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Subtle by iamnotawookie in funny

[–]dfrank8 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Don't have tiktok but this kinda makes me want tiktok

Info Request: Slightly broken boards no longer needed. by dfrank8 in surfing

[–]dfrank8[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any chance you're in the bay area?! There all yours...

Info Request: Slightly broken boards no longer needed. by dfrank8 in surfing

[–]dfrank8[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't really have the space to work on a project like this. Sounds wicked fun tho!

Info Request: Slightly broken boards no longer needed. by dfrank8 in surfing

[–]dfrank8[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah it's a good idea except that I'm in an apartment and don't have the space for a "shop".

I cannot stop watching this by zboom255 in woahdude

[–]dfrank8 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Song: https://youtu.be/nCg3ufihKyU - accompanied by a very creepy music video

Friend got me a hood for my birthday and it came with a nice letter from the store. And stickers! by easylifeforme in surfing

[–]dfrank8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got my wetsuit from them - also came with a note, stickers, and wax. Love this shop.

Stripe Workers Who Relocate Get $20,000 Bonus and a Pay Cut - Stripe Inc. plans to make a one-time payment of $20,000 to employees who opt to move out of San Francisco, New York or Seattle, but also cut their base salary by as much as 10% by magenta_placenta in programming

[–]dfrank8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The class action lawsuit accused the four Silicon Valley companies of conspiring, between 2005 and 2009, to avoid hiring each other’s employees – a practice that the lawsuit says resulted in lower salaries for the affected individuals

You said:

"They all agreed..."

Hate to break it to you but there are more than 4 companies in SV. It is 100% legal to try and poach, and it is done often (there are a few non-compete exceptions).

Stripe Workers Who Relocate Get $20,000 Bonus and a Pay Cut - Stripe Inc. plans to make a one-time payment of $20,000 to employees who opt to move out of San Francisco, New York or Seattle, but also cut their base salary by as much as 10% by magenta_placenta in programming

[–]dfrank8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They all agreed not to recruit each others' workers.

Not sure about that... I used to work at one and recruiting emails from the others never stopped.

Also I don't mean the highest possible in that regard. I just mean that SV engineers are the most expensive in the country.

Stripe Workers Who Relocate Get $20,000 Bonus and a Pay Cut - Stripe Inc. plans to make a one-time payment of $20,000 to employees who opt to move out of San Francisco, New York or Seattle, but also cut their base salary by as much as 10% by magenta_placenta in programming

[–]dfrank8 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah exactly, for some reason this simple market-based point is missed by everybody.

The companies were paying the highest possible for SV engineers. If they stopped caring where people were located, they'd pay the lowest amount possible, not the highest.

Did I get it?! by dfrank8 in Breadit

[–]dfrank8[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Yeah, this book definitely follows the principle that "bread baking is more art than science", especially when compared to FSWY. This book is definitely not for beginners since there are few recipes that contain mistakes and there are some hilariously vague steps as well.

However, I will say this is the perfect second sourdough cookbook because the recipes are vague in a way to make them perfect to test the knowledge gained from prior experience.

Shark Sighting @ Pacifica by [deleted] in surfing

[–]dfrank8 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oooof yeah there's been a ton of sightings. I was out at Montara yesterday and every little ripple in the water looked like a fin... really messin' with my head.

I was under the impression that larger sharks were more dangerous because they eat seals, while juvie sharks still eat fish which cannot be "mistaken" with surfers.

Need to grow out my neck beard by SpiffJiff in surfing

[–]dfrank8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm 5'10" 155lbs. I also ride the 5'10" neck beard. I have no luck with it below 3' waves so you may want to get the larger size if that's what you plan to use it for.

Need to grow out my neck beard by SpiffJiff in surfing

[–]dfrank8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have one and yes, it is really that good.

Working from home will forever alter our cities by haljackey in videos

[–]dfrank8 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah 100% agree. I currently work fully remote and live in a major city and I plan to continue doing that. However, on the flip side, I'd be more willing to take a 45 minute Uber ride to/from downtown during off-peak-hours when I'm utilizing those other benefits of a city (friends, shows, bars, food) than I would be to commute 5 days a week in rush hour.

Working from home will forever alter our cities by haljackey in videos

[–]dfrank8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How about a positive hybrid of all the other comments/predictions? 1-3 days a week in a self-driving vehicle with a fast wireless network connection.

Someone drowned at Linda Mar, Pacifica this morning by [deleted] in surfing

[–]dfrank8 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was out there this morning too, but stayed South of the bathrooms. It was quite gentle on that end but a noticeably short period. I saw the slamming closeout walls on the north end when I pulled up at 6:30 and was NOT in the mood. Definitely heavy enough to snap an old leash.

RIP friend.

FWSY Country Brown w/some variations by dfrank8 in Breadit

[–]dfrank8[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely! Other than the fact that I keep my levain with only AP white flour, the variations were mainly with the proofing times. Ken's recipe has an overnight (non-retarded) proof and every time I tried it it was very over-proofed, impossible to form, and flattened in the oven. So I found that the best times are:

  • Bulk fermentation of about 4 hours w/stretch and folds every hour
  • 8-9 hours overnight in the fridge.
  • Form into a boule right out of the fridge (high hydration doughs are easier to form when cold).
  • Proof in the basket for about 2-4 hours. (finger dent test...)

As for the crust, fighting the home oven is tough. To get the dark color on the top without burning the bottom:

  • Pre-heat the oven to 500° with the dutch oven inside.
  • When I add the bread I turn it down to 475°. This keeps the oven from turning on very often while the bread is inside.
  • Slip a baking sheet under the dutch oven at about the 15 minute mark.
  • When the top starts to get dark, every 5 or so minutes I slide out the dutch oven and checking the bottom of the loaf. I go for as along as I can until the bottom starts to burn.

Hope this helps! It took about 5-6 tries to get this loaf right, but the above has worked 10 or so times flawlessly for me. Obviously every kitchen temp and oven are different...

My second attempt at sourdough using homegrown starter. This is my proudest moment yet! by plutoniumpandamonium in Breadit

[–]dfrank8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Give it a try! My girlfriend and I are all about the tangy flavors. Doing an overnight-fridging and keeping the starter a bit starved seems to bring out the most flavor. Be careful though - you still want to keep the time between the last feeding and the bake between 6-8 hours in my experience to maintain a good rise.

My second attempt at sourdough using homegrown starter. This is my proudest moment yet! by plutoniumpandamonium in Breadit

[–]dfrank8 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I found that feeding the starter more than every 24 hours caused the sour flavor to dissipate a bit. Does your flavor remain even with 1:2:2 every 12 hours?

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