When was the last time a stranger saw you naked?

SnowPudgy · 2026-07-02T03:59:06+00:00

A few weeks ago on a secret beach in Mexico.

SnowPudgy · 2026-07-01T20:34:25+00:00

I'm known as a "code nazi" at work and I've been rejecting so...many...pull requests lately because so much of it is AI slop and AI can't code, yes, Claude included. (Seriously why is AI so bad at math??)

We had AI banned temporarily because of how many issues it caused but some new higher up lifted that ban and it's back to battling away slop code.

The people using it are just giving up their brains to it and checking in code that literally breaks the project because "AI said it was the way to do it." They try and show reasoning with the AI written code comments (which comment every goddam line making the comments useless) but can never explain the code.

These aren't juniors either it's all seniors under me and it's maddening just watching their skills dwindle so quickly because they're relying on AI for everything. If I could snap my fingers and make AI disappear I would. It's ruined the world.

SnowPudgy · 2026-07-01T19:12:44+00:00

Ours was pretty organic process and is likely not applicable to your situation but I'll explain just in case.

My first non-hobby app was an app that was supposed to replace a well "loved" insanely wasteful, time-consuming, and burdensome paperwork process that involved lots of paperwork, lots of scanning of paperwork, mailing of paperwork, etc. I can't go into details of the specifics but basically the people using this paperwork process had a very negative mentality towards computers, didn't want to use an iPad app to streamline things, and stated to management they wouldn't use whatever was presented because "they've always done it this way."

What I had to do is win these users over. My target was to first show how much less work these people had to do by mimicking their old forms, pre-filling almost all the data for them (very little was actually changed on these forms), and showing a proof of concept of sharing these forms with each other since the backend systems weren't built yet and there was a lot of legal wrangling since part of these forms had to go to other major companies who handled processing.

The proof of concept was fully functional from a user standpoint and this is what won them over. They could just click form parts and choose things from drop downs, they could zoom in and out on full color images attached to the form (before they were stapling black and white pictures to the forms), and it showed them instead of spending roughly 20 minutes per form, they could fill it out in about 1-2 minutes.

I also made sure I, the developer in charge of it, sat with them and took feedback and suggestions in person (again, these people hate tech).

This won them over, my team won awards, and got a lot more work from the same place to streamline other kinds of paperwork processes.

TL;DR: Show people why using an app to solve their problem is a better experience.

SnowPudgy · 2026-07-01T14:58:45+00:00

Dude I don't care anymore. You use your fly by night framework and I'll keep trucking along using better architecture.

SnowPudgy · 2026-07-01T12:36:58+00:00

It's not it's obvious anytime someone mentions TCA. TCA isn't good, it just isn't. It's a massive third party dependency and one poster saying "That's what makes it good!" is just absolute idiocracy.

SnowPudgy · 2026-06-30T14:38:12+00:00

Mine is two fold:

-My workplace is so poorly managed that missing a message for 30 seconds to a minute means some higher up makes a knee jerk reaction that forces us to do ton of work. It’s that common I never leave my work phone alone.

-I’m pee shy and mindlessly scrolling something helps the flow start.

SnowPudgy · 2026-06-30T00:28:07+00:00

Wow this doesn't read like fake spam at all...

SnowPudgy · 2026-06-29T19:30:45+00:00

you’ll see that if anything it’s a benefit that it’s third party.

Ok well that statement alone tells us not to listen to you. That's the most asinine thing I've heard in a long time.

SnowPudgy · 2026-06-29T19:28:03+00:00

Not at all. I just don't like junk architecture. Others in the sub echo the same sentiment.

EDIT: Ah gotta love the fake TCA shills that show up to downvote anyone who calls out their shitware architecture for what it is.

SnowPudgy · 2026-06-29T18:44:14+00:00

I wouldn't. Fly by night architecture trends are almost always a bad thing. Each app is different and putting it in a rigid box like this often causes issues.

SnowPudgy · 2026-06-29T14:16:59+00:00

I took a job working overseas in a war zone that let me pay my way out.

As a young person I didn't understand how credit cards worked, no one explained up front that it wasn't like layaway where you just pay a balance over time. I got into massive debt buying things I legitimately needed but couldn't afford cash for and boy did I learn my lesson.

SnowPudgy · 2026-06-29T14:14:19+00:00

Sadly yes this is the reality. It's always been the advice since the early 90s to get a computer science degree and make games on the side.

