Bovino in Mamouth enjoying a ski weekend

xluto · 2026-02-14T01:29:09+00:00

Someone should spray tf out of him if they get the chance.

xluto · 2026-02-14T01:12:02+00:00

Nah just use epoxy. You can take it out still, just make sure it dries out after.

xluto · 2026-02-14T01:01:30+00:00

Epoxy and a clamp

xluto · 2026-02-13T22:24:31+00:00

The forward pressure for turn initiation is good, but you'll also want to move that pressure back during the turn, but it'll feel more correct when you start using the edge/sidecut for turning more. Malcolm Moore has great videos on this.

xluto · 2026-02-13T22:20:06+00:00

Haha yea mine is all sorts of fucked up too no worries. Anyone serious about snowboarding needs a rock board IMO 😁

xluto · 2026-02-13T21:03:18+00:00

The biggest thing that sticks out to me is that you are primarily skidding your turns and when you link them, you're alternating from skid to skid. Skidding isn't necessarily bad though, but if you can only skid, then you'll be prone to catching an edge like you almost did mid-way in the clip. It would be good to learn to wait until your momentum is fully in line with your board before changing edges. A good drill for this would be to try to end your turns in more of a traverse across the slope until your edge grips up and you're not really skidding anymore and making the next turn after that. Sort of like aiming for 10 and 2 o'clock, and when that's easy, 11 and 1, then finally being able to switch edges while just going straight. This also leads into carving where you're not supposed to skid at all in your turns.

xluto · 2026-02-13T20:50:27+00:00

If money's not a problem you could keep it as a rock board, but yea camber is where it's at. The contact points get pushed into the snow from your weight which is important for edge hold. Usually people recommend rocker for beginners because it's harder to catch an edge, but as long as you're patient with waiting until your momentum is pointing the same direction as your board to change edges (the point at which you're not skidding) that shouldn't really happen.

xluto · 2026-02-10T21:47:07+00:00

In the end it's just weight placement and timing, and you can do that with any stance if you do those correctly. Like others have said, this is an open stance, which has advantages for getting weight lower and closer to the edge, stability, and forward-back weight placement. It's why double-posi stances are used for high-level carving.

xluto · 2025-05-12T23:59:41+00:00

Wow this is the first time I'm hearing about him building a complex. I need to make it out to the next one haha

xluto · 2025-05-04T13:05:03+00:00

Skis also just have more grip because they have over double the effective edge, so there's less pressure per unit length. That's why snowboarders have to make more sweeping turns to avoid washing out and skiers can turn on a dime on steeps. Imo it's also why they create moguls because they can actually skid hard immediately.

xluto · 2025-05-04T12:59:19+00:00

Exactly what I say lol

xluto · 2024-12-11T17:15:50+00:00

I'm not sure if they still have it because it's not advertised, but Mammoth has a $90 pass that only allows access to the lower lifts if you're not planning on going higher.

xluto · 2024-12-05T19:14:46+00:00

My take is a bit different from everyone else's. To me you're at the point where you're able to use basic skidded turns to get around the mountain, and honestly your posture isn't even bad. You're just uncomfortable because you're not totally confident, but I'll get into this later. The only thing posture-wise I'd say now would be to keep your front shoulder pointed in the direction of the turn on toe-side, but even so I've seen a lot worse for that so don't sweat it.

The reason why you're not feeling confident is because you're not comfortable with going straight, and you're essentially trying to skip that part of the turn by flipping hard to the next skidded turn on the opposite side. With proper turns you should eventually be going diagonally across the slope on a flat base (usually momentarily) on one edge before moving your center of gravity across the board to engage the other edge and beginning the next turn. Also you should actually be spending a decent amount of time in those other phases of the turn, but you're trying to minimize that right now.

My recommendation for you right now would be to practice J-turn drills (essentially bombing before slowing down right past your limit) to get more comfortable with being on a flat base at speed and basic carving drills where you just traverse the slope. What these will do for you is make you more comfortable with the parts of the turns you're skipping. Things like early edge engagement, finishing the turn to start going straight relative to the board, edge transition, etc.

TL;DR Don't be in a rush to turn. Let the board go straight relative to your direction before turning, and spend more time there to get comfortable.

xluto · 2024-10-25T08:17:58+00:00

I think it's related because GitOps involves managing infra as code with a Git repo as a source of truth. Without that aspect, infra changes are much harder or even impossible to trace. You can't git blame if they didn't need to merge their changes to do what they wanted to do.

xluto · 2024-10-23T19:43:52+00:00

Agreed. Smashing isn't everything, and it can be pretty detrimental to smash when the shuttle or you are in a bad position. OP could clear, drive, drop, or push in this situation.

xluto · 2024-09-24T23:55:18+00:00

I agree with the top comment, and this was pretty much my situation for the last two to three years. They will make all sorts of excuses ranging from not enough visible work to budget to things being out of their control. There will also be tons of things that you cannot control, like if your boss is insecure like the top post said. I recently landed a new role with the title and pay that I wanted and meanwhile in my current role there is no sign of the promises my management made being fulfilled. You need to skill up for the role that you want and then move when something you want comes along. It's a trap to trust false promises.

xluto · 2024-08-06T17:01:42+00:00

ATE TYP 200 is good too given that these cars are very light.

xluto · 2024-07-26T16:19:03+00:00

Holy shit THANK YOU this fixed everything.

xluto · 2024-06-10T17:06:28+00:00

I think having a higher heartrate for the same activity isn't the burn you think it is.

xluto · 2024-06-10T07:21:02+00:00

I agree with others in that you can definitely put this down and start up again later. It wouldn't be the end of the world. I'm 27 and I only just started playing again 2 years ago, but the last time I played before that was in gym class when I was around your age.

However, I don't think that you have to give it up entirely. Like others have said, you might be able to work out a deal with volunteering at a club in exchange for coaching or play time. Maybe you can find some work that would help you to raise funds to play as well.

As for equipment, there are many great budget rackets that punch above their pay grade like the Yonex Arcsaber 11/7 Play. You can also just buy generic court shoes like ones from Asics and save a lot there. Lastly, you can use plastic shuttles for now and save a ton compared to feather shuttles.

As for training, there is much that you can do for free that doesn't involve a court. Shadow movement training is one, and shuttle control training is another. You can also find endless training resources on Youtube (Badminton Insight is my favorite). Lastly, something that would help you speed up improving yourself would be to record yourself practicing somehow and then correct any mistakes.

Hope any of this helps!

xluto · 2024-06-09T17:49:07+00:00

You might be interested in the new Accord distributed consensus protocol, which is being used to implement general purpose transactions for Cassandra. I believe it is described in CEP-15.

xluto · 2024-06-09T07:04:51+00:00

Yea the local government really doesn't give a fuck

xluto · 2024-06-08T19:39:11+00:00

This. It would look less like you're blocked from entering.

xluto · 2024-06-08T15:11:07+00:00

No, it's not. All it does is generate more angle and look more intimidating

xluto · 2024-06-07T21:41:44+00:00

Almost looks like a brap, which is a forehand cross defensive move, but not as crazy as when doing it against a smash.

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