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Comment on Balancing self-expression and parents in ~life
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Comment on Heat pumps used to struggle in the cold. Not anymore. in ~enviro
NomadicCoder Link ParentGoing on year three here without any problems on a Daikin 3 zone heat pump, in an area with temps well below zero (C, and even F) in the winter.Going on year three here without any problems on a Daikin 3 zone heat pump, in an area with temps well below zero (C, and even F) in the winter.
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Comment on Good software development habits in ~comp
NomadicCoder Link ParentI hate squash commits. I try to key my local history meaningful, with individual commits being small atomic units of work (added button, renamed variable, etc), each with a task ID heading the...I hate squash commits. I try to key my local history meaningful, with individual commits being small atomic units of work (added button, renamed variable, etc), each with a task ID heading the commit message and a more detailed reason as well. Squash commits throw all of that information away and make it harder to understand why a particular line was added/modified using blame later on. I clean my history and frequently use amend and rebasing to keep it clean and logical.
They also break the ability for go t to know which branches are merged and which aren’t.
A single commit per ticket is not enough granularity.
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Comment on Why I will always be angry about software engineering in ~comp
NomadicCoder LinkThis is why I've stayed in the medical device sphere even though the pay is very good, but far less than many other industries using the same technologies. I feel like my work has value and that...I was paid spectacularly well, but nothing I produced had any value.
This is why I've stayed in the medical device sphere even though the pay is very good, but far less than many other industries using the same technologies. I feel like my work has value and that in itself is a huge motivator and I can be proud of what I produce.
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Comment on Guardian will no longer post on Elon Musk’s X from its official accounts in ~tech
NomadicCoder LinkAnd they're just now figuring this out? Or did it just now start hitting them in the pocketbook?And they're just now figuring this out? Or did it just now start hitting them in the pocketbook?
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Comment on The man problem | “Why are men moving right?” in ~life.men
NomadicCoder Link ParentNot to be rude, but it seems that your response it what caused this conversation to dominate the thread -- the original comment was relevant as it provided context that many may not have been...Edit2: To my point, this conversation now dominates the thread rather than the content of the video. A problem if you ask me.
Not to be rude, but it seems that your response it what caused this conversation to dominate the thread -- the original comment was relevant as it provided context that many may not have been aware of. Yes, ideas should stand on their own merits, but at the same time knowing the underlying biases of a source can help with detecting the subtle undercurrents that you might otherwise miss.
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Comment on I think it's time to give a "news detox" a try in ~talk
NomadicCoder Link ParentActive listening to music is very rewarding. I’m a fan of the Grateful Dead, and I’ve been active listening to shows and comparing different performances of the same songs, it’s been an...Active listening to music is very rewarding. I’m a fan of the Grateful Dead, and I’ve been active listening to shows and comparing different performances of the same songs, it’s been an interesting trip.
I also love Opera and Classical music, which is also better enjoyed with active listening.
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Comment on I think it's time to give a "news detox" a try in ~talk
NomadicCoder (edited )LinkI've been trying very hard to switch to reading periodic long form journalism (Atlantic, New Yorker, etc) rather than the quick adrenaline hit of an ever changing news feed, but it's hard. As of...I've been trying very hard to switch to reading periodic long form journalism (Atlantic, New Yorker, etc) rather than the quick adrenaline hit of an ever changing news feed, but it's hard.
As of yesterday, though, I've been thinking of giving it another try -- I've been explicitly avoiding most news sites and forums that try to feed me with a quick hit, other than venting my feelings here in the post-election mental health discussion.
Maybe this time I'll succeed -- I doubt it, but worth another try.
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Comment on American election mental health thread in ~health.mental
NomadicCoder Link ParentLuckily I’m a bit of a loner by choice, so I’m comfortable with it. I love my new community and have made a lot of awesome friends.Luckily I’m a bit of a loner by choice, so I’m comfortable with it. I love my new community and have made a lot of awesome friends.
