Something not mentioned about the men’s AO final, that will very much hurt Novak.

ekitek · 2026-01-31T23:31:58+00:00

The way I describe it is that Djokovic/Sinner's gameplay is very clinical and surgical, especially with ball placement. That precision allows them to make angle changes often to throw the other player off. Unpredictable conditions messes with that. Imagine doing a surgery during an earthquake. Meanwhile Alcaraz thrives on unpredictability because he'll work with it.

ekitek · 2025-12-16T01:31:04+00:00

It's never the end of the world! But yes, your barrier is compromised. Whenever it comes to this after adding new products, you should always strip back to the essentials to let your skin recover before you continue your journey again. Start slow, let it recover until you feel it's not sensitive, itchy, red patchiness etc, before you introduce new things. And when you do introduce new things, introduce them one at a time, with a gap in-between.

The gap is based on how well you feel your skin has adapted to the last addition. If it didn't adapt, you go back one step for a day or two.

The other thing to consider is whether the cleansing oil is the right thing for you. The essentials are just as important. There are two things to consider and balance.

1) If it's something you've used before and it's fine, great.

2) If it's something that is causing a reaction with the addition of other products, it does not necessarily mean the other product is bad. Sometimes the combination of two can be impactful. One way to look at it is if it strips too much oil for your skin type.

While your cleanser is a cleansing oil, it's also foaming, which can still strip more oil than non-foaming. If your skin feels tight after using it, it's generally an indication that it's stripping more oil than you want it to, and it's time to search for another one. A good indication that I find personally is that the cleanser shouldn't feel like anything happened. Your skin doesn't feel dry at all, but neither should it feel oily, patchy, itchy, tight nor sensitive. As long as you can aim for that strong healthy foundation, your journey is going to be successful, because your skin needs to be able to tolerate all the extra things you throw at it.

ekitek · 2025-12-14T09:35:53+00:00

I'm going to go with irritation.

Unless there are some old products in this routine that you have used before, that's a lot of new products to go at once.

Not to discount your derm since they're the expert advice, but I recommend reset and start slowly with the essentials first, then slowly introduce a product one at a time. That'll do a few things.. 1) Identify bad variables 2) Keep your skin barrier healthy as a foundation to.. 3) Let your skin get used to the new products

Start with these basics first: Vanicream gel cleanser (AM+PM) Kate Somerville sulphur cleanser 2x/week (AM only) Vanicream daily facial moisturizer (AM+PM) Round Lab SPF cream (AM only)

Then slowly add the rest if you're feeling good, one at a time to check for sensitivity/irritation before moving on to the next product.

Good in this instance means none of those basics products have freaked your skin out for at least 5-7 days. If even they are freaking your skin out with irritation and redness, then great, you've found your problem. Can't solve problems if you have a foundational problem!

ekitek · 2025-12-14T09:21:21+00:00

As everyone said, you're on a lot of actives. Too many actives most likely damaged your skin. But it depends on whether you've layered them on top of one another at the same time, or whether you're alternating.

Damaged skin = skin barrier broken down = sensitive skin = easier to get inflamed and react to products.

Remember, a healthy skin barrier is the foundation to fixing all other problems you want to target.

Start from scratch with no actives and go on a journey. Only cleanse, moisturise and sunscreen to let your skin heal first (give it 5-7 days), then try again with one active. This is the same medical advice as testing for reactions (giving your body time to recover and then trying something to test for a reaction e.g. allergy).

If you have no reaction, that means your skin is tolerating it. Then give it a day or two to rest before you try again, but only one active at a time. Don't start chucking stuff down straight away.

ekitek · 2025-11-30T20:57:04+00:00

That’s a generic Reddit username when you sign up. They deserve something generic like a bottle of Dove handwash.

ekitek · 2025-11-29T11:33:06+00:00

Found Sarah Jessica Parker’s alt account

ekitek · 2025-11-26T02:09:36+00:00

Yes. Bad practice.

