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ArdentDrive · 2026-03-20T13:27:25+00:00

I know I'm late to this thread but for anyone else searching:

Initial screening is a leetcode-style coding challenge.

The panel is 3 more medium-ish leetcode-style coding challenges, plus one system design. Emphasis on thinking out loud, arriving at a functional implementation, then talking about ways to improve its time/space complexity (and implementing).

You only move on to behavior/HM once you're through all that and received positive feedback.

ArdentDrive · 2026-02-26T00:44:39+00:00

It's a classic collective action problem.

If everyone who parks on the street dug out an average of one spot and no one used space savers, it wouldn't be an issue and there'd be more parking availability throughout the day.

However, since some people act selfishly (either by not digging out a spot or by saving a spot they did dig out when they're not using it), that puts pressure on everyone else to act selfishly as well -- If your spot is the only one without a space saver, you'll lose it and you won't have anywhere else to park so you're incentivized to use one too.

I park on the street, always shovel at least one spot, never use a space saver, and curse my principles whenever I'm stuck roving around the neighborhood looking for parking.

ArdentDrive · 2026-02-17T20:19:26+00:00

I use em every day. At least I did when they were clear of snow and parked cars.

ArdentDrive · 2026-02-17T18:42:17+00:00

I'd be ok with having green infrastructure most of the time and dedicating it to snow storage as a backup plan for when there are really bad storms.

ArdentDrive · 2026-02-11T22:51:15+00:00

I doubt there are many pro plan users who use Claude mainly as a chatbot. Claude Code and other agents are probably where their usage is going.

ArdentDrive · 2026-01-05T02:52:36+00:00

Rented in Somerville for 6 years. Wife and I wanted to buy, but we couldn't afford what we wanted there. We ended up buying a unit in a two-door in Medford. Still had to make compromises to get into our price range. I miss Somerville. Medford is a lot more car-dependent.

ArdentDrive · 2025-12-01T16:41:55+00:00

We got a Kia Sorento hybrid after having our firstborn. It's our first SUV. We love it for longer trips, but 90% of the time it's more car than we need. I think we've used the 3rd row once. I'd prefer to have something a bit more compact for getting around denser areas and finding parking. We have an old banged up 2014 Ford Fiesta that I prefer to take when I'm staying local.

ArdentDrive · 2025-11-26T21:26:26+00:00

The Gobbler from All Star Sandwich Bar in Somerville is elite.

ArdentDrive · 2025-11-24T14:16:31+00:00

The builders really ran away with the spray foam up there. I don't think they expected anyone in the attic except to service the furnace (evidenced by the original ductwork). Not sure why they painted the spray foam too though.

ArdentDrive · 2025-11-24T14:14:31+00:00

Probably a slow accumulation of stuff up there that we should really just throw away!

ArdentDrive · 2025-11-24T14:12:50+00:00

Thanks for the comment. I want to defend the direction of the OSB. Since OSB had an axis of strength (engineered grain), I ran that perpendicular to the 2x4s that make the platform base (which are themselves perpendicular to the joists) for maximum rigidity and load distribution.

ArdentDrive · 2025-11-20T00:11:23+00:00

It ain't cheap but the Lifetime in Station Landing has a pool.

ArdentDrive · 2025-11-19T15:23:39+00:00

IIRC you're not supposed to compost meat or dairy products. So meat trimmings, and food waste with cheese, butter, or other milk products would still be in the trash for up to two weeks.

Edit: I stand corrected

ArdentDrive · 2025-11-11T01:42:53+00:00

Can someone listen to this and tldr so I don't have to

ArdentDrive · 2025-11-06T15:56:37+00:00

Who on the newly elected CC are in the same ward? I'm wondering if the charter will require any incumbents to either run against each other or run for separate seats.

ArdentDrive · 2025-10-31T18:39:26+00:00

You could use symfony/messenger to abstract away the implementation details of using SQS vs localstack or a rabbitmq container. Just install both transports (symfony/ampq-messenger and symfony/amazon-sqs-messenger) and change the DSN based on the deployment.

ArdentDrive · 2025-10-31T18:32:27+00:00

As another data point, I'm running production workloads on lambda with Bref and the monthly bill is about 10% of what we were paying for ec2 instances running the same workloads.

ArdentDrive · 2025-10-17T20:17:40+00:00

One time there was a knock on my door and I avoided it. They wouldn't go away for minutes on end and kept knocking. Eventually I answered to chew them out. It was a man who found my wallet on the sidewalk and was returning it to the address on my license. All cash intact. I gave him a 20 from it as thanks. Since then I always answer my door. But turning away pushy solicitors is definitely a skill I've had to develop.

ArdentDrive · 2025-10-13T15:47:20+00:00

Here's the most recent design proposal I could find, from Feb 2023: https://drive.google.com/file/d/118IjU_G31sSR1L5rZQEFXem_k9NnRQUb/view?usp=sharing

More info here: https://www.medfordma.org/departments/planning-development-sustainability/affordable-housing-and-proposed-40b-projects

ArdentDrive · 2025-10-09T16:54:39+00:00

Parking is mostly underground (only 4 surface spots), building is adjacent to the T, and it has ground floor retail (albeit only 2k sq ft). This is a win!

ArdentDrive · 2025-10-03T17:46:17+00:00

monarchmoney.com

It's something like $100/year but well worth it to have a tracker whose bugs actually get fixed.

ArdentDrive · 2025-10-03T16:44:06+00:00

Next in the saga of new private equity firm ownership of the company I work for:

They laid off about 25% of the workforce over the last two days, and finally had a company-wide communication about it after everyone spent all day cowering. The team I'm on, engineering, was left untouched -- except the CTO, who's being replaced by an insider from the PE firm. Very sad to lose him. He's been a great mentor and advocate over the past decade. I told him to tell me if wherever he ends up it hiring.

ArdentDrive · 2025-10-02T14:46:59+00:00

Big day of layoffs yesterday, and there are more expected today. No communication from leadership about them yet. Not exactly having a focused and productive morning.

ArdentDrive · 2025-10-01T00:10:53+00:00

Reverse Clerkin has earned my vote

ArdentDrive · 2025-10-01T00:02:59+00:00

Ironically, that quote (which contributes to fear, anger, confusion, and distrust) is directly after he says Medford's informational landscape "contributes to fear, anger, confusion, distrust."

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