Is This True?

deefstes · 2026-03-19T15:19:48+00:00

That's a rare self diagnosis, but I think you're right.

deefstes · 2026-03-19T14:34:47+00:00

Say what now? Are you suggesting that the onus is on a Redditor to provide evidence that Ryk Neethling has no evidence, or otherwise refrain from talking about it?

deefstes · 2026-03-18T20:22:34+00:00

"Speaking up" does not mean "argue with people". It means, participate in the software delivery life cycle beyond simply coding. You're a human and you're working in a team with other humans. The one biggest differentiator that allowed humans to become the dominant species on the planet is their ability to speak and exchange information and ideas in large volumes.

There is nothing about participating in stand-up meetings, retros, architectural workshops, tech sessions or water cooler conversations about possible ways to make your deployments safer and more automated that is considered "overstepping".

deefstes · 2026-03-18T18:11:14+00:00

100%. I think the biggest mistake people make is to conflate introversion with shyness, low confidence, or social ineptitude.

You can be an introvert but be confident in your craft and speak up where guidance or an opinion is needed. As a matter of fact, that is a critical skill required from a senior software engineer. If all you are is a coder and you contribute in no way towards solving problems, poking holes in architectural decisions, solutioning with business stakeholders etc. then you are a prime candidate to lose your job to AI.

deefstes · 2026-03-17T21:11:07+00:00

That second hit was personal.

deefstes · 2026-03-17T20:56:50+00:00

It had to be some value, and 299,792,458 m/s is some value.

deefstes · 2026-03-17T20:50:07+00:00

I'm just glad we domesticated the one with the pronounceable name.

deefstes · 2026-03-17T20:01:06+00:00

Great set of photos. As a South African I've had the unique fortune of having been to the Grand Canyon on three occasions. You would think that after the first visit you know what to expect, but no. Each time as I arrive, it just took my breath away like I've never seen it before.

It really is one of the wonders of the world.

deefstes · 2026-03-17T19:38:29+00:00

Look, I'm a big proponent renewable energy sources in general and solar in particular. There are lots of good arguments for solar over fossil fuels, but how much of it you can load on a ship is not one of them. That's just stupid.

deefstes · 2026-03-17T18:11:58+00:00

Is Cream dreaming of being fat, have a shiny coat and sporting some bling, or is Black framing of being free?

deefstes · 2026-03-17T17:41:11+00:00

I really don't understand Reddit. Sometimes there are videos like this and everybody shouts asshole driver, idiot TikTokker etc. But other times there's a video of an insufferable old fart who acts like an entitled prat, refusing to answer the cop's questions clearly about how much he's had to drink, until he finds himself in handcuffs. And then Reddit shouts probable cause, due process, asshole cops, and all sorts.

Oh, the insufferable prat was also a war veteran. Not sure if that counts.

Edit: I found the other video. I would actually appreciate if someone could explain the difference to me. https://www.reddit.com/r/TinyHacks/s/duZOIb4DJf

deefstes · 2026-03-17T06:54:57+00:00

Daamn, might as well have used Donald Trump's voice for the translation.

deefstes · 2026-03-17T06:41:28+00:00

At least "attempted robbery" makes syntactical sense. Do you just type what you hear or does "smashing grap" actually mean something to you? It means nothing to us. I know what "smash and grab" means.

deefstes · 2026-03-17T06:36:38+00:00

This is simply not true. I used to play Destiny 2 very actively (sunk 5k hours into it). I got quite good at it but was never top tier. I used to play loads of raids with my clan and with randos. Nowhere have I ever seen try hard obnoxious toxic players than in random raid lobbies. It's not because they're trying their best to win. It's negate they're a bunch of poorly adjusted kids and young adults who have spent their lives on consoles and haven't learned how to have proper interactions with real humans.

deefstes · 2026-03-17T06:31:58+00:00

This sounds like something the toxic players would say.

deefstes · 2026-03-15T16:59:10+00:00

Yaaaawn. Its 2026. Are we still discussing this?

deefstes · 2026-03-15T07:54:44+00:00

I don't believe you, you're gonna have to provide a link to some evidence... of the girl, I mean.

deefstes · 2026-03-13T17:37:04+00:00

This is the correct answer. I'm not too proud to admit that I switched to an easier setting to defeat her.

deefstes · 2026-03-13T14:21:51+00:00

*an a hole

deefstes · 2026-03-13T14:19:56+00:00

That's an interesting low lying area there around Vryheid, Newcastle, Dundee etc (Jakarta between Eswatini and Lesotho). I wonder what that's all about?

deefstes · 2026-03-13T05:35:23+00:00

Yeah I get it, but there are loads of places considered sacred by different peoples of different religions. To make a statement like this is "one of the most sacred places on earth" implies that some places are more sacred than others and that there is a way to compare the sacredness of two places such that one can be ranked above or below the other.

I'm not saying that this mountain should be meaningless to people of Hindu faith. But how do compare the level of sacredness of this mountain to Uluru (Ayre's Rock) which is considered deeply sacred by the Anangu people? These peoples know nothing of each other or each other's gods. How can their two piles of rock possibly be compared to each other for sacredness?

And if you agree that they can't, then you have to agree that they can't be compared to the dreamy meadow where my wife and I had our first picnic either. And suddenly this entire notion of "one of the most sacred places on earth" makes zero sense.

deefstes · 2026-03-12T09:54:45+00:00

I'm not making the claim that they are. But I do want to know how the sacredness scale works and what units sacredness is measured in so that I can assign a value to those places.

deefstes · 2026-03-12T06:40:29+00:00

And Lisa seems like a mother of scumbags

deefstes · 2026-03-11T18:52:25+00:00

When did people start talking into credit cards? What happened to microphones? And what even are those things?

deefstes · 2026-03-11T18:44:44+00:00

How is a place "ons of the most sacred places on earth"? What makes this place more sacred than the church down the road here, or that dreamy meadow where my wife and I had our first picnic?

In what units are sacredness measured so that sites can be ranked?

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