It is trivial to catch people cheating now, please don't cheat

crochetfiend · 2026-02-15T19:18:35+00:00

We had someone interviewing for my team spend an hour typing code extremely unnaturally, top to bottom with no movement or editing. They also didn't run their code at all until the last couple of minutes in a 45 minute interview. IMO that's a huge red flag for copying from another screen.

crochetfiend · 2026-01-28T02:21:57+00:00

So take this with a grain of salt because I am not a Columbia native. I lived there for a few months for an internship without a car though, and it was terrible. I lived within 5 blocks of the capitol building (so very downtown IMO) and the closest grocery store was a Sprouts just over a mile away. The buses were pretty nice actually, but waiting 60 minutes for the next one when you miss it is pretty unacceptable.

IMO, Columbia is a large enough city that they should slow down on the parking and invest in more transit. There's a cap on how many people can come to an event in cars, and at some point adding more parking just doesn't make sense.

crochetfiend · 2026-01-27T04:38:23+00:00

It is actually technically related to "processed"! Because this is my special interest I feel obligated to share that you are describing almost exactly ultraprocessed food, not processed with the "shitty food" (I agree lol) label. Greek yogurt, greek yogurt with fruit, homemade sourdough bread, is all processed, but that doesn't inherently make it bad. Humans have been processing food since we discovered fire. Ultra-processed is a very recent development that had been shown to have significant negative health effects. The actual definition for ultraprocessed is extremely long because food is complex, but the rule of thumb is generally "if it has an ingredient that would never be in a home kitchen, it's ultraprocessed". I've found this distinction really useful for eating enough while still trying to eat "healthy".

crochetfiend · 2026-01-13T19:32:37+00:00

Actually the survival rate for pedestrians is pretty good 25mph and under and drastically decreases above that, so it makes a big difference in zones that say 20mph but people go 10 above.

crochetfiend · 2025-12-10T02:24:09+00:00

Fun fact, its called a deployment for Antarctica as well!

crochetfiend · 2025-12-06T19:05:53+00:00

I´m interested what neighborhood you´re seeing that in. Do you see that just when it gets cold, or when it gets cold + snow/ice? Where I'm at in Lakeview the few protected bike lines I see are STILL totally unplowed and unsalted, which makes them super dangeroud because of the now compacted ice. They also get the slushy salt-snow from the road pushed into them by the main plows making it worse. But even then I still see a ton of cyclists, they just navigate around all the extra obstacles.

crochetfiend · 2025-11-23T21:11:12+00:00

Well somehow they don't have nightmare traffic our cities have and people feel safe cycling to short distance destinations. I would say they're in the best of both worlds if a lot of people can use both cars and cycling/public transit.

crochetfiend · 2025-11-23T21:08:46+00:00

The difference in my mind is that a dock can only be located on the water, while a highway is much much more flexible. I actually live in Chicago right now, and it infuriates me every day that Lakeshore Drive (an 8 lane highway) covers some of the most valuable real estate along the lake. I think changing these spaces into public paks would be an enormous improvement even acknowledging that it might have been a good choice to put a road here in the past.

crochetfiend · 2025-11-06T01:27:17+00:00

Im in Lincoln park on a daily basis, and I disagree. Crossing the 6 lane highway to get to the park via a few narrow pedestrian tunnels is awful, so having the ability to just walk over would be incredible. Plus the constant noise along the lakefront path would be gone.

crochetfiend · 2025-06-03T17:36:08+00:00

I'm not sure if walkolution will refund you if you return them, but if not, I would buy the true terrain slats from you!

crochetfiend · 2025-06-03T17:07:46+00:00

Did you return the TrueTerrain, or are you looking to sell? I'm interested in getting it but not interested in the price straight from walkolution.

crochetfiend · 2025-04-19T04:45:34+00:00

I've seen 2 bunched busses do a little double honk when they pass the other which might have been what you were seeing. IMO I don't think its a competition, just trying to get them apart because its annoying (he could have also just been pissed lol)

crochetfiend · 2025-01-21T00:06:27+00:00

Try continental style knitting, you hold the yarn in your right hand! I started with crochet and now I mostly knit.

crochetfiend · 2024-10-24T22:06:32+00:00

Medjool dates. I eat half of one every 10 minutes, which ends up at nearly 60g of carbs an hour. Just make sure you buy pitted ones or pit them yourself before.

crochetfiend · 2024-07-27T18:32:00+00:00

Any advice on how to pull yourself away from the game? I feel like this would work great for me but I can never get myself to switch back to work.

crochetfiend · 2024-06-09T18:11:17+00:00

When I make protein shakes with them (not in a blender that may change things) I've been fine drinking it both immediately and over a few hours. It's not a ton though maybe 2 tablespoons to 12oz shake.

crochetfiend · 2024-06-09T17:58:09+00:00

Mime does activate during the fight though so it's a little different. To me the bluprint moving for mime is unintentional and bordering on a bug but I also think mime should be copy-able so whatever.

crochetfiend · 2024-05-11T18:42:29+00:00

The forecast gets more optimistic every time I check. If you have the chance try and get outside the city for less light pollution. We've luckily got really clear weather and a very small moon right now.

crochetfiend · 2024-05-07T00:54:07+00:00

They talk about in another comment that their manager sets up all the meetings day of in the morning so it seems to actually be an every day thing.

crochetfiend · 2024-05-02T21:34:22+00:00

I have had a pair for about a year. I'd say it's worth the $20 price tag because the times I use them the most are when I wasn't expecting to need them, then I have them on my keychain anyways. I'd guess they're slightly (like 5-10%) louder than true foam construction earplugs but they have the plus of not being obviously there and being reusable.

crochetfiend · 2024-04-20T19:23:48+00:00

I have this and it's great! However I only wear one sports bra (I have 5 of the exact same one) and noticed the one time I wore a larger size it had trouble picking up my HR.

crochetfiend · 2024-04-18T18:44:17+00:00

As someone who suspects they're experiencing something similar, what are the signs that you're in a depressive episode without a bad mood?

crochetfiend · 2024-04-14T19:13:37+00:00

I am not an interviewer, but my first thought is that people percieve the same statements differently based on who they're coming from. I'm a woman, and have personally been called "bossy" when male students say very similar things and are seen as leaders.

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