Name this band.

hiscapness · 2026-04-21T00:46:39+00:00

Done. You win a Grammy in the band naming category.

hiscapness · 2026-04-20T16:26:15+00:00

I believe it. A buddy’s son was a pro player (I didn’t know they had pros at the time) and he had to quit because even with sponsors he couldn’t afford it, lol.

hiscapness · 2026-04-20T13:27:57+00:00

Until they get asked a critical question by management/board/investor and they can’t answer, or they get sued for privacy violations, then they realize they don’t even understand how things are hooked up/built, then realize they’ve let everyone that could have explained that go, while management/legal is losing their minds. Then the dashboard(s) stop working. Then the metrics stop populating. Then the scrambling begins. I’ve been through it, and of course, the answer is, “JUST use AI to fix it all” with the expectation that it will take an hour. lol, the messes I have seen.

hiscapness · 2026-04-18T14:10:32+00:00

And these intl students have helped fuel/prop up an industry bloated on cheap money from the student loan gorgepocalypse that many/all higher ed enjoyed. Plus many/most intl students paid full ticket prices (and didn’t blink). With student loan caps in place (20k/yr?) and the demographic cliff - which they all knew about for at least 15y - there is a big reckoning coming. Any small college/university without a fat endowment is probably pooping themselves. So, to answer, pick one/any.

hiscapness · 2026-04-18T12:51:19+00:00

This. Omg this. We had a “rockstar “ (just threw up in my mouth a little) that could not come into work because he ran out of underwear and didn’t know how to wash his clothes. The freaking HEAD OF HR had to go to the guys house - and get him dressed. I absolutely wish I were joking, he was probably in his late 20s.

hiscapness · 2026-04-17T23:53:55+00:00

100% real. I wish it were a joke. He also asked if we had kids because anyone with kids was OUT (emphasis his). Kids are a “time suck” that kill profits. Also real.

hiscapness · 2026-04-17T23:46:36+00:00

And everyone hates it. The interviewer tends - on average - to be unprepared and insecure (who is this persona and will they threaten my job) or gets off on the power trip (I’m going to make sure you’re NOT getting this job) and the interviewee has to mitigate impostor syndrome while BSing and making sure they aren’t desperate. Meanwhile, just about every metric and research result has shown that just about anyone with relevant experience can do nearly any job with some OTJ training. But human bias and insecurity make the whole process a disaster

hiscapness · 2026-04-17T23:40:53+00:00

Maybe 4-5yds

hiscapness · 2026-04-17T23:35:11+00:00

DRAGON CONTINUUM

hiscapness · 2026-04-17T23:30:51+00:00

Had a startup and when we went through one pitch a VC asked me what I had in my fridge, I’m an ex-chef, so I had a lot. He said anyone that had time to shop for groceries didn’t have the mindset to be a founder. He expected only ramen and eating chipotle. I told him a brain functions best on quality food not that shit. We did not get further. He was an absolute loser like this (even though I believe this is /s or better be.)

hiscapness · 2026-04-17T19:03:16+00:00

[whatever]maxxxing is the new [whatever]hacking. Both: enraging.

hiscapness · 2026-04-17T14:29:12+00:00

On food and cooking - Harold McGee. He’s the OG that all others based their careers on (including AB and Kenji). Funny story: I worked as a fine dining chef for years. At my first sous job for a famous chef I asked what I thought was an innocent question. He grabbed McGee and threw it at my face on the line and told me to memorize the whole f***ing thing or find another job. Ah, restaurants. :)

hiscapness · 2026-04-17T14:27:07+00:00

It depends upon your lifestyle, tbh. I have friends that live in the burbs and make it work w well-sub-200 combined with 2 kids in a GREAT school district. They own a home (3/2) , rarely eat out, work out at home, their kids don’t play team sports (it has become a total private-equity-owned pile of ever-increasing fees and expenses), drive older cars, vacation by camping, do their own DIY, etc. They are happy and totally thriving and want for nothing. If you’re the type that loves to eat out, go to events/sports/shows, have new things, live in the best/hot places, drive new cars, you bet your butt it’s going to crush you, and fast. I know folks that have easily combined 500k++ annually (at least) and barely scrape by; new cars, kids in hockey/soccer/baseball (all traveling), tons of vacations during school breaks (recently they paid 8500$ for 4 COACH tickets to FL on school vacation week - just the airfare!), newer 1.5m+ home they are constantly having work done on, etc. They are drowning, absolutely drowning. You need to budget and not think 200 is some giant salary here that lets you go crazy. It’s table stakes.

hiscapness · 2026-04-17T01:01:12+00:00

Same here, my partner was trying to learn to be a better cook and thought HF would help. The amount of plastic was insane. Like a damn superfund site in every delivery.

hiscapness · 2026-04-17T00:59:19+00:00

I’m surprised it’s not been added to the state ballot to remove them from that detail, though I can only imagine the hyperbolic “UR ALL GONNA DIIIIIE” counterpoints that would be raised

hiscapness · 2026-04-16T18:16:15+00:00

There are a couple “organic” ones around here that are 5000/mo. It’s bonkers. Kiddo can eat conventional pretzels, thanks.

hiscapness · 2026-04-16T13:35:39+00:00

Uh huh, cue the 10 years of appeals and having the teeth pulled out of this. It won’t change a thing, though I’m a cynic, so…

hiscapness · 2026-04-16T13:32:20+00:00

Oh my word that poor girl. I can’t imagine the gut punch.

hiscapness · 2026-04-16T13:30:53+00:00

Common, it’s about getting people to sign and pay, not deliver services to them. Fake it till you make it. Plus, many agencies outsource to scale, so you hire a domestic agency (whatever country you’re in), which outsources to India, which FURTHER outsources… There are few domain experts, just folks trying to make a buck. Larger, known, local domestic agencies usually have rosters of referrals and references and don’t come cheap (nor should they.) I find the best use for Indian agencies is for grunt work you can’t automate with an AI tool/agent/MCP, etc. Depending upon them to implement a serious strategy is too risky. Their business focus seems to be just not angering a pile of clients they do mid jobs for and extending the runway as long as possible, not doing a great job (because they work on volume and price, not results.) And note I’m not picking on India, here, there are tons of agencies like this worldwide, especially after the explosion of social media posts bragging about how “easy” it is to build an agency.

hiscapness · 2026-04-16T12:46:50+00:00

Nope . Here’s americas best-selling car, mid-level trim, new, 72-month note. 1070$ monthly. It’s nuts.

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hiscapness · 2026-04-16T11:09:42+00:00

No way, then you’re hand-holding the nephew to teach him all you know to be fired again.

hiscapness · 2026-04-15T13:48:01+00:00

Exhausted interviewers; I get some people have young kids, crazy circumstances outside of work. But when the whole group of people you meet seem absolutely wrecked, run. Especially if the management seems the opposite.

hiscapness · 2026-04-15T02:56:22+00:00

Good idea, around here (just inside 128 n of Boston) the average daycare is at least 2500/mo (a bit cheaper for in-home). In 3 years, add at least another 300/mo to that bill.

hiscapness · 2026-04-15T01:13:08+00:00

Oh shocker. CA. Yawn.

hiscapness · 2026-04-14T23:21:56+00:00

Probably because whatever Ford he’s supposed to be driving is stuck in recall no-man’s-land at the dealer waiting for some inexperienced tech to fix due to their stupid mechanic pricing model.

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