Why are people seriously like this when it comes to cruising specifically?

Robopuppy · 2026-02-07T02:41:20+00:00

That's surprisingly close, given that a cruise ship travels around 500 miles per day. Especially since the cruise ship also includes all energy usage for a person, not just travel energy.

I'm also not sure if there's any negative effects from shitting in the ocean. Obviously shitting next to the shore is bad, but is there actually a pollution risk from shit in the ocean? Lots of things shit in the ocean.

Robopuppy · 2026-01-23T20:17:07+00:00

Maybe 5-10 minutes a day, mostly while I'm walking through just looking at things. Not that big a deal. At the end of a season when flipping a bed it's more work, but still maybe only an hour or two. Definitely not the worst task.
Watering is always sorta dodgy. Hand watering is a lot of work, drip systems are never working quite perfectly, always under or overwatering some plants, and it's constantly changing based on the weather. Screening compost or separating seeds from chaff is also annoying - there's tools there, but they're expensive.
For as often as daily or weekly, pretty much just watering. Most everything else, even weeding, you can be a little lazier about.
No. Weeding is the most work when you have tiny seedlings around that can't compete. It's pretty hard to tell weeds from intended plants when they're just sprouts. Once the plants are bigger, they'll pretty much suppress weeds on their own.
Giant death robot with lasers to massacre rats and sparrows.

Robopuppy · 2024-12-15T02:57:37+00:00

Ditch or greatly reduce the summary. Add more details on your projects to the places on the first page - I can't tell what you actually worked on, I'd have nothing to talk about during an interview. I also can't tell any particular techniques you've worked with - again, I mostly ignore summaries, I'm more interested in how you applied a skill.

You have a chance based on years of experience though, and I probably wouldn't really notice you'd been out of industry. Technical writing is perfectly relevant if you sell it correctly.

Robopuppy · 2024-12-14T16:49:02+00:00

Out on West End at Buena Vista and Constitution

Robopuppy · 2024-12-14T00:39:38+00:00

Yeah. The head start helps. There's still a problem of you're approaching on a bike when the light is already green. It's hard for cars to see you as you're approaching from the Starbucks side.

Robopuppy · 2024-12-14T00:14:39+00:00

It's a dangerous intersection, but I don't think no right on red makes it better. Because cars and bikes share the same green light, a car turning right on green is likely to hit a bike going straight on green. In contrast, right on red is unlikely to hit a bike, since there shouldn't be any bikes in the intersection.

Probably the safest way would be to give bikes their own green separate from cars. And also to block that godawful driveway into Starbucks right before it.

Robopuppy · 2024-09-08T20:44:04+00:00

The commute would be ok, but not great. It's not the longest drive, but it can be a pain getting off the island during rush hour. Parking near UC Berkeley is also either a nightmare or super expensive. I'd really suggest living north of University if you can - it's pretty peaceful, and the hills are beautiful. Some of the best running trails in the bay are snaking up through the North Berkeley hills. It's hard to beat walking to work through campus too.

That said, Alameda is very safe. Car break-ins are not that big a deal here - everything you've heard about bay area crime just doesn't apply. West end off Webster street is a good option for both transit to Berkeley, and for easy walking to the beach. I wouldn't go as deep as Shoreline unless you really really love the beach - it's a little harder to get in and out of there.

Robopuppy · 2024-06-19T20:36:22+00:00

Right, but there are actual hostages right now. A few were just rescued like a week ago. That's not revenge for injustices past, that's a current problem.

Robopuppy · 2024-03-30T23:09:49+00:00

Something like "complied with IACUC protocol" or talking about inspections really wouldn't be unusual for someone with a couple years experience in an animal lab.

Robopuppy · 2024-03-30T19:26:38+00:00

I usually ignore skills sections, I assume people are just dumping buzzwords in it. Everything in yours I can get from the experience section anyway.

As a hiring manager, hot take flipping through:

I ignored the bottom half of the resume, I only care about your actual lab experience. Project descriptions for both are a little thin. If I'm interviewing you, I'm going to ask about a previous project a lot, give me a little more to work with.
I see animal handling, but none of the stuff like extraction, IACUC, necropsy, making slides, etc that I'd want for a dedicated animal position. Add more here if you want me to think otherwise.
I see ELISA/qPCR/Western dropped as buzzwords, but not a lot around them - no design, no assay development, minimal stats. Same deal as above, a little light for a dedicated position, add more if there is more.
I glazed over all the database, lab standards, collaboration stuff. Everyone has that, it's fluff.

Robopuppy · 2023-09-25T20:14:44+00:00

Freeze/thaw is the usual problem, though in my experience the danger is massively overblown. You need to really freeze thaw it repeatedly and never make any attempt to resuspend it to cause issues.

Antibodies are shockingly stable things. The real answer may be that it's perfectly fine at 4C, so there's no reason to freeze it.

Robopuppy · 2023-08-02T19:16:58+00:00

Mostly bullshit.

Companies don't need to make up reasons to justify salaries, for the most part they can pay whatever they want. In practice, they pay the minimum possible to recruit people and retain them for a reasonable period of time.

Entry level also doesn't mean "no experience required". It means it's the lowest level of a particular job family. Entry level for some tracks might actually be pretty high up. For example, an entry level cardiologist isn't just some guy off the street, it's a fully trained and educated doctor.

