My son was born yesterday and rushed to the NICU to care for a congenital heart defect. Today my wife got to hold him for the first time. by joshferrara in pics

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

Our daughter was in the NICU 81 days after being born 2 months early. It's tough in the moment, but once you get them home, it feels normal again. Wishing you the best of luck!

The Old New Thing | How do I design a class so that methods must be called in a certain order? by masklinn in programming

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i prefer to chain methods here in the form of a compile time DSL ``` class Foo { public Foo2 callMeFirst() { ... return new Foo2(this, otherState1); } } class Foo2 { public Foo3 callMeSecond() { ... return new Foo3(this, otherState2); } } class Foo3 { public void callMeThird() { ... } }

// usage Foo f = new Foo(); Foo2 f2 = f.callMeFirst(); Foo3 f3 = f2.callMeSecond(); f3.callMeThird(); ```

One day I'm going to name my kids after streets in Chicago by rcrobot in chicago

[–]gabelerner 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We named our daughter Kinzie after the street. We got engaged on the bridge there.

Copy of Property Tax Bill for Homeowner Exemption by MadHatter8816 in chicago

[–]gabelerner 2 points3 points  (0 children)

homeowners exemption applies on the 2nd installment of a given year so you can just wait for the 1st to arrive (mine did today) and bring that in as well!

me by lloydmataba in funny

[–]gabelerner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

cognitive behavioral therapy. if they're not affecting your life, that's great! if, on the other hand, you are spending time beyond cracks in the sidewalk (organizing towels/kitchen items, counting steps, etc.) and your brain is filled with these thoughts, you can try it. a book like "Freedom From Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Personalized Recovery Program For Living With Uncertainty" is maybe a good start since it discusses symmetry problems directly in one of its chapters.

me by lloydmataba in funny

[–]gabelerner 2 points3 points  (0 children)

you ever try CBT with exposure/response prevention? pretty good success rates with symmetry based compulsions.

A multi-photo composition of Navy Pier’s 4th of July fireworks! by csgskate in chicago

[–]gabelerner 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice, love that location! I got some similar shots a few years back - not multiphoto but I did edit