qjkxbmwvz

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[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 8 points 5 months ago (2 children)

This title makes it sound like he wouldn't be a good Klingon, either. Which...is definitely true.

I bet he thinks he'd make a good Ferengi. But that's insulting to the Ferengis...

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 15 points 5 months ago

It's one of the reasons I hate having one person cook and the other clean


the incentives are misaligned, and it just breeds bad habits and reckless cooking IMHO. If you do both cooking and cleaning, you'll hopefully learn to clean as you go.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Sounds like you've only ever used desktops and/or laptops...

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 2 points 5 months ago

Firetrucks too, so I've been told.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

For all the problems in the tech industry, having a large chunk of your compensation be in the form of RSUs does address this meme's complaint. Company does well = you get paid more.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Here's January of this year. San Francisco, so pretty moderate weather


typically don't run heat during the day, and low 60s at night (if at all) during the winter. Large temperature gradient throughout house, typically.

South facing windows gives kitchen and living room a greenhouse effect, particularly in the winter, hence the large daily temperature swings:

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 3 points 5 months ago

We're expecting a baby. Do people travel with a baby? Is it safe? Is it insane? I think we're just gonna have to stay put for 3 years or so.

If your baby isn't super fussy, the transportation difficulty (in our experience) is more in the logistics getting to/from airport, and dealing with other ground transportation. We just flew 5+hrs (coast to coast, US) with a 2mo and a ~3yo, and it was a piece of cake (typing that, I've jinxed the return flight...).

We haven't done international travel with our kids yet, but we will eventually. When I was 2 my family went to Europe


some countries were meh with respect to kids, but Italy (from my folks' retelling) was fantastic, as there is (or was) a big cultural love for young kids.

YMMV of course, but it's absolutely doable! Kids


even starting as babies


have personalities, and you'll get a sense of what's appropriate with yours. Good luck!

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 2 points 5 months ago

Good point


it is "incrementally free," although I guess if you count tire wear and tear that's not even true.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 15 points 5 months ago

You're just gatekeeping.

ThinkPad with a generator? Nothing wrong with that


maybe add LoRa, get a ham license and add some packet radio or digital modes and you have a neat disaster setup.

MacBook that you don't want to scuff? Well, I'm not that precious with my gear, but you do you. Many Mac laptops last a very long time, and the performance of modern Apple silicon is really, really impressive


and you have UNIX out of the box. Plenty for a tech enthusiast to like.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 17 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Eating this spicy Klingon-Thai curry is an honorable battle; but the battle the next morning...that is a battle without honor.

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