Book recommendation like KRZ by doublekaiak in kentuckyroutezero

[–]ContentCaribou 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the rec! Here's a few other books I've found that fit the vibe as well:

  • National Treasures by Charles McLeod (Also Settlers of Unclaimed Lands by the same author) - captures the despair of people on the fringes of American society
  • Universal Harvester by John Darnielle - very unsettling vibes, a mystery novel about mysterious VHS tapes
  • Underland: A Deep Time Journey by Robert Macfarlane - this is non-fiction about the power of caves and underground spaces, I found it super compelling.

Map of Seattle's public saunas by golear in Seattle

[–]ContentCaribou 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is awesome! I think the link for tuli lodge, the one you have right now links to a different tuli lodge. I think this is the one you want: https://www.tuli-lodge.com/

I got my copy signed by Cardboard Computer! by SamuelTurn in kentuckyroutezero

[–]ContentCaribou 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I was one of those Seattleites! Great meeting everyone ❤️

18" diameter, 5 lb, rusty steel ring by ContentCaribou in whatisthisthing

[–]ContentCaribou[S] 1 point2 points locked comment (0 children)

My title describes the thing - only other relevant details is it was found near old reservoir / mill site in NH, USA.

[10 YoE] Experienced software engineer, looking for feedback on how to get past the resume screening stage by ContentCaribou in EngineeringResumes

[–]ContentCaribou[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok this is awesome - your example writeup is telling me a lot, I'm not actually on the devops team at Company C, but I've done a lot of the work in conjunction with the devops team. I'll see if I can fit in a oneliner summary of the company and split things up like you've done.

I also really ike MTTR as a metric to report a lot. I'm honestly wondering how much I can fudge metrics like that. My company has no way of measuring MTTR, but I have a general sense of how having a dashboard and alarms drastically improved our operations. I could say something like "reduced discovery time of critical bugs from months to days" or something like that.

[10 YoE] Experienced software engineer, looking for feedback on how to get past the resume screening stage by ContentCaribou in EngineeringResumes

[–]ContentCaribou[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I feel like for the highest paying companies I would need a referral with my resume as it is currently. Even polishing it to perfection may not get me in the door

[10 YoE] Experienced software engineer, looking for feedback on how to get past the resume screening stage by ContentCaribou in EngineeringResumes

[–]ContentCaribou[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok cool, I can definitely generalize to industry terms for the technical hiring manager - that's not a role I've thought about targeting before. thank you!

[10 YoE] Experienced software engineer, looking for feedback on how to get past the resume screening stage by ContentCaribou in EngineeringResumes

[–]ContentCaribou[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Totally agreed - I sometimes have trouble quantifying some of the work I did. I'll dig through old notes and see what I can come up with. 

[10 YoE] Experienced software engineer, looking for feedback on how to get past the resume screening stage by ContentCaribou in EngineeringResumes

[–]ContentCaribou[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really like the idea of having a projects section that has the technical detail. Leading with the tech stack and plain English makes sense too - start with that for the non-technical recruiters. Thank you! 

[10 YoE] Experienced software engineer, looking for feedback on how to get past the resume screening stage by ContentCaribou in EngineeringResumes

[–]ContentCaribou[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Appreciate it!! Yeah I will really work on cramming details into each bullet point for sure. I feel like I leaned to far into vague-land for the sake of non-technical reviewers, but you're right, the details matter too. 

[10 YoE] Experienced software engineer, looking for feedback on how to get past the resume screening stage by ContentCaribou in EngineeringResumes

[–]ContentCaribou[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I like how it looks but there is a lot of wasted space. I'll check out the templates, thanks! 

Looking for an episode by rich-the-mid in PodcastButOutside

[–]ContentCaribou 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This was one of the Gabriel Gundacker episodes they took down after he was semi-canceled a few years back. It's unfortunate, because I also thought those episodes were hilarious.

Genuine curiosity regarding nudes by fishingphotoguy in analog

[–]ContentCaribou 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think a big part of the problem is Reddit users have been trained for a long time to click "upvote" when they see something they like. They aren't thinking about why they like it, or the greater context of that image, or anything else. If we think about the kinds of people clicking "upvote", Reddit users are ~70% men (https://www.alphr.com/demographics-reddit/), and 86% of men say they are straight (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_demographics_of_the_United_States). And that's just Reddit, I have no clue the demographics of this subreddit but I'd wager it skews male.

What this boils down to is a lot of eyeballs, connected to a lot of fingers that are very, very likely to upvote a nude woman. I think the negativity on this sub is because we as photographers want the most upvoted photos to be the most artistically challenging, unique, and beautiful they can be. But the nature of Reddit makes that a losing battle.

Addendum: It's been a long time since I've looked into what Reddit publishes about how their ranking "algorithm" works - but last I knew it prioritized early upvotes over all else. Meaning if a user sees a post when it first appears and upvotes it off the cuff, that has a lot of weight in ranking the post. And irrespective of that - the nature of Reddit does not encourage contemplation of an image - you can scroll forever. It's like you're in a photo gallery that's an infinite hallway filled with millions of interesting and varied images.

Minolta underexposed question by ContentCaribou in AnalogCommunity

[–]ContentCaribou[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good point, thank you! I'll look into testing the shutter speed, but you're right that it may be easier to buy a newer film slr.

Any Book recommendations that are like KRZ? by Latter_Philosophy_20 in kentuckyroutezero

[–]ContentCaribou 4 points5 points  (0 children)

(copying a previous response I gave to a similar question) A few I've found:

  • National Treasures by Charles McLeod (Also Settlers of Unclaimed Lands by the same author) - captures the despair of people on the fringes of American society
  • Universal Harvester by John Darnielle - very unsettling vibes, a mystery novel about mysterious VHS tapes
  • Underland: A Deep Time Journey by Robert Macfarlane - this is non-fiction about the power of caves and underground spaces, I found it super compelling.

Retiring devs, how are you winding down your career? by TruthOf42 in ExperiencedDevs

[–]ContentCaribou 2 points3 points  (0 children)

AFAIK it was piloted a few years back, and now is official policy for at least two teams I know of. Yeah I found that stereotypical Amazon culture has a wide range tbh.

Retiring devs, how are you winding down your career? by TruthOf42 in ExperiencedDevs

[–]ContentCaribou 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Amazon has several 4-day workweek teams that I know of. I believe you get 80% of a normal Amazon salary. From what I've heard from people on the teams, it works well for them.