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Comment on Has anyone else seen a LOT of dead birds on the side of the road this year? in ~enviro
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Comment on How has inflation changed your quality of life? in ~finance
rosco Link ParentFunnily enough, our landlord owns the entire block and a good portion of the next block over. She inherited it from her father, who had deep Sicilian roots. I only mention because our area had/has...Funnily enough, our landlord owns the entire block and a good portion of the next block over. She inherited it from her father, who had deep Sicilian roots. I only mention because our area had/has quite the relationship with the Italian mafia - see Jimmy Panetta - and we suspect it was likely the case here.
We had an older woman in her 70s ask us if we lived in our house and then proceeded to tell us about how her family owned it and during a sleepover on her 8th birthday a bunch of guys broke down the front door and beat her dad within an inch of his life. The had vacated the house the following morning. I'm not saying that our landlord's father used violence to acquire all the houses on our block, but hearing that story only strengthened the thought.
Also very funny, I rent a little office downtown from a 94 year old man who was born and raised in the area. The first thing he said to me when we looked at the office was "Don't worry, I'm Spanish... Not Italian! But this guy..." (points at his nephew) "His mom is Italian, so you watch out for him and deal with me!" It was all in good fun but it was clear it had been an issue. He'd stop in some times and tell stories about it.
So... yeah, definitely still an issue. Also see any large landholding in the US. El Sur Ranch is the first one that spring to mind for me.
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Comment on How has inflation changed your quality of life? in ~finance
rosco LinkMy wife and I don't eat out much, like special occasions only, and when we do we do it at restaurants we know we'll enjoy and feel happy spending the money we did. Pre-Covid we both made less...My wife and I don't eat out much, like special occasions only, and when we do we do it at restaurants we know we'll enjoy and feel happy spending the money we did. Pre-Covid we both made less money and exploring restaurants and bars was something that made us both happy, for both the good and mediocre evening. It was fun and exciting. Now everything costs so much money that unless we had a nice night out, it just doesn't seem worth it. Honestly, unless we had a really nice night out it doesn't seem worth it. We also noticed that the low end restaurant prices have like doubled, while the high end restaurants have gone up maybe 10%. High end feels worth it, low end not so much.
We're also effectively done with take out. No more cold food for the price of an expensive date night. When you could get a good Chinese or Thai for about $10-15 each it made sense. Now that it's $60+ for dinner you can forget about it. And absolutely no delivery. Who can pay $80 for a mediocre, tepid dinner. I'd rather grab the mac and cheese at that point. Pizza might be the only thing we ever do takeout with now and even that is when we're feeling like we need a break but want something a bit... more.
I've also been more selective at the farmers market. It used to be my happy splurge. It goes directly to the farmers, get's you really fresh produce, allows you to pick amoungst a crazy variety of produce, and you know where each and every bite comes from. But these days prices have also started to climb there. I still indulge, but everything I get I make sure to eat within 4 days to fully take advantage of the premium I'm paying.
Currently all "luxury" foods not gotten at the farmers market are gotten at Costco or Gross-Out. As others have mentioned Costco's prices are also rising, so I'm not going so crazy on the cheese anymore. Treating it more like an indulgence than an expectation. Even things like cereal I refuse to buy from our local grocery store. $9 for a box of off brand raisin brand, are you joking?!?!? Rice Crispies at $10!!! We wait to see what comes up at Grocery Outlet and just buy a bunch of boxes when it's what we like. The orange halloween rice crispies were a bit weird to look at, but for $2.50 a box I couldn't say no!
Lastly, gas prices have really shifted how I'm thinking about activities. I like to mountain bike and while I think of it as a cheap hobby once you have the gear - so long as you can tool on the bike yourself - the gas to get out to fun locations is getting harder to swallow. If I stay local, like within 15 miles, it's a pretty reasonably priced trip, like $5-10. But if I want to do a nice big weekend ride with friends at a really quality location it'll usually cost $35-40 round trip so it's much more of a consideration.
All to say, yeah inflation has us rethinking lots of things.
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Comment on Is AI profitable yet? in ~tech
rosco Link ParentI did not know that about Copilot and Github, makes a ton of sense.I did not know that about Copilot and Github, makes a ton of sense.
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Comment on Is AI profitable yet? in ~tech
rosco Link ParentI hadn't thought of that, GPT is definitely the google of LLMs. Our whole go to market team uses claude because it connects with Slack, Notion, Linear, and Hubspot. I figured there would be more...I hadn't thought of that, GPT is definitely the google of LLMs. Our whole go to market team uses claude because it connects with Slack, Notion, Linear, and Hubspot. I figured there would be more places where that was true too.
