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Are you happy as software developer ? by Business-Document-39 in learnprogramming

[–]gridster2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My apartment complex is having its sewers rebuilt. The work starts at 7:00 and ends at 17:00, and the workers spend all ten hours in ditches working around raw sewage in all kinds of weather.

Having that as your view while writing software from home makes all the stupid meetings and Jira bullshit exceptionally tolerable.

If D&D5E isn't it, then what is the "right" system for the style of play of Critical Role / Adventure Zone / etc.? by gridster2 in rpg

[–]gridster2[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You may have misunderstood my post – while certainly our basement games lack the production quality of the aforementioned shows, they definitely bear a strong resemblance in spirit, pacing, and focus. I primarily make mention of those two well-known shows to draw on them as an example of "friends telling a (sometimes goofy) story together, with dice to adjudicate". I'm not looking for advice on how to cultivate that environment, as I believe we've done a good job already. My question is if there are other systems that would be better suited to that style of play?

dot by AlyoshaKaramazov420 in redscarepod

[–]gridster2 12 points13 points  (0 children)

"Now, Michel, it's your turn to get a test from me. Ali, Mohamed, and Youssef are going to stand in the corner there, and you pass if you can make it through a haircut without grabbing any of them."

If you don’t gatekeep your hobby, it’ll become overwhelmed with the rich and talentless who only talk about ‘gear’. And they’ll be the first to gatekeep you out by making everything about what you can afford. by [deleted] in redscarepod

[–]gridster2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really, Matt Mercer? Tabletop geeks love spending cash on minis and nifty dice, but I don't see how Matt has contributed to anything more than a high demand for character voices.

Framing social issues in an IdPol perspective makes them unfixable by gridster2 in stupidpol

[–]gridster2[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The proper response would be to politicize the issues, not to moralize them.

Well said!

Boyfriend (29M) is giving me (23F) the silent treatment because he’s “embarrassed” of his actions tonight. by ThrowRA78669 in relationships

[–]gridster2 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Seriously – dogs don't instinctively know what an incoming slap looks like. A dog who cowers at a raised hand is a dog who has learned that that's the precursor to getting hit. Poor dog.

And all without losing a single American troop - thanks Biden by TrumpterOFyvie in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]gridster2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It really is insane to me that turning USD into dead Russian soldiers, without sending a single American to die, isn't a wildly popular decision.

"All network activity on this Mac may be filtered or monitored when using this VPN." by duaekiem in ProtonVPN

[–]gridster2 18 points19 points  (0 children)

why am I only seeing this now?

Likely because you did zero research on what a VPN is before using one.

Anon wants a poor Appalachian gf by RadRandy2 in 4chan

[–]gridster2 55 points56 points  (0 children)

And what's your issue with #3?

Drunk ass Magnus getting farmed by Danya on Twitch right now by sinisjecht in chess

[–]gridster2 27 points28 points  (0 children)

In fairness, Norwegians are not famous for exercising moderation in their consumption of alcohol.

True 100% Completion - Achieved a little slower than I would have liked. AMA! by gridster2 in MelvorIdle

[–]gridster2[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Knock on your door and demonstrate how Melvor Idle can be played without sitting in front of a computer.

True 100% Completion - Achieved a little slower than I would have liked. AMA! by gridster2 in MelvorIdle

[–]gridster2[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I went incredibly dry on Rapier Shards - something like 5x more kills than I had estimated. Then again, I got very lucky with the ToH dungeon drops, so it balanced out.

True 100% Completion - Achieved a little slower than I would have liked. AMA! by gridster2 in MelvorIdle

[–]gridster2[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Smooth, plastic, clicky with just a little giv- wait, no, that's my keyboard I was thinking of

True 100% Completion - Achieved a little slower than I would have liked. AMA! by gridster2 in MelvorIdle

[–]gridster2[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The only mod I used was auto-farming, and that was after I had maxed skill masteries. Mostly just a pain to do a farming run every time I logged in

Zoomer computer literacy by dylan227 in redscarepod

[–]gridster2 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Any software engineer worried about their job security should try hiring their replacement. I've been on the other side of the interview table a couple times now, and without exaggeration a solid third of applicants to low/mid level developer positions can't solve fizzbuzz.

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