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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
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Comment on Mundane Musings Monday in ~talk
dsh Link ParentYeah I'm in Canada and I routinely try and book any doctor visit to the family doc in the morning so he isn't late by the time it comes to check on me or my family.Yeah I'm in Canada and I routinely try and book any doctor visit to the family doc in the morning so he isn't late by the time it comes to check on me or my family.
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Comment on Mundane Musings Monday in ~talk
dsh Link ParentThat's implying the Doctor isn't 15 minutes late (I have never been seen on-time by a doctor in life).That's implying the Doctor isn't 15 minutes late (I have never been seen on-time by a doctor in life).
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
dsh LinkI have been working on a side project that I decided will use Hono and Bun to do everything - routes, templates (via JSX), domain. But then yesterday a friend of mine mentioned I should look at...I have been working on a side project that I decided will use Hono and Bun to do everything - routes, templates (via JSX), domain. But then yesterday a friend of mine mentioned I should look at Phoenix and Elixir since I was talking about some of the popularity of Rails and I have to say, I'm pretty sold. I am going to look at moving my little project to Phoenix and see if it has the legs I think it would.
Its nice to step out of the JS/TS world when I can but I am just so drawn to its ease-of-use.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
dsh LinkThe YouTube algorithm has been really, really good to me lately. This morning it pushed this Thai indie band called KIKI into my radar and I cannot stop listening to them. A while back (maybe two...The YouTube algorithm has been really, really good to me lately. This morning it pushed this Thai indie band called KIKI into my radar and I cannot stop listening to them. A while back (maybe two years ago now?) YouTube had pushed Parcels onto me (whom I really love) and KIKI feels like a more mellow, youthful version of that.
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Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food
dsh Link ParentThat's a good kind of mistake in my books. Glad it turned out well!That's a good kind of mistake in my books. Glad it turned out well!
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Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food
dsh LinkI made plov last night for the family. My wife comes from a Russian family and it was a regular dish for them and I learned to make it a few years ago. This time I did all the ingredients by...I made plov last night for the family. My wife comes from a Russian family and it was a regular dish for them and I learned to make it a few years ago. This time I did all the ingredients by memory/taste and added a beef boulion cube to the hot water added for the rice. My only real mistake was in searing the beef when I crowded the pan and drastically reduced the heat of the oil - cooking out a lot of moisture from the meat. Other than that, the braise worked well and the overall flavour of the dish when it finished was great.
Huge bonus that our 17mo kid also loved the dish.
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Comment on In Slovakia, electric vehicles are jeopardizing a successful car industry in ~transport
dsh Link ParentYeah I wouldn't expect the citizens or care much but it was an explicit action by the Czech government to be called Czechia internationally.Yeah I wouldn't expect the citizens or care much but it was an explicit action by the Czech government to be called Czechia internationally.
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Comment on In Slovakia, electric vehicles are jeopardizing a successful car industry in ~transport
dsh Link ParentRight but they refer to be called Czechia like how the Federal Republic of Germany prefers just Germany.Right but they refer to be called Czechia like how the Federal Republic of Germany prefers just Germany.
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Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food
dsh LinkMy wife just started making bread! She got a nice sourdough starter from my mom over the holidays and we did a couple of loafs in the last couple of days. Its very exciting (and the house smells...My wife just started making bread! She got a nice sourdough starter from my mom over the holidays and we did a couple of loafs in the last couple of days. Its very exciting (and the house smells amazing).
But for myself I have really been trying to refine my pasta dishes. Haven't gotten around to making my own pasta yet (soon though, as time permits) and really focused on doing fresh tomato sauces (dice tomatoes, cook them down with basil, salt, pepper, and a little bit of tomato paste) and do some veggies or pork in the sauce.
We got ourselves the KitchenAid stand mixer recently too but since we have a young lad we haven't had time for it yet. Hopefully our new bread obsession helps out!
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Comment on I'm gonna be a dad! in ~life.men
dsh LinkThere's lots of advice out there and a lot of here in this thread. Take it all in man, you'll learn something and see where/why its valuable. My kid is 16 months and I have some sleeping advice....There's lots of advice out there and a lot of here in this thread. Take it all in man, you'll learn something and see where/why its valuable.
My kid is 16 months and I have some sleeping advice. We didn't co-sleep (except during a super hectic first week where my wife had to go to the hospital and I was alone with the baby). We did sleep training at 5 months (it was hard but worth it, our babe loves bedtime and sleeps on his own no problem). Get into a regular routine with the naps - overtired babies don't nap well (oddly enough) and enough naps in the day will get them sleeping through the night.
Don't be afraid of formula if you need it.
Take as much shit as you can - clothes, bed stuff, clothes - especially clothes. Don't skimp on the important shit like crib, stroller, or car seat if you can't.
Read to the baby - everything. The news, the kids books, everything. We try our best to not be on our phones with the baby or watch TV around him either.
Edit - someone mentioned pat-leave and yes - definitely take your pat-leave if you have it. Its there for you to take care of your kid.