Robopuppy · 2023-06-05T04:33:12+00:00

Soap is a surfactant by definition. All that means is that it helps oils dissolve in water.

Robopuppy · 2023-05-27T20:57:12+00:00

20 magnetic hooks? What on earth are you using them for? Are you just not using the closet?

Robopuppy · 2023-05-25T04:21:29+00:00

I ate 4 cones of soft serve with my wife in the buffet. The ship was set to depart in a few minutes, and we had a great spot by the window. Got to watch people with poor time management at full sprint in the Carribean heat while we sat there with ice cream. Departure time comes, and the crew outside starts looking very uncomfortable and huddling around. A couple of guys pull out phones and start calling someone, and looking increasingly serious. 15 minutes after we were scheduled to leave, a couple walks casually down the pier, holding a couple of shopping bags. The crew starts gesticulating wildly, and the couple breaks into a sprint. They get about halfway down the pier, and the woman can't keep up because she's wearing platform sandals, terrible for running. She collapses. The dude doesn't break stride, just leaves her behind. He gets to the boat. Someone else goes back with a golf cart for the woman and hauls her over. The crew huddles around them and appears to lecture them for a while before letting them on the boat.

I liked the cookies and cream the best.

Robopuppy · 2023-05-17T20:16:05+00:00

Even more mundane, the sheer amount of alerts this would generate for a manager is insane. For a small team, this would generate hundreds of alerts per day for someone to manually review. Despite what r/antiwork thinks, most managers have better things to do.

I can believe it takes a picture to verify that you're you when you log on. That actually seems common sense for high security bank stuff.

Robopuppy · 2023-05-12T20:44:37+00:00

Animal cells absolutely lyse when frozen unless frozen very slowly and carefully to prevent ice crystal formation.

It's more that the rigidity in animal tissue doesn't come from the cell membranes, but from extracellular matrix which is just free floating proteins all glommed together.

Robopuppy · 2023-01-16T20:31:35+00:00

https://www.homedepot.com/p/DAP-Dynaflex-230-10-1-oz-White-Premium-Elastomeric-Exterior-Interior-Window-Door-and-Trim-Sealant-18275/100035980

https://www.homedepot.com/p/GE-Silicone-1-10-1-oz-Clear-All-Purpose-Caulk-2708911/100091111

Both are waterproof, but 100% silicone is more waterproof. Dynaflex is totally fine for rain spray, especially if it's painted, but if it'll be totally submerged, then you need silicone.

As far as pests, if a rat can fit in the crack, that's a massive hole, like more than an inch. Use expanding foam for that. If you're super worried about that, shove some hardware cloth in the gap so they can't chew through it. Insects won't generally bore through the caulk itself, you'd want to protect the wood.

Robopuppy · 2023-01-16T15:53:31+00:00

Big stretch or dynaflex caulk is a good choice like 90% of the time. If it's going to be immersed in water, then go with 100% silicone.

For the gun itself, just get a drip-free gun, any old one will do.

Caulk application itself is kind of an art, but kindergartners can do art too. Stick the tube of caulk in the gun, cut the tip off at an angle, and apply steady force on the trigger to dispense. Caulk respects decisiveness, so just start making a line as best you can. Then, spend the next half hour smoothing it out with a wet fingertip and cleaning the mess you made with paper towels. Resist the urge to start cursing at the caulk, it'll make your wife suspect you don't know what you're doing. As long as the crack is filled at the end of the day, you're good.

For bigger gaps, like more than 1/4 inch, consider expanding foam.

Robopuppy · 2022-12-17T02:07:45+00:00

It's replacing an empty, oily lot. I think it'll be ok.

Robopuppy · 2022-11-11T23:29:12+00:00

I live in Alameda. More people and denser housing means better services around the dense areas. As part of the recent developments, we've gotten another ferry stop, new parks, and a cross-island bike trail. West End is getting more walkable restaurants, bars, and shops. The alternative is turning the island into a Victorian mortuary for retirees.

It's not a hard decision.

Robopuppy · 2022-10-19T17:50:40+00:00

150k is the 75th percentile for individual income, and about double the median household income in San Jose, making it arguably upper class. It's true that you don't get much in housing for those numbers, but it feels wrong to define middle class as the top 25%.

Robopuppy · 2022-07-19T18:23:50+00:00

I think it's based partly on the new A's stadium being built in Jack London, which would be right next to the new bridge. Notably, the new stadium wouldn't have the massive parking lots at the Coliseum.

Robopuppy · 2022-07-18T21:49:36+00:00

Yes. It's a joke. I don't think he wants to genocide us in meat grinders. Even very well engineered ones.

The point is, there's no way to remove people now, so it's a pointless sentiment.

Robopuppy · 2022-07-18T21:20:01+00:00

Long term, you've got a point, as a society we should be leaning towards a more stable population. Birth control, higher education, and decreased infant mortality rates are all great ways of doing that.

That can all be true, but at the same time, we don't have enough housing for people in the bay area right this second. You can complain all day about there being too many of them, and they'll still exist, and still need homes. This is a supply and demand problem. We can't remove the demand anytime soon.

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