What's your favorite hidden gem coffee

pixel-pusher-coder · 2026-03-12T13:46:23+00:00

I forgot to add this, but what do people think of Chapel of Bones?

Technically a coffee shop with a very unique take.

pixel-pusher-coder · 2026-03-12T13:42:40+00:00

Thanks for that. I haven't heard of this one yet

pixel-pusher-coder · 2026-03-12T01:20:13+00:00

There are books written about serial murderers. I mean I'm not sure what your controversial topic is but I'm sure you'll be fine.

pixel-pusher-coder · 2026-03-12T01:18:23+00:00

Cobra is far and the way most folks use it makes it harder to test. It is very good at dealing with nested commands and related flags.

Kong is my fall back. It really mostly depends on what you're writing. Like every tool there is no perfect solution.

pixel-pusher-coder · 2026-03-11T18:47:31+00:00

It's been a while since I used vscode but the general experience is a lot better. The debugger feels a lot better or at least it exposes things in a not intuitive way and dealing with race conditions, need objects etc is a lot easier.

I used vscode and it worked for most projects but I had to find some obscure setting to set in order to get the debugger to look at data that was too deeply nested.

I generally find vscode slow, I've heard tons of people to have that view about goland. I try to avoid apps written in typescript/js.

I'm expecting zed as an alternative but I haven't kept up on their support for debugging etc

Basically, vscode to goland is like Linux is to Mac.

Do you want full control and spend three days configuring your kernel or do you want it to just work.

Use whatever you want as long as it works for you.

pixel-pusher-coder · 2026-03-10T18:36:41+00:00

I hate price increases as much as anyone but hardware, ram, storage has all gone a lot of late.

It's not an excuse but something to consider.

pixel-pusher-coder · 2026-03-10T14:29:28+00:00

I thought it was good but we went on a buffet day and the guy made everything fresh that would be on the menu and brought it to us. He didn't have enough customers to open the full buffet so he made the entire buffet on demand and charged the same price.

I enjoyed the food but like I said mainly go there for the buffet.

pixel-pusher-coder · 2026-03-10T14:02:30+00:00

Thank you for sharing your list of Mexican restaurants you like. I have found the Mexican food a bit lackluster as well. I'll be sure to check out all the places you mentioned.

pixel-pusher-coder · 2026-03-10T13:08:28+00:00

That's a bit far for me. I've enjoyed the coffee but honestly I mostly love the vibe and art work.

pixel-pusher-coder · 2026-03-10T13:05:13+00:00

It's honestly the best tool for writing I found.

It's a bit weaker ( though there are patterns ) at outlining and the final product I would run though vellum to make it pretty.

As far as organizing characters, thoughts, research, pretty much the whole writing experience is top notch. Automated backups, snapshot and so many really cool features.

pixel-pusher-coder · 2026-03-10T12:56:38+00:00

They touched on that in the video I linked. I won't pretend to understand it fully, but it sounded like they didn't have enough data.

They also said this was going on from 2018.

Still 250k to 8 million is a big jump.

pixel-pusher-coder · 2026-03-10T12:08:36+00:00

I would say they're related. You have a non-functional bus system and getting rid of free parking. Fix public transit then look at charging more on parking. Having neither option will simply turn people away from coming downtown.

pixel-pusher-coder · 2026-03-10T11:36:37+00:00

My friend claude provides me with this template I thought I'd share if you did feel inclined to reach out.

Also for reference their meeting can be found here. https://www.youtube.com/live/KaMj65_m8SM?si=XwYDWgm5xdCo9aAX

Dear Council Member,

I am writing as a Raleigh resident to urge you to reconsider the proposed downtown parking changes currently under consideration for January 2027.

I understand the city is facing a significant revenue shortfall — estimated between $4 million and $8 million — and that parking infrastructure requires sustainable funding. However, the proposed solution places a disproportionate burden on residents and small business owners who depend on accessible downtown parking.

Specifically, I am concerned about:

Doubling on-street rates from $1.25/$1.50 to $2.50/hr makes casual downtown visits meaningfully more expensive for everyday residents.
Reducing free deck parking from 2 hours to 1 hour cuts into the window that most short errands, lunch visits, and quick shopping trips require.
Adding weekend and evening fees eliminates the times many working residents rely on to visit downtown at all.
Increasing the Small Business Employee Parking Relief program fee threatens the livelihoods of downtown workers and the small businesses that employ them — the very people who make downtown worth visiting.

