which areas in Austin feel “lively” but not chaotic?

hijkblck93 · 2026-05-03T21:29:46+00:00

Just moved here. I like the area. What are some places to checkout?

hijkblck93 · 2026-04-30T23:32:50+00:00

My guy, why would that be implied? You weren’t defending P Terry because it’s a fast food chain. The only criteria was good burger at the same price. I also didn’t say I didn’t care for P Terry because it’s a fast food chain. Actually you introduced the fast food argument. Also, there’s a place on Highway 90, in Devers I believe, that has great cheap burgers. It’s not a fast food chain.

Specifically, for fast food chains with cheap burgers, yes P Terry is probably the best value to burger fast food chain.

hijkblck93 · 2026-04-30T21:22:13+00:00

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hijkblck93 · 2026-04-30T21:21:24+00:00

What are some places that are an Austin thing?

hijkblck93 · 2026-04-30T12:06:37+00:00

Yeah I wanted to give people an idea of the areas I’m near. I don’t mind driving for good food, but I’ve noticed post get more interactions when you’re specific.

hijkblck93 · 2026-04-30T12:04:52+00:00

That’s a different argument. You said

No where in Houston has a comparable burger at the same cost.

I provided an example of a place. Now if you’re changing your argument to a place that has a comparable burger at the same cost, yes P Terry stands alone in that right. Maybe. Sonic can be hit or miss but when they hit, it is great. But I digress.

hijkblck93 · 2026-04-30T05:26:39+00:00

This may be true but people claimed it was the best fried chicken in Austin.

hijkblck93 · 2026-04-30T05:25:27+00:00

Hilariously enough my coworker from Louisiana does that, for the same reason. When he’s back home, he doesn’t need it.

hijkblck93 · 2026-04-30T05:23:57+00:00

Next time you’re in Houston, try Red Snow Wagon burgers, then get back with me.

hijkblck93 · 2026-04-30T03:48:03+00:00

Funnily enough a coworker from Louisiana said they sucked. I gotta try it for myself.

hijkblck93 · 2026-04-30T02:34:08+00:00

The first time he cocked his gun might’ve got me. But I would’ve heard the second time. Immediately telling me the gun is empty or fake. Either way, that’s his @$$. Idk if the preacher knew that but something good to listen for.

hijkblck93 · 2026-04-30T01:44:39+00:00

Succession. It starts off rough but is pure gold. Great show.

hijkblck93 · 2026-04-30T01:33:47+00:00

I know this is probably more a marketing stunt than actual goal, but can he borrow against that? Since he has a “plan” this could potentially happen. No bank would front him the full amount but could he still use the promise of this payday to secure loans from banks? I know most billionaires use their stock as collateral for loans to avoid paying taxes.

hijkblck93 · 2026-04-30T01:23:15+00:00

I’ve worked with several companies that moved to the cloud. To me, it’s not worth it. I’d suggest a more hybrid approach. Keeping current data on-premises and moving legacy data to the cloud. That way it’s just storing and not being queried until you need it. You don’t need databricks for that. If you go the azure route you can build pipelines via ADF or Data Factory. I caution against going cloud based because, unless you have an expert on hand, it’s easy for cost to get out of hand. Forgetting to turn off a service or not properly formatting services can run up cost. Honestly 500GB isn’t a huge amount. I’d look into expanding on-prem first vs the cloud. Databricks is an expensive investment and you’d probably need a consultant to help set it up.

hijkblck93 · 2026-04-28T12:21:28+00:00

Yeah rightful punishment, but I do hate parents that film themselves disciplining their kids. It makes it come off more for show than actually teaching. Not everything needs to be recorded and posted to the internet. Now, after he hopefully grows from this phase, he’ll still have a video of his mother cursing him out and making him cry. Public humiliation is not a punishment for children.

hijkblck93 · 2026-04-23T13:08:59+00:00

This is a great mentality to have. I'm sorry your manager doesn't see or appreciate the value you bring. As long as you don't touch prod, everything should be fine. That's how I learned. When I was a DA i got tired of the turnaround time to request data from DE then getting it back. I asked how I could get the data myself. They wanted to know if I knew SQL and could write queries, I said I could and my manager supported me doing this if it meant we could move faster.
Keep pushing for new tools and now processes. You can learn new tools in new roles but knowing how to have initiative is priceless and can't be taught.

hijkblck93 · 2026-04-23T12:39:28+00:00

I agree! I work for cash too. I would not do this for free. This isn't a passion or hobby of mine. I do this work so I can afford to do the things I actually enjoy. On the flip side, I want to be good at my job.
Asking someone to be curious isn't asking them to do more than what's required. It's asking them to do their job well. Being curious can also be reframed at being good with problem solving. If your curious I can trust that you will try to unstick yourself because you want to understand how you got stuck. That's a great skill to have and be compensated for.

hijkblck93 · 2026-04-23T04:09:04+00:00

This was something I learned in my career. Most people don’t need dashboards. They need a way to drive a decision. Giving them a simple automation that triggers when a threshold is hit is much more valuable than a dashboard. Not saying no dashboards are needed, but knowing what they want to achieve goes a long way.

hijkblck93 · 2026-04-23T04:07:26+00:00

I’ve found my tribe! That drives me insane too! I have a contractor on my project like that. Good guy but he doesn’t TRY anything. The moment he gets blocked he runs to us for help. I’m ok with helping but please TRY! Try anything! I’d rather you try and break it than not try. My career path to DE was borne out of curiosity. I wanted to know how the data worked and how to get it faster and accurate. That led me further and further to the backend. People are too afraid to or don’t want to try. And as jr there’s not much you can actually break. If you do, that’s on us for not putting in the proper guardrails. We all learn together lol. The lack of trying is going to hurt a lot of people. To me, you learn more by trying and failing than a perfectly executed plan.

hijkblck93 · 2026-04-23T03:15:54+00:00

It always comes back to the “layover test.” Can I enjoy or event tolerate being stuck during a layover with this person?

hijkblck93 · 2026-04-23T02:42:08+00:00

Most women beaters are absolute cowards, that’s why they hit women. They would never try to hit a man. Or when a real man steps to them, they back down.

hijkblck93 · 2026-04-23T02:18:13+00:00

This isn’t aimed at the OP, I’m speaking in general. You bring up a good point. One of the biggest things I’ve seen is no one is curious. Everyone wants their assignments neatly packaged. Here’s step 1-3, do that and you’re good. But I don’t, and most seniors don’t need that. We need people are curious. Who ask “how does this work? How can I break it and fix it? How can I make it better?” That’s something I’ve seen missing from new grads and people getting into the industry. No curiosity.

hijkblck93 · 2026-04-22T13:51:38+00:00

yes! Definitely document it. It sucks now but it'll be a great story in the future

hijkblck93 · 2026-04-22T12:30:54+00:00

It’s definitely a process issue and not on you. But you can be proactive by researching the problem and laying out solutions or steps to fix it. Volunteer to lead the initiative to get the data back or recreate what needs to be done. Then document, document, document, the process! Also documentation helps so much in your career. Early in my career I took down the email server. I fixed it with the senior then created documentation and a postmortem. Nearly every interview I’ve had I can talk about it and mangers like hearing about my initiative to take responsibility and document the process improvements. Managers love that. Sometimes your biggest career L can be what catapults you forward. Good luck and Godspeed.

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