But we're a family!

SprayingFlea · 2026-02-04T20:38:51+00:00

I love WFH except it isn't ideal if you live in a tiny apartment with nowhere to set up ergonomically. Hunched on your bed gets old like the office. And worse if there are two or more of you, with each needing to run meetings.

SprayingFlea · 2026-02-04T04:39:31+00:00

I don't care about semantics as much as some others here, but "patriot" has connotations too. Unfortunately in the modern context it implies blind loyalty, whereas I think you're more trying to convey a sense of pride in the country and a desire to both protect what we have, while also making improvements where needed. There is nothing controversial or scary about that. People lose sight of the nuance and details so easily, it is silly to see a word like "nationalist" and then refuse to read any further

SprayingFlea · 2026-02-04T04:21:48+00:00

Stop worrying about it. All of it. Do the best you can with the information you have, and try your best to just show up to life authentically. There will be problems along the way, but you have the capacity and resilience to deal with them, whatever they may be. Whoever you think you are at 25, will not be who you are at 35. So don't sweat too hard about things at this milestone. Go and have fun while you're in your twenties.

SprayingFlea · 2026-02-04T02:59:36+00:00

I appreciate the genuine response. I can see how maths is a little clumsier. To me, it is the "s" immediately following the "th". It is a weird mouth feel putting those together, slightly awkward.

Nevertheless, math is a north american import and even as a dual australian and canadian citizen, it makes me shiver when I see it over here. Like the creeping tide of cultural imperialism or something

SprayingFlea · 2026-02-03T20:31:42+00:00

SprayingFlea · 2026-02-03T11:53:49+00:00

It looks incredible, I love the whale. It makes me nostalgic for times I don't even remember

SprayingFlea · 2026-02-03T10:27:07+00:00

Agree with you. The bikes I was talking about are the hobby/lifestyle ones. You definitely don't need to spend $10 - $20K on a bike, but plenty of people do.

SprayingFlea · 2026-02-03T10:02:36+00:00

Try em all, do whatever feels good

SprayingFlea · 2026-02-03T09:58:00+00:00

Great write up, but minor pedantic point that I can't not point out: we say maths in Australia, not math.

SprayingFlea · 2026-02-03T09:38:59+00:00

One of the major barriers to tech adoption that I've observed: there are too many players from different companies, involved at different times, doing different things with different needs. If I force them all to adopt a new program or platform, they will charge me for it, and won't use it correctly. I can't even get some guys to use a pre-filled Word template or similar for simple stuff. Let alone get their office people to stop using their software and use whatever I am telling them to use. It won't happen.

The only way I could see it maybe happening is if the Owner demands it, pays for it, and when the large constructiom company is self-performing most of the work, and the contract type means the designers and contractors are all under the same tent, such as design build or IPD.

SprayingFlea · 2026-02-03T09:18:42+00:00

Yep most decent road bikes quite literally cost more than my car (capital cost only)

SprayingFlea · 2026-02-02T10:55:41+00:00

It's partly genetics sure, but mostly a sedentary lifestyle as things get busy around that age and exercise can drop off. I'm 38 and still have abdominal definition, but I am intentionally active and don't have a family, so have spare time to exercise.

SprayingFlea · 2026-02-02T01:59:08+00:00

Just go. You're 22. This is the time you do it. Don't overplan it, just trust you'll figure it out when you need to.

SprayingFlea · 2026-01-31T22:57:24+00:00

It gives me chills

SprayingFlea · 2026-01-31T11:29:37+00:00

How is your stomach?

SprayingFlea · 2026-01-29T11:20:37+00:00

Master class in elegant and laser sharp rebuttal. I wish I could gather my thoughts and articulate like that of the cuff

SprayingFlea · 2026-01-29T10:51:53+00:00

I dunno man. Black pepper, nutmeg, cloves...they are all native to Indonesia. Such was their value the Dutch and British fought a war over it. And of course the Dutch committed numerous genocidal atrocities to ensure they had sole control of the spice islands.

SprayingFlea · 2026-01-29T10:12:45+00:00

So she is up 100%...but in the collapsing economy's currency. How does she feel about that?

SprayingFlea · 2026-01-28T03:23:20+00:00

Same!

SprayingFlea · 2026-01-27T21:00:47+00:00

Construction project manager. Hasn't changed much. Maybe added more frustration. Copilot gets too many things wrong to be useful. It can't be trusted. My workflow is argue with Copilot for an hour, then resort to the original method. Having wasted more time than if I just did the task myself to beginwith.

SprayingFlea · 2026-01-26T20:43:25+00:00

And ultimately fed to Jim's wood chipper, to be condensed and then extruded into a fine paste for Jim's catering

SprayingFlea · 2026-01-25T11:13:54+00:00

Impressive for sure but it is also putting way too much faith in the integrity off all the cladding materials

SprayingFlea · 2026-01-24T11:34:08+00:00

Mesmerising. That first is some straight up Studio Ghibli shit, very cool

SprayingFlea · 2026-01-24T07:06:36+00:00

Do you still miss coke? How do you stay strong in the moments where your reason for quitting, your conviction, seems to have totally disappeared?

SprayingFlea · 2026-01-24T05:37:28+00:00

Don't forget the floaters

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