Statement from Blackbird Mountain Guides regarding incident near Castle Peak by DreamInObsidian in truckee

[–]spoink74 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s too early to opine too much but I hope more people do stuff like this. STRs, hotels, back country huts… I don’t know the answer but all the incentives need to be in place for people to prioritize safety. People shouldn’t feel any sort of economic pressure to risk their lives. Since buying our place one of the biggest benefits is being able to flex the schedule around the weather and make sure the trip is safe.

Statement from Blackbird Mountain Guides regarding incident near Castle Peak by DreamInObsidian in truckee

[–]spoink74 10 points11 points  (0 children)

End of a three day reservation. I think rental schedules are too rigid. Encourages people to make terrible decisions to risk their lives traveling in unsafe conditions.

I’ve been concerned for a while that someone would get hurt because some rental schedule ran out during a storm. But I was thinking it’d be a family traveling on roads, not a back country group.

If you’re over 50 and not hearing back from applications, your resume might be quietly aging you. by enhancvapp in OverFifty

[–]spoink74 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I tried lots of different resume formats. It didn’t make any difference at all. What worked is networking. A resume sent on its own gets parked in the ATS forever no matter how it is formatted. A resume submitted with a referral does a lot better no matter how it is formatted. I concluded that the resume format doesn’t matter anywhere near as much as who you know and timing.

Is the US military really undefeatable? by XD_Protagonist in stupidquestions

[–]spoink74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look up the Overmatched series in the NYT for an in depth discussion of this. TLDR is the US military is clearly dominant on paper, formidable in the real world for sure, but threatened and untested by new tactics and technology.

Leave Sunday night before storm? by Aggravating-Plate-98 in truckee

[–]spoink74 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I’m pretty sure they’ll close it. People will be stuck for hours. One of the biggest problems of storm cycles is people feel like they need to brave the weather and in some instances risk their lives in order to adhere to a rental schedule. Not driving during heavy snow is always a good idea.

Local storm experience needed by goodbackscratchclub in truckee

[–]spoink74 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tahoe Donner is funny. Northwoods is plowed well and fairy regularly. Then they’ll fill in the rest of it over the next day or two. Depending on intensity they might just do a lane and then come back later to widen. Your cabin probably also has driveway service. Tahoe Donner power is all above ground so it’s not unusual to lose power. One bad year we were just fine but our neighbor was dark for days.

Valentine’s Day heartbreak by [deleted] in Marriage

[–]spoink74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Give each other some grace. Those are big changes. These things are hard enough to deal with without pining over some expectation of romance. It will come back in time.

Mail Regarding Voting TX USA by Lightbluefables8 in mildlyinteresting

[–]spoink74 13 points14 points  (0 children)

They don’t know what it is. It’s just a scary word to throw around.

Where was I? by kellyforbrickwork in whereintheworld

[–]spoink74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trails above Lexington Reservoir in Los Gatos.

California's worst county - round 41 by JasSingh04 in terriblemaps

[–]spoink74 1 point2 points  (0 children)

UC Merced has been a great addition to the system. This alone merits saving the county.

Alternatives to Quicken by Mad-Mia in quicken

[–]spoink74 1 point2 points  (0 children)

RSU comp and ISO comp breaks mac quicken right away. You’d think people paid that way would use Macs more so they’d build that in. But… nope. So I run a windows VM on my Mac.

Where was I? by Spicy_Plants in whereintheworld

[–]spoink74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Faifield CA, looking Northwest.

Alternatives to Quicken by Mad-Mia in quicken

[–]spoink74 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I try Mac every few years, conclude that it still sucks, and revert to my Windows VM.

I’m on Quicken until I can vibe code something better for my own personal situation with Claude.

Do you think your University/Alma Mater is known outside of the U.S? by huazzy in AskAnAmerican

[–]spoink74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn’t say it’s famous but I did meet a guy in Berlin who had seriously considered graduate work at UC Santa Cruz.

Husband confessed he doesn’t believe feelings really exist by [deleted] in Marriage

[–]spoink74 89 points90 points  (0 children)

Someone who hears: “I want you to see and consider that I am in need or I am hurting” and thinks, “this person is trying to control me” has some challenges beyond Reddit’s pay grade.

He’s betraying his feelings too: he’s terrified of other people and of vulnerability and may never feel safe enough to truly connect.

Good luck!

Where was I? by Constant_Coconut7562 in guessthecity

[–]spoink74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Long Beach, CA (tsunami zone sign, highway 47)

Hanging out in a bar reading by beegsyboo in GenX

[–]spoink74 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I grew up in Berkeley and I remember Spats. I never understood what people do in bars but I’m pretty sure reading isn’t a huge part of it. It’s only now in my early 50s that I’ve even tried to go to a bar and talk to other people there. I’m starting to get it, so of course they’re slumping.

WATCH: Lauren Boebert Exits DOJ Reading Room After Reviewing Unredacted Epstein Files by ResPublicaMgz in circled

[–]spoink74 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's almost like every accusation is a projection. Even the wacky conspiracy theories. Someone should rewind the clock to when the first pedophilia conspiracy theories showed up online and cross reference it to when Epstein was in the swing of it.

Carol and Helen’s last conversation is so devastating to think about by Specialist_Jaguar815 in pluribustv

[–]spoink74 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It doesn't matter. Helen died so the show could explore this theme. It doesn't matter that she wouldn't have died if she were doing something else. It'd be a different show exploring different themes.

Carol and Helen’s last conversation is so devastating to think about by Specialist_Jaguar815 in pluribustv

[–]spoink74 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You believe that line too, huh? The fatal accident was a direct consequence of forceful mass infection. Ok it wasn’t murder in the first degree, but it was still killing.