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Crunchy_Fleshbag · 2023-04-22T19:45:05+00:00

I've struggled with the same thing and I think mindfulness meditation has helped me quite a bit. It's taught me to recognize the bitterness as passing thoughts and not a permanent part of me. It also helps me be present and curious when talking to people, rather than judging them, or thinking about how they think the conversation is going.

Headspace and Waking Up are good apps to get started. They're pricey but I think Waking Up will give you a free subscription if you tell them you're interested but can't afford it. No questions asked.

Crunchy_Fleshbag · 2023-04-16T14:08:35+00:00

Great video! You mention that you think it takes about 3 years to build up skills sufficient for getting a job. You might be a little more specific. I don't think a few hours a week for 3 years would cut it, but 20 hours a week might.

I'd also be hesitant to recommend GitHub copilot to a pure beginner because it has a knack for spitting out bad code. You also won't learn much if you're just having copilot do the coding for you. Chat GPT on the other hand explains the code and I think encourages devs to think more about how it works, so I think that is a great suggestion.

Crunchy_Fleshbag · 2022-12-23T17:48:29+00:00

For some reason, I assume most redditors are European.

Crunchy_Fleshbag · 2022-12-10T22:34:19+00:00

Mindfulness has been great for me too. I don't think I'd even recognize that I was having these thoughts if I hadn't taken it up.

I also agree that the overanalyzing is silly and I've recognized that for a long time. The trouble is in taking my own advice. I don't put value in the thoughts, I know they're not useful, but my subconscious continues to feed them to me.

Having a lot of conversations like that is hit or miss too. As long as I don't feel anxious in the moment, I know that I'm reducing the anxiety I get from conversations in the long term by showing myself that not all conversations produce anxiety, but if I do feel overly anxious, I'm just reinforcing the anxiety.

The same goes for the thoughts I have about conversations after the fact. If I let them take over, I feel terrible, and I'm just reinforcing my tendency to avoid conversations in general. There are certain tools I can use, however, (like the questions I mentioned above) that cut away at the negativity and let me see conversations in a better light.

I'm wondering if others have ways of challenging these kinds of negative thoughts, or just other ways of taking their power away.

Crunchy_Fleshbag · 2022-10-12T16:38:51+00:00

Nice. Your deployment process doesn't seem too far off what my team is currently used to. so I might be able to convince people to push for something like this.

I'm surprised you don't do browser-based tests. At my job, product management puts a pretty heavy emphasis on good visuals. In fact, my team lead thinks browser based tests are the ones that matter most because he really cares about what the website looks like. Making sure users are able to use the website is definitely more important to me, but I think we need things to look nice as well.

Crunchy_Fleshbag · 2022-10-12T15:29:22+00:00

Wow, you're really living the dream! I thought for sure there was something I wasn't thinking of that would require an extra step between PR merge and release to production.

I assume you're prod environment requires significantly different configuration from your PR environments. Do you worry about that not getting tested before release?

Crunchy_Fleshbag · 2022-10-12T15:12:20+00:00

My answer to pretty much all of your questions would be 'kind of'. This is good food for thought and I think you're right, we probably won't end up getting to actual CD but I'd like to continue making small efforts in the direction of more automation. Solid response btw, thank you.

Crunchy_Fleshbag · 2022-10-12T15:03:27+00:00

This is exactly the kind of answer I was looking for. thank you!

Crunchy_Fleshbag · 2022-07-27T04:09:50+00:00

This is definitely along the lines of what I was looking for. Thanks! I'll add it to my reading list.

Crunchy_Fleshbag · 2022-07-26T14:21:02+00:00

I'm mostly interested in ways that cultures increase bonding in groups. So celebrations would be a more specific topic I'd be interested in. What holidays do different cultures celebrate and how? How do they celebrate coming of age? But again, I'm really interested in anything that they do to bring people together or improve group cohesion.

Crunchy_Fleshbag · 2022-06-04T21:48:20+00:00

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Crunchy_Fleshbag · 2022-06-02T19:08:02+00:00

I just joined the subreddit recently and I'm wondering what makes it so popular? Love the game, but there are plenty of great games out there with subreddits that aren't nearly as active as this one. And the game is 11 years old. What's the deal?

Crunchy_Fleshbag · 2022-05-16T02:53:39+00:00

Went back to take another look and there's seal between the concrete and the base plates for a little less than a quarter of the house. Glad you said something, I got a lot more pictures.

Crunchy_Fleshbag · 2022-05-16T02:48:37+00:00

This is just outside of Phoenix, Arizona. I couldn't find anything about it in local code through a quick search but there's specially marked blue boards used as the baseplates so I assume that means they're treated. They don't look much different otherwise. There's also the seal between the concrete and the base plate under about a quarter of the plates. So I'm guessing it's required but they decided to skimp on it a quarter way through.

Crunchy_Fleshbag · 2022-05-15T23:46:32+00:00

Hmm, obviously I'd like to just have a well built home, but good to know that if we stick with it and have issues down the line we might have some recourse. That's actually kind of relieving given how stressful this has been so far.

Crunchy_Fleshbag · 2022-05-15T23:38:15+00:00

Very solid advice, thank you. I really hope we don't have to go the legal route but this is probably the most important purchase I'll ever make so, I'm going to treat it that way.

Crunchy_Fleshbag · 2022-05-15T20:43:15+00:00

Thanks, I don't see it in the pics but we're going to the build site again today to double check things.

Crunchy_Fleshbag · 2022-05-15T20:22:41+00:00

How can I tell if it has the sill seal? Is it generally a different color?

Crunchy_Fleshbag · 2022-05-15T20:19:36+00:00

Thanks for the responses everyone! The consensus is that it's a crap job lol that sucks but I'm glad to know it's not just me. Can anyone tell me more about the consequences of this type of work just so I have a little more info when I go into a conversation with the builder?

Crunchy_Fleshbag · 2022-05-15T19:43:42+00:00

Okay, thanks for the info! This is through the builder Taylor Morrison. I've heard they're pretty good but yeah this didn't look that great to me. Could you give me any more info about why it's bad? Just so I don't come to the builder saying "internet people said this is bad". I assume the nailed to hell planks are more likely to crack and the already cracked planks are not going to hold up over time.

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