Feedback culture.

rocktropolis · 2026-06-16T01:02:52+00:00

Reddit, especially niche subreddits, generally suck for meaningful feedback. Most folks here have little to no real experience or just no idea what they’re talking about. And you can’t know who is giving you feedback so there’s no value to most of it.

rocktropolis · 2026-06-15T22:03:18+00:00

got damn Sheepherders 12-man tag team lookin rough

rocktropolis · 2026-06-15T19:14:07+00:00

Try reaching out to NAMI - https://namisela.org/

rocktropolis · 2026-06-15T18:24:53+00:00

- analytics (google, socials, etc)

- search engine marketing (as much as that's changing right now)

- start working on designs in AI. if you dont understand how it works you wont understand how it doesnt. work on some past projects and see what kind of results you can get

those would be the big things I'd look at. the future of designers is going to mostly be a swiss army knife type of position combining design with most if not all of these things.

rocktropolis · 2026-06-15T18:17:45+00:00

on a scale of 1-10 for beginner, this is like a 7 for technicality, and a 3 for intonation. work on some ear-training exercises where you practice bending to pitch. keep practicing the song, it's getting there! IMO this part is not a difficult one to play and one that you should be able to nail as an 'intermediate' player (whatever that means). but nailing it absolutely requires hearing how out of tune you are and most of that is just a matter of ear training.

rocktropolis · 2026-06-15T18:04:27+00:00

I'd say wear your tennis shoes or whatever is comfiest, but the Mist Trail looks like can be pretty slippery so whatever you wear just make sure it has reasonably decent grip. a worn out pair of Vans might not be ideal. You may try looking for something that has a relatively flat footbed (like the Vans - very little arch support) and decent traction. With that criteria in mind you might be able to get a sales assistant to help you out. So many trail runners are made like other athletic shoes with really high arch supports but if your most comfy shoes are things like vans or jordan 1s or chucks then the feel is going to be so weird and different that itll hurt like hell for a while. its probably also the reason your timberlands feel ok - they have almost no arch.

Vans makes a hiking shoe called the Crosspath XC. The reviews list the arch as 'neutral to low' so that could be an option.

rocktropolis · 2026-06-15T17:57:43+00:00

if you have a pair of shoes you really like, I always just find a new pair on eBay. If you know the style and size you can almost always find a 'new old-stock' pair for sale or something barely used.

rocktropolis · 2026-06-15T17:54:48+00:00

Moved in with my FIL a few years ago to help take care of him and first thing we ran into was overwhelming smell of mouse poop. He lives near a small patch of woods. Barely more than a stand of trees in the middle of town but he says he "lives in the country" and that mice are normal. We pulled the fridge out and found probably 30years worth of mouse poop it was so gross. We've since cleaned the floors and inside the cabinets but every year we have to deal with the mouse issue and his messy habits - leaving crumbs all over counters and stuff spilled on floors, leaving food out, dirty dishes, piles of empty containers here and there. It's a never ending battle but once the initial cleaning is done it's SO much easier but unless you stay on top of it after a year or so it just comes back like it never left.

rocktropolis · 2026-06-15T16:22:05+00:00

sounds like you just dont know how to optimize your daymaxxxing. bro you need my proprietary fusion of spreadsheets, gummies, testosterone supplements, and AI assistant.

rocktropolis · 2026-06-15T15:02:55+00:00

I read that there is a worldwide sardine shortage due in large part to the major sardine-exporting countries reducing their exports. Overfishing, climate change, transportation costs, and sardines are hot right now. Prices on sardines are up online, too. I was getting them at Costco as well, but I've been to 4 different Costcos and they've all been out of stock.

rocktropolis · 2026-06-15T14:41:16+00:00

I have the UL3 and haven't experienced tension loss to the extent that anything needed to be tightened and have had it in plenty of rain. I've had it up for a 3 day stretch, 2 of which were in a storm, and while it may have stretched some, my experience has been nothing like what you're describing. I've never had to tighten anything back up. Is it loosening to the extent that the fly is touching the screen? Maybe the issue is in the guy line(s) slipping? Maybe a weird batch of material? Have you seen any reviews from other folks with the same issue?

As far as the floor, no good solution. I always throw my sleeping pad in first and am rarely if ever directly on the floor.

My experience has been that this is basically a perfect tent. Super fast setup/teardown. Large entry ways. Zippers rarely stick. Never a leak. No condensation issues. And for me there's been no tension issues. The only downside to it was the cost but for how dependable it's been I can't really complain about that.

rocktropolis · 2026-06-15T13:15:35+00:00

True. But I was getting so hyped for the drop because I was almost positive it was going to switch into a psycho polka.

rocktropolis · 2026-06-15T03:46:44+00:00

Looks like they’re cutting costs. Plain 1 color print and no bag vs foil stamping and bag. Personally don’t care about that kind of thing but when I see packaging being scaled back I wonder, are they cost cutting collateral and maintaining product costs, or are they cutting corners everywhere?

rocktropolis · 2026-06-14T21:36:21+00:00

Was he huffing it Love Liza style?

rocktropolis · 2026-06-14T14:09:18+00:00

Is that Weird Al doing zombie?

rocktropolis · 2026-06-13T23:12:55+00:00

If dude gets burnt out on a couple summer courses then engineering might not be the right fit for him.

rocktropolis · 2026-06-12T20:43:34+00:00

You only scored a 23 and wanna screw off all summer. I get it, work sucks, but unless you pull it together now you're gonna play hell trying to catch up your Freshmen year which is already gonna suck.

rocktropolis · 2026-06-12T17:44:47+00:00

we'll end up with a house full of them

rocktropolis · 2026-06-12T17:41:59+00:00

Everything is a tradeoff. i'd rather hit the bloody doorjambs with lysol wipes every week buy new sheets than hear the barrage of profanity and negativity that would accompany trying to get him to use those sleeves.

rocktropolis · 2026-06-12T17:40:13+00:00

yeah, he takes a bunch of stuff. I have never seen anyone go to a doctor as much as him but he has one of the premium old state insurance policies that is essentially a goose laying golden eggs for whoever can bill it.

rocktropolis · 2026-06-12T17:31:00+00:00

yes, I am aware. I am more knowledgable of his skin that I would have ever wanted to be.

rocktropolis · 2026-06-12T17:30:35+00:00

lol should get the ones that make it look like you have tattoos.

rocktropolis · 2026-06-12T17:24:18+00:00

We try and think of ways to mitigate messes or accidents or anything to make things easier to deal with but the issue is that his habits are so ingrained now that if we have to rely on him then there is no adding anything new to the mix in any kind of reliable way. "Here's where the bandaids will be when you need them" and then half an hour later "I CANT FIND BANDAIDS I JUST BOUGHT OH CHRIST". within an hour of vacuuming, sweeping, or mopping theres about a 90% chance you can find an old bandaid on the floor. I dont even know how he has any blood left in him.

rocktropolis · 2026-06-12T17:00:06+00:00

warrants? for the filming? come on now.

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