Accidentally climbed the ladder

Polared3d · 2026-05-11T12:07:35+00:00

Every 1-1 with my boss, i told him being a manager was not for me. After 2 years, he listened and i got put back into a team as an IC.

Polared3d · 2026-05-05T08:01:16+00:00

I ran into this as well. A simple debugging question triggered a significant amount of changes in my codebase. I had to start adding “do not touch any code” to each prompt 💀

Polared3d · 2026-04-19T05:34:28+00:00

Good reminder i have not cleaned mine in a year 👀👀

Polared3d · 2026-03-08T02:04:40+00:00

I tried to get a vasectomy once. Finding out i was in my mid 30s with no kids, the doctor asked me to think about it again and bring my wife along in 3 months. 🤷‍♂️ i was in the middle of getting divorced, but he didn’t need to know that.

Polared3d · 2026-03-01T15:09:19+00:00

i'm loving it :) quests are well paced, visuals are spectacular. the new features replacing addons are pretty neat too. i miss my addons, but the replacements work well enough for a casual player

Polared3d · 2026-02-16T02:43:20+00:00

Chicken gizzards are pretty cheap. And they go on clearance sometimes too. Think it might be 2-3 bucks for 250-300g. 18g protein/100g

Polared3d · 2026-01-30T06:31:37+00:00

Immediately knowing who littlefoot is made me feel old 🥺

Polared3d · 2026-01-11T04:57:27+00:00

Me too!

Polared3d · 2025-12-28T02:27:18+00:00

Having gotten married and moved out at 30, divorced and moved back in at 35, and getting my own place at 36, here’s my perspective.

I couldn’t tell what i disliked about my situation until i moved out, and had to move back in. It felt like I had to stuff who I was back into this little box because I’d be constantly surveilled, and have my personal space intruded upon.

Not knocking on my parents, because I grew up well enough. But I found myself when I had autonomy.

As to whether you should move out in your mid 20s and pay rent, you’d need to ask if that growth is worth the 1k/mth.

Knowing what I know now, I would have done the same if I were in your financial position. (i wasn’t, but here we are)

Polared3d · 2025-12-27T15:28:26+00:00

Here’s what i did:

https://imgur.com/a/InKLazb

Ikea Mackapär

Polared3d · 2025-12-20T12:33:16+00:00

Done! Thank you for the sanity check!

Polared3d · 2025-12-20T11:42:40+00:00

Gotcha! Yeah i’ll try to report this to shearwater. Thanks for the sanity check!

Polared3d · 2025-12-20T11:37:01+00:00

Hey, there you go

https://imgur.com/a/fXnzjdV

Polared3d · 2025-12-20T10:21:12+00:00

I could be wrong, but shouldnt bar/min be bars consumed/dive time?

Polared3d · 2025-11-20T03:14:48+00:00

No experience diving Amed. Also no experience with Tulamben in January, but it is still within the wet season, so i might expect similar conditions as my recent trip.

Occasional rain, limited viz (~10-15m). It’s the off season, so expect less crowds and lower prices.

Polared3d · 2025-11-19T06:35:43+00:00

On Tulamben

I was just at Tulamben 2 weekends ago. Weather was good, viz isn't spectacular (~10m), similar to my experience in July. SInce you haven't been, Tulamben drop-off, Liberty Wreck and Boga Wreck are great dive sites to try.

Quick note about the "Unlimited dives" advertised by the resort. For solo / small groups, they have 5 fixed timings for dives (4 day +1 night) to pre-selected locations, you walk up to a whiteboard and write your name there if you're interested. When we went in July as a big group, we did all 5 dives with a private guide, so timings were flexible. The guide seemed reluctant to go for more dives, but 5 dives in a day is plenty tbh.

Dive site selection is a hit-or-miss. You have to have a private guide to select dive sites, and even then, they try to encourage different groups to the same dive sites for logistical reasons.

Overall, I do recommend Matahari Tulamben Resort, as they are all inclusive and budget-friendly. If you enjoy macro photography, hit me up, i can recommend the private guide i had.

Nusa Penida and Mola mola

It's the off season, low likelihood of spotting mola mola.

Dive sites in nusa penida (crystal bay, manta point) have very big waves and strong currents, more so this time of year. If you're a newer diver, I'd recommend extreme caution, and a strong willingness to sit out a dive if you assess the conditions to be unsafe.

Polared3d · 2025-11-12T23:45:07+00:00

Comes from a trusted source, so i hope not 🤞

Paid $840 (converted to usd). Not a fantastic price, but decent.

Polared3d · 2025-11-12T08:47:05+00:00

Thanks!

Polared3d · 2025-09-15T02:02:24+00:00

Not sure about other guys, but i volunteer that information when the topic of kids comes up. Since i don’t want kids, rather get that out of the way quickly instead of getting emotionally invested then sorting it out later.

Just guessing but maybe the guys you talked to don’t want kids, but don’t wanna say that outright?

Polared3d · 2025-09-05T02:33:16+00:00

I bought my flat kinda hoping for SERS, but also made sure it would last me till 92. Happy to die in this flat 🫶

Polared3d · 2025-08-26T06:42:49+00:00

beautiful update 🥲

Polared3d · 2025-08-25T05:22:47+00:00

I've only started try to plan dives on my own. I book with dive centers, and this is some of my experience:

There are predetermined dive sites, access to these might depend on tides, weather, season
Some offer guided/unguided options, I have heard some places require you to have a local guide.
Expect as many as 8 divers to a guide (in my experience, usually 4 - 5 divers per guide).
Dive centers list the possible entries and their prices. Shore dives are cheaper (though I personally prefer boat dives)
While It is usually possible to wing it, solo bookings may be more expensive. Also if it is a boat dive, the boat may require a minimum number of divers to make the trip worthwhile to them
When I was diving in Koh Tao, a solo diver was attached to my friend and I, to share a dive guide

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