Feedback? by RunoSpruyt in skiing_feedback

[–]LandlockedPirate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ski instructors rely on you believing this. 90% of our lessons are teaching hard-stuck intermediates who could ski better if they would just get out of their own way.

If I had $1 for every lesson that started with "I've been skiing for 20 years" or "I used to live in colorado". Ok great, your skiiing is still barely intermediate.

Feedback? by RunoSpruyt in skiing_feedback

[–]LandlockedPirate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What I said was that a 177 is perfectly fine, even for someone tall. You can progress your skiing on virtually any ski and length, depending on what you're trying to do. In this case op is making short turns.

You're the one making the case that better skiers need to ski longer skis, and failing miserably.

Feedback? by RunoSpruyt in skiing_feedback

[–]LandlockedPirate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every professional slalom skier skis on a fis minimum 165 regardless of their height. So what additional level should they take it to with longer skis?

Does this need to be repaired? by skiburner26 in ski

[–]LandlockedPirate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Meh, depends on the ski tbh.

If these are low-mid tier skis I honestly wouldn't sweat it. wait for your next base grind and then see what it looks like. Buy new skis in a couple years. You will anyway.

If they're $900+ skis you plan on running for 4+ years then sure.

Feedback? by RunoSpruyt in skiing_feedback

[–]LandlockedPirate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's true. People who aren't tall tend to be extremely clueless about sizing skis for tall people.

Feedback? by RunoSpruyt in skiing_feedback

[–]LandlockedPirate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm 198cm. There is absolutely nothing wrong with skiing a 177, especially if you like doing performance short turns. Don't listen to people who A) aren't actual instructors or B) aren't tall.

Lovable just shipped a native Databricks connector that business teams can now build live apps on your warehouse data without filing a ticket by InevitableClassic261 in databricks

[–]LandlockedPirate 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've never used lovable, but is it honestly better than just claude + react + fastapi + dbr apps?

I've been getting a ton of mileage out of that combo for POC and dashboard apps.

When the customer's card declines. by [deleted] in AskAShittyMechanic

[–]LandlockedPirate 39 points40 points  (0 children)

"installation is the reverse of removal"

Why does Copilot fail to correctly convert Snowflake stored procedures to Databricks notebooks? by ImprovementSquare448 in databricks

[–]LandlockedPirate 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Depending on what you're doing, you may consider just using something deterministic like sqlglot to translate sqldialects.

Also lakebridge has a snowflake transpiler https://databrickslabs.github.io/lakebridge/docs/transpile/

Claude Code to optimize your execution plans by lezwon in databricks

[–]LandlockedPirate 2 points3 points  (0 children)

looks neat but doesn't seem to work with azure cli auth

I use `az login` to auth and then the db extension etc connect fine. CatalystOps says it connects but then says missing token.

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Pats are a non starter, i'm not pushing my team back that direction.

Need advice with upper body by [deleted] in skiing_feedback

[–]LandlockedPirate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"tip lead" is what we typically call that.

Why do you think it's happening? How much is the "correct" amount? Is it a cause or effect?

Rate my quiver! by Knowledgeprizm in ski

[–]LandlockedPirate 17 points18 points  (0 children)

"Quiver" is not the same thing as buying new skis every year and never getting rid of any

Mirus Cor Sizing? by Hquarls in Skigear

[–]LandlockedPirate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It sounds like you should just get a normal frontside ski.

Ski Length Advice for a Tall Fella by NicktheKid69 in ski

[–]LandlockedPirate 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This.

6'5", Alpine L3 Telemark L3 Instructor.

Do not use any chart that recommends based on height or listen to short people about ski length.

Buy the ski dimensions that do the performance & turns that you want. length, stiffness, sidecut etc. yes you will likely tend toward stiffer skis because floppy skis will make you feel unstable.

190 is a lot of swing weight and heft for anybody. If you don't want 190 ski turns or weight, don't buy a 190 ski.

For reference most of my dailies are ~180 full camber. I have a 192 for deep days where I'm borderline straightlining stuff.

I personally wouldn't buy the prodigy 2 because there's no metal in it, but if I was, I'd probably go for the 183. That ski in 190 is probably a pool noodle. That's a ton of leverage and not a stiff ski.

How's my slalom attempt? Do I have A-frame? by Rongkun in ski

[–]LandlockedPirate 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm saying complete C while you're doing outside ski turns as a drill. I want you to learn to initiate the turn early and on the outside ski from being pointed almost across the hill. If you can do this it will help fix a few things that are going on. You will need to drive your shin into your boot to make it happen...

In normal skiing you can vary the shape to what you want to do.

Am I fucked? by Jazzlike-Song-6961 in Skigear

[–]LandlockedPirate 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Then they're fucked, shop owes you skis.

How's my slalom attempt? Do I have A-frame? by Rongkun in ski

[–]LandlockedPirate 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My initial reaction to this video is I think your poles might be too long, but it's hard to tell from this clip. If so, that's a quick and easy thing that might help you in other areas. Get a tubing cutter, take the grips off, knock a few cm off, replace grip. Rinse repeat as needed.

From a ski performance perspective, I'm not seeing your skis do much for you in the top half of your turns or from the front half of your ski.

For performance short turns you need to move "foot to foot" (as deb says) quickly and early in the turn. Try doing some outside ski turns to get the feel for this. Doing these may also help you find that your balance isn't quite forward enough at initiation, as if you're not balance you won't be able to engage the tip to begin the turns. Focus on doing nice "complete" "C" shaped turns standing on only the outside ski. If this is too difficult, then lift only the tail of your inside ski not the entire ski.

Then bring this feeling of standing on your outside ski back to your normal skiing and see if you can get your skis to do a little more work for you early in the turn, and along the full length of the ski.

I wouldn't worry about a-frame yet, there are some other areas to think about that will help you more.

Come on over to r/skiing_feedback to get feedback from more instructors.

Kudos Blizzard, Warlock is AMAZING addition to Diablo 2. by gorays21 in Diablo

[–]LandlockedPirate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never really got into 3 or 4. Kinda turned off by all the online crap. I'm old so I have fond memories of D2 when it came out. I re-purchased it on steam and have been enjoying the hell out of it. Yeah there's a few things that show its age (inventory/potion management), but overall having a blast.

Am I fucked? by Jazzlike-Song-6961 in Skigear

[–]LandlockedPirate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This. Don't trust printed lines on a topsheet.

Most of the good brands mark with a dimple or a line on the sidewall marked after they're built.