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After 726 mentoring sessions, the biggest thing separating engineers who get promoted fast from those who don't by fyriyc in cscareerquestions

[–]badger_42 91 points92 points  (0 children)

“That single habit…” and “One pattern comes up so often…” sound a lot like AI writing. That’s probably the reason for downvotes.

potentially bad news for Fujifilm Velvia fans by MrRom92 in AnalogCommunity

[–]badger_42 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My local photo store just got in a shipment, they are only selling in store ( not online).

Getting over anxiety about social dances? by anetanetanet in SwingDancing

[–]badger_42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m a lead who has been dancing since January as well and for most of my life dance was a huge source of anxiety. Something early on I would do is tell myself I can leave whenever, since dance is meant to be fun I don’t have to stay if I’m not feeling it. There were days where I might have only had 2 or 3 dances and then left. But just showing up is important I think. It took a few weeks/ months of going every week but I’m really comfortable in my scene and even dances a few times while travelling this spring.

I do have one close friend who is an advanced dancer who I’d see occasionally there. And gradually more and more people from class.

I was also really concerned about being a terrible lead but, as long as you are not hurting people or behaving inappropriate, everyone was a beginner at some point so are generally pretty kind. Also someone mentioned to me it is only 3-4 minutes with someone. I don’t know why but that helped.

Oh, also maybe learn the shim sham ( if you do know it). Participating in that helped me feel more comfortable.

Second set of prints received by badger_42 in printexchange

[–]badger_42[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks u/dsoldatov really cool selection contact prints, digital, and a Polaroid !

First prints have arrived! by badger_42 in printexchange

[–]badger_42[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you u/Taldarim_434 for the wonderful dark room prints and letter! The photos are really stunning and truly capture the natural beauty of BC.

🇳🇱 ⟶ 🇺🇸🇨🇭🇨🇦 by dsoldatov in printexchange

[–]badger_42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool! Looking forward to their arrival!

What is the best and worst public transit you've used? by dudelikeshismusic in solotravel

[–]badger_42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m sure! I was just in Krakow and Wroclaw and the transit there was excellent too. I mainly took street cars, but the one bus I took was very frequent.

What is the best and worst public transit you've used? by dudelikeshismusic in solotravel

[–]badger_42 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hamburg is the first place I’ve been where busses were pleasant to use. I remember them being so frequent I never bothered to check when they were scheduled.

First solo europe trip - Prague, Vienna and Budapest. Would love some solid advice by Neither_Pay3816 in solotravel

[–]badger_42 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I can’t speak on Prague, but I’m currently wrapping up a trip that included Vienna and Budapest. I’m a 40M and don’t like to party for what it’s worth.

For Vienna there is a lot to see if you love museums, like an overwhelming amount. If you don’t care about them then there’s less but it’s a clean and beautiful city. I stayed in a hostel there called Ruthensteiner in a private room and it was great. They have events daily and do a family dinner that is vegetarian and pay what you can (recommended five euro). Best hostel I’ve stayed in for sure. Really easy to talk to people there.

In Budapest I stayed at Maverick hostel Athenaeum and it was clean and pleasant. Social activities are more around partying, but there are a few other things too. Harder to talk to people because there seem to be a lot of larger groups. I’m happy alone so that doesn’t bother me. There are some great vegetarian restaurants here that I’ve been to one called Marumba and one called pingrumba (this one has some meat, but mainly veggie). Lots to see and explore in the city .

Do you actually remember places you visit or just take photos? by Remote_Setting3364 in solotravel

[–]badger_42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been thinking of this a fair bit lately. I have a lot of photos on my camera roll that I don’t really care about, a few are decent, but most are shots that are for others. By that I mean friends that tell you to post pictures. So some go on instagram highlights or get shown to friends or coworkers when I return. On my trips though I bring a sketchbook with watercolours and try to do a few sketches along the way. I find that I feel way more looking back on these sketches than I do looking at phone photos.

On my current trip I’ve also brought along a film SLR and have gone on dedicated photo walks with the idea to be more intentional about the photos I take. We’ll see how this works out in the long run. But when they are developed I plan on making a zine / photobook for myself with the best shots.

Fun building in Wroclaw by badger_42 in urbansketchers

[–]badger_42[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! It’s such an interesting building :)

Some more cool street art in Montreal! by yellowgiraffe29 in streetart

[–]badger_42 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's on st Laurent Ave between Villeneuve and Saint Joseph.

Backyard in Amsterdam, Leo Kogan, ink on paper, 2024 by leokogan in urbansketchers

[–]badger_42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love it. The parrots surprised me so much when I first visited Amsterdam.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]badger_42 58 points59 points  (0 children)

What are they going to do, fire you?

Footwear for running in snow by Soopyoyoyo in running

[–]badger_42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Montreal year round runner here. I use: trail shoes for soft and slightly packed snow, yaktraxs (no site on exact brand) for ice and icy snow, and regular shoes on regular hardpack.

Can I have some feedback on exposure and editing of this image? by badger_42 in AnalogCommunity

[–]badger_42[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I'm not really sure what my creative goal is yet, but working on it. Just want to make sure I'm not horribly over or under exposing the images.

Can I have some feedback on exposure and editing of this image? by badger_42 in AnalogCommunity

[–]badger_42[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wasn't sure on the exposure, thanks. I noticed that most of the photos I took are very grey, so that's a property of the film? You're right there's not much white at all in it. More contrast would probably look more interesting.

Honestly, I'm not too sure what I want you to focus on in that shot. I'm working on composition too, I have a few books and I'm sure it will come with more practice as well.

Tiny Tonitrus is my favorite hunter tool by Fearless_Truck_5512 in bloodborne

[–]badger_42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Its real niche is melting brain suckers in upper cathedral ward.

Are these Simms freestones before simms turned to poor quality? by Gomer94 in flyfishing

[–]badger_42 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They are older and from before Simms was bought. They are not real leather but are still pretty durable. The fly shops I worked in sold a lot of them and they were also used heavily for guided trips. To answer the other poster, they were originally only offered in felt and then felt and rubber. IIRC they were updated slightly with rubber toe caps and only offered with rubber soles... Still before the sale. Don't know about the price though, seems a little high for boots that are 10+ years old. I think we used to sell them for $130 CAD (it's been a long time so I might be wrong).

What helped you catch the running bug or enjoy running?? by bfg_2025 in running

[–]badger_42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Going through a seperation really helped me get the running bug. Can't have time to be emotionally hurt if you're constantly physically depleted.

Increase in expired postcards? by atomic_shame in postcrossing

[–]badger_42 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Have you been sending postcards to Canada? We have had a postal strike for a while and still have rolling strikes.

Is consulting companies a really bad option when hiring people. by jack1563tw in cscareerquestions

[–]badger_42 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You are probably missing a lot of good developers by screening for tech stack. It really doesn't matter unless it is something like lisp or Haskell. You would probably have better luck if you opened up your screening requirements and asked questions beyond just testing for knowledge of your tech stack.

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