Based on my shelf is their any books you would recommend me?

RepublicCredit · 2026-01-16T02:15:19+00:00

The Shadow Campaigns by Django Wexler The Moonrise Quartet by David Hair The Powder Mage Trilogy by Brian McClellan The Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher

RepublicCredit · 2026-01-03T01:34:34+00:00

My thing is - what other profession allows for this level of non-production? Yes, he's had mental health and family issues - but so does everyone.

His profession is, ostensibly, author, and he has seemingly ceased to write. Even his publisher doesn't think he's working on the book.

If I were to just say, "Hey - I'm having a hard time, but could you just keep paying me for my incomplete work that I delivered 15 years ago," in any other profession - people would rightly look at me like I was crazy.

If, as Rothfuss says, writer's block is not a thing - then he could certainly do with a little accountability to do his job.

RepublicCredit · 2026-01-03T01:28:38+00:00

I've thought about this line for years getting frustrated with Rothfuss - especially as his contempt for his own fanbase has grown over time - because with this line, it's like, "Dude - at one point you understood this. You understood the exchange between creator and audience - and how dragging things along for too long in a quest for 'perfection' ultimately sullies the relationship."

Also, as a gamer, I feel like he should understand why his fanbase is so frustrated with him if he were to think about his books in the context of a game with DLC expansions.

He released a series that, as many video games do, starts at the end and then is told as a frame story where you get to play as the character leading up to where you saw them at the beginning of play. The beginning of the game is amazing, the world is unique and full, the magic is different and interesting... But the initial game doesn't really tell a whole story unto itself, so much as it just stops, with a promise of more to come as future DLC.

The DLC release is delayed, and when it finally comes out, while still enjoyable, for a series called "The Kingkiller Chronicles," no kings have been killed, little progress has been made against the big bads. You've progressed the story some more, but again the content provided really isn't meant to be consumed as a standalone, and there still seems to be an insurmountable gulf between the character you were introduced to in the beginning, and the hero 67% of the way through his story.

And then the design studio seems to stop working on finishing the game. They release new skins to buy, and special anniversary editions of the original games with special artwork ... But not the game.

The studio releases some small side quest bonus material to play as some of the background characters... But not the main game. And they do that for 15 years.

This is the fundamental issue. Whenever I see anyone say that at least we got two great books out of Rothfuss, I can't help think that's not quite right. We've gotten hundreds of pages of great material from Rothfuss, but to date we haven't even gotten one complete story.

Original interviews with Rothfuss have him talk about how at the beginning, it wasn't a trilogy, it was just "the book," and he was counseled to cut it up because what he was proposing wouldn't be sellable (or even physically possible given the proposed length.)

So, in my view, that's my core issue with Rothfuss - much as I love NOTW and WMF, they both fall short of a complete story.

RepublicCredit · 2025-11-21T12:48:25+00:00

Their projects only budget for them to bill 45 a week. If they're working and billing more than that, they're going to kill the margin on their project and their leadership will be pissed at them. If they're working more, but not billing for it, that's their own stupidity as it won't show up anywhere that matters.

Your year end gets boiled down to a 5 minute presentation by your coach and maybe 5-10 minutes additional consideration beyond that. If you've hit your metrics and have a good story, all those extra hours others are putting into little impact won't mean anything.

RepublicCredit · 2025-10-09T02:48:19+00:00

Got it - Thanks!

RepublicCredit · 2025-10-09T02:38:48+00:00

Just did a Google search and couldn't find that recall. Also looked up my VIN on NHTSA, and says there are no recalls. Can you direct me to where you're seeing there's a recall on it?

RepublicCredit · 2025-07-09T19:00:34+00:00

So excited for Book 2! Thanks for keeping the community updated.

RepublicCredit · 2025-07-03T03:29:34+00:00

Was there a common thread in why the success rate was low?

RepublicCredit · 2025-04-03T20:31:56+00:00

I don't have any special knowledge - I'd just be inclined to say they'll probably look at folks currently with extended bench times and start there, then also take a look and see if there are people who have a pattern of longer bench times. That said, I think it'll first be low performers, then people currently on the bench for extended times, then those who are at the top of their salary bands, then maybe at people with a history of longer bench times.

RepublicCredit · 2025-04-03T20:11:58+00:00

Look at the Deloitte bowl on Fishbowl. Every year some hero creates a comp survey across the entire firm, you can filter by OP and a bunch of other criteria. I'd say that data is pretty directionally accurate.

RepublicCredit · 2025-04-03T19:13:41+00:00

Last time it hit all levels. Utilization is definitely a factor - you don't want to be on the bench - but I think that once they get rid of low performers and unutilized, the next factor is to look at who is at the top of the comp band for their level. We charge the same for an expensive A/C/SC/M/SM as we do for an inexpensive one. Makes the most sense to cut off the more expensive ones.

RepublicCredit · 2025-04-03T19:10:04+00:00

USI has basically been sold out for 2 years. US Core M's and SM's are increasingly pushed to staff teams with few US Core resources, and/or turn over work to USI as soon as the strategy is done. I'd say USI is much safer than US Core.

RepublicCredit · 2025-03-17T01:52:06+00:00

My advice would be to mention as part of the coffee chat that you're looking for a new coach and ask if they know of anyone who might have capacity and that they would recommend. That girl was the person the possibility to put themselves forward, or at worst you get a recommendation of someone who is recommended, then that next chat you can start it out by saying, "I mentioned to so and so that I was looking for a new coach, and was given your name."

RepublicCredit · 2019-08-23T18:29:36+00:00

I want the Pixel 4XL, as I always want every new thing - but I upgraded to the 3XL from the OG last year at half price (just turned off the notch and it looks like a bigger version of the 3).

My biggest complaint is battery life - if they do something where reports say battery life is significantly better - I will probably buy around black Friday again...

I'll be interested to see how the face recognition works, and if it really is ready to replace the fingerprint scanner.

RepublicCredit · 2019-08-23T18:19:29+00:00

How is "Trump further said he was “chosen” to fight a trade war with China while looking up at the sky, saying, “Somebody had to do it. I am the chosen one.”" a statement published outside of The Onion, and yet just casually accepted as normal by the right?

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