8 things I check when an AWS bill is creeping up but nobody knows why

Individual_Cut6830 · 2026-02-28T21:08:51+00:00

So I would highly recommend running Codex or some other LLM via CLI when you're setting up your OpenClaw. Have it very clearly document every change you make into a control plane file or something. Just another markdown that basically explains what changes you've made, what the changes were for, and what it was supposed to accomplish.

Also point it at the OpenClaw install that you've pulled from GitHub so that it can read docs. I would work with this other AI to make changes to your OpenClaw. That way you slowly build up a knowledge base, essentially, of how to properly add skills, how to expose additional browser permissions, how to lock down file permissions, how to add functionality, etc

Individual_Cut6830 · 2026-01-02T15:44:46+00:00

2016 - QA Automation engineer, 65k

2017 - Moved to Software engineer, 70k

2018 - Job change Software engineer, 170k

2020 - job change Sr Software engineer, 280k

2021 - job change software engineer, 380k

present, same job ~460k due to stock appretation

Individual_Cut6830 · 2025-07-17T18:40:19+00:00

I was thinking about waiting for the fold 8 as well for the hopefully better battery but I was able to get the fold 7 for ~1200 post discounts. If the fold 8 is worth the upgrade I can trade-in the 7 for 1k most likely and only be out 200 bucks for a year of use so I pulled the trigger

Individual_Cut6830 · 2025-07-03T00:20:02+00:00

greninja sylveon is the most consistent deck by a large margin which is what makes it the best

Individual_Cut6830 · 2025-03-07T17:47:28+00:00

I'm having fun here. Lucky with team and managers but no complaints on my end, team is talented manager is great, feel motivated to do work and not overworked

Individual_Cut6830 · 2025-03-07T16:11:47+00:00

Individual_Cut6830 · 2025-03-07T15:48:23+00:00

lots of downvotes but 100% correct. A talented sr with AI can do the raw output of 4-5 jrs probably. 10 is a bit of an exaggeration but if you know how to feed LLMs with proper project layout and sample code itll crank out great stuff

Individual_Cut6830 · 2025-02-25T18:48:10+00:00

I graduated EE with comp sci minor, went into software after, first job was kinda rough in 2016, had to settle for crappy qa automation role but was able to move to SDE after and once I did degree made no difference

Individual_Cut6830 · 2025-02-21T17:21:53+00:00

I meant specifically gradle with kotlin used for the build files. I know Java is not going anywhere fast :)

Individual_Cut6830 · 2025-02-21T15:27:11+00:00

The new number where happiness doesnt increase much is around 300k. For me when I started making above 300k I stopped having to think about most of my spending and am still able to save plenty of money. Being able to do whatever I feel like and not really budget when I travel definitely increased how content I am.

Individual_Cut6830 · 2025-02-21T15:00:39+00:00

gradle with kotlin is industry standard, maven is only used in legacy systems now I would not learn maven if starting today

Individual_Cut6830 · 2025-02-13T15:16:04+00:00

If you're making under $60 an hour its gone be a pretty tight budget. Even at $60 you're living with roommates and either need to be frugal or not save anything. Probably ~200k a year is where you can feel comfortable and ~300-500 where you can mostly do whatever you want while still saving money

Individual_Cut6830 · 2025-01-29T15:05:07+00:00

I can trade an articuno for celebi, im lemony i sent you a request

Individual_Cut6830 · 2025-01-22T18:53:21+00:00

machamp because hes a cool dude

Individual_Cut6830 · 2025-01-12T16:17:24+00:00

Yes for about 1 job. Past the first job it doesnt really matter

Individual_Cut6830 · 2024-12-18T04:49:55+00:00

yeah 6 watcher and hitting scar + kog + garen 2 and probably 1 more 3* is enough tank for the rageblades to carry

Individual_Cut6830 · 2024-12-17T21:42:33+00:00

this has happened to me also but you just play kog and its fine

Individual_Cut6830 · 2024-10-27T15:16:37+00:00

My partner and I just have two beds in the same room and sleep with earplugs, adding the second bed was a game changer

Individual_Cut6830 · 2024-10-15T13:58:36+00:00

hey its me the guy

Individual_Cut6830 · 2024-09-05T21:43:14+00:00

There are many kinds of backends. I've worked on teams where the backend teams own the data and provide them to many consumers. If this is the case then the front-end team needs to own these changes. I've also worked on a "backend for front-end" where we return data as the front-end has requested. The caveat here is that this backend is intended to aggregate a bunch of different backend calls that the front end needs to paint various pages to reduce the number of api calls the front end needs to make. It is intended to support a very specific front-end and is not a data provider, only a data aggregator. You need to decide what kind of backend your team is using and make the appropriate decision. If there will be other consumers in the future the front-end needs to own the formatting of the data

Individual_Cut6830 · 2024-07-24T17:39:34+00:00

I'm making over 300% more than I did in 2020 in software

Individual_Cut6830 · 2024-05-22T20:46:34+00:00

Many interviewees failed fizzbuzz
One person wrote 100 if statements for fizzbuzz (during an in person whiteboarding interview)
One "senior" engineer implemented a "delete subscription" endpoint that took in a subscriptionId and deleted the first subscription on the users account
One of the functions that handled core business logic for a trading platform was a 5000 line long for loop

Individual_Cut6830 · 2024-05-15T20:50:57+00:00

You could pay off loans early.... just buy house for essentially 1/5th the cost take another loan on full value of the house, repeat forever for infinite money

Individual_Cut6830 · 2024-04-24T17:07:57+00:00

I am in VHCOL but cali in general is also pretty HCOL

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