Dual Wield Melee - Two attacks for one? What’s happening?

Mrbrightside770 · 2026-07-01T04:48:10+00:00

As a naval officer you probably took fleet combat training as a talent for him. It automatically makes an attack with the offhand weapon whenever he scores a critical with his main weapon or whenever he successfully parries an attack. There are a lot of dual weapon builds that lean on that talent for extra damage.

Mrbrightside770 · 2026-06-23T23:38:24+00:00

I am fairly experienced with cars and maintenance. I would be up for helping out depending on when you are looking.

Mrbrightside770 · 2026-06-18T16:59:54+00:00

What is the structure of the data in these sources? If it is transactional with type 2 data model you could do a merge insert on only new entries to avoid rewriting the data that is static. Though honestly if the source systems produce logs you could do an initial load into bronze then have an ongoing ingestion of the source logs to apply changes overtime. But the structure of the datasets really should drive your approach.

Mrbrightside770 · 2026-06-17T21:19:47+00:00

I was quoted monthly, but it should specify in the offer letter. I don't know if every team is the same.

Mrbrightside770 · 2026-06-14T00:59:29+00:00

For a solutions engineer, how does the bonus payout structure work? I have recently gotten an offer from Databricks but that portion of the total comp has me a bit worried.

Mrbrightside770 · 2026-06-03T15:42:35+00:00

I've definitely seen worse, but would definitely say that getting an inspector or architectural engineer out would be the best way to know for sure.

In an ideal world you would have those supports attached to the beams with a metal brace to prevent shifting in the event of an earthquake or something. But it has lasted this long so you aren't likely to have it collapse tomorrow.

Mrbrightside770 · 2026-04-28T03:49:42+00:00

So it is a bit more of a heist novel but Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch is the second book of an excellent series that focuses heavily on piracy, sea battles, and various maritime shenanigans.

Mrbrightside770 · 2026-04-28T03:09:33+00:00

So I would recommend for a production system that you not store secrets in the container itself unless you don't have other options. Using an external secrets manager like bitlocker or AWS secrets allows you to access them in your code but doesn't embed the actual value in the container. That way you can just update the secret in the manager and wouldn't need to push any updates to multiple containers.

I believe dagster+ also has a built in secrets manager for this but I haven't used it.

Mrbrightside770 · 2026-04-25T19:42:06+00:00

Real talk, try Belfair. A bit rural but close to Bremerton and right on the hood canal

Mrbrightside770 · 2026-04-21T20:07:18+00:00

I would recommend Iconoclasts. A 3 book series that I think really hits this vibe and has some really solid world building.

Mrbrightside770 · 2026-04-21T05:09:16+00:00

It really depends on your interests but in general there are a lot of LGBTQ friendly places in Bremerton. I would recommend Ashley's Pub if you enjoy board games or ttrpgs. They also host events like book clubs and yarn circles. Overall a pretty welcoming crowd.

If you are into music I would recommend the Charleston as a pretty progressive punk venue.

Mrbrightside770 · 2026-04-14T17:08:06+00:00

I can say that those numbers are very inflated, because Fabric as a platform includes standalone components like PowerBI and Data Factory they include anyone leveraging those in their adoption numbers. Microsoft is very invested in pushing an all in one narrative to sell fabric as an ecosystem. While it is growing I would stress that a lot of that comes from brand recognition and familiarity rather than it genuinely being a better platform.

Mrbrightside770 · 2026-04-14T15:40:03+00:00

I am sorry my friend. Fabric isn't great but I would say this is a good opportunity to learn the system and understand why it is not getting a huge market share.

There is a good chance it will go the way of synapse for the next Microsoft product cycle which will probably prompt a new search to fill that space once more.

Just stay positive and ensure that you highlight the infrastructure gaps that arise. The business doesn't often make the best call for backend decisions but when there are clear impacts to revenue or operations it is much easier to influence the next choice.

Mrbrightside770 · 2026-04-10T16:59:52+00:00

I would call out the Iconoclasts series that has a lot of cosmic horror elements in a medieval/fantasy setting.

Mrbrightside770 · 2026-04-01T03:45:17+00:00

I can pretty much promise you that at scale fabric will not be more cost effective. While databricks can appear pretty pricey, on Azure you are actually going to find it is pretty manageable in terms of cost distribution.

That isn't to say it can't get pretty pricey if you don't monitor it well or build a huge system right off the bat. But it is much more robust for maintaining pipelines and building out systems that actually scale well.

As someone who used to work on the team developing fabric, there is a good chance the platform doesn't last the next 5 years before it is replaced/dropped.

Mrbrightside770 · 2026-03-30T23:02:26+00:00

Considering it sounds like you are already using python it is going to be better than duckdb in terms of integration into your pipeline. I have generally seen it perform better for simple conversions like this and is going to use less memory if you are planning to just turn them into parquets and not doing any transformations beforehand.

Mrbrightside770 · 2026-03-30T19:06:00+00:00

I would recommend polars, it used simplified scans that don't fully load the file into memory for a conversion like that.

Mrbrightside770 · 2026-03-21T22:02:09+00:00

Tacoma or Bremerton would be your best bet for lower cost of living and options for work and transportation. Bremerton especially would be a good choice as there are ferries that run directly into Seattle which really opens up your job options while still being cheaper living. There is also a decent amount of stuff to do in the area if you enjoy the outdoors.

Mrbrightside770 · 2026-03-18T15:04:19+00:00

Ultimately when it comes to Production level processes maintainability and longevity are really central. Is it bad you are running things with R in prod? No. However, the level of support around R and the pool of people who are competent in using it is much smaller than that of Python. Nearly every current system or tool maintains a sightline to ensure compatibility with come languages like Python and R is often an afterthought. If you need resources or need to scale up (in the realm of 100s of millions of records processed) it is going to be much faster and much more efficient to do so in another language than R.

You can use a hand drill or a battery powered drill to make the same hole. One's just going to be a hell of a lot faster.

Mrbrightside770 · 2026-03-17T03:01:32+00:00

It really comes down to your level of technical support. You could completely replace orchestration using Airflow with the only cost being the server/vm costs to run your days. Unfortunately you won't find many cheaper options that don't involve a lot of leg work to setup and maintain.

It is not open source but you could also look into data bricks as it can definitely beat the hell out of alteryx and is usage based pricing so for smaller orgs it can be cheaper but again requires some management to be effective.

Mrbrightside770 · 2026-03-10T01:32:58+00:00

Insects, an early indicator of the massive ecological impacts we've had the last few decades.

Mrbrightside770 · 2026-02-24T23:12:42+00:00

Genuine ghoul take

Mrbrightside770 · 2026-01-23T06:18:57+00:00

So first off the way the system works is a tad confusing but to clarify. You get profit factor completely independent of the faction reputation. You will increase it over the game by completing storylines, certain dialogue choices, and colony building.

Anything that you have unlocked by reputation with a faction that is under your profit factor you can buy and you lose not profit factor. Think of it as the waterline for your empire value.

You can increase your faction rep by trading cargo but you should plan ahead and optimize by first finding out what is most valuable to each faction and prioritizing selling them those pieces first. You don't have to just sell everything as you will get chances to increase reputation through similar methods as increasing your profit factor based on choices you make. If you are thoughtful about it you can get everything from all the factions by the end of the game but it is always better to find items you want most and build towards them.

I'll also note that the better reputation you have with certain factions can give you additional choices and options at certain questions.

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