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Comment on An interview with Timo Furuholm, Finnish parliamentarian and former footballer – exploring why so many players lean right-wing and discussion on the upcoming 2026 World Cup in ~sports.football
rosco LinkAren't athletes of all stokes more likely to be conservative? I assumed it has to do with an amount of them being overly celebrated, leading to narcissistic tendencies. Somewhere between the...Aren't athletes of all stokes more likely to be conservative? I assumed it has to do with an amount of them being overly celebrated, leading to narcissistic tendencies. Somewhere between the mindset of "I worked hard and deserve this, anyone could do it." like Arnie, and "I am a god, why do I need to care for these losers".
Either way it's not surprising to see by any measure.
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Comment on Is AI profitable yet? in ~tech
rosco LinkI was surprised to see Anthropic has less revenue than OpenAI. Isn't Claude the backbone of much of corporate America?I was surprised to see Anthropic has less revenue than OpenAI. Isn't Claude the backbone of much of corporate America?
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Comment on The cost of safetyism - what we lost when we stopped letting kids leave the front yard in ~life
rosco LinkMaybe adding a different angle, violent crime against kids is down, but pedestrian deaths and injuries from cars are up. In our small town, one 4 lane road that bisects the town is responsible for...Maybe adding a different angle, violent crime against kids is down, but pedestrian deaths and injuries from cars are up. In our small town, one 4 lane road that bisects the town is responsible for stopping parents from sending their kids unaccompanied to after school programs. The size of vehicles has ballooned, the threat to kids on foot and on bikes is real, and articles like this miss that. I'm not worried my kid is going to get kidnapped or stabbed, but from my own hair raising experience on my bike I am worried they'll get rundown by some asshole in a lifted Dodge Ram. I'll then have to endure the Nextdoor thread where all the conservative neighbors call them retarded for biking in the road. Where should they be Frank?!?! And we don't use that language it's 2026 for fucks sake!!
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Comment on When did you realize you were different? in ~talk
rosco LinkI moved schools in 2nd grade to the better school system, my mom was concerned about my sister entering middle school in the bad neighborhood. I went from being a "normal" but as my mom liked to...I moved schools in 2nd grade to the better school system, my mom was concerned about my sister entering middle school in the bad neighborhood. I went from being a "normal" but as my mom liked to say "busy" kid, to actively problematic compared with my peers. My mom came in when we dissected a cow's eyeball and noted that while all the other students were attentively dissecting theirs, I was pretending to be Zorro and brandishing about an exacto knife. I was just... extra. The school wanted to get me tested but my mom had seen other kids who had been medicated with bad outcomes so she just continued to say I was busy, well that and get me extra tutoring for dyslexia. I had a pretty hard time in school, got my ADHD diagnosis at 30, and still have friends who think of me as the frenetic one.
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Comment on Is there a "Razor" for the idea that "If a Billionaire is against it, I'm for it?" in ~finance
rosco Link ParentThis would be a good example. It's a silly post, I don't get what's got everyone worked up.This would be a good example. It's a silly post, I don't get what's got everyone worked up.
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Comment on Is there a "Razor" for the idea that "If a Billionaire is against it, I'm for it?" in ~finance
rosco Link ParentI thought it was hilarious and gave me quite the giggle. I was surprised to see how heated and defensive the comments got. I mean, so many of us are going through it right now and many of the...I thought it was hilarious and gave me quite the giggle. I was surprised to see how heated and defensive the comments got.
I mean, so many of us are going through it right now and many of the issues are direct downstream effect from these folks. I think it's ok if we mother fuck them every now and then. They won't hear us on their yachts anyway :)
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Comment on I'm going on vacation in ~tildes
rosco LinkHave an awesome time and enjoy being disconnected! We'll be excited to hear about it when you're back!!!Have an awesome time and enjoy being disconnected! We'll be excited to hear about it when you're back!!!
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Comment on Is there a "Razor" for the idea that "If a Billionaire is against it, I'm for it?" in ~finance
rosco Link ParentI read this as more of a fun catharsis. We're in a society that is getting disproportionately out of whack. Wealth inequality is at a pretty untenable level, the average person is having a hard...I read this as more of a fun catharsis. We're in a society that is getting disproportionately out of whack. Wealth inequality is at a pretty untenable level, the average person is having a hard time getting by, and those with extreme wealth are actively trying to change our media, regulatory, labor, political landscapes to their benefit. I think a big of off gassing is warranted and this seems like a fun to way to engage with it. Obviously it's not actually going to function as a law, like I agree with Tom Steyer's stance on the Environment. But, on the flip side I came across the voter guide in the Palo Alto Daily in 2020 and it was literally the exact opposite - on every single proposition - than what I was planning to vote for. So it also kind of works? Regardless, it's harmless fun.