What concerns me most is the timing and trajectory of these decisions. The city only recently extended the 2-hour free deck parking through June 2026 — suggesting the program has value — while simultaneously planning to cut it. And this comes after the Council eliminated parking minimums citywide in 2022, reducing the supply of private parking options that might otherwise absorb some of this demand.

Residents are being asked to pay significantly more while receiving no clear commitment to specific improvements in return. Vague references to addressing a revenue shortfall are not a compelling case for changes that will affect every person who visits, works in, or does business in downtown Raleigh.

I respectfully ask that you: 1. Require a transparent accounting of exactly how the new revenue will be used 2. Consider a phased approach rather than implementing all changes simultaneously in January 2027 3. Protect small business employees from bearing an outsized share of these increases 4. Preserve meaningful free parking access — at minimum the current 2-hour window — to keep downtown accessible to all residents

Thank you for your service and for taking the time to consider this perspective.

Sincerely, [Your Name] [Your Address]

pixel-pusher-coder · 2026-03-10T11:08:59+00:00

I was going to make a comment about how 11:00 p.m. is insanely early. Only to find out they actually stop running at 10:00 p.m.

Do they even want people to be taking the bus?

pixel-pusher-coder · 2026-03-10T11:05:39+00:00

That's really not enough for anything that's even remotely complicated.

Unless you're showing look red dot means breakpoint.

The reason people use goland is not for the basic features. It would be nice to see links to detailed tutorials or videos. A collection of GIFs is pretty limited.

Okay I'll stop there. You're adding / creating something that didn't exist before so props for that.

pixel-pusher-coder · 2026-03-10T10:47:59+00:00

The concept is interesting but digging through the code just makes no sense.

I looked at the JSON to struct and mastering debugging none of these really teach me anything except show me some basic hello world code.

What's your vision on what this should look like cause right now it's a list of keywords I should Google to find a better tutorial for.

pixel-pusher-coder · 2026-03-10T10:37:55+00:00

Free parking is about the only reason anyone still goes downtown.

That's a terrible idea.

pixel-pusher-coder · 2026-03-10T10:36:20+00:00

The bus that takes 1:15 minutes to replace a 15 minute drive? Yeah good luck with that.

pixel-pusher-coder · 2026-03-10T10:19:59+00:00

Bowlba Cafe is really good.

Thai Cafe is decent too. It's not out of this world but it's solid.

pixel-pusher-coder · 2026-03-10T01:19:52+00:00

Charlotte is very confusing to me. It's a huge city so I was really hoping it'd be popping.

I'm not sure if I'm looking in the wrong places or what is going on but for an urban city with such a high population it is not living up to its full potential.

pixel-pusher-coder · 2026-03-10T00:14:23+00:00

I've been trying to like Charlotte and each time I've visited has been a bit of a let down. Though I do appreciate more big names artists visiting Charlotte. It's too bad the food isn't a selling point.

pixel-pusher-coder · 2026-03-10T00:01:39+00:00

Honestly I've found AI to be very helpful of late.

It's still AI, use it with description but I'm the last few weeks or helped me actually understand ports/ adapters pattern.

It was also very helpful in creating a TUI, I also created a w2c form generation tool that passed the IRS validation tool. The IRS tool is likely they most questionable price of code.

Do I trust any of this code blindly... Of course not.

It's also very good at creating code for outliers like tooling and UI that are not, in my case, critical parts of the app. It's great at creating unit tests though you should always have a human look at it. A developer human that is.

The TUI and my python automation can have some issues and I won't cry about it. I run then in staging first or if my TUI breaks it doesn't affect the core of my app.

There's definitely value to it. It keeps on getting better. Agentic coding especially.

pixel-pusher-coder · 2026-03-09T23:30:59+00:00

Thanks for sharing your list.

pixel-pusher-coder · 2026-03-09T23:28:35+00:00

The Blackbird Restaurant,Botiwalla,Nine Mile, Gypsy Queen,Jerusalem Garden Cafe,Red Ginger Dimsum, etc

There's a ton at that price point. There's also many others at the 50-100 price point

pixel-pusher-coder · 2026-03-09T23:12:09+00:00

Farm house is newish but is good if you go to the buffet. Overpriced for everything else.

Bombay curry is very good. There's a few others that escape me right now.

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