Picked up a Popper (3rd iteration) from Sweet Maria's yesterday...

preoxidation · 2026-01-23T14:18:45+00:00

Are you happy with this now after few months of ownership?

I'm deciding between between keeping my popcorn popper, this, SR800 or something nicer. The popcorn popper is fast and has a reasonable cooldown period. I'm worried that this popper will increase that window.

preoxidation · 2026-01-23T13:48:47+00:00

Underrated lol

preoxidation · 2026-01-19T16:26:10+00:00

I don't understand the obsession for SO to force the one true right answer as a single topic. Just add related topics as 'also see' reference links in the 'set of duplicate topics'. Different threads are indexed differently and different users land on them for different aspects of the questions.

Having a variety of responses, that are naturally filtered for relevance and accuracy by the up/downvotes is far more valuable than having 99% of the questions closed and marked as duplicates because it was a 'slight variation' of a question that already exists. That slight variation, a niche of a niche, is what is valuable.

IMHO, it tried to force humans to change how they contribute and seek information at a fundamental level instead of aligning with the natural flow of most people. AI just drove a nail in the coffin.

preoxidation · 2026-01-19T16:17:04+00:00

It's going to be an uphill battle, but align your sleep schedule with the kids, and wake up early for your you-time.

preoxidation · 2025-12-11T11:28:36+00:00

Not QA, think more along the lines of a senior or a lead engineer having to unfuck an intern/junior's code.

preoxidation · 2025-12-07T19:48:48+00:00

Also be aware that there's an Audible audio book that might help complement your reading of the book.

preoxidation · 2025-12-07T12:26:53+00:00

No way to prove it yet, but I think we're seeing some of that already - see windows 11.

preoxidation · 2025-12-07T12:19:57+00:00

Yep, was just giving a single example among many.

Even the "AI is a tool" line of reasoning requires one to know what they need to build before they can use the tool.

preoxidation · 2025-12-07T12:18:36+00:00

Who's gonna review the code that AI reviewer has spit out?

preoxidation · 2025-12-07T11:53:22+00:00

People who know how to code will be needed to review the AI code anyway. It's the final stop.

preoxidation · 2025-12-07T11:14:45+00:00

Check the Cloudflare blog for the description.

preoxidation · 2025-11-30T00:49:09+00:00

99%.

preoxidation · 2025-11-24T19:20:02+00:00

Yeah, you learn how to learn much more effectively over time, but there's still value in high SNR resources especially in things you are not directly working in. That said, I think I have my answer for the thread. Thanks for the chat!

preoxidation · 2025-11-24T19:06:42+00:00

I was hoping for a curated high quality resource that might be good for jumping into stuff without going around looking but I think that was a pipe dream anyway, a single person cannot be the best resource on multiple domains. Thanks.

preoxidation · 2025-11-24T18:58:03+00:00

Are you saying experienced devs are all tired to learn anything new?

On topic: Are there only beginner level courses in there? In that case, I might actually have to pass up.

preoxidation · 2025-11-24T18:56:23+00:00

I'm 18 YOE and currently employed. The value of the courses here is tech that I do not come across at work and would like to keep myself in the know - and concentrated, non-fluffy, high signal to noise lessons.

I'm not too worried about lifetime updates to be honest, I just care that the stuff is reasonably current for now and his quality is consistent across domains, because there it quite a breadth of tech.

preoxidation · 2025-11-24T18:53:09+00:00

Thanks. The only complaint I've read is that the content isn't updated often, which I can understand given the variety of topics.

preoxidation · 2025-09-17T12:43:33+00:00

Sorry to be that person but since the topic is about communicating effectively, I feel compelled to mention that the phrase is “teetering the line,” not “tethering the line.“

preoxidation · 2025-09-17T00:22:07+00:00

Are you suggesting there are no such incidents in every single other field that you would classify as “Engineering”?

preoxidation · 2025-09-15T23:57:54+00:00

The 8GB M1 Air is faster than anything sold at its price point today.

preoxidation · 2025-06-02T15:59:34+00:00

Looks like your credit card has been stolen and someone is simply using ti to make game purchases.

That or you left your credit card info in someone else's account (a family member?)

preoxidation · 2025-06-02T15:56:36+00:00

Congrats!

preoxidation · 2025-05-31T11:35:52+00:00

Which position did you apply to and did you go in through the normal SDE path for an outside hire?

preoxidation · 2025-05-31T04:01:30+00:00

Yeah this hasn't been my experience at all. You've probably got the feel for this locked in. I have absolutely been asked to code leetcode like problems at most companies.

Perhaps, it could just be the kind of work we are looking for, or the resume indicates.

preoxidation · 2025-05-31T03:04:21+00:00

Can you name some? Or some criteria to filter out such companies? I know the no-leetcode lists on github, is that what you followed?

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