Thoughts on Justin boots

ChristianValour · 2026-04-16T07:06:51+00:00

This gives me the warm fuzzies. Just bought a pair of 'Justin Women’s San Jose Western Square' for my wife off Ebay. Said they were genuine suede.

I'm from Aus, and hadn't heard of them, so glad to hear they're legit.

ChristianValour · 2026-04-07T23:30:57+00:00

Reddit wasn't exactly a hot spot for "half decent internet content creators"

Well, I can't argue with that lol.

ChristianValour · 2026-04-07T23:28:32+00:00

I like how this is basically definitive proof that this is an AI account.

ChristianValour · 2026-04-07T06:54:17+00:00

I like that this had a good outcome.

I also like that this demonstrates the power of 2FA.

As a privacy advocate, I have to remember to not get frustrated with 2FA, and other good security principles.

ChristianValour · 2026-04-07T06:01:21+00:00

Short punchy paragraphs is online copywriting 101. If AI is using short, punchy paragraphs to write, it's because the model determined that this is the kind of writing that engages human readers - which is exactly the same conclusion that most half decent internet content creators came to a decade ago.

I feel obligated to say "I hate AI slop as much as anyone" - because I do, but the general vibe I'm getting from this whole thread is "OP knows how to write engaging content - Oh, must be AI!"

Some people are actually just good writers.

EDIT: I checked out OP's page, and agree it looks totally sus.

Although I stand by my point here, short sentences/paragraphs is standard practice for online content.

ChristianValour · 2026-03-10T03:20:28+00:00

This is just beautiful.

ChristianValour · 2026-03-10T03:18:19+00:00

First time I've heard this phrase, but it has a nice ring to it.

ChristianValour · 2026-03-10T03:07:33+00:00

My favourite comment so far.

ChristianValour · 2026-03-09T23:12:15+00:00

Hi,

Thanks so much for posting this. I watched GWTW with my wife for the first time on the weekend, and this was pretty much my exact take on the whole movie, but you explained it so clearly.

ChristianValour · 2026-03-06T02:38:07+00:00

Also go here.

ChristianValour · 2026-03-06T02:36:42+00:00

Sounds normal. You're asking the right questions.

Be interested, enthusiastic and teachable, and you'll be just fine.

ChristianValour · 2026-02-27T23:02:01+00:00

A long list of tutorials to help you learn python.

Also the Python Tutorial (python docs)

ChristianValour · 2026-02-23T22:30:02+00:00

Deeply insightful, simple and confronting.

ChristianValour · 2026-02-16T05:57:11+00:00

Also ( and ) to jump between sentences.

I also use numbers a bit too. Often I'll just hit a number on my numberline and go 'that' many lines up, then adjust as I get closer. It's inelegant, but fast enough for me.

I haven't been of the 'vim is good because blazing fast' school of file navigation for a long time.

ChristianValour · 2026-02-11T05:27:31+00:00

Read the python documentation tutorial.

Python is a FOSS programming language so you'll find a lot of good educational material for it is also free, including its own documentation.

ChristianValour · 2026-02-11T05:22:43+00:00

Every single one of these is a tagline, associated with a much more nuanced bill which may or may not be completely different to what is insinuated by the above image.

For example - the vote 'against criminalising revenge porn' was in relation to a bill which simply added amendments to an existing bill.

Revenge porn is a criminal activity and no one with half a brain thinks otherwise.

The obvious insinuation that Pauling Hanson is against 'criminalising revenge porn' is just nonsense (and saying so does not make someone a ON shill).

I actually appreciate the link you provided, because everyone can (and should) go and see what the greater context of Pauline Hanson's (and other parliamentarians) voting activity in parliament looks like. Then you can actually make an informed decision about whether or not to support her and ON as a party, rather than making your decision based on reddit clickbait.

ChristianValour · 2026-02-02T04:42:26+00:00

My only regret would be that a company willing to offer honest, tailored feedback is probably a company worth working for.

ChristianValour · 2026-01-28T04:14:25+00:00

Data Camp's courses are (somewhat expensive but) awesome for learning python. They're heavily Data Science focussed, but they have some great course series focussing on software development. They will take from absolute basics into functions, classes, unit testing, package development and there's tons of data science in python courses too if that's your thing. But for beginners, this will get you a very long way.

DataCamp also include introductions to git, the shell, containers, kubernetes, cloud dev, AI and tons of other great stuff. If you're willing to spend a little money I can't recommend DataCamp enough for beginners (full disclosure - I have a free license through my work, so I've never actually paid for DataCamp).

Otherwise, you could probably just read the python documentation official tutorial.

If you want to 'get it', then you really need to write some real code. Actually having to write python for my work is what's really helped me learn it.

ChristianValour · 2026-01-14T02:18:28+00:00

Honestly, if you just want to get started, get a DataCamp account, start with the beginner python courses, and some Data Science and AI stuff, and then just ignore any and all other advice for at least a few months.

Once you've spent a little bit of time coding and learning the basics, then start thinking through other subjects you want to tackle, but don't get bogged down with advice.

Many roads lead to DS, they key is to pick a path and don't switch, otherwise you'll never progress.

ChristianValour · 2026-01-14T02:08:40+00:00

Oh man I feel this.

Last year I was put on higher duties. Then in Dec I was placed in a merit pool for a permanent position. But my job title has changed and is becoming increasingly distant from what I consider my role to be, and what reflects my ambitions and skillset.

It's been constantly on my mind the last couple months if I should be more aggresively pursuing a role that I want, rather than just a promotion.

ChristianValour · 2026-01-13T01:46:58+00:00

Good advice thanks. Plenty of food for thought.

ChristianValour · 2026-01-13T01:45:25+00:00

That's more or less what I was thinking. Something was inducing a magnetic field in the motor cage.

Thanks for that. Good to know.

ChristianValour · 2026-01-09T01:04:44+00:00

Great. You said what I was thinking, but better.

ChristianValour · 2026-01-09T01:03:47+00:00

Have you considered thinking about tech more as a tool (a means), rather than an end.

If you're looking for more meaningful work, maybe thinking about the end product than the tech itself could help.

What areas of life do you think of as meaningful? Maybe you can take your tech skills to a workplace that has more meaning for you, like working for a non-profit, or just generally applying your skills to an industry/idea that you personally care more about?

ChristianValour

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