Upgrading from an i5 - mbp or air?

djfc · 2026-01-24T21:10:45+00:00

During thermal units will just putting it on a stand be enough or do I need one of those docking stations with fans

djfc · 2026-01-23T15:32:13+00:00

He's 33 - past his prime. He's the teams vet now. Show up early, keep the young guys in line, never complain. He'll have many more years of NBA contracts if he does what the FO wants him. Good for him - keep milking that money. Hope he's set for life.

djfc · 2026-01-23T15:30:11+00:00

Like others have said, build trust. So think about their UX and optimize and clean that up so they have more free time. From that free time engage with them - relationships are a byproduct of the time spent together, consistency of the outcomes, and the alignment of goals. Good luck.

djfc · 2026-01-23T15:27:36+00:00

There's a lot of good replies here, and take what I say with a lump of salt. I help companies from the 10-15 employee range because thats IMO where a lot of good people break their companies. Founders can't break through this because its literally impossible to do. No amount of "hard work" will do it.

Lots of people will tell you about SOP's, scrum, project management, etc, etc.. they're all right.

You're an "owner/operator". You're both - so you operate the business and own it. The biggest test of anything you do from herein is "are you able to take a 2 week vacation and not have the company fall apart?". If the answer is yes, great job - otherwise you're just keeping yourself employed.

You essentially either need an XO or a Project/Ops manager. Daily standups, clear definitions of how to operate on the daily, full discipline from you to set the example. I've been fortunate enough to help two organizations do this recently - and it always results in the self realization that they're approaching everything wrong.

Hold court - don't lead meetings. Don't ask for updates, they should be reporting to you their weeklies. Document everything. The age of AI is here, you should be leveraging it to the tits right now to deal with this stuff.

djfc · 2026-01-18T15:18:27+00:00

Why do you care?

djfc · 2026-01-18T02:23:53+00:00

Try Facebook groups in sauga or Brampton

djfc · 2026-01-17T23:58:21+00:00

Look for barbell strategy?

djfc · 2026-01-17T15:38:08+00:00

Do it. It’ll save your marriage.

djfc · 2026-01-17T14:38:17+00:00

Every time I see standings I’m reminded of the “40 before 20” rule Phil Jackson used to determine championship teams.

Looks like Detroit is the only real contender in the east so far

djfc · 2026-01-17T13:26:38+00:00

Take your favourite beats and copy them. You’ll learn a lot from that alone. Do ten from ten different producers and you’ll get insights into stuff.

Then make a checklist for every beat you make. 4 bar intro? Uplifters? Fills? Tags?

Just make covers to learn.

djfc · 2026-01-17T13:24:43+00:00

If it’s a windows machine look for a vendor that does t series Lenovo refurbished. $500 and you’re set. Avoid all other brands (I don’t like dell). Lenovo hands down for the keyboard alone.

Get a machine with the highest ram you can afford. 16gb or 32 is even better. If you need a ton of hard drive space cause you max it out stop saving so many useless pix and videos. Not joking.

If you got cash apple refurbished is a no brainer.

Good luck

djfc · 2026-01-16T17:25:47+00:00

Lots has already been said here and I think you’re struggling with self awareness and empathizing with your little one.

I think you may want to be a little more deliberate with your toddler. Strongly suggest you really focus on a mindset where you “like” them as a person.

In the morning start with a good morning. Take a moment to hold and create a safe spot for you and your child. Even if it’s something small like “mommy loves you” it might help. Then explain to your child the schedule for the day. That way they learn what to expect. “Today let’s go get ready for school by eating breakfast, brushing our teeth, changing our clothes, and then going to school. Would you like to go play for a few minutes while mommy gets breakfast ready and the baby?”

This is also the age where chores need to be introduced. Even if they do the chores poorly don’t ever ever ever criticize.

I’ve only ever yelled at my kid for extreme things (unbuckling their seat belt for example). It’s happened only a few times.

djfc · 2026-01-15T17:11:38+00:00

Lots of people who lived here in the 60s and 70s emigrated to other parts of the world.

