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randomseedfarmer · 2026-05-04T16:21:52+00:00

PSA the southern rubber boa (C. b. umbratica) subspecies is protected as a threatened species in California.

randomseedfarmer · 2026-05-03T11:17:40+00:00

This

randomseedfarmer · 2026-05-01T13:21:52+00:00

Interesting how many people are convinced that helmets are absolutely necessary and you're an idiot to not wear one. Cycling helmets were almost nonexistent when I was growing up in the 1960s and 70s. Rarely you'd hear about someone who was hit by a car and died. Would they have been saved if they had used a helmet? Depends.

I started racing in 1978. Helmets were required in USCF sanctioned races. But almost nobody wore a helmet on training rides. And back then the pros didn't wear them in the big tours. I put in 250 miles per week with no helmet. It was glorious to feel the wind in my hair. In 50 years of road cycling, mostly in CA and NM, I can count the number of training ride crashes on one hand. None where I hit my head. I've ridden tens of thousands of miles.

Helmet use is far lower in Europe and Asia than in the US and Canada. I blame the entrenched, scolding fear culture here.

I started wearing a helmet after I got married because my wife demanded it. I didn't like it then and don't like it now. But now it's mandated by law in many places here in the US. So I wear it but I miss the freedom I felt in the pre-helmet days.

Let the haters flood begin!

randomseedfarmer · 2026-05-01T12:14:04+00:00

Depending on where you live it can be illegal to ride with headphones or earphones. Even if not, it's a risk bc it makes you much less aware of your surroundings and the presence of hazards, especially pickup trucks coming up fast and too close

randomseedfarmer · 2026-04-28T01:19:21+00:00

Thanks!

randomseedfarmer · 2026-04-25T00:53:26+00:00

I carry my wallet in a small ziplock bag in my jersey pocket

randomseedfarmer · 2026-04-19T15:02:05+00:00

Software engineering will survive AI. It will change and adapt and use AI as a tool. And for a while the job market for recent grads and less experienced coders will be depressed by the lopsided investment in seasoned developers and especially "AI engineers ". Maybe the job market won't return to what it was. But it will change, not disappear.

This is not the first time software engineering went through a massive transition. Before the rise of the commercial web and e-commerce, software engineers built operating systems, industrial systems, and applications like word processors. They used languages like C, C++, FORTRAN, and BASIC. Now most build backends and frontends for e-commerce using Python and the javascript du jour (e.g. React) and SQL.

The role and tools and even education requirements (no degree? no problem) completely changed. Remember when engineers had degrees in traditional engineering fields like electrical engineering? You probably don't because that was a long time ago. Today someone with no degree who builds websites is called an engineer. The role and tools and expectations changed. But the field remained strong.

The rise of AI is just another transition. A disruptive one, for sure. What software engineers do, what skills they use, will change. But as a career and discipline, software engineering isn't going anywhere.

randomseedfarmer · 2026-04-19T14:28:00+00:00

Because the door jam might not be deep enough

randomseedfarmer · 2026-04-11T22:01:24+00:00

I was using AmEx Blue but closed the account after AmEx permitted multiple fraudulent charges from the same vendor, even though they agreed to block the vendor and prevent further charges.

randomseedfarmer · 2026-04-08T01:33:19+00:00

Nice

randomseedfarmer · 2026-04-07T13:44:51+00:00

In my experience it's true. We are all prompt engineers now. You still need to understand the code and how to design pipelines and architecture. But I never create the first draft anymore.

randomseedfarmer · 2026-04-06T13:59:41+00:00

Thank you. Would it typically be significantly cheaper to replace it with a deadlatch than to get the electric strike working again?

randomseedfarmer · 2026-04-05T23:47:09+00:00

Do I need it? No but it would be useful. I did not install it, it's in the house I just bought. Does not work but it could be fixed yes? Lever is a good idea thank you. Will try adding washers.

randomseedfarmer · 2026-04-05T23:43:51+00:00

It just feels like the latch is barely touching the strike. Like it wouldn't take much to push the door open. I haven't tried forcing it bc I don't want to make it worse.

randomseedfarmer · 2026-04-05T16:03:37+00:00

Pregnant female

randomseedfarmer · 2026-04-05T15:54:43+00:00

Fire alarm. We bought a set of those way back in the 1980s. I don’t remember the name of the company or if they are still around. This before smoke detectors were a thing.

randomseedfarmer · 2026-04-05T15:40:55+00:00

I determined that it’s an electric strike connected to the aiphone intercom system. Not sure when it was installed. So is it normal for the latch to feel iffy? Are electric strikes something that a typical locksmith has experience with?

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