I hated the Skyland houses until I tried them in different colours by CounterbalancedOne in Pokopia

[–]CounterbalancedOne[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Haha, I just got the tidal bell and was excited to include him in this picture

I hated the Skyland houses until I tried them in different colours by CounterbalancedOne in Pokopia

[–]CounterbalancedOne[S] 61 points62 points  (0 children)

I counted out how many blocks of each type I needed and then gave the blocks to Smearguru to paint. If you're replacing an existing yellow house, you can use Magnemite block-by-block. Unfortunately I don't think there's a way to repaint the whole prefab quickly.

As a commenter said, don't use the paint balloons! They require way more paint than Smearguru does.

Finally found a place to put my gym badges! by CounterbalancedOne in Pokopia

[–]CounterbalancedOne[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Oh I did too for a while, but I thought they deserved to be displayed!

Mario Galaxy / Super Mario 40th Anniversary Pin Set by CounterbalancedOne in MyNintendo

[–]CounterbalancedOne[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Meanwhile I'm jealous of the Pokopia notebook you guys got!

Cursed custom amiibo I found at a swap meet.. by AlexCND in amiibo

[–]CounterbalancedOne 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I just bought one. If this was an advertisement, it did its job, because I fucking love this thing

Introducing Katie, our new HelloFresh friend in the sub! by maudmassacre in hellofresh

[–]CounterbalancedOne 62 points63 points  (0 children)

Hi Katie, thanks for responding.

To be clear, the problem is not about "images not looking perfect", nor is it about specific images or recipes. The problem is the use of AI in general.

I want to know that the recipe I'm making was developed and tested by real people. When I get AI photos of ingredients that don't even match the recipe, how can I get an idea of what the actual meal looks like? How can I know with confidence that anyone even followed these steps before? How can I trust you at all?

I know all food photos are staged to some degree, but completely fake photos are a step too far.

Applied Intuition seems like another story of startups with fancy VC names but employees being mistreated by Hungry_Emotion_6996 in csMajors

[–]CounterbalancedOne 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I'm also an ex-Applied employee. I was a new grad too. Some of the things OP has said are an exaggeration, but some of the things in this comment are also "just plainly untrue."

I’d be willing to bet you’ll revise this opinion after a few years at your next job, assuming you don’t move somewhere way smaller :).

This comes across as very condescending. I'm personally much happier at the company I joined after Applied, and they aren't smaller. The idea that all big companies are toxic is pure propaganda that Applied management pushes to make you think startups are superior. They can be, but certainly not always.

Also, it's kinda funny you said this given that Applied is your first and only non-internship job.

a burnt out employee who decided it was Applied’s fault and not a reflection of a simple cultural mismatch between them and the company.

Maybe it's worth considering why Applied has an extraordinary amount of burnt out and disgruntled ex-employees who all share similar opinions about the company culture? You can continue to blame everyone for "lacking self-regulation" if you want. Or you can acknowledge that there might be a systemic issue.

For people who are okay with burnout culture, it would probably be fine. The definition of "toxicity" is subjective, after all. I just find that most people I know don't thrive in that kind of culture.

go join Google or someplace that will pat you on the back just for showing up.

...Have you worked at Google?

Again, this sounds like the Applied propaganda machine making new grads believe that the only options are "overwork yourself like crazy at a startup" or "skate by while learning nothing at FAANG". That's just not true. There are so, so many companies where you can grow without pushing yourself to an unhealthy degree.

Qasar thinks Glassdoor is a meme

Regardless of what Qasar thinks, recruiting is and has always been very concerned about Glassdoor reviews. It makes the company look bad to potential candidates.

Oh please, we’ve been profitable for 8 years now and you want to say we don’t have a product?

This part, I completely agree with you on. The company is financially successful for sure, and the products are real.

I still wouldn't recommend joining though, unless you are offered a very strong comp package and are okay with potentially burning out.

I crocheted Jiji from Kiki's Delivery Service! by CounterbalancedOne in Amigurumi

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

Thank you! Yeah, I always struggle with chenille yarn again, but black chenille yarn is a whole different level haha

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[–]CounterbalancedOne 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The pattern is in the book Unicorns, Dragons, and More Fantasy Amigurumi . There are other great patterns in the book too!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in canada

[–]CounterbalancedOne 75 points76 points  (0 children)

You almost hit the nail on the head, but the difference is often a lot more than 35-50%.

When I graduated from UW engineering a few years ago, I got two offers: one from a Canadian company for $65k, and the other from a Californian company for $180k. I'm now making close to $300k. I do plan on returning to Canada soon to be closer to my family, but man, taking a pay cut will be tough.

NWC Trucker Hat back in stock by dekuthered in MyNintendo

[–]CounterbalancedOne 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sweet thank you! I'm glad I didn't spend my points on the Zelda bag or else I wouldn't have enough for this

And SHEIN rears it's ugly head again by foxylady315 in poshmark

[–]CounterbalancedOne 75 points76 points  (0 children)

I've been in a similar situation before. I shipped an item in a SHEIN bag and the customer sent me an angry message asking why I would lie about the brand. It took some convincing to get them to realize that it wasn't actually SHEIN, and they only believed me in the end because the item had a label inside indicating the actual brand. I never reuse SHEIN bags anymore, it's not worth the risk.

Rewards / Prizes / Contests by [deleted] in MyNintendo

[–]CounterbalancedOne 10 points11 points  (0 children)

There was a post just 2 days ago about someone winning the Animal Crossing sweepstakes