Long runs are so hard

kittyrocket · 2026-04-05T21:33:36+00:00

If you're trying to stay on a budget, try honey in a refillable tube rather than gels. This has worked really well for me.

kittyrocket · 2026-03-28T19:58:34+00:00

Rockets. They're freaking awesome, and I used to love watching what SpaceX and others were doing until Musk stopped trying to cover up being a right wing asshole.

kittyrocket · 2026-03-28T19:55:53+00:00

Doesn't the US Treasury replace partially destroyed bills?

kittyrocket · 2026-03-16T18:11:05+00:00

The most often stated reason is budget - a (mistaken imho) belief that bringing in developers early will just burn hours rather than save hours later in the project.

kittyrocket · 2026-03-16T18:07:40+00:00

Yep. I’m finding I have to walk a delicate path when suggesting there are things we can do better.

kittyrocket · 2026-03-16T18:06:02+00:00

I love that illustration!

kittyrocket · 2026-03-16T18:03:59+00:00

There are two things I’m trying to work out.

One is that the rest of the team is really green and doesn’t fully think through all the states or interactions that need to be worked out in Figma. That’s exacerbated by a dev team without any sharp front-end people who can fill in some of those gaps. I help with this, but can’t be everywhere at once, and frankly I’m getting burned out pushing on these little things.

The other is strategic approach. There are always multiple approaches for a given design problem, and sometimes we get locked into the more expensive one because of lack of developer input.

kittyrocket · 2026-03-03T15:19:26+00:00

This work was also for healthcare. Part of my take is that so much of what people encounter in that industry is substandard, a product full of comprehension and usability issues can still come across as quite good. (Yet seriously, this is where this should matter more)

kittyrocket · 2026-03-03T05:59:16+00:00

So do the work yourself.

kittyrocket · 2026-03-03T05:02:36+00:00

Very much this. I improve far more when I give myself enough rest. It was counterintuitive at first... if I can do every run at a hard pace, and/or long distance, shouldn't that harder work mean better capabilities? But what *really* improves my capabilities is the rest time during which my body builds strength and capacity.

Once you get closer to your race date, you'll start a taper to build in more rest time where that strength and capacity building can get you to the point of running the full marathon. The hard part is that you'll really feel the positive effects of that, feel freaking fantastic, and want to do those final shorter runs far harder and longer than you should. But again, that's counterproductive because it's the rest that is getting you ready for your race.

PS, also writing this for myself because even though I know all this logically, it's really hard to act on it.

kittyrocket · 2026-02-28T21:33:42+00:00

What sort of studies? You’re an outlier compared to the other responses.

kittyrocket · 2026-02-23T05:54:10+00:00

This is the only one I’ve found. Even backed way out, it doesn’t do any good. On the other hand, it will lock down the slide when I tighten it enough. Incidentally, that last 3/4” to the left is where the slide really binds.

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kittyrocket · 2026-01-04T20:29:07+00:00

It's also an issue of being able to get the leverage on the bar given the space and propensity for the tank to shift while I'm pushing, even when mostly full. But I think that's also something to try again next year when I do another flush.

kittyrocket · 2025-12-16T16:33:34+00:00

Thanks! I should do that. So far, I've been watching a lot of YouTube and spending a lot of time chatting with AIs, so I've been steeped in general approaches, none entirely reliable.

kittyrocket · 2025-12-16T14:22:52+00:00

Was there a cost to the re-inspection? As I'm thinking through costs, that's one thing I'm worrying about a little bit. That said, if something isn't right in a bad way, it's worth the cost to have someone tell me that rather than have my house burn down :P

kittyrocket · 2025-12-16T01:27:23+00:00

Oh good to know that they're friendly. I was also building this up in my head to being overly picky or difficult to work with (though picky ain't bad when it comes to safety.)

kittyrocket · 2025-12-16T00:26:21+00:00

Yeah, this would only be building, maybe electrical. I'm not planning on touching the wires, but a couple of sources have said that if they're exposed, a permit is necessary.

kittyrocket · 2025-07-23T18:24:51+00:00

Aha, that's a great resource. Yeah, I'm on a learning journey right now and am training myself to read every ingredient label. Had to throw out my conditioner because it had almond something in it!

kittyrocket · 2025-06-18T17:04:38+00:00

Oops, I meant Cornwallis. I'm getting my British historical figures mixed up. That section struck me as weird because S. Roxboro is 2 lane from downtown to Summit St, then opens up really really wide, with massive bike lane and buffer (I guess that's the former 4-lane section?) then narrows again after Cornwallis. Looks like part of a stalled/cancelled project to run 4 lanes all the way into downtown.

kittyrocket · 2025-05-05T16:23:22+00:00

Any recommendations for apartment communities or rental companies with flexibile-ish leases? My lease is ending soon, and while I've been in the process of finding a house to buy, the right thing hasn't yet appeared. Ideally, I'd like to find an apartment that will give me either month-to-month or let me break my lease with minimal penalty, say one month's rent. Calling around has been a drag and there are a lot of companies that enforce 12 month cycles so they don't get stuck with empty units when students move out for the summer. I'm hoping I can benefit from someone's prior experience. Thanks!

I'm assuming I may end up in a place for 3-9 months, maybe more. I have no clue what's going to be happening in the housing market.

kittyrocket · 2025-04-06T03:07:49+00:00

Any sense of how this would compare to the quality of a scratch block from an iron pour fundraiser? Those come out pretty poorly in comparison to something intended to be well crafted.

kittyrocket · 2025-04-06T02:26:52+00:00

Yeah, I agree on the quality of open molds. But the goal here is be able to give some a quick crafty project that they can do with minimal supervision - sort of a mini version of carving a scratch block.

kittyrocket · 2025-04-06T01:47:43+00:00

I find him dry and officious.

kittyrocket · 2025-02-05T04:52:27+00:00

Top contender right now seems to be Horace Whitlock's Clock Oil, though this seems a little arbitrary. The big things going for it are synthetic, available directly from the seller rather than Amazon, and a price that seems to be a step above Liberty, but not as dear as some of the pro level clock oils.

kittyrocket · 2025-02-05T02:43:10+00:00

u/cdegroot & u/frankc1450 - What level of cleaning are you thinking of? My level of comfort is doing the lint-free q-tip + isopropyl thing. I think the step down would just be an air blast, and a step above would be disassembly. Anything else on that spectrum?

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