dsauerbrun

the hell kind of gym are you at that Smith Rock grades feel comparable? that place is sandbagged as hell.

climbing ropes are typically measured in meters and come in increments of 10(ie. 50, 60, 70, 80). that's likely the reason they used metric for the rope length... however I will agree with you that it's a weird choice given this is meant for a mainstream audience

I'm not an electrical engineer but it sounds implausible for power to be transferred that far without losing a bunch of it in the process, unless you have massive cables.

some people use the word abandoned... some people use the word "finished"

do they mean shingles? I am one of 3 people in their 30s that I know of to get shingles... all work in tech. seems like the disease meant for elderly people is becoming more common for young people... anecdotally at least

you should mention it. When I was a junior programmer I also wrote the nested ifs and I had a mentor show me how much cleaner the code could look which I really appreciated. I continue to use this style which is far superior than the one I started with.

you're looking at this from a very narrow perspective in terms of use case... one of my favorite climbing areas near me(shelf road) became a reservation through rec.gov only campground. I used to show up on Saturday morning, pay $7 for one night to camp, and leave Sunday afternoon after my 2nd day of climbing.

as of 2 years ago rec.gov took over and kept the same $7/night rate but added an $8 service fee.

it's complete bullshit for those of us who regularly use government recreational services.

I thought rcs provides this and is supposed to be a better alternative than iMessage... am I mistaken?

pretty sure chrome has had tab grouping for over a year now

if I'm on a route and a free solo climber passes me my first thought is "he better not fall and land on me"

I don't solo regularly but I have soloed a few things(5.6 is the hardest I've soloed if you're familiar with climbing grades).

my answer to this is basically once you've gotten to a certain level in climbing, some of the lower levels feel effortless and it doesn't actually feel risky. As an aside, roping up for some of that easier stuff wouldn't be worth it because it would just take too long.

Take walking up stairs, that feels incredibly easy and risk free to your average person but if you slip and fall down a flight of stairs you will most likely get pretty badly injured or potentially die... but no one puts on a rope to go up stairs because the risk level is so low even if the consequence level is very high.

that's how I feel about soloing and I suspect its how many others feel about it too.

fwiw, climbing hard stuff on a rope is way more fun for me than easy stuff without one but to each their own

you're like a bingo card rolled up into a single person. I recently used my circular saw, multi tool, and drill for my first real project(mounting a hangboard on my ceiling joists) and it was immensely satisfying... I see the allure but I'm definitely wearing gloves next time. my hands are all cut up from driving the screws

Everyone I've run into here(Colorado) with more than ~2 years of climbing experience uses the EDK for tying two ropes together for rappelling. Maybe it doesn't come up in conversation as commonly since we typically use single ropes(as opposed to half ropes that you see a lot in the UK).

correlation is not causation.

were those times good because of what the Fed had done at the beginning of the decade? were they good because of the previous president's policy? were they good because of Reagan's policy?

I dont think this is right.... QE means the fed is buying up bonds like crazy which should push bond prices up.

I'm not very knowledgeable here so please correct me if I'm wrong please.

WWII happened despite people being afraid of it happening. Could you elaborate on your point?

Agreed. The one year I took off to travel changed my life for the better. I became more comfortable socially and made friends all over the world that I try to see whenever I travel again. I found my love of rock climbing on that trip which also has proved to be a hobby that keeps me healthy and motivated to go outdoors.

It's not too late for you. Next time you switch jobs take 6 months off in between and go travel. Stay in hostels, have days where you do nothing at all, etc...

In hindsight I would have done the "Silicon Valley University" thing and worked in SF for a year or two. Having big tech or growth startup on your resume appears to be quite important.

I love the area I live in and want to buy a house. I finally had saved up enough for a downpayment in 2020... obviously we all know what happened to the housing market around then.

If I could have gotten that downpayment earlier I would have been able to buy my house. Now I need more money to buy the same house and the longer I wait I might get priced out again once I get the down payment together.

If I'm lucky there will be a crash and my dp that I saved will be enough. I prefer to focus on known entities though such as looking at levels.fyi and seeing what comparable position salaries are like right now.

If my peers were making the same amount as me I would probably not feel the same. I don't see it as jealousy because i knew the trade off I was making when I was younger. I just see it as the road I could have taken to have a house today.

FWIW, I don't necessarily regret the year I took off. It was life changing in more ways than a house would be. I just wish I wasn't as imbalanced when I came back from the trip and took my career a bit more seriously.

my cv is full of that.

first job out of college- 2 years, left because I didn't want to work on legacy php anymore

second job - got laid off after one year(funnily enough I was hired on to contact 2 months after the lay off)

third - left after 3 years because the company was having payroll issues.

