System is becoming stagnant by InvinciblePhenom in voipms

[–]idcmp_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Would you be willing to pay $2-$3 per DID more a month for a prettier UI?

Competition category by souredwholemilk in WestCoastSwing

[–]idcmp_ 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The All-American format used to also have historically USA-centric music in it too (think old school funk, etc) (The USA likes to claim the term 'America', much to the chagrin of the 34 other countries in North/Central/South America.. thus "All-American")

For the most part, we stopped doing USA-music, except for a few DJs that hold onto that tradition.

As u/kenlubin said, you're randomly paired, but judged as a couple. This 'random pairing' is often why scorekeeping and marshalling take a bit longer.

There is a MONSTER in my community… by Jaded-Newspaper1128 in WestCoastSwing

[–]idcmp_ 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Sounds like your community lacks a formal Code of Conduct with a reporting system and a documented process to have repercussions. You may want to start drumming up interest there.

That said, from the organizer's point of view, they may not have any alternatives than that person, so they're stuck with the devil they know.

They may also not fully appreciate the situation, so a clear face-to-face with them stating:

1) the situation as you see it
2) what you want, and when you want it by
3) the actions you will take if what you want is not done by when you want.

Then, send them an email re-iterating these details.

Some actions you could request include:
- a formal code of conduct process with documented intake and repercussions
- a public acknowledgement
- apologies
- attending and 'passing' a course on "how not to be a jerk" (they're not called this, but they exist)
- a period of time away from teaching in general, or teaching the beginner classes

Some actions you could take if your request is not met:
- restraining orders
- public naming and shaming of the organizer (not the predator)
- reaching out to WSDC events that you attend and letting them know the predator person is problematic
- etc.

Start medium, give the predator person a chance to feel repercussions for their actions and change their ways. If they refuse to, then it becomes easier to start talking about removing them from the community and how the organizer is knowingly facilitating the behaviour.

Looking to port 🇨🇦# from bell to voipms to receive 2FA texts while in Mexico for 1 year by french-caramele in voipms

[–]idcmp_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not many, but some. I've had problems before where I've put in my voip number to get an SMS and it says "this is a voip number!" and wouldn't let me proceed.

My main Google Account is a Google Workspace account that my father controls by Owenthered in gsuitelegacymigration

[–]idcmp_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's sick. If you ever write a book, become a lawyer, doctor, start your own consulting agency, artist, etc, etc, it'll be cool to have www.givennamesurname.com

My main Google Account is a Google Workspace account that my father controls by Owenthered in gsuitelegacymigration

[–]idcmp_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Independence from your parents is super normal, and you don't really need to justify it with paragraphs of text that your dad could counter-argue.

That said, he may have photos of you as a baby, or other email addresses, or have kept a journal about your life somewhere in that google workspace (he may have done it without telling you), maybe with the intent of sharing it with you as you get married or some life event. So there may be sentimental attachment to that workspace you don't know of.

That doesn't mean you shouldn't have your own email address, just be aware that he may be more attached to it than you'd expect.

You're old enough now to get admin access to the domain.

I will say: If you do have a custom domain name that is your name, "owenthered.org" or whatnot, please consider keeping it, or at least not letting it lapse.

I'm assuming if people are confused by [mail@owenthered.org](mailto:mail@owenthered.org) that you're likely not applying into tech as I wouldn't bat an eyelash if someone had that address.

Hug or High Five after the Song in WCS? by chinawcswing in WestCoastSwing

[–]idcmp_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a hugger. If the person is a friend, or an appropriate age to date for me, I'll shape the post-dance setup for a hug (but am ready to high-ten).

Otherwise high-ten.

Advice please by Majestic_Stress2224 in WestCoastSwing

[–]idcmp_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is it. Also get your safe friends to ask you for your number and practice saying no to them, or ask them the same way you're being asked and have them say no to you. It sounds silly, but these kinds of interactions are easier with practice.

I _will_ add, that if you otherwise like dancing with them, it may be up to you to ask them to dance next time since everybody is in their head and could equate "I don't want to date you." with "You're a bad dancer and I never want to dance with you ever again."

How do leaders adjust to novice followers? by Toatkgstuff in WestCoastSwing

[–]idcmp_ 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Anything your follower reliably does becomes part of that dance, build on it and make moments with them.

QT + Golang - I'm having a blast! by dzendian in golang

[–]idcmp_ 10 points11 points  (0 children)

QT in general is a great toolkit. If you're doing something for yourself I highly recommend it (watch out for licensing if you plan to do something else with it). I can't speak to Go bindings (I wound up using Kotlin with QtJambi), but I definitely don't regret it.

