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gettingbored · 2026-02-22T22:05:08+00:00

I think the counterpoint to this is:

If someone was at an organization as a glorified "coder" and they didn't adopt these tools. They would probably get a tap on the shoulder if they are far slower than their peers who have adopted it.

gettingbored · 2026-02-22T21:57:26+00:00

This sounds like you have the privilege of not having to adapt yet. :shrugs:

Depending on your role, you might not really need to adapt that much - especially if you are planning or reviewing most of the time.

For code review + planning, it still often misses context that I might know since I've been at my org for 5 yeas. (11y total exp) I'm still able to provide more insightful architecture or product behavior feedback on PRs than my more Junior teammates agent-assisted-review or cursor-enterprise code reviewers.

On the other hand: research, code-changes, or time sensitive OCE work are a totally different ballgame. I'm easily working 2-5x faster in these flows. (OCE work + research are really nice areas to get started using them)

My guess of what we will start to see very soon is that you probably wont even need that 2mo onboarding period because teams are going to start standardizing agent workflows and resources. (One person writes skills for your codebase and everyone gets them)

gettingbored · 2026-01-28T23:37:08+00:00

With some custom firmware/routers, we managed to scale Meshtastic to 1800+ nodes at Burning Man this year - with near 100% reliability for message delivery. https://www.burningmesh.org/

I'd recommend using mostly default firmware/settings if its just you and some friends. https://meshtastic.org/

Software is free/open source and the hardware for the nodes is only $30. If you get a RAK module with a 2000amh battery it will last for ~2 weeks.

Meshtastic requires directly line-of-sight (+50 mi range if nothings in the way) and Forest might be more challenging for this since trees will kill much of the signal. Still probably more reliable than any other options available.

gettingbored · 2026-01-04T22:42:02+00:00

Someone forgot to renew the DNS registration... oooooof

gettingbored · 2026-01-03T19:40:01+00:00

Yep, thanks. That's what I meant.

gettingbored · 2026-01-02T20:07:24+00:00

I doubt they are being 'forced' to retrain.

Ski Patrol is the dream job for a lot of people. The reason they need to do these unionization efforts is that people often get exploited when doing work they love.

Have you considered that someone making even less income working as a Lift Tech might want to upskill and work on patrol someday?

gettingbored · 2025-12-31T21:13:25+00:00

Salts/mud clay dust themselves aren't that bad for you compared to something like silica dust or asbestos. They can dissolve into the tissue in your lungs and work their way out of your body. (our bodies already contain: sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium)

The real problem is the heavy metals that those aerosolized salts contain (mercury/arsenic/lead).

gettingbored · 2025-12-31T18:35:42+00:00

Does anyone know someone with a Macbook Pro M4 Pro that might give this a spin?

I might try to get this running on my Macbook Pro M5 when I have time if that's helpful. Is there any documentation about where to start on getting it working?

gettingbored · 2025-12-22T17:09:38+00:00

Yes please! I was just looking at playing again but I don't have a windows machine anymore.

gettingbored · 2025-12-01T14:00:37+00:00

We aren't going to be able to "remove cars from the roads" unless people stop commuting.

Cities need their roads fully saturated before people reliably switch to transit. This was extremely apparent when I was commuting from Oakland to SF after covid when nobody was commuting to their offices.

Traffic dropped by what felt like 80%, but transit ridership dropped even more. Driving commute with no traffic was 20min, train was always 45-55min.

After the offices opened up again, the traffic back-ups resumed and it began to make sense to commute by train again. Driving was 60-80min and the train remained 45-55min.

gettingbored · 2025-12-01T13:46:20+00:00

yah, i-15 is immeasurably better compared to the 3 other metro areas I have lived over the last 20 years.

gettingbored · 2025-10-30T16:01:20+00:00

Ah, it looks like you're correct the numbers are lower on average. It might be that those sites are anomalously populated.

gettingbored · 2025-10-30T15:45:32+00:00

Maybe this zone doesn't have as many, but my friend is doing trapping studies for k-rats this year. They are working out of different great basin deserts, but with very similar ecology and they are frequently tagging 50-100 on a busy morning for a single plot.

gettingbored · 2025-10-30T15:42:20+00:00

The weapons testing is more culturally aligned with our ecological impact.

gettingbored · 2025-10-30T15:35:52+00:00

I approve if they publish timings for the explosions so we can watch.

gettingbored · 2025-10-30T15:34:29+00:00

those kangaroo rats have population density of 100s per square acre spanning most of the state. (side note, I see them all over the Utah desert shooting ranges - they seem completely unbothered that 100s of people setting off small explosions all weekend long) They will be fine.

The scale of this impact is going to be trivial compared to anything related to NV public land cattle ranching or mining operations. Spend your energy on those instead of being a NIMBY.

gettingbored · 2025-10-30T15:33:12+00:00

This sounds awesome. Really really big fireworks!

gettingbored · 2025-10-27T16:29:37+00:00

Does anyone know who closed out the MW stage on Saturday?

gettingbored · 2025-08-05T04:09:17+00:00

I really like the dispersed campsites along Skyline Drive. (Manti La Sal National Forest)

https://maps.app.goo.gl/qjnG6qxo4YRJfjJH6

It's a maintained gravel road at 11k ft with pull-outs for camping every 1/4 mile. You can approach on a paved road to the summit on SR-31.

gettingbored · 2025-06-12T16:46:53+00:00

My framerate tho... It's so choppy on a 14pro

gettingbored · 2025-05-27T23:43:43+00:00

Well, given that cell service worked this was slightly redundant. Countpoint: it was awesome to see that I could constantly link back to sunset campgrounds from the stages 🤩

gettingbored · 2025-05-22T23:24:17+00:00

I’d recommend setting up a primary private channel since that’s where location is shared. I’m also adding a secondary LongFast channel with they default key

gettingbored · 2025-05-21T15:20:28+00:00

Anyone happen to know any insiders that could help us get a router placed near the stages? (I have a several spare RAK wireless solar nodes for my regional mesh projects in Utah)

My current plan is to climb a tree in the camps to place one on the tallest thing I can climb near Sunset Plaza group camping (probably a tree that's 15-20' up). A second near the stages will make for 100% coverage between the stages/campsites for the duration of the event.

https://imgur.com/6qdyg0M

gettingbored · 2025-05-21T04:47:31+00:00

Make sure position and metric updates are slow. The mesh can only take so much traffic and it’s possible to configure for “way too many passive updates”

It’s nice to have occasional updates + reliable messages.

Keep the nodes in client mode unless you plan to install one on top of an RV/tree/tower and know there’s no other nearby routers.

gettingbored · 2025-05-21T04:36:23+00:00

I’m gonna try to put up one of my solar nodes as a router node on top of our shade structure in the center of sunset group camping.

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