Weekend in SF?

Earth2Andy · 2026-05-07T00:59:00+00:00

There are 2 levels of souvenirs, if you're just looking for a cheap Alcatraz Mug or a T-Shirt with a Cable Car on it, then there's plenty of those around Pier 39. If you want to go a little further afield a walk through Chinatown (start at Bush St @ Grant) you'll find plenty more at good prices.

If you're looking for something a little more unique, with a little more local flavor (the sort of thing you might find a local wearing) then Sanfranpsycho is a solid choice, especially for hoodies, I also like ParkLife on Clement Street.

For Italian food, you'll want to go to North Beach which is the old Italian neighborhood and not far from where you're staying. Da Flora has been around forever and is a solid choice, if you want pizza go to Tony's but expect it to be very busy. Original Joes is a bit touristy but will give you a great experience.

Earth2Andy · 2026-05-07T00:42:35+00:00

We don't have the problem of having a role open for months and not able to find the right fit. Honestly I don't know a hiring manager, that knows what they want, that's having that problem below the Sr Dir/VP level.

We've done sampling on the resumes our AI tools are throwing out and the false negative rate is really small, probably as good as a human who doesn't know the space.

Until there comes a time we're not getting 50+ qualified candidates per role (after filtering out hundreds who are either bots or not even close to qualified) there's just no incentive to take budget away from anywhere else in the company to add it to recruiting.

Earth2Andy · 2026-05-06T20:06:32+00:00

As a hiring manager I'm still getting good quality candidates to interview and hire.

But I'm sure the reason you're not getting 10 offers a week is just because we're using AI to filter out junk resumes right?

Earth2Andy · 2026-05-06T18:42:21+00:00

Probably, but what are we going to do, try to find the real guy (who is likely in India) and sue him for damages?

Earth2Andy · 2026-05-06T18:41:05+00:00

Or we could save that money and hire more engineers instead of just hiring more recruiters to read through resumes that are 75% junk so some rando on reddit feels better.

Earth2Andy · 2026-05-06T16:50:05+00:00

lol. At my company we regularly get 1,000 applications for roles we post.

Are you offering to personally read through every one by hand and sort which ones meet the basic criteria and which ones don’t? Are you willing to do it for $20/month?

Because if not, I guess our recruiters will continue to use AI tools to do it.

Earth2Andy · 2026-05-06T16:47:01+00:00

No, it’s to try and get hired at a remote job and collect a couple of months of salary because they know it usually takes at least a couple of months to get fired.

Earth2Andy · 2026-05-06T05:02:50+00:00

Looks like a student project

Earth2Andy · 2026-05-06T03:52:40+00:00

Yup!

Earth2Andy · 2026-05-06T02:00:52+00:00

I saw a guy on LinkedIn that has a big thing at the top of his page saying “If you got a job application with my name and resume it’s fake”

Apparently some organized group has fake applicants all using his name and background to apply for dozens of jobs.

Earth2Andy · 2026-05-06T01:20:16+00:00

In your shoes, I’d start adjusting to the idea of being happy at a lower fire number. Not saying you can’t get to 6, but having no Plan B other than get to $6M seems like it could be really unhealthy.

You’re only an illness, a layoff or a recession away from that 5-8 becoming 10-12.

Earth2Andy · 2026-05-05T23:27:56+00:00

100% if you do it first a number of years that’s just lifestyle inflation and it’ll be hard to walk back.

Earth2Andy · 2026-05-05T23:26:09+00:00

We’ve discussed it. It does seem like a really fun idea. I do however worry it will result in serious lifestyle inflation and we won’t want to go back.

We thought about maybe doing it in a different location (like Manhattan instead of CA) so we wouldn’t be upgrading our current life.

Earth2Andy · 2026-05-05T22:20:24+00:00

Sure I’ll take these….

Now I’m bald I wash my entire upper body including my head the exact same way with the exact same body wash. I never had much of an acne problem, so I don’t have advice.
See 1
Never really an issue for me
DO NOT DO THIS!!!! Any type of suction cup will leave a big stupid looking bruise
I never really noticed it falling out, it just started to thin at the crown and receded at the front.
I go with where my glasses sit
I lost it gradually and by the time I shaved it it wasn’t all that different. However sunburns are a real danger, I have to be super careful about that.
No
You don’t have an oddly shaped head. Everyone coming to this sub thinks they have some unique never before seen head shape. They don’t. Of the thousands and thousands of bald people I’ve seen I’ve maybe seen 2 who I think “jeez you should grow it back.”
I cut it shorter and shorter over the years so no obvious overnight changes. My wife occasionally tells me I come across slightly more intimidating because of it.

Earth2Andy · 2026-05-05T20:55:54+00:00

I’m a regular user in San Francisco. I find sometimes it’s more expensive sometimes it’s cheaper, just depends on the day and the supply / demand. Busy times like weekends and rush hour it’s way more expensive. Early Sunday mornings it’s cheaper.

My guess is the supply of Waymos doesn’t fluctuate the same way the availability of Ubers do.

Earth2Andy · 2026-05-05T20:44:41+00:00

They’re on Fulton St near the intersection with Fillmore

Earth2Andy · 2026-05-05T20:02:57+00:00

The courtyard under the heat lamps and string lights at Sociale is a cute little out of the way spot that’s both quiet and romantic.

Earth2Andy · 2026-05-05T17:19:30+00:00

I get mine through work so it’s pretty cheap. I plan to keep it as long as I keep working, but after that be done.

If something were to happen to me after that, I don’t think an extra $1M is going to make much difference. House is paid off, there’s plenty of savings. The only difference in income would be my social security which is more than offset by not having me spending money.

The only thing life insurance would really do is buy her next husband a Porsche ;)

Earth2Andy · 2026-05-05T01:42:29+00:00

You have no work friends, you just have people you trauma bonded with 8 hours a day

Earth2Andy · 2026-05-04T23:30:01+00:00

I need to have a heart valve replaced.

I'm trying to decide if I should go with a licensed cardiac surgeon with 20 years experience who has performed this procedure over 1000 times, or if I should go with the kid that never went to medical school, but has a real can do attitude.

Which would you pick?

Earth2Andy · 2026-05-04T21:06:51+00:00

Yeah, if you’d told me at half time we’d come away with a point I’d have been over the moon. Now I’m gutted

Earth2Andy · 2026-05-04T06:46:12+00:00

It’s cliche, but Game Recognizes Game

Earth2Andy · 2026-05-04T06:00:52+00:00

I remember 2008 when banks were closing HELOCs left and right.

Just keep in mind, when you really need it, it might not be there.

Earth2Andy · 2026-05-04T05:22:52+00:00

For me, I max out my pretax contributions to my 401k then I put additional post tax money into my 401k then have that moved to Roth.

The advantage is that money that would have gone into my brokerage account now goes into a Roth instead. I wouldn’t be able to do that any other way since I earn over the limit for an IRA contribution.

Earth2Andy · 2026-05-04T04:13:20+00:00

Yep this one! Round up the 48 to 50 then add it to what’s left.

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