Finally, just be there man. Your wife/partner would have just gone through some serious physical trauma and you have the advantage of being able to physically do more. As the baby grows, try and be 50/50 with your wife/partner about taking care of them. The kid is an amazing thing and you're going to love like you've never loved before.
Also - congrats!
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Comment on Threads is starting to make content available on the Fediverse in ~tech
dsh LinkNormally I would not like something like big tech getting into the fediverse but having the option of following my favourite sports teams on Mastodon (the only thing I miss about Twitter) is...Normally I would not like something like big tech getting into the fediverse but having the option of following my favourite sports teams on Mastodon (the only thing I miss about Twitter) is pretty exciting.
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Comment on Nations at climate summit agree to move away from fossil fuels in ~enviro
dsh LinkSo is it just me, or does the framing of this whole thing feel like "We are rich and control our nations because of our oil production and if the world starts to move away from that we need a way...So is it just me, or does the framing of this whole thing feel like "We are rich and control our nations because of our oil production and if the world starts to move away from that we need a way to remain powerful and in control of our respective countries"?
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Comment on What have you been eating, drinking, and cooking? in ~food
dsh Link ParentI love the boiled egg / guac combo. The flavours are so good together and they end up being similar in consistency when they hit your mouth.I love the boiled egg / guac combo. The flavours are so good together and they end up being similar in consistency when they hit your mouth.
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Comment on What is your favorite type(s) of cheese? in ~food
dsh LinkIn certain contexts, I absolutely love American Cheese. The context being melted on a fresh-off-the-griddle burger. Its shockingly hard to come across American Cheese here in Canada but when a...In certain contexts, I absolutely love American Cheese. The context being melted on a fresh-off-the-griddle burger. Its shockingly hard to come across American Cheese here in Canada but when a place serves it on its burger I always go in.
No in terms of real cheese, I am a big fan of Emmental. It has a strong flavour and melts well on sandwiches. Ham & Swiss is a classic combo for a reason. But if I was going to a cheese board I'd probably opt for an old Cheddar. Its classic, dependable. Also a big fan of curds and all their squeaky goodness. Oh man as I type this I also realized I love a lot of Blue cheeses too. Pungent, unique, goes well with fruit.
Also fresh buffalo mozzarella and fresh goat cheese feta top my list as non-cow cheeses I love.
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Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
dsh LinkI know I'm late to the party, but I finally watched Barbie this weekend with my wife. She saw it in theatres a few months ago and we finally had time to sit down and watch it together. It was...I know I'm late to the party, but I finally watched Barbie this weekend with my wife. She saw it in theatres a few months ago and we finally had time to sit down and watch it together.
It was good! There were some seriously funny points and it had an overall very easy to digest theme about feminism in contemporary western society. Would I say it was a revolutionary film? No. Would I recommend people to watch it? Yeah, definitely. It was a romp and had some awesome film-making.
I do worry though, with Mattel's willingness to make subversive live action films of their other properties, we are going to get real sick and tired of these style of films in the future - if they even get to make them.
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Comment on What minor or inane decisions have had the biggest butterfly effect on your life? in ~talk
dsh LinkWent to dinner with some old friends and ended up with a wife, kid, and mortgage.Went to dinner with some old friends and ended up with a wife, kid, and mortgage.
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Comment on Whats a drug that you would never try? in ~talk
dsh LinkI lost an estranged brother to opiates, and had two other siblings in and out of rehab for it. For those of us still here we are pretty grateful that time is passed (hopefully). Seeing first-hand...I lost an estranged brother to opiates, and had two other siblings in and out of rehab for it. For those of us still here we are pretty grateful that time is passed (hopefully). Seeing first-hand what the opioid crisis has done to people really makes a stark impression on you. I will never touch the stuff - and have very strong feelings about pharma companies making an absolute killing from these drugs.
I have tried cocaine in the past but it never did it for me. Thankful for that too because I've seen friends lose themselves to that one too. Not die mind you, just become different.
I, myself, am partial to drinking but even that has reduced significantly in the last couple of weeks. I also cut my cannabis intake tenfold once my son was born. Not being able to be present for him or if an emergency happens terrifies me and keeps me sober more often than not these days.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
I just finished the Phoenix Project and starting the Unicorn Project by Gene Kim. I think the only thing that keeps me going with these books is the accuracy of describing the software development world I am in (e-commerce and manufacturing). The writing itself, and story-telling, is quite bland and boring. Specifically with the Phoenix Project having a sole arbiter guide all the learnings of the main character is off-putting. I don't think anyone learns everything they need from the stoic statements of a single board member of their company.
I'm only a couple chapters into the Unicorn Project but I am starting to get the sense that it may be a bit more in depth and dynamic of a story but probably fall short like the Phoenix Project. I would still recommend them to people new in Software/IT but I wouldn't call them "great" books.
These books make me want to go back to the more fictionalized worlds of Microserfs or jPod. I may pick those back up.