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  1. Comment on How do you handle being around other people? in ~talk

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    YouTube - Yoga with Kassandra Been doing this over a month and it's been great to stay and end my day. Also been listening to: Dr. Arthur Brooks, bought one of his books but haven't started it...

    YouTube - Yoga with Kassandra

    Been doing this over a month and it's been great to stay and end my day.

    Also been listening to: Dr. Arthur Brooks, bought one of his books but haven't started it yet.

    I've not always some what's best for my mental health but trying a little at a time 😀

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  2. Comment on How do you handle being around other people? in ~talk

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    Yoga, it's tough and forces you to focus on the movements and the breath. I find this goes a long way in terms of a reset. Plus it's good for strength and flexibility. I do it 15 minutes twice a...

    Yoga, it's tough and forces you to focus on the movements and the breath. I find this goes a long way in terms of a reset. Plus it's good for strength and flexibility.

    I do it 15 minutes twice a day minimum. Helps me sleep better and I'm working on my hip mobility which is quite poor.

    Basically as long as your exhale is longer than your inhale it will create a calming effect on the nervous system

    I will also note that I work a high demand job (VP) and actually love the stress and intensity, but need these resets

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  3. Comment on How do you handle being around other people? in ~talk

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    Been doing this to start and end my day for about a month. Still learning some my brain wonders really quickly. Definitely helps

    Been doing this to start and end my day for about a month. Still learning some my brain wonders really quickly. Definitely helps

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  4. Comment on ‘This is crazy. This is insane’: Bill Gates has changed his mind about AI and jobs in ~comp

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    I have yet to see AI be better than traditional software and automation solutions outside of programming. I sit in between coding and finance. I've built some great programs but have yet to have...

    I have yet to see AI be better than traditional software and automation solutions outside of programming. I sit in between coding and finance. I've built some great programs but have yet to have success in traditional finance that couldn't easily be solved with power query or native solutions. Does it speed up some of that development, yes. Is it revolutionary, no.

    Anyone else feel the same or an I just out of touch? I'm a vp at this point and haven't had a lot of work time with the tools. I have a personal subscription to Claude for personal projects and I built an eBay ai listing app which works really well. But I have yet to build anything or find a good solution for my actual job. Yes productivity, say 10% and it's a good idea bouncing tool but again not revolutionary.

    3 votes

  5. Comment on Ariana Grande is ‘taking a step back from visibility’ after tour as public scrutiny intensifies in ~music

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    It's just so important to remember everyone struggles in one way or another. I often forget... Love yourself and reach out to that friend you always want to buy never get around to

    It's just so important to remember everyone struggles in one way or another. I often forget... Love yourself and reach out to that friend you always want to buy never get around to

    4 votes

  6. Comment on Suggest Chicago food places in ~food

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    Thanks for checking in! Luckily no. I think we only lost power for a couple of minutes. Hopefully you weren't impacted too bad. Couple is people at work I know had lost it for the whole night...

    Thanks for checking in! Luckily no. I think we only lost power for a couple of minutes. Hopefully you weren't impacted too bad. Couple is people at work I know had lost it for the whole night after the storms.

  7. Comment on Suggest Chicago food places in ~food

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    It's a small and large world 😃

    It's a small and large world 😃

  8. Comment on Suggest Chicago food places in ~food

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    Thanks! I thinks I've had most of these and they are definitely good options. Here are some is recommend. They maybe on the pricier side, not sure your budget. Vernon Hills hacienda real - amazing...

    Thanks! I thinks I've had most of these and they are definitely good options.

    Here are some is recommend. They maybe on the pricier side, not sure your budget.

    Vernon Hills

    • hacienda real - amazing Mexican place with great margaritas
    • City works - good beer and burgers

    Libertyville

    • Main Street Social - American/Italian/Mediterranean. Really good drinks and food is fantastic
    • Milwalky Trace - also fantastic American food and drinks

    Hawthorn Woods

    • Stoney River - best steaks outside of Chicago IMO. Drinks also on point

    Lake Bluff

    • Innovasi - this place is probably the most expensive on the list but it's definitely great fine dining with a changing menu.

    Lake Forest

    • Authentico - another Mexican place with great drinks!