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Comment on American election mental health thread in ~health.mental
NomadicCoder Link ParentI visited NZ earlier this year and absolutely loved it. Would love to live there, and it was clear that the country is looking for skilled labor to move there (money incentives, and the end of the...I visited NZ earlier this year and absolutely loved it. Would love to live there, and it was clear that the country is looking for skilled labor to move there (money incentives, and the end of the tour at the top of the gondola in Christchurch was basically a big advertisement to move there), but moving is hard.
I’m at the upper end of or just passed the accepted age range (even though I have in-demand skills, I forget the cutoff age), my wife is retired and older than me, my daughter hasn’t figured out life and has no education nor skills that would give her the right to move there, my wife’s son is a tenure track professor in a field that is hard to find positions in, and my son is just graduating with an engineering degree in a month(he’d have the easiest chance).
If it were just me, I would have come in 2016 — I seriously looked into it.
That said, if the US topples the entire world will be unstable. At least they cannot find NZ on the map to invade, since it was left off.
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Comment on American election mental health thread in ~health.mental
NomadicCoder Link ParentAt the same time I was hearing reports of record turnout, reports of early mail ballots exceeding prior total turnout -- I thought for sure that people were actually showing up.At the same time I was hearing reports of record turnout, reports of early mail ballots exceeding prior total turnout -- I thought for sure that people were actually showing up.
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Comment on American election mental health thread in ~health.mental
NomadicCoder Link ParentMy so-called Christian family has already contributed to such a rift that I no longer have to worry about that. I used to sit in the corner and bite my tongue for the entire long weekend, but...Speaking of family, how do you sit down and have thanksgiving dinner with so-called Christians who voted for this? If anyone should confront these people it should be me, right? We’re family. They need to hear reason. But it’s fruitless.
My so-called Christian family has already contributed to such a rift that I no longer have to worry about that. I used to sit in the corner and bite my tongue for the entire long weekend, but starting in 2016 it was no longer possible. I've lost all contact with my extended family and have only strained and infrequent relations with my parents and brother.
To be honest, I don't miss it. They can have their bigotry and hatred, I don't need them. All of my life they tormented me for being different than them, they're not family to me.
I'm happy to live on the opposite side of the country from them in the most liberal city in possibly the most liberal state. I consider all of the people that they love to hate to be my new family, even if they're only acquaintances that I see in public.
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Comment on American election mental health thread in ~health.mental
NomadicCoder Link ParentI'm a cis white male living in a very liberal state and I'm terrified, I can't even imagine how you must be feeling. I've also considered exit plans, but I'd want my adult kids to go with me, and...I'm a cis white male living in a very liberal state and I'm terrified, I can't even imagine how you must be feeling.
I've also considered exit plans, but I'd want my adult kids to go with me, and that's not going to happen -- one of them has struggle figuring out life and has no degree or career, so no country would take her, one has a tenure track position in a very niche field of research and can't easily hop to another university, and the other is just now graduating.
Besides, where do we go? If Russia is allowed to steamroll Ukraine, the rest of Europe will be next on his radar, and there's no way that Trump will do anything to resist him -- I'm afraid that the neighboring countries in Europe will be the next to fall and that we're in a replay of the early buildup to WW2, meaning that the unsurvivable WW3 will be next.
I wish I was being hyperbolic and overreacting, but last time I had a full-on panic attack for the first time ever and I wasn't even close to understanding the full scope of how bad he was going to be.
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Comment on 2024 United States election megathread in ~society
NomadicCoder Link Parent...and it didn't affect any of them either, at least negatively. I heard somebody going on about that and finally looked into the details of the proposal because on the surface, as it was often......and it didn't affect any of them either, at least negatively.
I heard somebody going on about that and finally looked into the details of the proposal because on the surface, as it was often presented, it did sound unreasonable, but it took me 30 seconds to look it up and say "oh, that makes perfect sense".
