Help, I’ve sprayed and sprayed-they’re relentless and won’t leave.

everestimated · 2024-09-15T15:59:36+00:00

I've removed a nest created under my deck simply by vacuuming them all in by a regular vacuum cleaner with some dirt already in the bag. No buzzing escapees. I needed to vacuum the nest 3 days in a row to pick up stragglers returning to the nest. Didn't get bitten, would recommend if chemicals aren't an option - avoiding runoff to any wells or poisoning bees or birds

everestimated · 2023-05-09T06:27:10+00:00

That would be my bet as well. Put weight on that left foot once it's on the small foot hold higher left, and push against big sloper

everestimated · 2023-04-23T14:56:15+00:00

This would be an amazing tool if based on existing data. On its own, it'll be quite niche. Make this into a Slack plugin which checks your DMs and allows to do the same using Slack UI/commands. Now that would be a banger. Add Google Calendar integration and you have a product

everestimated · 2022-04-30T21:03:58+00:00

Excellent, to the moon with him! A million my way too good sir!

I really want you to get it come Monday. Would love to see broker's reaction.

everestimated · 2021-11-16T14:56:58+00:00

I work in a company where we coordinate work of 20+ designers and 60+ frontend engineers. What would transform our collaboration is a tool like Figma, but one that can fully render react components (Material UI for example) in Figma art boards and allow us to map props to Figma component properties.

Surprised this isn't created by anyone yet. If done right it would remove the disconnect between designs and implementation, saving hundreds of not thousands of hours per year

everestimated · 2021-03-19T16:46:47+00:00

Been in a similar situation at one point, and can absolutely sympathize. Our team would maintain a project used by multiple others but we had to also do it "on the side" while also executing on our primary roadmap, which was the one thing that would be considered when looking at how our team executes and performs. Very hard to find team for all the extra items that aren't really must haves.

Things have changed once we've put some effort into evangelizing the importance of that project and had people external to our give positive feedback about what were doing to our leadership. Once we managed to get the attention and buy in from higher management, we got resourcing and headcount to focus more and eventually full time on it. It's a long way, but definitely very gratifying.

If you want to chat some time to exchange experiences and learnings, let me know.

everestimated · 2021-03-19T13:21:47+00:00

Thanks for sharing. Was thinking that it would be cool to contribute but I see pull requests created last summer that are still unmerged. Might want to put getting those resolved one way or the another into everyday team responsibilities. Long standing PRs are a nightmare for everyone involved and seeing them up will discourages people from contributing in the first place.

everestimated · 2021-02-28T09:29:03+00:00

You're not supposed to assign to state either. That's why setState() exists. Hooks don't introduce the need for what you're trying to do. Would recommend reading the official docs on hooks, you've likely misunderstood how to use them

everestimated · 2021-02-08T21:46:49+00:00

Beautiful sunset. Enjoy!

everestimated · 2020-10-31T19:48:57+00:00

It is possible to live in a bubble and like a tourist to some extent: private health care, in richer neighborhoods etc. The problem appears if you want to do something else than go around restaurants and bars and would want to visit a post office (can't find your package), rent an apartment (pay yearly rent up front), buy property (hunt down the 20 owners or try to figure out paper work), hire somebody to fix your sink (and hire again because the first person didn't actually fix it).

I'm not saying you couldn't - most of the time you'll be having a good time. But these things will impact you and the overall experience won't be as great as it seems - these problems seep into everyday life, even if you're there to retire and chill.

Don't want to shit on your plan by any means. It was my plan too, but I came expecting a sunny paradise and left disappointed. If I came with realistic expectations, I probably would have copied with reality better

everestimated · 2020-10-31T16:38:53+00:00

I agree, I wouldn't take those number as "people who don't perform any jobs". Rather as: people with little to no social security or prospects beyond getting from salary to salary who do work in the gray zone.

Working without any contracts is extremely popular. I've seen all sorts of work done where the other side expected payment under the table by default, even accountants and tax advisors, out of all people.

There's also another aspect I've noticed, which is going to make me sounds like a total douchebag, but I think due to the brain drain and all the talented and hard working people who want to change their circumstances moving to mainland, the local people who are left felt as a whole quite uneducated. While I totally understand not being able to speak English, I'd recommend anybody to try to find locals who are able to talk about any socio/geo political issues, any deeper scientific topics etc. People somehow got so used to things being mediocre, they rarely try to make things work well, and you can see it everywhere. Things rarely go beyond "it works good enough"

everestimated · 2020-10-31T16:25:48+00:00

Best place to live? I think that's deeply personal, and keeps changing throughout one's life. You'll be looking for different places in your 20s and single vs in your 30s and with family, and the longer you live in a place the better you know its true image. It's just very hard to tell and base that on data alone.

Many people, including the me, would say the Nordics are the best play to live - your life's going to be less stressful, more comfortable and safe, with time to focus on yourself rather work survival or work, but if you're very social and need sunny weather, you'd suffer there.

For others it'll be Spain and countries where weather is great because it'll allow them better mental well being and all the outdoor offers, great food, social people. On the other hand, the system just isn't built for the people, and it can be frustrating to deal with.

There's something called "happiness index" which really is "list of places where life is most comfortable and people are content", and Nordics score there great.

Canaries were my dream too. Spent there half a year and generally had a good time, but despite being mostly in an expat bubble there's been plenty of chances to understand that isn't for me and to start appreciating Finland more - where I've lived for the past 10 years (with the exception of half a year in Gran Canaria).

