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[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 4 points 5 days 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 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days 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:

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[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 3 points 6 days 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 1 week 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 17 points 1 week 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.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 17 points 1 week ago

A lot of non-graphical utilities


basically the *NIX coreutils, plus stuff like rsync, ssh, compression/archival tools (tar, gzip, bzip2, etc.), grep, and the like. Git also comes to mind.

I think part of this is that the UNIX philosophy is "developer friendly"


tell a good dev they need to make a compression utility that follows this protocol, and they will make a compression utility that follows the protocol.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 25 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Your local city college may or may not offer free classes (in San Francisco, you just need to show proof that you live in the city with some legal status).

Some public transportation is free for certain groups (youth and folks experiencing homelessness can get free passes here).

"First X of the month" at the zoo/a museum/whatever


lots of venues have free events.

A jog, bike ride, hike


lots of great stuff outside!

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Having a CC doesn't mean you have debt...

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 7 points 1 week ago

"Why the HELL should I have to press 2 for English?"


bumper sticker I would see on my bike commute back in the day.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

The bank doesn't own the house, they just have a significant lien against it. Maybe a potato potato situation (how are you supposed to spell that phrase 🤔), but it is an important distinction.

Landlords can get pissed if you paint the walls/change appliances/remodel/etc., but so long as the property is properly insured (and you make your loan payments on time) the bank probably isn't going to bother you.

Landlords can


and do


place restrictions on quiet hours, guest policy, who is allowed to live there, etc. Owning is definitely different.

[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Some cities offer guides or services for native plants! https://sfpublicworks.org/services/plant-lists-and-palettes

It's even divided across the city's different climate zones (San Francisco is small, but can have huge differences in weather from one side to the other).

I recall a SoCal city even offering free consultation for native gardens.

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