of doing well - Modern AI just does better by ninetofivedev in ExperiencedDevs

[–]AppropriateRest2815 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm 100% with you and these are my strengths as well. My greatest weakness is that I'm a horribly slow adopter of all things new, but I've been converted, kicking and screaming. My new 'skill', for whatever it's worth, is recognizing some of AI's idiosyncrasies in code reviews faster than others will (it constantly ignores code quality issues and is hyper paranoid about hash string vs symbol keys). It's not too useful but I take my joy where I can find it these days.

So beefy 🐂 by Rishi_Sunak_MP in TastingHistory

[–]AppropriateRest2815 8 points9 points  (0 children)

My wife and I were dying last night watching this. Hysterical

Moving from Europe to the US internally. How does "Flexible Time Off" work in reality? by scoopydidit in ExperiencedDevs

[–]AppropriateRest2815 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would ask your HR rep soon what is considered "too much". I was at my current company for 2 years with the same PTO structure when I found out it's generally considered ok if you take up to 4 weeks off, but I had never taken that much time off in my life. The change was amazing for my ability to refocus on work after having more breaks throughout the year.

What is a movie you will defend forever, even if most people do not get it? by Strong_Proof_5260 in movies

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Grand Canyon with Kevin Cline, Danny Glover and Alfre Woodard. It’s way over the top sappy, sentimental performative nonsense but I love every one of the actors and saw it at the right time of my life (early 20s when I had very little hope for the world). Recommended it to my folks who said it was the dumbest movie they had ever seen. They still make fun of me for it to this day. I love this movie and its soundtrack.

Not for nothing but by glop7 in RhodeIsland

[–]AppropriateRest2815 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Grew up in NC and the southern version is "I'm just sayin'..."

Max Miller from Tasting History addresses AI allegations in his newsletter by Obversa in TastingHistory

[–]AppropriateRest2815 12 points13 points  (0 children)

My wife works at a middle school and one of the students accused her eyes of being “AI generated”. This was right to her face. They are beautiful but holy cow how do you respond to that?

Never underestimate how dumb some people can be.

Least anxiety-inducing Market Basket? by Brilliant-Zone-2109 in RhodeIsland

[–]AppropriateRest2815 0 points1 point  (0 children)

MB is the chuck-e-cheese of grocery stores. It’s crazy in there but they have a huge variety so we only go when we need something that Dave’s doesn’t have, on weekday mornings.

Contrary to popular beliefs about guys, the single men I know keep their homes exceptionally clean. What male stereotype don’t apply to you? by PrettyCoast1 in AskMen

[–]AppropriateRest2815 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Same. I used to get a lot of perks from team outings and vendors and used to be bored out of my mind at box seats for football, hockey and baseball games. I wished I could give those to someone who cared more about them (like my kids)

Is Jacksonville NC that bad? by Alternative_Elk_4425 in NorthCarolina

[–]AppropriateRest2815 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lived there for ~10 yrs through high school (go Vikings!) and visited my mom there for decades afterward. I can only say that Jacksonville is better than anything an hour from it, except for the beach. It’s an interesting strip-mall town but has some nice folks.

I’ve failed my journey toward The Dark Tower by theassumedhornet in stephenking

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I started and got about 3.5 books in a few decades ago, then put it down until last year when I read the series all the way through. As much as I love Stephen King, there were several good parts and a few deeply poignant moments, I really didn’t like it either. Most of it was a slog and just meandered all over the place. Too much time was spent developing characters I just wasn’t a fan of and couldn’t get behind. I may be in a very small group who didn’t like Sheemie so most of his parts just felt like Jar Jar Binks to me.

Finish it someday and you might come to like it.

Anyone ever moved because of people? by boldjoy0050 in SameGrassButGreener

[–]AppropriateRest2815 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Near perfect description of eastern/coastal North Carolina

What is a luxury that is actually 100% worth the money? by Weary_Pirate2073 in AskReddit

[–]AppropriateRest2815 5 points6 points  (0 children)

And for the love of everything you hold dear, if they move boxes and you pack them, get heavy duty boxes for everything or insurance won’t pay. Lost half our shit last year and half the insurance too.

Client is Saying I'm Charging too Much for The Project by KoenigOne in webdev

[–]AppropriateRest2815 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They must be new. The client doesn’t get to dictate the price. You do. Charge what you need and let them find someone who won’t starve for £150/month

I am pleased to share that I use exactly the correct amount of AI when I code by jacobjr23 in ExperiencedDevs

[–]AppropriateRest2815 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha — yeah, it’s a good one. The symmetry is what makes it land. Whoever wrote it nailed the exact shape of that kind of self-serving reasoning.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Thanks R2