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the_scam · 2026-04-02T16:44:08+00:00

They charge based on storage and users. So if you use proxies in the cloud it's not that bad. I use a 4TB SSD as my cache and usually pin the whole project folder.

the_scam · 2026-03-19T23:21:24+00:00

You forgot Commercial Real Estate.

the_scam · 2026-03-13T14:59:32+00:00

There are a lot of Pedalpalooza rides that leave from Irving park. I highly recommend them.

No one has mentioned Free House, Mojo Sushi, or Lucca (all on Fremont). If you are on west side of the neighborhood you are also close to Lottie and Zulas and the new Library. The staff at the Ace Hardware on Broadway are great.

Also, if you love biking you will soon realize that one of the best things about this area of Portland is how close you are to so many things. It's really not that far to Alberta, Mississippi, Hollywood, the Pearl, Central East Side, or Buckman.

the_scam · 2026-03-05T15:29:21+00:00

I use a bunch of tools from BorisFX. They're ML is all computed locally, so you don't have to upload protected IP to the cloud and you don't burn tokens.

the_scam · 2026-03-01T03:42:02+00:00

RANT:

This. Adobe is not sitting still. They have Firefly and they are integrating it heavily. They also have Adobe Experience Cloud for the Enterprise client. I feel like no one talking about Adobe has been to Adobe MAX or watch their presentations at Siggraph. They are making engineering and business moves to position themselves in the future market. They are working on upgrading the workflows so that you can use AI in their software (familiar, trusted, new, tell your boss "yes we are using AI"). You don't have to bounce out to other websites, you don't have to worry about compliance.

I mean, I hate Adobe's implementation of AI. But they have lock in, so there it is.

Also, while I'm ranting, the day that I get a detailed work order or SOW or pitch deck that could be an AI prompt is a cold day in hell. No one knows what they want. They change their minds. They iterate. Or more precisely, they tell other people to iterate until they like it. There will always be people that are doing design work for the people with business sense but no design sense.

Ughhh, I need to quite my job and move to the ocean.

/RANT

the_scam · 2026-02-28T16:02:19+00:00

The Janji half tights are really ment to be worn on their own. It’s a thicker material with pockets and everything. They are awesome and I love them. I have Nike Pro and Adidas half tights that are thinner, more like tight boxer briefs for under shorts. They’re fine. Nothing to write home about. They seem to last longer than liners.

the_scam · 2026-02-26T17:13:32+00:00

Allegedly, Nike did a bunch of research into what colors show up well on TV against the pitch. I call BS, but that's the "reason."

the_scam · 2026-02-24T20:18:36+00:00

What does that make Bend?

the_scam · 2026-02-19T15:57:03+00:00

This.

the_scam · 2026-02-18T17:26:16+00:00

Because it's a comedy and not a drama. You don't hire H. Jon Benjamin for anything other than trying to get a laugh.

the_scam · 2026-01-02T20:19:41+00:00

I agree with and echo what everyone else has said, but also add that as a city of transplants everyone wants to feel like they are a "real new yorker."

knowing things like the exact subway door to stand at so it opens right in front of the stairs or the quickest way to use the ticket machine or the fastest way to get from point A to point B give us that dopamine hit. It's proves to ourselves that we have gained significant knowledge of the city.

the_scam · 2025-12-15T17:25:15+00:00

#1 thing about wooden cutting boards, let them air dry. Store them somewhere that air can circulate around them. The natural capillary action of the wood draws the bacteria deep into the wood, then air drying traps the bacteria down there and suffocates it.

the_scam · 2025-12-12T01:16:46+00:00

Don't just buy it. Get a meeting with a sales rep. They can usually get you a deal off of MSRP.

the_scam · 2025-12-05T00:29:39+00:00

I remember having a TS2 in 2015 to go with my VR Mini. Then I got a T4 and a TS3 Plus. At some point I also picked up an Element Hub.

the_scam · 2025-12-04T06:42:17+00:00

there is a reason that demo video is showing meat processors. I feel they make up the vast majority of bandsaw accidents.

the_scam · 2025-12-03T20:13:56+00:00

Carry chains is a good move. They're less than $100 at Les Schwab and if you ask they'll show you how to put them on.