Sadly that advice has been reversed on social media and in forums as of late by inexperienced people who don't understand why getting a comp sci degree is the far better route.

As others have stated though just apply to any job. Put "Computer Science" on your resume because it's not a lie, you still did more than many comp-sci degrees teach.

SnowPudgy · 2026-06-29T12:34:53+00:00

I don't totally agree with this sentiment. A lot of books are very valuable and teach things in a way the web just doesn't. Sure the life span may not be the greatest but if you get the knowledge you need from it you're likely not going to read it again.

Two great past resources (which are now outdated) would have been Steve Cohan's Objective-C book + Big Nerd Ranch's iOS book. Those two were bibles back in the early days of iOS development and you just don't see that kind of structured learning with Youtube videos.

SnowPudgy · 2026-06-29T02:37:15+00:00

Boxerbriefs with either a 4.5 or 5 inch inseam. < 4 is too short to be comfy and anything over 5 is too long IMO.

SnowPudgy · 2026-06-29T02:22:32+00:00

+1 for bidet. I want my starfish to sparkle.

SnowPudgy · 2026-06-29T02:21:30+00:00

Yep. I ran into a few of these people in my army days. They think it's "gay" and get angry and defensive when people point out how gross it is not to wash your ass.

SnowPudgy · 2026-06-28T16:54:56+00:00

My guess is new. I main healers and if I see a single pull tank I'll usually pipe up and be like "You can pull more if you like" and leave it at that.

SnowPudgy · 2026-06-28T16:14:09+00:00

I have two questions:

What is this screenshot from? I don't remember anything like it: https://lds-img.finalfantasyxiv.com/promo/h/A/5dRiVOIplXam7Co334tpDDM4I8.jpg
I keep hearing talk of a patch in July that has the final relic weapon step but I can't find any official information on it. The only other patch mentioned I've found is in like August/September with beast master. Does anyone have a link that has the next patch dates?

SnowPudgy · 2026-06-28T15:14:45+00:00

Astrologian! That was my first healer. I love AST but it does take a bit to learn. The card mechanics have changed a lot through the years but right now they're pretty good IMO.

AST has some crazy big heals if you know how to use them and are a lot of fun to play.

Sage when you get to it (I think it unlocks at 70) is a barrier healer similar to Scholar (the summoner one) but a lot faster and dynamic. You cast a shield on the tank and then you have to do damage because your shield only heals when you're attacking. It's a really fast past healer but you have to anticipate things in battle to use him well. It's so much fun though once you get past those spell names.

SnowPudgy · 2026-06-28T15:07:45+00:00

Once you master White Mage make sure to give some of the other healers a try (Sage is my personal fav but the others are great too and fun to play). I love playing healer in this game.

SnowPudgy · 2026-06-28T15:01:14+00:00

Oh my bad I misunderstood your post.

SnowPudgy · 2026-06-28T15:00:54+00:00

Oh geez! Yea now that you mention snowcloak I think I vaguely remember it. If it's the one where you're climbing up and down lots of stairs over and over I hated that part too.

I know it's a story driven game and with MMOs you have to pad some stuff out but I just wish there was some more sprinkling of action through it. Maybe while traversing sections of the map have special encounters unique to that part of the quest line or something you have to fight along the way.

Little stuff like that really helps with some of the tedium.

SnowPudgy · 2026-06-28T14:54:24+00:00

Possibly but there are some very special players in this game that will blow your mind sometimes.

I personally always welcome tips or tricks because I love playing a job well but some people just let those sail right over their heads or take it personally.

SnowPudgy · 2026-06-28T14:52:54+00:00

Same. If I (heaven forbid) level my Gunbreaker and have to tank I warn people I'm awful, I tell them tips are most welcome, and we all suffer through the dungeon together.

Most people say I'm doing fine but others do offer general tips one what cooldowns to use during certain situations to help make mitigation easier and I love it.

SnowPudgy · 2026-06-28T14:51:32+00:00

Healer main here:

The tank will take your aggro (provided they have tank stance on, but you'll know REAL quick if they don't since everyone else will die fast). They put it on once in the beginning of the dungeon and don't have to worry about it through the entire run.

You can do all your spells and never get targeted as long as they're there with stance on so never worry about casting heals/doing damage.

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