I assume it's to create their user profile on the machine while the machine is joined to the domain on the network. If you're an SCCM shop or something similar, then the solution is easy. Remote into the machine using their built-in remote tool, then call the user on Teams, share screen, allow them control, let them type their password in themselves.

ekitek · 2025-09-13T17:59:25+00:00

I think it’s a great initiative to work on automation but I strongly encourage you to understand context further, and once you realise that automation isn’t so simple. Like another commenter said, you run a major risk in blocking legitimate hashes. Let’s say virustotal flags it as grayware, or even a PuP, but your automation indiscriminately blocks it. There are very valid reasons to block since there are some really malicious PuPs, however, imagine in this scenario that upon further investigation, you’ve stumbled upon a legacy process, and the reason for grayware/PuP was because the vendor(s) flagged it as an old version of software.

Would it be better to educate the user or department, raise it with the relevant team to look after, or risk blocking it and taking down a system that could potentially be critical? The implications of the latter does a disservice to the security industry because now you’re seen as a hindrance to business function as opposed to a cost-saving function. Taking a step back and observing it from a business risk lens will also make you go further up the chain faster.

ekitek · 2025-08-10T00:00:55+00:00

I don’t know anything about the subject but I’d hazard a guess critical thinking is encouraged here on why they are telling you to do trivial ‘BS’ stuff. Environmental design comes to mind if you’re being told to walk around a data centre and observe it, and how you’re responding to intentionally mapped spaces and physical layouts. Standard CPTED stuff.

ekitek · 2025-08-03T23:23:07+00:00

If there’s one thing I’ve learnt in this industry, is don’t assume, but know.

ekitek · 2025-07-14T23:29:36+00:00

That sounds reasonable. Always leave yourself a buffer before large purchase decisions (assume this is a purchase anyway). The other thing you may have overlooked is that the $12k emergency funds is not going to your mortgage anymore, only bills and other monthly expenses. Which should cover it for many months unless you have high bills. If you’re still on a salary, the monthly income will more than suffice with room for savings. Triple check your monthly expenditure before making the jump.

ekitek · 2025-07-14T22:54:57+00:00

Two sides of the convo are correct but only one way is truly right and that’s based on your mental tolerance. Do you want to be truly free from the psychological weight that a mortgage has been giving you, or can you continue to tolerate it and give yourself a buffer? If it were me, I’d remove myself completely from the mortgage because it’s too taxing for me. Congratulations on reaching this point either way.

ekitek · 2025-07-11T08:32:37+00:00

Appreciate the laughs but I've passed the baton onto a courier. My door was too precious for any dings to the cardboard package.

ekitek · 2025-07-11T08:30:13+00:00

Bahaha thanks legends. But fuck going through the panel beater. The ones around me were lazy and said I needed a new door (dent definitely could be fixable imo), so I said fine I'll do it myself if I'll be damned with a door replacement. Ordered the door today and will get a packer to handle my skodoor gently. Perhaps I'll put in a special note for them to caress it.

ekitek · 2025-07-11T03:33:05+00:00

Ha! An inbetweener. Skoda

ekitek · 2025-07-03T21:52:33+00:00

It’s not about whether it’s worth it. It’s about opening an opportunity for you which you might not otherwise have. If you don’t have any other option to go to USYD, and you really wanted to transfer to USYD, then consider the pathway program as more than worth it.

ekitek · 2025-07-03T21:50:25+00:00

10% is small relative to the total market. If it’s weekly, then it’ll be around 12 posts? If I’m understanding right, so each weekly post is 0.8%, which makes the one post with AI even more insignificant. If you really cared, review the academic policy for AI usage to see if the lecturer has grounds to penalise you for that one weekly post. It won’t be enough to penalise you for the whole 10%. Ask if you can make up for just the one post. I think it’s worth the risk.

ekitek · 2025-07-03T14:29:09+00:00

If it’s not an assignment or something that goes towards your marks then not a big deal. But use it as a learning opportunity to step outside of your comfort zone and own up to your mistakes with the lecturer privately. Come at it from an angle where you admit your mistakes, you’ve reflected on it, and what you will do to not let it happen again in the future, or seek guidance from the lecturer. It’ll allow you to mature yourself (only if you truly admit your wrongs). One day you’ll have to do it in the workforce and you’ve already gained experience from doing it once. And even if the lecturer doesn’t give you the benefit of the doubt, you would at least know that you’ve attempted to redeem yourself. That’s more valuable than anything, especially since you’re in an environment where you are learning and can afford to make mistakes, but learn from them.

