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I’m not asking you to predict the future, though that would be awesome, but could you share some thoughts on when/how the labor market turning might unfold?

I highly recommend Acid Pauli sets on YouTube. Great 1-3 hour sets of instrumental music. House/world music whatever you want to call it, I find it great for productive tech design/programming/review/debugging/testing

I see this sentiment online, but using MS Teams at work, I have a great experience. 2-n way chat threads and video calls, team bulletin boards, and integrated apps like sharepoint, excel, custom internal software, etc.

I use slack, zoom, and discord for a mix of school and personal use, and appreciate what each of these offer, but wouldn’t wish to switch off of Teams for work. I do wish you could message yourself on Teams like slack. That’s a nice quick reference utility.

Why do you offer condolences for MS Teams though?

Hey, thanks a lot. I will send you an email now. I seriously do appreciate your offer.

Maybe this is a dumb question, but how would I score a clubhouse invite? Sorry for the question that doesn’t contribute to conversation. But I keep seeing interesting things mentioned on clubhouse.

As someone who used to drive all over North America for work, peeing in a Gatorade bottle really isn’t the end of the world. That being said I was just on empty roads saving time, not stressed and rushed in high density areas with frequent stops.

I think that breathing is pretty profound in that, it’s one of the few body processes that you can actively engage in. I highly recommend breathing practices a la XPT / Laird Hamilton.

I would say the one downside to not using CC is the accumulation of rewards, (and possibly a few metrics related to credit score will suffer)...With a few strategic cards, I get 6% back on grocery purchases, and 3% back on other purchases.

Makes sense, well I will be following the TechSplained project, good luck!

Wow, looks like a wealth of knowledge. Forked it for myself, only for reference, hope that is ok. Just seems like a ton of great info that I’d love to comb through myself. Cheers.

Can you please give some advice as to how to convert cash savings to a better yield investment? Especially in this current market where it “feels” to me (I am ignorant) that the stock market is artificially high. Maybe start to dollar cost average in to etf/mutual funds, to avoid a bad timing of “shift cash into market at an all time high right before it crashes”? Sorry for the ignorant question but the thought of cash savings eroding quickly while I don’t really know the best plan for it keeps me up at night. Cheers.

I agree with you, but for me it’s a risk and liability thing. It’s also a function of what I have had the experience doing...I can actually hang/tape/mud drywall semi decently, DEFINITELY not as fast or as good as a pro. Same with tiling, flooring etc , most cosmetic things. But I’ve never had the opportunity to learn much about plumbing or electrical. And those could have huge consequences if not done properly.

For renovations I try to do as much work as possible, eg tile removal/replacement, backer board removal/replacement....let the plumber come in to a clean and prepped worksite for a valve sweat....he’s in and out ASAP, I’ve saved budget from just throwing money at a GP contractor to do everything, and I get to do the non-expert stuff myself.

But I think that the schmo vs pro divide is real when you get to electrical, plumbing etc. HE’S the pro, and I’m the Schmo. As my favorite interviewer says.