  9. Comment on Suggest Chicago food places in ~food

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    I'm also north in lake county. Any suggestions?

    I'm also north in lake county. Any suggestions?

  10. Comment on Epidurals are a miracle technology in ~health

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    Good luck 🤞 congratulations.

    Good luck 🤞 congratulations.

    6 votes

  11. Comment on Yum Brands sells Pizza Hut to private equity firm LongRange Capital and Yum China for $2.7 billion in ~food

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    Ah they are going to sell off their real estate then declare bankruptcy.

    Ah they are going to sell off their real estate then declare bankruptcy.

    24 votes

  12. Comment on New job advice in ~life

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    Network immediately. Over delivery early and often. Your first impression is long lasting. Good luck 🍀

    Network immediately.
    Over delivery early and often.
    Your first impression is long lasting.

    Good luck 🍀

    5 votes

  13. Comment on Buying a high-end PC for the first time - help me to doublecheck what I'm buying? Is 4k a bad idea with the specs? in ~tech

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    I think so, not it was almost 4 years ago

    I think so, not it was almost 4 years ago

  14. Comment on Buying a high-end PC for the first time - help me to doublecheck what I'm buying? Is 4k a bad idea with the specs? in ~tech

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    I had an 800w PSU, with a 6900xt and one of my games would cause a spike that would essentially shut it down (mostly, it got into this word state where it was on but I'd have to unplug it to...

    I had an 800w PSU, with a 6900xt and one of my games would cause a spike that would essentially shut it down (mostly, it got into this word state where it was on but I'd have to unplug it to reboot) I had a platinum rated one too which is definitely high end. I ended up getting a 1000w that solved this problem

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  15. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    Definitely interesting. I've had to play with copilot and specifically exclude my work related information if I want something that isn't biased towards internal documents. I've really only...

    Definitely interesting. I've had to play with copilot and specifically exclude my work related information if I want something that isn't biased towards internal documents. I've really only scratched the surface, since I think I've been in a bit of denial. But ya these will certainly impact the job market and if you didn't know how you'll fall behind

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  16. Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp

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    Interesting those comments are hilarious. I'm a hobby coder and have used some of it in my job. Nothing super crazy. Created some python libraries and scripts for automating things. I've started...

    Interesting those comments are hilarious. I'm a hobby coder and have used some of it in my job. Nothing super crazy. Created some python libraries and scripts for automating things. I've started using Claude a bit and it's been pretty cool how quickly something's I've been able to do. But at most what I do is hundred to maybe 1-2k lines of code.

    Super basic for me in terms of "use" and I haven't integrated any agents or skills yet. My main career is in finance, so the impact may be a bit further off, but I still want to understand how these tools work from a coding perspective since then I'll know better how to apply it in other areas. I'm also an executive so it's even further off for me.

    I've used our internal copilot for some coding support, project planning, problem dissection. But it's interesting how the brain process switches... It feels different.

    3 votes

  17. Comment on Phil Spencer is leaving Microsoft/Xbox in ~games

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    Just wait for the earn money while we use your Xbox compute power

    Just wait for the earn money while we use your Xbox compute power

    5 votes

  18. Comment on Merry Christmas! in ~talk

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    Merry Christmas 🎁

    Merry Christmas 🎁

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  19. Comment on Leaker reveals which Pixels are vulnerable to Cellebrite phone hacking in ~tech

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    Ya I've been toying for awhile with moving to grapheneOS. I'm just pretty ingrained with the Google ecosystem... It would be a lot of work to move oi.

    Ya I've been toying for awhile with moving to grapheneOS. I'm just pretty ingrained with the Google ecosystem... It would be a lot of work to move oi.

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  20. Comment on If the Xbox Ally is the future of Xbox, Microsoft is in trouble in ~games

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    It's definitely bloated probably a lot of legacy code they refuse to drop for backwards compatibility. Excel had some some absolutely amazing improvements "recently". But it's definitely a bit...

    It's definitely bloated probably a lot of legacy code they refuse to drop for backwards compatibility.

    Excel had some some absolutely amazing improvements "recently". But it's definitely a bit sluggish.

    1 vote