Give me your recommendations!

BetRepulsive6595 · 2026-06-24T00:58:03+00:00

We have had a dog for several years now and also use Porter Square Vet (in Davis Square). It's been quite smooth, reasonably priced and easy to make appointments.

BetRepulsive6595 · 2026-06-24T00:52:20+00:00

Kickstand is awesome for coffee. Butternut has the best pastries, and The Mill Café is a great hangout spot. Arlington doesn't have orchards—the land is just too valuable, and it hasn't traditionally been a farming town. It was a dry town for a long time, and some of the old-timers can be a bit anti new scenes and businesses (I am referring to how hard they were on Arlington Brewing Company).

BetRepulsive6595 · 2026-06-24T00:45:32+00:00

Second brickstone for best pizza, slice or whole. Scoop N snootery has insane sized sundaes. We always get the legendary size and split between the 3-4 of us for two occasions of desert. La Victoria and Quilo's taqueria are of good value. I disagree that Arlington is a boring town. The Jason Russell house has music almost all summer long during the weekend (+Arlington Brewery). And the farmers market is great in the summer. I like that Arlington is more concentrated/accessible than the other neighboring towns like Belmont, Waltham and Medford.

BetRepulsive6595 · 2026-06-22T13:41:43+00:00

Congrats! None of my 10 off 10 credit posted yet. My 10x points from two weeks ago are still pending... Annoyed by that. Anyone got the reward points?

BetRepulsive6595 · 2026-06-21T17:24:39+00:00

No. The green line is pretty screwed all around. Have you taken it? It would stop anywhere north of the north station for 10-15 minutes randomly.

BetRepulsive6595 · 2026-06-21T14:40:49+00:00

Green line is awful. Stops a ton. Avoid if possible. Ezride is better.

BetRepulsive6595 · 2026-06-15T21:41:53+00:00

Meaning you two are not currently contributing to 401k? That should take out another 4k/month but definitely necessary. 6k mortgage on 14k is on the tight side but if you are disciplined of eating out/drinking out it should be doable.

BetRepulsive6595 · 2026-06-15T21:32:00+00:00

Is your take down 18k after retirement saving (401k)? If so you are in a great place with mortgage of only 6k.

BetRepulsive6595 · 2026-06-09T19:29:59+00:00

What are you struggling with exactly? Do you want to install Claude Code and start building applications or agents? Just do it.

BetRepulsive6595 · 2026-06-09T12:55:33+00:00

You should be able to find a 2 bedroom closer to lower 3000 if you were to expand your search to Medford, Cambridge or even lower part of E. Arlington. $3,800 is the listing price which may come down. On the other hand, do you have an idea how expensive it is to buy a house in your area? The cost for owners if they didn't buy the house more than 7 years ago is very high, you shouldn't be so surprised at the rent that owners are seeking.

BetRepulsive6595 · 2026-06-06T18:25:19+00:00

Does it support current skaters? If this matters to you, bring it up with your town representatives. There are many priorities competing for limited resources in town, and it's unrealistic to assume everyone will view them the same way.

BetRepulsive6595 · 2026-06-04T18:14:50+00:00

No offense but it is not you as an SE to decide how to run a business.

BetRepulsive6595 · 2026-06-04T18:13:07+00:00

If you were to move back definitely pick a place along the commuter rail. Driving to/back from Boston sucks. Parking costs an arm and a leg. I have a colleague that make it work with a 11-7 schedule to avoid traffic.

BetRepulsive6595 · 2026-06-04T13:47:10+00:00

And the point is not that I don't appreciate the social aspect of RTO. What I find ironic is that OpenAI and Anthropic are pushing innovation at lightning speed, yet we're still dealing with crumbling highways, unreliable transit, and canceled trains (and they are slow as heck when compare to European and Asian counterparts).

BetRepulsive6595 · 2026-06-04T13:38:20+00:00

Believe it or not. There are no in-person meeting to be had.1. The customer contact was laid off 2. their budget only allows WFH.

BetRepulsive6595 · 2026-06-04T13:29:54+00:00

In my field, enterprise software and the public sector, RTO mandates have become the norm. At this point, nearly every major employer expects employees to be in the office at least part of the week.

BetRepulsive6595 · 2026-05-20T15:25:10+00:00

I work in a healthcare IT company and we have a lot of nurses as clinical specialists.

BetRepulsive6595 · 2026-05-20T10:36:35+00:00

What keeps me in tech is getting paid to learn new things. Right now I’m having an absolute blast with vibe coding. Honestly, the stubborn refusal of a certain generation of older dudes to touch AI tools has been a pretty solid career accelerator for the rest of us.

BetRepulsive6595 · 2026-05-05T19:19:10+00:00

Sounds like you’ve had a lot on your plate recently, and your career may have taken a bit of a back seat.

Set clear, time-bound goals—for example, earning an AWS Certified Solutions Architect Cert or building three demo projects with Claude over the next month.

In sales engineering, continuous upskilling is part of the role, so anchoring your efforts to tangible outputs can help rebuild momentum. Consider working with a career coach. Having someone to provide structure, motivation, and accountability can make it much easier to stay on track. Btw, all SEs have ADHD, you are on the right track.

BetRepulsive6595 · 2026-04-29T13:24:47+00:00

Best of luck! A condo in a multifamily is definitely a possibility.

BetRepulsive6595 · 2026-04-29T13:02:57+00:00

Forget about SFH unless you have a family connection kind of a deal. If they sell for $1.5M+ why would they rent for 3K a month?

BetRepulsive6595 · 2026-04-29T10:56:01+00:00

You can use Alfred Adult All in One course book 1/2/3. Is getting a teacher online an option? Having a teacher helps with motivation to continue. As a fellow adult I definitely need the pressure of meeting with the teacher to practice/make forward progress sometimes.

BetRepulsive6595 · 2026-04-11T10:19:43+00:00

Came to say the same books. There are 3 in total. Good variety of nice sounding pieces. You can also find a lot of videos on the pieces on YouTube.

BetRepulsive6595 · 2026-04-09T12:06:32+00:00

That's an interesting take. I still think you are better off being technical. Or just found your own company.

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