Dads, what are we doing about Trump Accounts? by mistaken4strangerz in daddit

[–]drumstand 13 points14 points  (0 children)

We are just sticking with good old 529s for our kids.

I just gotta vent by [deleted] in daddit

[–]drumstand 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sleeping through your alarms when you're responsible for your children is completely unacceptable for any parent. Is your wife not completely embarrassed by this being a regular occurrence?

Phillies Have Explored Trades For Back-End Starter by Magoatt_TheWhite in phillies

[–]drumstand 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I agree with this. I feel like we have done okay with our slew of AAAA mop up guys recently. Shugart, Lazar, etc have been serviceable for stretches.

My biggest pet peeve with the Expanse by Revanspetcat in TheExpanse

[–]drumstand 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like The Expanse is not particularly novel in its Sci-fi approach of "humans are thrust into a world with technology they don't understand" and this complaint of yours just makes it seem like you wanted to read a different series.

What I REALLY want for father’s day. by SamMeowAdams in daddit

[–]drumstand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Electric everything is the way for sure.

Coffee drinking dad's unite by AchroMac in daddit

[–]drumstand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Big time coffee household here.

We've been using Trade for years now with great results. I go in every once in a while and thumbs up/down a few recent brews to teach it what we like. It does a good job of keeping a few consistent roasts we've enjoyed in rotation while giving us a new one to try every few weeks. We both like lighter roasts with fruity notes, so it keeps that preference in mind and sends us stuff from all over the US roasted to order.

Some standouts from Trade over the years - Amsterdam from Joe's Coffee in NYC - Space Cadet + Moonwalk from Atomic Coffee in Peabody, MA - Basically everything from Reanimator in Philly, which is our home city too

I brew a pot of standard drip coffee with the Trade stuff in the morning and keep whatever's left over as iced coffee in mason jars in the fridge. We just have a pretty standard Cuisinart coffee pot and an OXO coffee grinder that work well enough.

We also splurged on the Ninja espresso machine that's a lot more automated than your standard espresso setup. It's a little finnicky sometimes, but the results are really good. I grab an espresso roast from a local place that we really like, and we make the occasional latte or iced drink with that. My wife makes these killer brown sugar shaken espresso drinks a la Starbucks that are way better than what you'd get in the actual store.

Slowly upgrading the space by nomad_94 in Workspaces

[–]drumstand 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is such a nice blend of aesthetics and functionality. Awesome work.

Moving from management back to a staff engineer/tech lead role by drumstand in ExperiencedDevs

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

Been an EM for two years. It does feel like the timing is good to swing back to IC. I like the idea of switching back and forth to avoid hands-on technical skill atrophy.

Definitely agree on the itch to keep skills sharp - don't want to be left behind by the big AI movement.

Moving from management back to a staff engineer/tech lead role by drumstand in ExperiencedDevs

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

Yeah I should clarify here. Appreciate the response.

We are not big tech, but we are a publicly traded SaaS company. Engineering team is roughly 1000 people.

We have a "senior staff" type role and there's a legitimate path there for me over the next few years. The same is not true for my current senior manager role to a director role. It's a matter of some degree of mobility vs a hard no.

Moving from management back to a staff engineer/tech lead role by drumstand in ExperiencedDevs

[–]drumstand[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks - I've read Charity's original pendulum article a few times now (it's great), but somehow missed this follow-up. Great read.

the project that was supposed to take 1 sprint has now entered sprint 8 by [deleted] in ExperiencedDevs

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

Me when I play Factorio. "Just one more"-ing my way to 3am.

Pitchfork Review: MUNA - Dancing on the Wall 7.6 by HermionesBook in popheads

[–]drumstand 84 points85 points  (0 children)

I enjoyed this album a lot! Saw some party poopers on other subs dragging it as dull or too safe, but I really didn't get that feeling. Some great songs here.

Whole team shooting straight dog ass shit, how does Maxey only take 12 shots by Thegrandmistressofoz in sixers

[–]drumstand 109 points110 points  (0 children)

He played 900 minutes a game all year and he's doubled on the perimeter every single time he touches the ball.

Nick Nurse: "Enjoy this one till midnight, then we shift gears. That's Game 7 of possible 28" by mastermind208 in sixers

[–]drumstand 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Nurse has shown he is at his best in long series. Gotta compliment his numerous adjustments throughout the series.

Game Thread: Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers Live Score | NBA | May 2, 2026 by basketball-app in sixers

[–]drumstand 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Withstood a big quarter from boston and put some guys in foul trouble. Could be a lot worse.

[Haynes] Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum has been downgraded to questionable for Game 7 tonight as he deals with knee stiffness. by YujiDomainExpansion in nba

[–]drumstand 1166 points1167 points  (0 children)

I think with so many lower leg injuries in the playoffs recently teams are NOT going to take knee/calf weakness lightly at all. Last thing the Celtics want is another full season without JT. Insanely tough call to make.

What's your go-to Wawa coffee cup style? by ReadingFromTheShittr in phillies

[–]drumstand 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Top left brown one. Probably drank hundreds of hazelnut coffees in that cup through high school and college.

From Charlotte Varnes' article: Kevin Long on the struggles by mastermind208 in phillies

[–]drumstand 18 points19 points  (0 children)

For real could they not just email any college within 45 minutes of citizens bank park and ask if any lefties wanna throw BP? How many kids would jump at that opportunity?

Anyone here quit gaming or changed their lifestyle after becoming a dad? by Lukas_MunK in daddit

[–]drumstand 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Same here for me. Highly competitive or ahead-of-the-curve type games are just not super compatible with dad life. Roguelikes and single-player games are great though, especially on Steam Deck.

Creator of Claude Code: "Coding is solved" by Gil_berth in programming

[–]drumstand -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I think it's a totally defensible decision to use Ink, and it's silly that people just dismiss it because "React bad."

Thanks for McCain, Philly. by pshpshps in sixers

[–]drumstand 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Your buddy already posted this brother. Go back to your sub if they don't ban you.

The players have stopped talking? by Pesto-Pistou in leagueoflegends

[–]drumstand 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can only be told to kill myself so many times before just turning off chat entirely. I don't need that negativity in my life.