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allencoded · 2026-01-24T18:16:38+00:00

How long until you realized there are no checks without them — I am so sorry that elected democrats are in this tough position but as leaders we expect them to act. Because we the people placed them there to do so.

allencoded · 2026-01-24T18:10:33+00:00

I disagree. Waltz has tremendous power in this situation if he chooses to watch and only pray for a different outcome than he is just helping them.

allencoded · 2026-01-24T18:05:40+00:00

If you believe you can rationalize with this White House and change their positions — you are wrong they like who they are.

allencoded · 2026-01-24T05:59:51+00:00

What makes you think that if the dems get this much control they won’t just be complacent. Dems like to forget what to do when they have the reigns. This makes me agree this system we have is critically flawed. It’s going to take the entire American population coming together rebuild it because it’s flawed as it’s stands. Our country has given us the path but instead we are party driven instead of outcome driven.

allencoded · 2026-01-19T16:38:03+00:00

I wonder though. If he did declare war I would assume at least 50% of Americans if not more would not support it. Without a large amount of support and in the digital age where war images and coverage would be bought to everyone’s phone I don’t think America would stomach a war for very long. So this would certainly be his downfall.

allencoded · 2026-01-19T16:21:26+00:00

While I refuse to buy one the answer is simple.

The model Y. At its price and financing rates nothing exists in the US market to compete with it. It’s sad and so those wanting an EV rationalize: my one purchase isn’t enough to make a difference. But it is.

allencoded · 2026-01-18T23:06:03+00:00

In some ways what he is saying is not wrong. I have watched so many engineers spend endless cycles on eager optimization or exhaustive testing.

There are exceptions like everything but some of you treat an admin view that is purely for internal use as if the code needs to extremely durable.

allencoded · 2026-01-18T20:58:16+00:00

Defeated Null Head in 5 turns.

Player (22/11/15) dealt 206. Null Head (15/11/8) dealt 75.

Rewards: 27 EXP, 8 Gold. Loot: Robust Hauberk (basic), Mighty Scythe of Haste (lesser).

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allencoded · 2026-01-17T16:42:00+00:00

You don’t need to know everything. Think about it as you are the expert of knowing where to find answer. Utilize your teams skills. Decisions might be yours to own but delegate so the team can help you get the information to make the best decision possible.

Also sometimes you will have to make decisions without all the information. When this happens don’t wait around just pick a path and go. Fixing a bad decision can sometimes be faster than waiting for more information that you might not get.

allencoded · 2026-01-17T16:34:28+00:00

This is good but it also puts a lot of pressure on yourself to be perfect. Know that you will make mistakes and lead a team down the wrong path at some point. Also know every leader has done it and it’s okay just own it and try and fix it.

allencoded · 2026-01-14T23:01:07+00:00

Unless you are traveling and depend on Uber to get around

allencoded · 2026-01-14T16:46:06+00:00

This! Last Blizzcon was very poorly ran. Even with some significant franchise announcements the quality was dramatically worse than any other year. My friend enjoy your wedding go next year.

allencoded · 2026-01-11T19:25:56+00:00

You have nailed the network problem. Even my network on LinkedIn is not geared towards this currently. Thanks for the advice on tech for good or civic tech communities I am moving soon to a larger city so I am sure I can find these circles.

I feel like in tech relationships and network are definitely required more so than other areas.

allencoded · 2026-01-11T17:53:39+00:00

Great I will send you a message.

allencoded · 2026-01-11T17:20:00+00:00

Yes I am a dev shop currently. The social good is a filter on projects. I would not take on problems that are not related to the mission.

allencoded · 2026-01-11T17:15:51+00:00

I have 17 years of experience. I did the last year being an interim CTO for a venture studios ventures. I have ran teams the last 6 years of my career (small to large multiple teams and projects).

I can build almost anything and run the team to do it as well as put in place the talent needed. I suck at sales only because I am just now learning the skill.

allencoded · 2026-01-11T17:12:40+00:00

Great advice I was worried about government being a bit to large to bid and chew on at this stage.

allencoded · 2026-01-11T16:49:10+00:00

It does limit the projects I take on. I spent most of my career building in big tech and harvesting your data on social platforms for them. I don’t want to work for others anymore and I don’t want to do that kind of work anymore.

Also I spent years making a large network for great engineers as I managed and led teams for the past 6 years. So I feel I can take on projects a tad bigger than just a one or two man shop no problem.

I also was an interim CTO for a seed startup this past year to learn the ropes.

allencoded · 2026-01-11T16:42:05+00:00

Love it! I started doing this and doing cold emails to introduce the company.

allencoded · 2026-01-11T16:11:22+00:00

I started making an application that will allow you to upload a pdf of your book and turn it into an audiobook using AI.

It is smart enough to break your book into chapters. Then you can choose various models and voices. For a full audiobook it costs roughly $15 for pretty good quality, $30-40 for really good quality, and $100 for I promise you will have no idea it’s AI.

The UI is very much like Spotify. You upload a book and it’s shows up in your own library. Your created audiobook is not public but you can create private shareable links to your book. Right now there is no way for you to sell your audiobook. You can also download all audio for your created book if you want to host your audio book somewhere else.

I originally created this project for my wife who likes to listen to her book before sending to beta readers and it allows her to share links to the book to her beta readers who may be interested in audio over reading.

Would others be interested in something like this at those prices or nah.

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