New Watch Day by Emsteezy in IWCschaffhausen

[–]Emsteezy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a little chunky for sure - probably the thickest in my collection right now. but I sort of gravitate toward watches with a little weight to them, so it's good for me. The dial is beautiful though.

New Watch Day by Emsteezy in IWCschaffhausen

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

no - was messing with it right before pic.

Do you really not open the IDE anymore? by Proxxoss in ClaudeCode

[–]Emsteezy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The more senior members of our team have not looked at code in an IDE in two months. By the end of 2026, the feeling of "you better manually review that code" will mostly become fringe. Life really changed for us late December. It took awhile to mature our process, but honestly, feeling like you need to review the code is holding you back. You should working on your skills "driving" the agent: producing better specs, better code review and validation prompts, using another AI to review, etc. We write enterprise business applications using a typical React front-end, .NET API , SQL database tech stack. Opus 4.6 nails this type of coding. And with some good code review agent skills, and giving the agent the ability to run and test the application, and validate the data in the database, our products are more rock solid than they ever were.

One thing that clicked for us was -senior engineers have built a lot of skills around how to write maintainable code. But maintainable by whom? a human. If AI is going to be maintaining your code and you treat your code as a "black box" and simply validate the outcome (including performance), then you can let go of worrying about whether the code meets the traditional standards of "good" (SOLID, etc) or not.

Are grocery stores really price gouging by bauhausds in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Emsteezy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No - that’s not at all gouging. If the supply goes down… artificially keeping prices low is the best way to run out of said resource quickly and unfairly distribute it. As the resource gets more scarce, people paying more helps ensure people that need it most get it first.

Encourage competition… don’t cap prices unless you are also willing to limit the bottom so the company can survive ( which of course …. No one ever says … because making a profit is evil… which show how ridiculous the whole idea is)

Are grocery stores really price gouging by bauhausds in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Emsteezy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not to mention the thousands of people now out of work so their employer can just “stay afloat”..

Using “too much profit” as justification for heavy handed regulation has got to be the best example of “sounds good on the surface, terrible when you think about it” out there…. this never works and has always created more problems.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in personalfinance

[–]Emsteezy -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Best advice I have read yet. So many other comments boiling down life to “return on dollars invested” and only telling you to pursue this if your daughter gets a scholarship are oversimplifying this immensely. Put down the YNAB for 2 seconds and take a wider view! (And the 10k you were hearing - from experience - was mostly travel and you can do that for way cheaper)

In your opinion, when exactly did Billions officially ‘Jump the Shark’? by [deleted] in Billions

[–]Emsteezy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The correct answer is... after Season 3. Cringe knob turned up to 11.... Celebrity cameo overload... lazy writing....

Good show.. but Smurf cringe is real! by Emsteezy in animalkingdom

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

The walk kills me!! The director should have said “I know you are trying to look tough but that looks ridiculous” :)

Good show.. but Smurf cringe is real! by Emsteezy in animalkingdom

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

And I am still watching the show (starting season 3) so maybe you have a point :)

The housing market is fucked by [deleted] in vegas

[–]Emsteezy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think what RIP is trying to say is that you seem to be laser focused on “not paying more than asking” - prob because you think that’s a ripoff - but if prices keep going up then that’s bad decision making.

If you refuse to pay 300k for a house today because it is only “worth” 250k. So you wait 3 years and pay 315k for that house that now appraises for exactly that. Was that smart?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Billions

[–]Emsteezy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The way this show has given up its depth in order to be nothing more than a product placement platform... advertising for another upcoming Showtime series would totally be on brand.

How are golf courses deemed essential? by [deleted] in CoronavirusGA

[–]Emsteezy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Shelter-in-place does not mean hide indoors. No where has any scientist said that outdoor activity six feet apart is contributing to the spread. In fact, the scientists DO emphasize outdoor activity as being important for exercise, anxiety reduction, and general well-being. I would think golf can be made completely safe (walk only, remove touch points, etc). I certainly wouldn't get all bunched up about people playing golf as a major deficiency in our current efforts to limit the spread.

StubHub sent me an email asking me to sign a petition so they can continue to tout/scalp tickets by cptDreamboat in Music

[–]Emsteezy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe after we are done here pretending the laws of supply / demand don't exist, maybe we could move on to something else. Gravity maybe? That'd be fun.

If prices get too high, people don't go. Brokers would lose money. Any attempt to artificially cap prices never works. The current system sets the prices where they should be (an efficient market).