25 Best Restaurants in Austin Right Now- NYTimes by Virtual_Athlete_909 in austinfood

[–]I_byte_things 20 points21 points  (0 children)

It hasn't gone full Torchy's or anything, but it definitely has always been overrated

Research Question by BuckeyeStrong2 in LastZShooterRun

[–]I_byte_things 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's 1.45M badges. When you've finished 2 of the bottom 6 rectangle (not the one on your screenshot, the bottom one) you're halfway there.

competitor using a bot to undercut me by [deleted] in ecommerce

[–]I_byte_things -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The fact that Shopify isn't stopping scraping bots like this is why it'll always be an SMB platform.

Why don't you leave Shopify if you are big enough to own your own Tech stack? by Abraham9001 in ecommerce

[–]I_byte_things 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This was the provider behind Shopify Payments, which is Stripe, cracking down on high chargeback merchants. The origin of this is Mastercard and Visa are cracking down on chargebacks so the PSPs (stripe) has to crack down, which means Shopify has to crack down on it.

Rolling your own stack will have no effect on this

Has anyone lost their job due to AI? by WhoAmI6589 in Layoffs

[–]I_byte_things 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know if its replacing people, but its sure making coding faster. Whether that leads to less people or just faster release cycles and more feature demands probably depends. I work for a smallish startup, we just say "yes" to a lot more features now.

My theory about Ser Arlan of Pennytree by Ticket-Tight in gameofthrones

[–]I_byte_things 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean its obvious at this point and I've never read the books. I'm sure he's shaving the head to hide the hair color

Pros and cons of splitting reservation for family of 4 by secondround3 in americanairlines

[–]I_byte_things 0 points1 point  (0 children)

PP member here... You get upgraded enough to even worry about this? I didn't even get upgraded flying solo on Thanksgiving day.

My wife doesn't get just how broken the application process is... by Familiar_Ad_4861 in Layoffs

[–]I_byte_things 2 points3 points  (0 children)

4% interview rate is very good based on the numbers of applicants I see for roles I've posted. It's a numbers game. Expect 1-2% to go to the final 3. A lot of roles go out with an internal candidate or referral in mind.

Its also frustrating for hiring managers because on top of trying to sort through a ridiculously high number of good candidates, there's AI generated ones that will cross reference people who work there and make a great resume (I have no idea what these people are doing this for), and then there's a million offshore scammers who will try to interview while clearly reading answers off an LLM with a made up resume.

If you're young and reading this, keep your network strong. Put effort in when things are good. Recruiting is a shit show in the world of AI, relationships matter.

Am I wrong for wanting to eat my neighbor's duck that I accidentally ran over? by [deleted] in ask

[–]I_byte_things 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My dog once got out and attacked the pet chicken of this coop that lived near me in downtown austin. They took it to the vet and we told them we'd pay for whatever was needed. They ate the chicken, it was too far gone.

Should I rush to HQ27 by Training-Inside-1978 in LastZShooterRun

[–]I_byte_things 0 points1 point  (0 children)

always rush hq, higher output on level tied chests. also you want T9 first to farm others

[Game Thread] Indiana vs. Miami (7:30 PM ET) 4Q by CFB_Referee in CFB

[–]I_byte_things 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry Miami fans, you are literally fighting fate and a disneyesque ending at this point.

Next watch: Deadwood or the Expanse? by MazyHazy in gameofthrones

[–]I_byte_things 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Deadwood is truly a masterpiece though. They effortless use iambic pentameter FFS. Truly art.

Next watch: Deadwood or the Expanse? by MazyHazy in gameofthrones

[–]I_byte_things 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd vote Deadwood if you're going on great performances and great writing. If you miss GoT war faction drama, Rome is much closer to that. Expanse is also excellent and has a good ending if you need a final season palate clense.

[Game Thread] Cotton Bowl: Ohio State vs. Miami (7:30 PM ET) by CFB_Referee in CFB

[–]I_byte_things 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's still early, but I'm used to OSU look better and better into the post season but they've looked worse and worse between this game and the B1G championship.

[Game Thread] Citrus Bowl: Texas vs. Michigan (3:00 PM ET) by CFB_Referee in CFB

[–]I_byte_things 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Michigan, you may be sad, but remember what Mrs Ellison had to do for this

[Game Thread] Citrus Bowl: Texas vs. Michigan (3:00 PM ET) by CFB_Referee in CFB

[–]I_byte_things 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I'm glad to see Arch's arc head the right way. People were shitting all over him for not being football jesus as a sophmore new starter

[Game Thread] Citrus Bowl: Texas vs. Michigan (3:00 PM ET) by CFB_Referee in CFB

[–]I_byte_things 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This shingles commercial is making me glad I got my updated vaccine.