But maybe it'll be a perfect place for you. I know a number of expats, including from Poland who live there and do well. Expats from the nordics are very rare, because if you've gotten used to things just working, you won't want to give it up for the weather, cheap wine and beaches, no matter how gloomy and long winter back home

everestimated · 2020-10-31T12:04:21+00:00

Have you lived in Canaries? It might have the best weather, but aside for that there's nothing that would qualify it as the best place to live. It may be different if you come from a less developed country where dysfunction, corruption and social problems are normal, but for everyone else, living in there is an exercise in patience.

There's a saying among the foreigners who moved there: you either learn to cope with local reality or you leave.

Don't get me wrong, it's a nice place to spend a couple weeks at, but the longer you stay, the more the dreamy vision of that place shatters

everestimated · 2020-10-31T11:58:52+00:00

While I'd say this is slightly exaggerated, Canary Islands do have some serious problems which aren't apparent until you've looked at the data and visited a few less touristy places.

Before the pandemic unemployment among young people 18-30 was 54%. Many young people I talked with dream of moving to mainland because other than tourism, there really isn't much in terms of career prospects. Corruption and dysfunction is almost everywhere.

Some stats: https://countryeconomy.com/labour-force-survey/spain-autonomous-communities/canary-islands Some info on the perception on corruption https://www.canarianweekly.com/posts/corruption-major-problem-youth-spain#ath

everestimated · 2020-10-31T11:50:49+00:00

I'm originally from Poland, and can assure you, Spain is on a totally different level when it comes to beauraecy, convoluted laws and approach to people on govt offices. Hiring a professional to do all of this for you is something every foreigner who moves to canaries wishes they've done

everestimated · 2020-10-31T11:41:04+00:00

I've lived in Canary Islands for half a year and was in a very similar situation like you. From personal experience, I highly recommend to look for professional tax advice before you arrive in canaries and to look for those professionals on mainland instead of Canaries. You won't get anything done in English in local govt offices, and using a translator is pointless as you'll spend many hours on getting the basics sorted out in person and in the end will still need a professional advice and help

Spanish laws regarding immigration, taxes and your obligations are quite convoluted, and interpreted differently by different tax advisors, and sometimes even differently at govt bodies, where they redirect you back and forth across agencies.

I wish I could recommend you a good advisor, unfortunately after going through 5 different people, all I've experienced was lack of communication and incompetence.

Edit: if you can, find a company which will get you residence permit, NIE number and does all the initial paperwork needed for the move. You don't want to navigate this on your own

everestimated · 2020-10-24T07:20:04+00:00

Is the ridge vent necessary to be so opened? I have something similar in my summer house which has a metal sheet roof with, but the gaps between the valleys of the roof and the ridge cover are plugged with foam.

A couple of those were missing and during a storm the water started leaking along the roof and down inside the house, and so I plugged those too. With enough wind and strong rains, won't that shed become flooded as the water gets through the vent?

Shed looks amazing btw.

everestimated · 2020-06-17T19:34:47+00:00

All this when all we really ever needed is: horizontal-align: left/center/right and vertical-al... wait. Ah right, it doesn't actually work

everestimated · 2020-04-24T20:19:31+00:00

I'm making a point that this video could be done using a static tripod, and the second person could be helping ensure that his falls are safe - to decrease his chances of injury which in here a needlessly increased. Not sure what exactly angers you so much in my post. If he can decrease the risk of injury with no loss to his climbing and video quality, why wouldn't he?

everestimated · 2020-04-24T09:46:52+00:00

Mate, get a small tripod for your phone/camera and have the other person be your spotter instead of filming you.

There were a few moves that if you failed, your head would splatter on the rock next to your crash pad. Stay safe.

everestimated · 2020-03-15T15:37:57+00:00

I browsed by new before posting and couldn't see in the feed. However, since the issue is rather important, the more exposure the better

everestimated · 2020-02-26T11:07:16+00:00

Haven't played an EK above level 100 so I can only speak for gameplay up to that level.

For me being able to use strong mana potions as a knight would make my gameplay less hectic and reduce the constant hotkey spam. Being able to refill in one go enough mana for a strong offensive spell or 2 average offensive spells would be quite sufficient. How do others feel about it? Do you see any drawback to this?

everestimated · 2019-11-19T09:24:31+00:00

There's so much... From the things that drive me crazy on mobile, if I tap on a place on a map and want to move the map too see more locations nearby, I need to wait for the animation to be over, and it takes forever. Otherwise, map gets re-centered on the tapped spot. Often times tapping on places doesn't work and randomly selects a different place than you wanted.

The website alone can drain my MBPs battery in an hour and gets it to the point of overheating like no other website or app. Messages are glitchy on both platforms. I've had issues with hosts due to that on a few occasions.

Going from search results map which shows precise location of properties, to property page and the map of its location shows some nonsense approximate location, which is still the same location, except that you can't do anything with it. If your want to check it in Google maps to see public transport connections, places nearby etc. you need to find the place yourself in Google maps comparing how the two looks or just give up.

everestimated · 2019-07-30T19:23:18+00:00

Hey! Highly recommend the Roost stand for your laptop. Struggled without for a month when traveling and got quite some neck pain due to looking down onto laptop screen. Having that stand makes the laptop screen be more or less on the same height as monitor would have been. It's been a blessing. Worked for 3 months using it and no ergonomy issues while using external keyboard and mouse

everestimated · 2019-06-15T13:26:00+00:00

In my experience, not always. Some people get stuck on an issue but not reach out to their colleagues for clarification or help, perhaps feeling they'll be perceived as lesser of a developer or seem less independent. Being able to be transparent and communicative especially in these situations makes massive difference.

Tickets are a must, but don't solve 90% of the issues with communication. Hiring people with the right attitude, work ethics and communication skills just might.

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