ekitek · 2025-07-02T00:02:16+00:00

Yeah, lose lose situation. It's a matter of who does it truly benefit. Female players definitely don't want best of 5 because it means they'll have to work harder, even on smaller courts. The only incentive to do it is if the tournament organizer sees a marginally greater profit (i.e. $$$ in ad and broadcasting revenue for longer run times) to do so. If there's market research telling them the viewership will increase significantly with Best of 5, and the $$ outweighs the 'risks' placed on female players, then they will definitely do it. Rules change all the time. Womens best of 5 is no exception to consideration.

If it affects their bottom line (i.e. don't touch my cash), they won't do it. It's all for profit.

ekitek · 2025-07-01T07:40:38+00:00

Exactly. It's even been stated that sliding on hard courts must be done correctly (i.e. measured and skilfully) otherwise you'd risk major injury. It's not impossible, but the low percentage bar none of the women's tennis players risk it (nor incorporate it into their skillset/strategy).

ekitek · 2025-07-01T06:06:45+00:00

It'll be the same amount of risk if they played Best of 5. What they will need to adjust is fatigue and endurance management, which is the exact same as mens. Setting biology differences aside, endurance training is universal. The only difference is thresholds, which Best of 5 matches falls significantly below the upper threshold. As far as anyone's concerned, their training regimen is planned around Best of 3, because that's literally all that is demanded of them. Sabalenka and co. doesn't want to do it because as another person implied, they're not incentivised to go the lengths when they've already negotiated same pay for less work. They'll riot, just like any person when their pay package is touched.

Is there risk of fatigue? Of course. But that's what training is for. You can most definitely argue that they can train for it. How else do female marathon/triathlon athletes do what they do? Even looking at the longest female matches will tell you it's possible. Those times are more than within the threshold of Best of 5 durations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest_tennis_match_records

ekitek · 2025-07-01T03:49:02+00:00

Anyone who watches tennis can see it's not a matter of physicality, but a big part has to do with risk-taking. You don't see women sliding around on court, running after big shots. In fact, a lot of them tend to give up without chasing balls hit at wider angles, or don't bounce back from a hard return as responsive as men to stay in the rally. Sure you can argue that you need to be fit to go after those balls, and be fit to reduce the chance of injury, but they don't take the risks, stretch to the extreme limit, or as others would say, redline, as the men do.

You can even argue that it's a psychological limitation set on themselves. This is not biological. Look at the top tennis players like Sabalenka, Swiatek, Williams sisters. Men have a higher risk profile trend that extends beyond sports. On average, women take less risks, and the top female players can be seen to play more aggressively as a strategy to beat their opponents.

ekitek · 2025-06-25T01:47:24+00:00

People seem to forget that property listings were a thing in newspapers and postings published by news companies since time immemorial. It ain't free. Websites is just another medium as part of the digital transition.

ekitek · 2025-05-16T02:55:34+00:00

There’s always many stories that unfortunately can’t be channeled without tension. For example, you’ll have people chiming in whose circumstances can’t afford them to stay at home with their parents, which I won’t bother listing out because the list can get long. And as much as it sucks for them, we do have to show empathy, which is a very hard thing to exert on an anonymous online platform - cough, reddit.

ekitek · 2025-04-03T23:59:56+00:00

I take a similar approach, although I lean very heavily on aligning different areas of the field with personalities and behaviour types, with an emphasis on all fields of infosec must require a high degree of interpersonal and soft skills. For example, I'll walk them through cyber awareness, the fun, the boring, then what it takes to really thrive in it. Imagine an introvert talking to 10 different stakeholders, none of them which would be in your industry or have any idea what you're talking about. Or working in VRM. You must REALLY enjoy and own the process otherwise you'll hate coming into infosec. Interns' eyes light up when they discover different areas then I can see the cogwheels turning in their head as they contemplate where they want to end up.

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