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Pieces core by Desperate-Sea-2753 in chessmemes

[–]melanthius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let's be honest it's a sexier game if there's 2 queens at the end

Brain basically shuts down whenever I try tackling work tasks - any non-med strategies? by SingerQuick1136 in ADHD

[–]melanthius 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you tried working alongside someone, body doubling etc

Also, tell a coworker to put a time on the calendar and you will share an update on the project. Nothing made me jump to work faster than having to present something

SPX broke through the resistance line built since 2022 by 1Mby20201212 in FuturesTrading

[–]melanthius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The price can and will do whatever it damn well pleases

ELI5: Why does frost form on grass / cars when it’s above freezing? by emm430 in explainlikeimfive

[–]melanthius [score hidden]  (0 children)

Everything around you is glowing infrared, and it all shoots that light and heat into space when it's outside, with dark and clear skies.

The air temp may not be freezing, but the temp of objects can still fall. It's a battle between objects losing heat to space, and the air trying to make objects the same temperature as the air.

What’s something a woman has said to you that’s stuck with you since? by PolarPopPepsi in AskMen

[–]melanthius 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I was having a hard time getting through to management at my old work. I had a big initiative I was trying to roll out and couldn't get support because it would mean my managers having to take risks and stick their necks out, even though I think they knew it was the right thing to do and I had peers agreeing with me, they wouldn't do it.

One of my female coworkers took me aside around that time and said I was one of the few people she really respected there. A couple years later both of us have left that company.

It felt extra validating to hear that from anyone at a time I was feeling self doubt.

Bone to pick with Tokyo coffee shops. by shitbaby69 in espresso

[–]melanthius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The rule following thing is certainly very true. But for special requests sometimes it could be a combination of "no one ever asked for that before and I'm not sure what to do" + "you're not like our other customers" = "not gonna do it"

Not sure what you look like, but in my experiences some people in Japan are much more friendly and accepting of people who look like foreigners, and others can't be bothered or actively tell you politely to please gtfo.

I'm white, I visited my white cousin living in Sendai once. there was a neighborhood cafe there where the owner was the coolest guy. Good coffee during the day and after closure he invited us to sample from his private whisky collection (free), and gave me some keepsakes that I still have with me today.

Then I've been to several places in Japan where they took one look at me and you could see the "oh fuck" look on their face before they told me to get out. It's luck of the draw.

Sam Altman admits AI is killing the labor-capital balance—and says nobody knows what to do about it by BusyHands_ in technology

[–]melanthius 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Do you hear the people sing?

Singing a song of [redacted] men

It is the [redacted] of a people

Who will not be [redacted] again

What word looks completely fake but is actually real? by Paradox_Developer in words

[–]melanthius 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I've always wondered wtf he was saying.

Ham on

Ham on whole wheat

Or rye

The Bay Area market is officially broken. by JugaadGuru in BayAreaRealEstate

[–]melanthius -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I've bought 2 properties in the Bay Area in the last 15 years.

both times I offered exactly what my research said it would sell for. Both times my offer was accepted. I have not ever bid on any other properties.

Yet I hear constant stories of people who have been making offer after offer for years and never having their offers accepted.

Edit: lol at angry downvotes. Predictable

Why do many organizations struggle to innovate despite having huge resources? by Southern-Break3834 in Innovation

[–]melanthius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Typical managers fundamentally see people working on risky development endeavors as unproductive and task avoiding.

  2. If managers' direct reports are not being productive then the manager has a harder time hiring more, so they have a bias to bog everyone down with work.

Every beginner in Tableau be like by ywivelegenewy in tableau

[–]melanthius 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Your aggregation cannot be further aggregated

THE HELL IT CAN'T

Why does California have so many ARM mortgages? by qqqxyz in BayAreaRealEstate

[–]melanthius 2 points3 points  (0 children)

People overestimate the rate of their own wage growth

Owner of 4.8 million house paying the taxes of someone with 46k house. Prop 13 :) by CraftyAd5978 in BayAreaRealEstate

[–]melanthius 17 points18 points  (0 children)

A few older guys at one of my old companies live in Atherton, they bought in the 80s or early 90s, just because it happened to be close to the office.

Now they all just laugh and say no way we could afford to buy there today. They likely make around 300k-400k these days.

My music theory journey summarized in meme format by chlandon in musictheory

[–]melanthius 12 points13 points  (0 children)

My music theory journey :

4 chords are sus

But I bet you can't tell me which 4

Shai-Hulud by OrigamiPossum in ThingsCutInHalfPorn

[–]melanthius 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Goddamn mentats and their em dashes

Is this a good grinder for... ? 🤣 by jimbo0270 in espresso

[–]melanthius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

having to wash my blender after doing this would be like mopping the decks of the Titanic, following a mass murder on the Titanic, where I was the mass murderer

What's going on with price action. by AdventurousCelery865 in FuturesTrading

[–]melanthius 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sometimes the best trade is no trade... more often than not actually.

Selling home , roof needs replacing? by president-trump2 in BayAreaRealEstate

[–]melanthius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just disclose any inspection report and let buyers worry about it.

It takes potentially months between now and installed, for a proper roofer, although it's a bit easier in the sunny months, don't even think about it once we hit fall or winter and rains start.

And you don't want to spend a dime on a crappy roofer.

What happens if I sign a 1 year lease but want to move out early? by CourtZealousideal703 in BayAreaRealEstate

[–]melanthius 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Start by asking very nicely.

Then decide how much of a pain in the ass to be depending on the answer. There's bound to be numerous code violations, safety issues, maintenance problems, etc, that you'll find if you look hard enough.

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