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  1. Comment on Suggest Chicago food places in ~food

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    It's a small and large world πŸ˜ƒ

    It's a small and large world πŸ˜ƒ

  2. 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!
  3. 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?

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

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    Good luck 🀞 congratulations.

    Good luck 🀞 congratulations.

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  5. 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
  6. 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 πŸ€

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

    Good luck πŸ€

    5 votes
  7. 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

  8. 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

    3 votes
  9. 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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  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. Comment on Merry Christmas! in ~talk

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    Merry Christmas 🎁

    Merry Christmas 🎁

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  13. 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.

    4 votes
  14. 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
  15. Comment on How some veterans exploit $193 billion US Department of Veterans Affairs program, due to lax controls in ~society

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    My brother has it. He's considered fully disabled. I didn't know the definitely, but I know he had fairly severe knee and back problems, loss of hearing etc. I mean if you have a disability from...

    My brother has it. He's considered fully disabled. I didn't know the definitely, but I know he had fairly severe knee and back problems, loss of hearing etc.

    I mean if you have a disability from serving, you deserve to be compensated, so it doesn't hurt to at least get evaluated.

    7 votes
  16. Comment on What are some of your routines or habits? in ~life

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    Yw. I have self diagnosed ADHD, my therapist says she has no doubt I have it. I'm high functioning at work. My biggest issues are when I'm concentrating I don't hear other people. When I'm not my...

    Yw. I have self diagnosed ADHD, my therapist says she has no doubt I have it. I'm high functioning at work. My biggest issues are when I'm concentrating I don't hear other people. When I'm not my brain is all over the place. So falling asleep and staying asleep has been difficult for me. Higher stress also impacts that.

    So the supplements and listening to something when falling asleep have helped. Guided meditation and or yoga Nidra help me calm down. I'm not sure what the main thing is, but when I combine all 3 I sleep much better.

  17. Comment on What are some of your routines or habits? in ~life

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    Trazodone makes me feel hung over. I take Apigenin and Magnesium Bisglycenate. These both have calming effects. I'll do a bit of Yoga Nidra to help calm down when I lay down to go to sleep. Or...

    Trazodone makes me feel hung over. I take Apigenin and Magnesium Bisglycenate. These both have calming effects. I'll do a bit of Yoga Nidra to help calm down when I lay down to go to sleep. Or I'll listen to History podcasts. These have dramatically improved my ability to sleep.

    If I really want to get knocked out I'll take half a gummy that's higher in CBD.

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  18. Comment on Today I said goodbye to my dog in ~life.pets

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    Sorry for your loss. You'll never stop missing her, but the pain will reduce greatly. The time leading up to it is worse, the first week is really rough since it feels like something is missing...

    Sorry for your loss. You'll never stop missing her, but the pain will reduce greatly.

    The time leading up to it is worse, the first week is really rough since it feels like something is missing and they are... But it gets better

    We had to put our girl down at the beginning of April this year. I still cry.

    Wishing you the best. Just know that you have her a wonderful life and did her a service in the end that we aren't even able to grant people.

    Take care.

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  19. Comment on Managers say they are having trouble finding candidates for nearly 400,000 US manufacturing and technical jobs in ~finance

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    No they will just out source / offshore. My company has a goal for me to increase engagement all while I'm being told to offshore half my group...

    No they will just out source / offshore.

    My company has a goal for me to increase engagement all while I'm being told to offshore half my group...

    4 votes
  20. Comment on Digg’s founders explain how they’re building a site for humans in the AI era in ~tech

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    Just didn't use anything lol I stopped using Digg almost right away

    Just didn't use anything lol

    I stopped using Digg almost right away

    1 vote