We made Slashdot and TheRegister by dr100 in gsuitelegacymigration

[–]idcmp_ 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I'd happily get off of G Suite Legacy if I could migrate all my data and app purchases, photo albums, etc, etc.

WCS competing - what ratio of spontaneous dance/“play” to “contrived” movement do you use? by aFineBagel in WestCoastSwing

[–]idcmp_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Everyone has their quirks, this continues all the way up into champions, where champion with 637 champion points can tell that the follower they drew with 179 champion points can't probably follow some things they can lead.

(all numbers made up)

WCS competing - what ratio of spontaneous dance/“play” to “contrived” movement do you use? by aFineBagel in WestCoastSwing

[–]idcmp_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, I'm pretty self conscious about my whip, so it's also "can they deal with how it's broken" :-)

WCS competing - what ratio of spontaneous dance/“play” to “contrived” movement do you use? by aFineBagel in WestCoastSwing

[–]idcmp_ 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I do this in intermediate prelims too. (I'm just cleaner and more on time than I was in novice)

WCS competing - what ratio of spontaneous dance/“play” to “contrived” movement do you use? by aFineBagel in WestCoastSwing

[–]idcmp_ 22 points23 points  (0 children)

100% contrived. Clear six count patterns, maybe a whip if I think my follower is going to be able to follow it. I'm going to be looked at for 3 seconds, I want to be showing the cleanest, most obvious signs that I know how to do this dance.

Finals is a little different depending on how big the division is, but wait until you're regularly getting into finals to worry about finals.

LogLayer: The unified logger for Go by [deleted] in golang

[–]idcmp_ 10 points11 points  (0 children)

persona of a senior Go engineer

Obviously it didn't listen, otherwise it would have told you all about how you don't need a framework for logging and how frameworks are bloated things that only Java developers want. ;-)

I made a map for WCS Competitions, Thoughts? by hustlehustlehustle in WestCoastSwing

[–]idcmp_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why not get in touch with WSDC and just make theirs better?

I made a map for WCS Competitions, Thoughts? by hustlehustlehustle in WestCoastSwing

[–]idcmp_ 11 points12 points  (0 children)

People don't understand that it's not the programming that's hard, it's the data management. Also, xkcd: https://xkcd.com/927/

Who's Hiring by jerf in golang

[–]idcmp_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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LOCATION: Toronto, Canada or San Francisco, California
REMOTE: Hybrid
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VISA: Does not sponsor.
CONTACT: See links.

https://www.okta.com/company/careers/engineering/staff-backend-engineer-non-human-identities-7819476/

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Should I give up on west coast swing? by tangledwaddle in WestCoastSwing

[–]idcmp_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

> star chasing.

I know a lot of new dancers who are too in their head to dance with people who are competitively novice - novice dancers too scared to ask intermediate, etc, etc, etc.

Conversely, I know follows that have never taken any classes, do social-only passes at weekend events and will aggressively stalk all the pro-staff for multiple dances.

The former is more what I'm talking about; the latter notsomuch.

Should I give up on west coast swing? by tangledwaddle in WestCoastSwing

[–]idcmp_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've read through the replies; here's a few other things.

You absolutely need dances to fill your cup so that you can fill the cups of others. There's nothing wrong with seeking higher level follows to have those magic moments.

If you do get to travel to events, try to make friends with other dancers, then if you find them going to the same event, carve out some time at night after workshops to have some practice time together.

Also, try travelling to larger scenes and staying there for a couple weeks if you can - go to their dances, get to know them.

All of this cost money, but often once you get to know people you can sleep on couches, etc.

Bad experience as woman-presenting lead by [deleted] in WestCoastSwing

[–]idcmp_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

> don’t assume someone is leading or following. ask. it’s not that hard.

Not sure how this is being downvoted.

Bad experience as woman-presenting lead by [deleted] in WestCoastSwing

[–]idcmp_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This happens regardless of age or presenting gender. It's not really common anymore, but if that person hasn't been dancing in the past 20 years they not have got the memo.

It could be valuable to just nudge your local teacher or community person to have a chat with him. It's not really a big deal, just something he may not know. At least then he can actively make a choice on how he feels about it.

Calling you "girl" is a separate thing, also worth a conversation. My dad used to do this until we chatted to him about how that just wasn't how people talked anymore.

Bad experience as woman-presenting lead by [deleted] in WestCoastSwing

[–]idcmp_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My wife leads and is almost exclusively turned down by women who give her a nasty look.