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Comment on New job advice in ~life
rosco Link ParentI kind of tried, but my manager is 4 months in and from a completely different industry so I believe there is some assumption that I'll be the one filling in the knowledge gaps. I did chat with...I kind of tried, but my manager is 4 months in and from a completely different industry so I believe there is some assumption that I'll be the one filling in the knowledge gaps. I did chat with some of the leads from other teams today though and they were great and very insightful.
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Comment on New job advice in ~life
rosco Link ParentToday was day 2. Day one was a bit of a mindfuck, I got dropped into meetings with no onboarding and at one point was told that they "hoped I brought my parachute" as they were just dropping me...Today was day 2. Day one was a bit of a mindfuck, I got dropped into meetings with no onboarding and at one point was told that they "hoped I brought my parachute" as they were just dropping me in. At no point were things clarified and internal documentation is pretty disorganized. I schedule some one on ones today that were massively helpful and met some pretty great folks. I learned that there has been a good amount of legwork done on the product that I'm taking to market, but that pretty much the reason for my hire is the lack of structure for it. There is also a ton of siloing between teams. No one uses the same anything and teams don't understand the other teams workflows or doc management. It's been pretty wild today. Soooo yeah, pretty much going to spend the month working with the teams to understand why their processes look how they do (I'm sure there is logic here somewhere), why things have been ducktaped together the way they have (I'm sure there are good reasons, maybe comms or resourcing issues?), validating if the current iteration meets the needs for our clients, and then get all the teams to co-develop a workflow that at least bridges between styles. It's wild to see a 100 person team with less structure than our old little 10 person team.
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Comment on New job advice in ~life
rosco Link ParentYeah, day 2 really helped me get a better bearing on the role. Like night and day from day 1. I was able to identify who is looking for help and who is just offloading work, and find some allies...Yeah, day 2 really helped me get a better bearing on the role. Like night and day from day 1. I was able to identify who is looking for help and who is just offloading work, and find some allies here. I think by the end of the week I should have a much better grasp of how I want to frame and narrow my scope.
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Comment on Tildes Survey #5: Pineapple on pizza? (Results) in ~talk
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Comment on New job advice in ~life
rosco Link ParentThanks I will definitely go into this week with this mindset. I'm really happy I posted, these have been great answers.Thanks I will definitely go into this week with this mindset. I'm really happy I posted, these have been great answers.
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Comment on New job advice in ~life
rosco Link ParentThanks for the advice. It's a very specific title and I'm not sure what the generic would be, Director of Wildfire Solutions and Partnerships, and broadly in the assessment and verification of...Thanks for the advice. It's a very specific title and I'm not sure what the generic would be, Director of Wildfire Solutions and Partnerships, and broadly in the assessment and verification of natural resources space. Specifically for power utilities. Lord help me if anyone there is on here as it's a very niche field.
The position was made for me and it come with like 3 roles: 1. Leading partnerships with other companies in the space (read, competitors), 2. Defining strategy for the product rollout and GTM, and 3. being the interface between customers and product team (a la the guy from Office Space). I ran a company that developed a very similar product but got hit hard by funding changes with the Trump administration during his initial blitz. We closed shop and now I'm here.
I think they just saw my experience and decided they wanted me for the expanding team in the American West, so they've kind of cobbled the holes in their current capacity together into this job. They literally made the job description after making me the offer, which was very weird.
I'm meeting with our COO 3 times a week to make sure I'm getting where I need to be, but it's clear most folks aren't sure what to do with me and many have made moves to try and offload some of their workload onto me (expected, but trying to manage volume). I'm still one day in and mostly just trying to be the fly on the wall.
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New job advice
I recently started a new job and have realized I'm not entirely sure what the scope of work is. I applied to a role that I was very well suited for and had a very clear objective. I went through...
I recently started a new job and have realized I'm not entirely sure what the scope of work is. I applied to a role that I was very well suited for and had a very clear objective. I went through like 8 rounds of interviews for them to decide that the team I applied for was CET and I am PT, which likely wouldn't work. So they made me a position with a team on the US west coast, be it a very different one. The salary is still wild so I took it, particularly in this job market, but now I'm having a hard time sussing out what the extents of my position actually are.
Has anyone been in this position before or have advice on how to narrow the scope of your work if it's a bit amorphous? Cheers!
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Lot's of dead whales by us. I think the count washing up on California beaches is 40+ this Spring. It's been a bloodbath