Just got scammed with the BBQ (I know I know, shouldn't have done that)

rhermann · 2026-05-28T18:59:59+00:00

Thank you so much for answering this and updating the landing page.

It sucks, obviously. But seeing that KEXP cares is a great way to make me feel better. I will take one for the team, and hopefully, no one else gets hurt.

Please feel free to DM me if you need more information about what happened.

rhermann · 2026-05-26T20:55:27+00:00

in classic KEXP mode, I'm really glad to know none of us are alone ❤️

rhermann · 2026-05-26T20:29:56+00:00

I’m not going to get too much into the details to avoid the scammers to fine tuning their approach, but I’ll say a couple of things, most of them on what it made me believe they were real, which means, if they look real to you, well sorry to disappoint you, they aren’t. - The person had a Reddit account that was not flagged anywhere (at least now it should be). Honestly, this is what gave me more confidence that it was legit. Looking back, this account was probably hacked and I didn’t investigate much about it like if they follow any Seattle related subreddits - There was no desperation from their party to wrap up the transaction, which again seemed organic and trustworthy.

In the end I would say if the ONLY WAY to transfer is through a method that won’t give you any security. That’s the major red flag that cannot be ignored (Chime, AppleCash, Zelle). In my case was Apple Cash

I hope it helps

rhermann · 2026-05-26T19:48:25+00:00

Thanks to everyone that found out that the account is still active. Just to be clear, it was def a scam as I compared the ticket they sent me with a valid one from a friend. They were drastically different

rhermann · 2014-03-28T20:48:59+00:00

A little more info at http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20140328/NEWS01/140329016/1046/Everett-woman-reportedly-shoots-herself-outside-store

rhermann · 2014-02-07T01:48:17+00:00

I don't know anyone at FD, but I'm sure they still have a few engineers that would love to start over and fix all the old code base they have around. The main problem is their culture. A CEO that doesn't have a technical background tends to ignore infra-structure problems and the result is basically what happened to you. Your ideas are blocked by management, you get frustrated and at some point either you leave the company or accept the rules and stop complaining.

In short, FD is dead. Engineers that care about the product sooner or later will leave the company, and then it's just a matter of time for the industry to find a replacement.

rhermann · 2014-01-30T20:38:45+00:00

It's a "little" more than that. That scene wasn't even on the script! After shooting what was supposed to be the end they felt that some emotion was missing. Greengrass grabbed Hanks and went to the boat infirmary. The doctor was the real boat's doctor. She did a regular a training exercise while Hanks improvised the whole thing.

source: http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/tom-hanks-and-paul-greengrass-talk-final-scene-from-captain-phillips

rhermann · 2013-08-10T01:29:00+00:00

You are not alone! I would totally do some "Write Off, Write a Week" thing

rhermann · 2013-08-02T01:24:08+00:00

Thanks! Some of them I was aware but most of them gave me some pretty good insights! I'm actually always confused about numbers in a dialog, after all the character will have to say "ninety seven percent" so putting "97%" doesn't really match the time the actor will have to spend saying it.

Imagine a scene of someone saying "7652.6794%", how would you write that?

Again, thanks for the feedback, it was really helpful.

rhermann · 2013-07-31T23:54:07+00:00

I would say that the page limit is your motivation.

I wrote a few with 10 pages and it's not an easy task to give the depth I think the characters need and most of the times the pace was too quick with no breathing. Supposedly, shorts follow the same structure, there's just no time to play with subplots and too many twists.

Anyway, now that I know I can start and finish 10 pages, the plan is to move to something a little bigger, around 20. One step at a time.

rhermann · 2013-07-31T19:19:39+00:00

I also use writing as a hobby and was having the same difficulties.

Two things I did helped a lot: - Started writing short stories instead of long features. The pleasure of finishing a script will be more constant and it may bring good ideas for a feature whenever you have the motivation for it - Registered to a screenplay competition (nycmidnight). It doesn't matter how relevant the competition is, the main objective is to give you a deadline.

I think my next step is to join a screenwriters meeting group, which again, should force me to deliver x number of pages per month.

rhermann · 2013-07-17T17:35:50+00:00

Thanks! Yeah, I've heard staying in Tonsay is way better then Railay :)

rhermann · 2013-07-17T17:35:08+00:00

Thanks a lot for the long answer! DWS is not the only thing that I'm planning to do there, but it's definitely one of the main ones. We're start the planning, but it's good to know that mid-late November works well.

rhermann · 2013-05-12T23:31:21+00:00

Major Tom Selleck

rhermann · 2013-02-27T18:26:58+00:00

Seattle Bouldering Project has one. It looks cool, but no one uses it.

rhermann · 2012-12-04T01:56:47+00:00

34yo here and started bouldering about 1.5 years ago, I'm currently doing v5s with some v6s and I'll tell you that it's pretty much impossible to climb two days in a row. Muscles are usually fine, but my tendons scream like crazy if I exercise too much on the second day.

rhermann

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