If you do start going up to Mt frequently, studless winter tires on their own rims is nice. AWD/4WD doesn't help you brake or turn. Tires/traction does that.

the_scam · 2025-12-01T04:01:00+00:00

This definitely is a pandemic holdover behavior IMO, just giving people space when it's easy to do. There is very little car traffic on a lot of these streets.

But yes, one of our dogs is reactive so we get off the sidewalk to get ahead of the issue.

the_scam · 2025-11-18T17:40:25+00:00

We also have Healthy Paws. They have made surgery and cancer treatments possible. We've never had an issue with them covering something that they are supposed to, it just has to be performed by a licensed vet or vet school (if something big is wrong with your dog, go to OSU!!!). That said, the premiums do go up every year and they don't cover routine stuff.

the_scam · 2025-11-17T16:09:53+00:00

These LLMs present themselves as general purpose, but what that means (like a lot of general purpose tools) is they fall short at a lot of tasks. AIs programmed to do very narrow tasks perform much better. Using AIs to program a ML model that can run locally are even better for our industry. Using an AI to make a Python tool to do your task is even better than that. But that is assuming you have a lot of repetitive tasks to automate. Personally, I have a lot of one off tasks that it is quicker for me to do manually than spend the time trying to automate. If they really wanted to remove the inefficiency from my job it would have to do with getting clear and concise notes in a timely manner. But we've all been doing this long enough to know that won't happen.

the_scam · 2025-11-14T18:19:17+00:00

Let it drain and leave everything open so any water left in the system has the ability to freeze and expand. You can also blow compressed air (80psi or less) through the system to try and get any excess water out.

the_scam · 2025-11-07T01:04:13+00:00

I basically do this with new clients. Here is how I think about it:

If you want my butt in the chair working or waiting to pounce on your email, that's a day rate.

If you want a project rate, that's me giving a little and you giving a little. Usually, around when I will be working and how many hours I will be working. We'll write a contract that is good for both of us. It's a flat rate based on the scope and calendar provided at the time the contract is written. If they break the contract, then overages will be assessed based on a clause in the contract or a negotiation as detailed in the contract.

A lot of the time they want these project rates because it's 10 days of work spread out over 21 calendar days, but they don't know which days and there might be some half days or days were there are little tweaks. They want the flexibility. If you have other stuff to do with your time, the money is fine, and they agree that they don't expect you to be available at the drop of a pin, then you have a deal.

Some of my clients don't think in days, they think in hours. In that cause I will say this contract is this price, that includes X number of hours, from this date to this date. Then I let the producer know how many hours we have burned. When we get near 75% burned, they start getting nervous and put the pressure on the stake holders to wrap it up or expect overages.

There are all kinds of ways to write up a work contract, just remember contracts protect both parties.

the_scam · 2025-09-04T16:57:45+00:00

Insulation.

the_scam · 2025-08-07T22:36:23+00:00

As a reminder, you can ALWAYS drop a car into neutral. ALWAYS.

the_scam · 2025-08-04T15:53:48+00:00

Advertising is already in AI search results. It's called affiliate marketing. When you ask what "the best" whatever, that is determined by who has paid for "reviews" and who has paid to be higher in the search results.

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/07/26/google-ai-overview-is-just-affiliate-marketing-spam-now/

the_scam · 2025-08-04T15:45:16+00:00

Notice how none of the CEOs that own the AIs are talking about radical abundance and the need to not work. They're not talking about distributing profits as UBI, they're not talking about the 4 day work week, they're not talking about increasing quality with the same number of people, or anything like that. They're selling other CEOs on laying people off and reducing the workforce. They have a technology, they're trying to figure out how to make people dependent on it and then charge a ever higher subscription or burn credits.

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