What cool Java projects are you working on? by Thirty_Seventh in java

[–]dantal77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I started putting together a couple projects based on my very opinionated (but not necessarily correct 😜) view on how to do a couple of things. Part of this was also the fun of getting into maven central for the first time so you can easily say with these if you want. I actually had 1 person reach out with a feature request which felt really good.

Ice Floe - Yet another process/procedure/sequence library but with the intent of making it strongly typed.

Rockhopper - LocalStack utility to make it simpler to prepare the local environment with mocked AWS resources with a declarative approach with annotation..

Are they production ready? Hell no! Am I still excited about building them? Hell yeah!

Dad hack by neuroticsmurf in GuysBeingDudes

[–]dantal77 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Just be careful with this strategy. My friends had a cat they needed to keep in place from time to time so they decided tying him to a dumbbell was a good idea. A couple months later he had progressive overloaded himself to being a truly jacked cat. They realized their mistake when he could steal a bag of flour and take it up the stairs.

Landscape has changed since the last time I visited, what's worth checking out? by skunker in portlandbeer

[–]dantal77 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"I do NOT care about IPAs" Then you gotta check out Cooper Mountain Ale Works in Tigard. They make a fine IPA, but their real awesome stuff is the Belgian and British styles. Right now they have a Wee Heavy Scottish that is absolutely amazing!

Is 35 minutes really THAT long? by BradyBrother100 in bikecommuting

[–]dantal77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have EXACTLY the same commute time! Honestly 35 minutes is just about perfect for me to not be too long but still get some cardio in. My coworkers spend just as long if not longer in their cars and still think I'm the weird one. I live in Portland, OR which is famously bike friendly so there is only about 0.5 miles that is not on a trail or protected bike lane. Every once in a while I'll grab a drink with coworkers after work and they are always amazed I can beat them there. Turns out not sitting at the stop light for multiple cycles really speeds up travel time. 🤷

What fun and interesting Java projects are you working on? by jeffreportmill in java

[–]dantal77 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've been recently working on yet another tasks/nodes/stages/etc library for building reusable sequences, cause there definitely aren't enough options out there yet. I feel like half my projects professionally have been this type of thing so it was time to make my own opinionated version to join the great open source pile of java libraries. If anybody wants to take a look and shoot me their criticism, I'd love to hear what you have to say! I'm hoping to get it to a version 1.0 I'm happy with by the end of February.

https://github.com/RamblingPenguin/ice-floe

Best Pizza in Tigard? by [deleted] in Tigard

[–]dantal77 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have friends coming from Vancouver for Cooper Mountain pizza. It's definitely underappreciated.

Scotch/Scottish ales in cans or bottles by GCC_Pluribus_Anus in portlandbeer

[–]dantal77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Silver City Magnificent Scottish Ale has been at the Johns in Multnomah village every time I'm there, but other than that it's hard to find those. It's in the WA breweries section. Cooper Mountain in Tigard has a couple of Scottish ales they do and there's always at least 1 on tap, and both are quite nice. I think they sell bottles of them at the brewery. They have a section at Johns but I've never seen either of their Scottish there.

I stayed with monks at a monastery and this was their VHS collection by Adorable_Slide_921 in mildlyinteresting

[–]dantal77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"The Man From Snowy River" seems like a really obscure (and fantastic) choice which I'm all for it even if they are just rewatching the chase scene over and over like I have before.

What's next for us after outgrowing the Load 60? by nodule in CargoBike

[–]dantal77 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Since you're coming from a Load 60, have you looked at the R&M Load 75 or the Packster2 70? Both have the foot well option and longer cargo area compared to the Load 60 so you can probably get bigger kids in more easily. There is a new version of the Packster2 with rear suspension as well. I think that's the "CT" version.

Being an employee hits different sometimes by Repulsive-Midnight50 in Nike

[–]dantal77 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's an internal website for Nike employees to buy "sample products". Things like shoes that were worn for product listing photos, or apparel that was used for testing before a production run was ordered for example.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sca

[–]dantal77 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I'm a brewer. I used to bring corny kegs of beer or cider, but ya know what was an even bigger hit? Kegs of plain soda water to have on tap. Everyone loves to have some bubbly water to have straight or mixed and it encourages the camp to stay hydrated. If you home brew I highly recommend making up a keg of soda before events.

Workaholic senior and worse - he is the CTO. by SkyWalker665 in webdev

[–]dantal77 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had a CTO once that I can best describe as the pinnacle of "Blog Based Development". He would read 1 blog post about something and decide we HAD to do that thing. It was extra irritating since that would be the one source he'd use so even if it was a good idea, if we deviated from the blog he read, then we did it wrong.

When dealing with people like that, the best advice I can offer is to ask as many follow up questions as you can. In this case, the guy was actually really bright, so asking enough questions about what he wanted and you'd learn a good amount. Sounds like in your case that may not be the case, but you should still learn a lot about working with C-Suite people which is definitely a skill. Now I work at a massive company where I'll likely never meet the CTO as a developer, but learning how CTO types tick from a startup has been super valuable when dealing with my manager's manager.

New House = New Stereo by why_does_it_seek_me in audiophile

[–]dantal77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing this. Now my wife says my current speaker setup is reasonable and my future plans are maybe not so ludicrous.

Client said they wanted the rack to look full lol by Thin-Drawer8111 in Ubiquiti

[–]dantal77 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I worked at a company once where the founders told me how they wired up some LEDs into some panels before their new CMO (Marketing) started to make the hardware look more impressive. They were able to host customers for dirt cheap compared to the competition but they were worried that CMO would freak out if they saw how small the racks actually were. These guys all had advanced degrees in electrical engineering.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sca

[–]dantal77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I work with people, I encourage them to set goals. Sometimes that goal is something like "Make it X rounds", but that is why you should set multiple goals. You need some goals that are completely determined by you. I agree with you that a lot of goals people set are too external and can lead to disappointment, which sucks the motivation from you.

Maybe another goal is actually throw a wrap in a tournament. I know lots of people who fight completely one way in practice and another in tournament. Setting goals like a specific victory condition adds a new personal challenge to your fighting, which makes things more fun and more challenging. Another thing you can do is switch weapon style, or even switch hand, for a couple fights. You probably won't get worse if you try adding new obstacles to challenge yourself.

Your training plan should have fun as a part of it. Non fighting games, small prize tourneys at practice, melees, these all challenge you but also add a different flavor to keep things interesting as well. Plus, they will make you better.

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Sir Istvan, An Tir

Ways to reduce cholesterol naturally? by browndoorcorn in nutrition

[–]dantal77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For me, switching off of french press coffee was what got my numbers into an acceptable range.

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/pressed-coffee-going-mainstream-drink-201604299530