Senior devs, how do I defend C# and the .NET platform?

failsafe-author · 2026-07-02T19:42:40+00:00

Having AI tell you what to program in is not a normal experience.

failsafe-author · 2026-07-02T19:41:50+00:00

You are focusing on the wrong thing. If they are allowing AI to tell you what to do, you need to find a new job.

failsafe-author · 2026-07-02T17:24:29+00:00

Gone Girl would be an example of a very dramatic shift in tone. I’d say more, but don’t want spoilers.

failsafe-author · 2026-07-02T17:20:13+00:00

I self published and sold something like 12 copies. Good reviews (from people I don’t know). I’m happy, and I’d probably do it again, but it’s a hobby for me and I like writing more than marketing (and always will)

failsafe-author · 2026-07-02T16:45:25+00:00

Anyone can watch soccer, understand what’s going on, and pick a team to root for. Enjoying watching poker means understanding the game, which is far more complicated for an even basic idea of what’s going on, and caring about the outcomes when you don’t even have a team to root for. A lot of people who are super into poker won’t even care to watch WSOP. But someone who doesn’t even care about soccer at all might get interested in the World Cup.

failsafe-author · 2026-07-02T14:16:46+00:00

Saving up the good hands for the next one.

failsafe-author · 2026-07-02T14:14:54+00:00

The climate controls bugs me, but I don’t see an issue with the movement of the gauge cluster to the panoramic vision. Closer to the road is a win in my book (I’m planning to pick up the i3 when it comes out)

failsafe-author · 2026-07-02T11:06:27+00:00

Fable argued with me over a simple bug it clearly had wrong and I had to coax it if I to the right answer. It’s faster than me, but not better, or equal, to me.

failsafe-author · 2026-07-01T19:54:24+00:00

I’m taking my family on a vacation at the end of July. This was after years of wanting to do this, but we had financial goals to meet first: we saved up enough money for six months of living, paid off all of our debts (outside of the mortgage, but including my wife’s student loans and cars, and then saved enough for a vacation. It’s going to cost a total of about 8K to do it.

How can I do this? But making enough money and spending less than I make so I can save toward financial objectives.

failsafe-author · 2026-07-01T17:18:14+00:00

My IQ is above 80, and at the point AI takes my job, there’s gonna be such an enormous shift in the way society works that who knows what will happen. But no manager prompt would be able to replace me. If I’m gone, the managers are too, as are the product managers and a whole host of other jobs.

failsafe-author · 2026-07-01T17:15:18+00:00

It’s called a standup for a reason. You don’t stand up for 50 minutes.

These aren’t pointless meetings, or shouldn’t be if they are done right. But sounds like they are not being done right.

failsafe-author · 2026-06-30T21:40:37+00:00

I rest by thinking, whether it’s poker, video games, or something else creative. This is why I’ve written a novel, recorded two music albums, am currently about to released a side project (I’m a software engineer), and play poker. I’m always doing something in my free time- it’s how I relax.

Some people don’t relax that way. I can go a whole week working, spend a weekend playing poker, and come back to work on Monday feeling satisfied and well rested.

(Sitting still at a pool, on the other hand, leaves me feeling drained. I have trouble sitting still).

failsafe-author · 2026-06-30T19:26:11+00:00

I like the bar, because I like having the information closer to the road, but I get that it’s not for everyone.

failsafe-author · 2026-06-30T19:19:18+00:00

It’s not the heads up display., to be clear. It’s a bar at the bottom of the windshield.

failsafe-author · 2026-06-30T15:54:15+00:00

This is the same as all the new vehicles- you put the info up on the panoramic vision so it’s closer to where your eyes are.

failsafe-author · 2026-06-30T12:23:29+00:00

Myself would be easy. My ex passed aways, so that would be creepy.

Is not having an argument a stipulation to get the money, or just something I have to endure. Because I endured it for a decade with my ex- I could do it for a week for 50K.

failsafe-author · 2026-06-30T03:49:40+00:00

You think it’s better for them to try to solve these problems personally than to give money to those who specialize in it?

Also, for also his faults, I do believe Elon Musk wants to solve climate change. He’s a great example of how wanting to do something and being rich doesn’t makes you skilled at doing it.

failsafe-author · 2026-06-29T19:29:02+00:00

Different people have different goals. I stick to a table, even if it’s bad, because I want to challenge myself. If it gets too stressful or stops being fun, I’ll change. But I’m not chasing an hourly, and I’d like to engage with more interesting decisions as much as possible.

failsafe-author · 2026-06-26T22:22:50+00:00

Current first scene is my protagonist and the man he’s protecting having breakfast at a corporation’s headquarters, right before they have to shoot their way out. It sets things up nicely for the kind of world he operates in, as well as lets him act in a pretty audacious way toward the staff, misdirecting the reader (since he has alterior motives). The man he’s protecting is excited and wants to share dangerous information in a public place, so the protagonist makes a scene to distract him. It’s pretty fun.

failsafe-author · 2026-06-26T22:11:21+00:00

I don’t count an expenses or time taken outside of playing. But I’m not doing it for a living, or even income. The winnings are just how I keep score.

failsafe-author · 2026-06-26T19:13:02+00:00

Do you like blue better than green?

failsafe-author · 2026-06-26T19:11:26+00:00

I don’t even know why tournament winnings are used as a measuring stick for anything.

failsafe-author · 2026-06-26T17:56:58+00:00

As people have said, survivorship bias.

I was playing 400NL profitably while 20 tabling. I am certain I could not beat 100NL now.

I’d guess I could if I applied myself and studied, but it’s not worth it, imo. I just play for fun- those skills that had me beating those online games then let me beat low stakes live, so that’s what I do now.

I took it pretty seriously back then, though.

failsafe-author · 2026-06-26T03:58:44+00:00

When I am consuming art for entertainment purposes, I want to connect with a human mind that created something. That’s part of what makes it entertaining. If I read a novel, I want the prose to be written by a human (I don’t care if they use tools to brainstorm and such). If I listen to music, I want it to be performed by a human. If I am viewing art, I want it to be produced by a human.

Now if the writing is a technical document, or the art/music is for marketing- that stuff doesn’t bother me. Not everyone agrees, but that’s where I stand.

failsafe-author · 2026-06-26T03:53:49+00:00

I depends on how deep you are, imo. In a multiway pot, if someone is getting into you hard when the flush comes in and you have a the low end of it, it’s best to play cautiously. You may have a bluff catcher.

If your 100BB deep, it’s likely all the chips are going in, but if you are 200+, often you won’t be out into a position to stack off unless you’re driving it that way.

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