I've been at my current company for 1.5 years. I love it a lot but I'm seeing the market and could likely make 2x what I'm making now so I'm considering entering the job search to at least see what I'm actually worth to negotiate with my boss.

you would probably throw my resume in the trash but I feel like I left for legitimate reasons at all my jobs. do you have any suggestions to avoid being perceived as a job hopper

if it's any consolation I'm going through the exact opposite. In my 20s I took a year off to travel, came back and only cared about taking jobs that would give me enough flexibility to work remotely and have lots of vacation so I could travel. Now I'm in my early 30s seeing some of my peers from college making double my salary.

Big tech doesn't seem all that interested in me so I'm kind of stuck working for smaller companies. I really do enjoy my job and like the people I'm working with but doubling my salary would be life changing for me so I feel like I should have been more balanced in my 20s.

I don't think it's binary like that(I'm willing to be proven wrong).

Vaccines are effective at preventing infection and particularly severe infections.

Masks are only effective at preventing you spreading your own infection. If you wear an n95 it will prevent you from getting infected but there is user error involved in tightness/compliance/etc....

My understanding has been that vaccines are more effective at preventing infection than masks so if you're picking between the two for your own safety, it would seem that the vaccine is the better choice for yourself.

I will agree with you that the side effects from the vaccine are certainly a counter-argument for getting a booster every 6 months(or whenever a variant comes out that needs a different vaccine). I got mine last month and was asking myself, "I am pretty fit, in my 30's, I work from home, and my leisure activities are all outdoors(running/hiking/climbing)... Am I just going to get knocked out for 1-2 days every 6 months when my perceived risk level of catching covid is so low?"

My hope is that we're spending time working on better vaccines with fewer side-effects. If the side-effects are like the flu shot i'll gladly get a booster whenever needed without thinking twice.

No idea what CA is doing with DST. As I mentioned in another comment, I misspoke. My issue was less about waking up to natural light and more about waking up in pitch black and using artificial light in place of natural light.

In the winter I wake up before sunrise; however, there is still small slivers of ambient light out there(from the moon) that makes it through my blackout curtains which makes a world of difference.

Again, all anecdotal evidence but I'm inclined to join the rabble on this building given my personal experience.

Agreed. However, if you're building something as massive as this you likely want to appeal to a broad market. I could be wrong but I suspect that most people would prefer having a window in their bedroom as opposed to not having one.

I agree with you that we can let people decide what trade offs they value; however, there is an issue where the university could find out that this is harmful to mental health or simply that students aren't willing to make this trade off. Now you have this giant building that isn't being optimally used and it could be expensive/difficult to repurpose it.

Also, I sleep with blackout curtains too! It's a much different experience than waking up in a pitch black room.

Small slivers of light make it through the edges of the curtains and that makes a HUGE difference in my own experience. Even in the winter when it's dark in the morning is a different experience than the pure pitch black. I know what I'm describing sounds silly and ridiculous but it's hard to explain how unsettling it is to wake up in a room like that.

you're right. I think I should have clarified, waking up in a pitch black environment is the real issue, not necessarily the absence of natural light. I still think you want ambient light from outside as opposed to switching a lamp on in the inside of the room. This was my personal experience though so I could be wrong.

I feel pretty strongly that data would back up my anecdotal experience though... not willing to take the time to look it up though so i'll stay out of the conversation from now on.

per Capita?

I'd challenge you to board up the windows in your room so that absolutely no light gets in. just do it for 5 days. you'll find waking up without natural light is an awful experience.

I stayed in a room without a window for a week a few years ago. I wouldn't recommend it.

if the trade off is that I can't afford alternative housing I'm finding housing in a turn that I need to commute from. I went to ucsb and knew a few people who commuted from Ventura which is 45min away and much cheaper than Santa Barbara.

I can't imagine needing a bed like that for any other reason besides hosting giant orgies. I hope your ridiculous bed brings you many more years of enjoyment!

as someone who attended ucsb and has also spent a week in a bedroom without a window I really hope this doesn't happen.

it'll really mess the kids up. I felt awful waking up in that room. not having any natural light to cue you in to what time it is forces you to turn on the light to wake up. waking up to artificial light is an absolute miserable experience and if I had to do it for a year I would leave... of course all of these kids would have already signed a lease for the year and can't just afford to call that money a loss and live somewhere else.