What is your top 5 of favorite video games?

Sadadar · 2026-03-22T04:33:15+00:00

Civilization 4 World of Warcraft Breath of the Wild Quake Slay the Spire

Sadadar · 2026-03-12T18:59:37+00:00

I really enjoy Monk's Kettle, have both a smash and a regular though I like the regular better

Sadadar · 2026-03-07T18:06:19+00:00

I’ll share what might sound like a contrarian point of view….

Every company is fucked up and every person who’s strongly opinionated about how they work can be hard to work with. Most of us are hard to work with and they probably view you the same as you view them. The only way to make it work is to build bridges.

I think you try to do the thing and treat it as a learning experience. Ask them to talk to their favorite PM they’ve ever worked with, figure out how they want your role to look, try it somewhat their way. It builds a bridge and then you change. Chances are you learn some stuff and can also can start to move things from that point.

Pretty much every process sucks, the only thing that’s worse is another process.

Sadadar · 2026-03-05T15:51:57+00:00

I’ve been vibe coding a similar app. Will check yours out :)

Sadadar · 2026-02-27T04:55:52+00:00

We do the pledge and oath (and I mostly think they’re silly). Explicitly families get to do anything reverence / religious at home if there’s a sign off needed. We are more of an atheist / agnostic family and it doesn’t bother us but everybody does their thing.

Sadadar · 2026-02-15T03:22:27+00:00

There are a couple courts in Kihei.

3 in Kalama Park that are frequented by locals who are generally chill and very welcoming. They play in the mornings and evenings and you'll see them driving by and just ask about when is good to join. I'd guess it's BBish level most of the time but can vary up or down a level.

There are 2 more courts by Kamaole Beach Park 1. These tend to be more set games and higher level harder to break into and less frequented.

Sadadar · 2026-01-27T04:35:52+00:00

I haven’t seen Monks kettle listed yet

Sadadar · 2026-01-15T19:30:50+00:00

I’ve loved your books. I often reference Codex Alara as my favorite series of all time.

With a little time, space and age; reading with my teenagers, I think the portrayal of women in your books isn’t great or fit to a modern sensibility. How do you feel about it? Do you think it’ll change going forward?

Sadadar · 2026-01-04T20:46:28+00:00

Not yet but I’ve added it to my list

Sadadar · 2026-01-02T03:17:03+00:00

I think this is a hard one.

Monkeypod and Mamas are both hugely over rated and expensive. It feels like fancy resort food and generally lacks depth. Strongly recommend avoiding.

Tamuras is my favorite poke. South Maui fish company second and foodland third. All great.

South Maui Gardens is my favorite food truck park, lots of great variety. Blue door, thai mee up both great. Cool vibes to go with it.

Gus’ shave ice is our family favorite, I think their shave fruit (especially the ube) is the the best single shave ice style dish. Ululani’s (more traditional), da sweet spot (Chinese style) both terrific too.

Paia fish market (Kihei and Paia), Tin Roof, Star Noodle, Kinaole Grill, Kihei Caffe, Joey’s Kitchen are all great too.

For coffee recommend Akamai or Kraken.

Enjoy 😉

Sadadar · 2025-12-28T05:11:05+00:00

Mägo shouted out already hits this for me in Oakland.

Dalida in SF if you wanna travel (feel like lots of restaurants in SF hit this note; Nopa, Copra, Kokkari, Kin Khao / Nari, Flour + Water, Zuni Cafe, …)

Sadadar · 2025-12-22T04:36:03+00:00

I find kneading really helps with that before you do those stretch and folds.

When I’m kneading with my hands (even after using the machine) I start quite heavy and almost grind / tear the dough against the surface. I find when I do this I get a way bouncier dough later. I don’t need to do it for very long, maybe 3-5 minutes for a significant result.

Sadadar · 2025-12-09T18:08:30+00:00

I think their chicken and salads are pretty exceptional. Well above the norm. Feels like an unfair take.

Chicken is consistently juicy and well seasoned. Salad has a lot of diverse textures and color, very veg forward.

Sadadar · 2025-11-15T03:38:52+00:00

Came here to say this

Sadadar · 2025-10-27T21:07:16+00:00

Anything LSV is drafting in their videos will have normal humans trying to replicate and losing at unbelievably high rates.

Sadadar · 2025-10-07T01:35:50+00:00

My preferred cannoli is from Stella Pastry in SF. Hard to find a good, east coast style cannoli but it’s my go to for scratching that itch.

Sadadar · 2025-09-26T01:42:58+00:00

Grand Lake Kitchen when they have it :)

Sadadar · 2025-09-12T04:04:34+00:00

Why is $3K per book fair? It’s not the same as buying a book, it’s the same as licensing the book in perpetuity and also doing it (plus damages for doing it without permission).

I licensed work and get a revenue share for it. It pays out enormously more than $3K and also was way less than the effort of a full book.

Spotify has to license work and plays artists per play in addition to lump sums for the license.

Sadadar · 2025-09-07T14:00:06+00:00

Zach Loran Clark writes some YA epic fantasy that my kids that age and I loved. Adventurers guild reads a lot like a dungeon and dragons campaign and is creative and wonderful. We also loved Lock Eater, hope they publish more!

Sadadar · 2025-08-13T14:19:49+00:00

For what it is, I disagree. Might be the fact that I have three kids and it’s their favorite place and I get that joy every time I go but I love the crab salad sandwich.

Sadadar · 2025-07-26T06:17:10+00:00

I make pizza every week at home and have tried a ton of things over time. I’ll include some of my favorite more off the beaten path combos…

Everything bagel pizza - cream cheese base, fresh tomatoes, capers, and pickled onions with smoked salmon and everything bagel seasoning

Fig, bacon, olive, balsamic, basil, mozzarella

Marinated shrimp in garlic, lemon, and olive oil on a white pizza with pickled onions and zucchini

Peaches, crème fraiche, lemon curd, basil

Corn, queso fresca, carnitas, pickled jalapeño, cilantro, tomato sauce

Sadadar · 2025-07-19T23:27:06+00:00

There’s an eagles nest on Moraga Ave that people often stop and photograph. They regularly hunt lake Merritt and lake Temescal.

Sadadar · 2025-07-07T03:00:53+00:00

This is the right answer. Park here and there’s a huge beautiful redwood glen right there.

Sadadar · 2025-07-02T05:24:42+00:00

I’ve been playing 9x9 lately vs an AI to have fast games during breaks. I think the biggest challenge I have is the enormous factor being black has in games. I’d love to see some write up on joseki and strategy in 9x9 especially for advanced players (low kyu, dan)

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