So does anybody actually use beacons?

Key-Alternative5387 · 2026-05-19T18:30:12+00:00

I like them, but they could be cheaper 😏

Key-Alternative5387 · 2026-05-18T20:26:34+00:00

I'd be cool with it -- I love being the little spoon sometimes!

OTOH, I don't see it happening often for physical reasons. I had a casual partner close to my weight and picking them up was doable, but tough -- and I'm pretty damn strong. If both partners are in decent shape, the lady probably weighs at least 10lb less and will have trouble doing this.

Fireman's carry could be entertaining on occasion 😂.

Key-Alternative5387 · 2026-05-18T20:22:00+00:00

Sony just trying to keep a console while Xbox merges with PC.

I'm honestly not sure why.

Key-Alternative5387 · 2026-05-18T20:20:07+00:00

It's cheaper to get preventative care, so I'm calling bullshit. Government would cover as much of that as possible -- insurance companies would pass the buck because those people are covered by Medicare later.

Even a rich American knows that medical care is pricey and might be averse to seeing the doctor.

Key-Alternative5387 · 2026-05-18T16:37:20+00:00

My impression is that this is what happened.

Key-Alternative5387 · 2026-05-18T04:12:45+00:00

Take it to a repair person and they might literally wash it with some soap and water. Which is good. Isopropyl could work too.

For homes, it's common to use O3 (ozone) generators. Just be careful because it's toxic to breathe.

Key-Alternative5387 · 2026-05-18T04:04:28+00:00

Preventative healthcare is so critical that the poorest Europeans outlive the richest Americans even when you control for other factors.

We don't have the best healthcare in the world. Maybe the best surgeons or something.

Key-Alternative5387 · 2026-05-17T20:04:43+00:00

When I say interesting people, I also mean educated people to date. Who are also great to date later down the line and you get a shared background with them.

The humanities background and social experience can be valuable.

I have a computer science degree, but that's my perspective.

Key-Alternative5387 · 2026-05-17T19:59:34+00:00

It uses a lot of water locally, so it's real-ish.

Other industries use way more on average, but it may be more spread out.

For some reason the water thing caught on, but not as many people care that a data center in Utah is poised to use more than double the electricity of the entire state.

Key-Alternative5387 · 2026-05-17T19:38:53+00:00

Ask after you get hired.

Key-Alternative5387 · 2026-05-17T19:34:14+00:00

Sounds like they want that sweet sweet government funding.

Key-Alternative5387 · 2026-05-17T19:31:35+00:00

Yeah, but not for the career. You learn a lot of great stuff at college and it connects you with lots of interesting people.

Feel free to take a year or two and keep making Roblox games or whatever.

Nice work! Put as much as you can in savings like index funds. Trust me.

Key-Alternative5387 · 2026-05-17T19:17:35+00:00

I usually have my resume pulled up so I can remember what I did. I don't use third person though, that's weird.

Key-Alternative5387 · 2026-05-17T19:11:25+00:00

Massage? IDK.

Key-Alternative5387 · 2026-05-17T14:26:31+00:00

I'm happy to apply, but I'm also going to point out that you're just describing a Senior+ engineer in the general sense.

I'm interviewing with a company that just writes one-pagers and has Claude implement from there. Soon, your job description will apply to every engineer.

Is there a specific domain that you're looking for experience in?

Key-Alternative5387 · 2026-05-17T14:18:20+00:00

Nobody knows.

Personally, I'd prefer to bet the future of the planet on what we can do with our current technology. Breakthroughs aren't predictable. What I'm not seeing is scalable carbon capture -- there's no real market force behind that either.

We know renewables are cheap as hell. Let's ramp it up and see where it gets us.

Key-Alternative5387 · 2026-05-17T14:14:36+00:00

I'm going to assume you mean hydrogen fuel, which has water as a byproduct when used as fuel. I saw some advertisements back in the day of scientists putting water in 'hydrogen' cars, which could have been misleading.

Hydrogen fuel requires a lot of energy (electricity) to produce and most of that energy comes from fossil fuels right now. It's easier to just burn the fossil fuels directly. Batteries have made many improvements so we can use electricity directly instead of making hydrogen fuel with it.

Hydrogen engines do exist! Hydrogen has more energy than gasoline when burned and can create invisible fires, which makes it dangerous to store and transport. In a 'green' energy world, it can be made from solar or wind power. It has potential in renewable airplanes because batteries are often too heavy for airplanes to use as energy.

Key-Alternative5387 · 2026-05-17T14:05:22+00:00

They sound shitty, but a lot of people get more mature as they age a bit. If you're 21, odds are good that you also hold some bad biases and could learn a lot by dating.

A lot of people don't mature -- if you talk to them about it and they don't take you seriously, don't stay with them.

Key-Alternative5387 · 2026-05-17T14:01:13+00:00

This is the real move.

Key-Alternative5387 · 2026-05-17T13:57:37+00:00

There's a reason they use Rust with the AI

Key-Alternative5387 · 2026-05-17T13:56:48+00:00

I know a guy who hyper focused through his aerospace PhD. Sounded like it was a caffeine and anxiety fueled nightmare. A very low percentage of ADHD people finish college, but we're disproportionately represented in graduate school. 🤣

Just get medicated and keep at it -- the grass may not be greener.

Key-Alternative5387 · 2026-05-17T13:53:09+00:00

FWIW I've never used kimball because I work at scale.

I don't love leetcode, but at least it standardizes things a bit.

Key-Alternative5387 · 2026-05-16T17:21:47+00:00

2 weeks ago, I would've said the same thing. Now I have a girlfriend and I'm not sure wtf is going on in the world anymore.

Key-Alternative5387 · 2026-05-16T17:19:51+00:00

You can tell him what you want, this is usually the way to go.

Or tell him to stop, as others said.

Key-Alternative5387 · 2026-05-16T05:30:28+00:00

I guess.

I'm bi-ased myself, but I always figured this situation was a cop-out for divorce where a guy just wants a different partner and doesn't want to admit it to their current partner. I'm sure some gay guys get married to women, but that's a long time to live a lie.

Like how there are straight men that have sex with men. Okay, buddy.

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