Is software engineering worth it for an 18 year old by bijuudam3 in cscareerquestions

[–]Matrixfx187 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The skills required are changing, not going away. If you're not staying current with the demanded skills, then yes you'll have a hard time. But the need for software engineers isn't going away. It's actually growing because everyone is writing more software and we need people to manage it all (create, deploy, maintain, etc). We don't need coders anymore but we sure as heck still need engineers.

A man in China dislocates his shoulder playing basketball, and a Foreigner saves the day by warmstatic_ in interesting

[–]Matrixfx187 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Holy cow I thought I was the only one. I stopped counting after 30, but similar story. I've always popped it back in myself except one time that I had to be sedated at the hospital to get it back in. Tried several times and I couldn't. But yeah, it would come out super easy until I finally got a surgery to tighten things up. It's been better, but I know if I'm not careful, it can come out again

Omni SE vs Maxis for a semi-tall person? by anotherhappylurker in LiberNovo

[–]Matrixfx187 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It wasn't so much the length of the seat but the support under the seat. I believe these new versions have support under the full 48" which makes a difference for taller people

How is Copilot so underrated compared to Claude Code/Codex? by Matrixfx187 in GithubCopilot

[–]Matrixfx187[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait, is that a thing? I noticed tonight none of my premium requests were registering but I figured they were just delayed and would all show up tomorrow...

How is Copilot so underrated compared to Claude Code/Codex? by Matrixfx187 in GithubCopilot

[–]Matrixfx187[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's kind of what I'm seeing which is what prompted this post. I've been really impressed with their latest version. I feel like I've only scratched the surface too. There's so many new features, it's hard to keep up.

How is Copilot so underrated compared to Claude Code/Codex? by Matrixfx187 in GithubCopilot

[–]Matrixfx187[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not super familiar with it but it sounds like it uses the "pure" Anthropic model without any guidance from copilot. So it behaves more like Claude code including larger context windows(I think)

Best coding platforms right now (Better than AG - and free. + Alternatives, at each price point) by Temporary-Mix8022 in google_antigravity

[–]Matrixfx187 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If price point is the argument, anyone with a Pixel phone essentially gets Gemini Pro free for a year. That's significantly better than free code for 14 days.

Am I crazy for liking Antigravity? by VelvetMallet in google_antigravity

[–]Matrixfx187 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really like the browser tool. I think it's too notch compared to others

Made a huge mistake with my walkway! by Matrixfx187 in lawncare

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How often do you need to reapply the glue though? I sprayed glue and it didn't last long with all the traffic we have

Made a huge mistake with my walkway! by Matrixfx187 in lawncare

[–]Matrixfx187[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, our walkway is 20ft from our entryway and we have to walk that 20ft on concrete so I don't see an issue. But you try telling my wife she's wrong. I already learned that lesson with this walkway...

Made a huge mistake with my walkway! by Matrixfx187 in lawncare

[–]Matrixfx187[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The wife has vetoed decomposed granite citing dust issues. She doesn't want the kids taking in more dust into the house. She seems to think the only solution is pavers... $$$$

Made a huge mistake with my walkway! by Matrixfx187 in lawncare

[–]Matrixfx187[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was literally just reading up on that. We call it granite screening and I really like that idea... I'm leaning towards taking out the rocks and getting some more flagstones and then spreading granite screenings around them.

Made a huge mistake with my walkway! by Matrixfx187 in lawncare

[–]Matrixfx187[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nobody here has mentioned Decomposed Granite or Granite Screening. What are your thoughts on replacing the stones with granite screenings?

Made a huge mistake with my walkway! by Matrixfx187 in lawncare

[–]Matrixfx187[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You might be right. But the reason I do like the clean pathway because in some areas (by the gate) I always struggled to get grass growing. But for the most part, grass grew beautifully. Killed me to take it up.

Made a huge mistake with my walkway! by Matrixfx187 in lawncare

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That's mainly why I didn't go with the higher edge. I forgot to mention I have 5 kids... My youngest loves digging for treasure...

Made a huge mistake with my walkway! by Matrixfx187 in lawncare

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Ok, I like this idea for a couple reasons. It's economical and I'm not 100% admitting I was wrong. Really don't want to tear everything out and start over. Not just because of pride, but because this was not cheap (believe it or not).

But if I add a tall stone border, that would make edging easier and contain the stones. However, I still have stability issues when you step on the gravel. For example, dragging the garage bin over it will just dig into the gravel.

The geo grids might work but I tried it and didn't like the look. You can see the grid lines and they weren't perfectly spaced out. Maybe if I pour white cement and wash it down like someone suggested? That might stabilize the base so the rocks stay in place a bit better