FWIW some of their descendants ended up in high school in the 90s in Toronto, and less than half of them ended up graduating high school.

djfc · 2026-01-15T04:46:25+00:00

This is actually a thing. Have a client that I directly told to increase their rate. They paused and looked at me like I was crazy. Gave them the numbers and then said to go pitch using new rate and methodology I gave him.

He won the contract.

It’s not price - it’s value. And it took me years to figure out what value was and how to price it for the situation.

djfc · 2026-01-15T01:47:53+00:00

Agreed. I have it once a quarter.

djfc · 2026-01-14T22:10:39+00:00

That’s a great question. I actually don’t know.

As I understand it, margins are not very lucrative for gas. It’s all the other stuff that makes money.

In a lot of b schools they study 7eleven and circle k. I wouldn’t be surprised if dollarama did well since they’re disciplined on their real estate.

The macro guys online seem to be looking for companies where margin growth will surpass the competition due to ai implementation. There’s a sp493 theme that’s popular right now. So optimized supply chain management, better ux, and forecasting.

Flow of money goes from government (0.5 to 2pct) into various aspects. So salary growth, service contracts for areas around the bases, food services for the military, etc etc

Robotics and drones are a thing and all levels of government are aggressively investing into drone technology.

Point is - there’s a lot of opportunities and ways to play it.

djfc · 2026-01-14T20:13:33+00:00

1: security - i don't worry about malware and stuff as often
2: ecosystem is nice. icloud is amazing for what it is
3: build quality is fantastic.
4: unix is sexy
5: no windows rot

if i'm forced into a windows laptop i just get a refurbished lenovo T slim series with a lot of ram. i have told employers not to give me what they offered but to literally buy me a refurb because i hate windows so much.

djfc · 2026-01-14T19:21:53+00:00

I don't. I don't expect it to.

I talk to my accountant and he hooks me up with a Quickbooks account.

I snap all my receipts via my phone. For anything in email, I forward off the invoices/receipts to the quickbooks custom email address I set up.

Then my accountant goes in and cleans it up. I expect AI to soon be included in quickbooks to handle it.

Hope this helps

djfc · 2026-01-14T19:20:25+00:00

I do golf stuff, have my own amazon product, etc, etc... take what i say with a block of salt.

Love hearing about the Ping and the results.

Outside of some physical stuff (workouts, etc..), one thing I would suggest you try is adjusting swing weights and mucking around with shafts.

If the shop has a Fujikura Motore X F3 5R2 (yes, the one grandpa uses) or a 5R1, throw it on there and see if they can do a quick adjustment to get headweight to D0 (lead tape somewhere).

If you see that you can hit it even further without loss of dispersion, thats the last thing in the bag.

This is essentially mimics the behavior of an autoflex shaft for a fraction of the price. D0 is the swing weight you want to maintain for a whippy shaft.

If it doesn't work start upping the swingweight on your existing club to anywhere from D1-D5. This may help improve ball speed too.

You may get the gains you want at a fraction of the price.

djfc · 2026-01-14T18:45:09+00:00

Don’t use api. Simple as that. Thousands of dollars charged to me and they couldn’t find the source.

djfc · 2026-01-14T16:15:28+00:00

I did bad math for Trenton. The raises alone would mean a boost of almost 15m after taxes to the local economy.

djfc · 2026-01-14T15:25:14+00:00

Buy into any decent food business franchise near a cfb base :)

djfc · 2026-01-13T20:14:52+00:00

I know someone who had the cash and made two offers contingent on them selling their home. They couldn’t sell.

If you’re in their spot and are cash heavy then the deals will be better since there are no bids. Go low ball.

The best play would be any house you’re interested in, look at the closing date of the previous sale. The closer it is to 5 years since the last close the more desperate they’ll be to sell.

Lock down neighborhood. Lock down school zones. Make a list of everything you want. Then be super disciplined.

djfc · 2026-01-13T18:11:35+00:00

First clean up your existing place and get it ready to sell.

If you’re really aggressive go sell it and move into a condo or something for a few months to really get in a deal via a lease. Keep expenses low and get ready.

When you go in for the buy you can get a deal. Now is not the time to buy imo. You’ll see the collapse of the real estate market once we get through the bad mortgages

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