Yeah, tax on unrealized capital gains, but ONLY if you have a LOT of assets (I forget the cutoff, but it was a lot), and that tax was applied towards your final tax burden as a credit, and could be reclaimed if the stock finally fell. So, basically just front-loading the tax burden so that people couldn't just sit on billions in assets that are never withdrawn and never taxed -- boo hoo, a few super rich people would have to liquidate a few assets to cover those taxes.
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Comment on American election mental health thread in ~health.mental
NomadicCoder LinkI'm numb today -- I can't even express what I'm feeling. How does a majority of the country look at a person who has been found liable for sexual assault, guilty of 34 counts of fraud, credibly...- Exemplary
I'm numb today -- I can't even express what I'm feeling.
How does a majority of the country look at a person who has been found liable for sexual assault, guilty of 34 counts of fraud, credibly accused of retaining and mishandling classified documents, who has spoken of being a dictator and looking for retribution, incited a violent mob to overturn a legal election, had many of his former cabinet and fellow Republicans publicly endorse his opponent saying that he was unfit and a danger to the country, etc, etc... and say "yes, that's the person I want"?
I was so hopeful that we were about to turn the corner. Now... I just want it all to end (no, I don't mean THAT), I never want to hear his voice again, I never want to see his disgusting mug again, I'm sick and tired of the division, the license that he gives to openly express hate.
I can't even imagine what turmoil is ahead, but given that last time as bad as I expected him to be I underestimated just how bad he would be by an order of magnitude at least I'm absolutely terrified -- if I underestimated him this time, we're F'ed and I fear that the rest of the world is too.
Before I could at least fall back on "at least he lost the popular vote, the majority of people aren't that bad", but now I don't even have that to give me hope. :(
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Comment on Amazon tells staff to get back in the office in ~tech
NomadicCoder Link ParentI have frequent one-on-one screen sharing sessions with my coworkers, and have even done development of a complex component with a team of four (all remote) doing team programming, and it was very...I have frequent one-on-one screen sharing sessions with my coworkers, and have even done development of a complex component with a team of four (all remote) doing team programming, and it was very effective. You still get a lot of the same benefits, and in some ways better because each person has a comfortable spot to sit and perfect view of the display, unlike when multiple people are trying to look at the same monitor.
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Comment on The “email is authentication” pattern in ~tech
NomadicCoder Link ParentAndroid -- explains why I hadn't heard of it (haven't used Android in a while), thanks.Android -- explains why I hadn't heard of it (haven't used Android in a while), thanks.
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Comment on Charging lithium-ion batteries at high currents just before they leave the factory is thirty times faster and increases battery lifespans by 50%, according to study in ~enviro
NomadicCoder LinkThis is exciting -- on the surface it feels like a win-win all around, I wonder how it'll pan out in real-world usage.This is exciting -- on the surface it feels like a win-win all around, I wonder how it'll pan out in real-world usage.
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Comment on The “email is authentication” pattern in ~tech
NomadicCoder Link ParentI just call it autocorrupt. BTW, what is this "Magi keyboard" that you refer to?Is there a slang word for a typo caused by autocorrect doing the wrong thing?
I just call it
autocorrupt.BTW, what is this "Magi keyboard" that you refer to?
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Comment on How do you shave? in ~life.men
NomadicCoder LinkAnother double edge safety razor shaver here (my neck and the stray hairs on my upper cheeks, I have a full beard) I bought a nice $25 or so adjustable “aggressiveness” handle and a packet of...Another double edge safety razor shaver here (my neck and the stray hairs on my upper cheeks, I have a full beard)
I bought a nice $25 or so adjustable “aggressiveness” handle and a packet of blade samples. Different blades work better for different beards/skin/handles, so worth trying a few brands and the buy your favorite. They’re super cheap. I’ve been using this for about 15 years now and find it to be far superior to disposables or electric.
Do not feel guilty for advocating for yourself — there’s always somebody who had it worse, doesn’t change your experience nor how it affects you; you deserve to seek improvement of your lived experience as much as anybody.