JayleneSlide

My misguided, ignorant younger self would absolutely assume self-blame.

Now I've got engineering powers and skillz! I can rationalize... errrr, I mean EXPLAIN my missteps with root cause analyses and preventative actions! 😆

• Moving out at 16 to escape my abusive home life (after the second time I was hospitalized for injuries from being beaten)
• Getting out of homelessness twice and putting together a career
• Finally finding the correct set of tools in combination with the right therapists to un-fuck my maladaptive behaviors—bad templates that resulted in me repeatedly choosing bad partners as well as sabotaging relationships with a handful of truly beautiful people

Here's a link to the article for those people like me who don't trust a screenshot: https://www.themarshallproject.org/2024/12/11/pregnant-hospital-drug-test-medicine

Wow, yeah, it sounds like they shit in their own lunchbox. I'm always disappointed, but never surprised, to see the arc of a business move in the direction you describe. It's like they never learn about the death spiral of taking away the features that made them great.

I never got into SoundCloud, so I'm categorically ignorant here. What made it good in the first place and how/why does it suck now? Thanks.

My read of it was "the C-suite hates when the engineers actually know how shit works, and the leadership must kowtow to the people doing the actual work." YMMV or the commentor may have meant something completely different.

If the silicone is oozing, i e. feels oily no matter how much you wash it, make a thick slurry of baking soda and water. Scrub with a gentle brush and the slurry. Allow the slurry to dry, and rinse with very warm water. Wash with basic soap or dish detergent.

If your stains are just polymerized lipids, soak for an hour in boiling water with dish soap and washing soda (sodium carbonate). Silicone isn't completely inert, so you may have some staining.

That said, these methods worked in my galley for my silicone kitchenware.

This is a serious bummer all around. But wow, does that article suck on its lack of detail. But I guess actually digging into the facts wouldn't make for clickable headlines. "Oooooh, DRONES!"

1. There are Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR) in place for that region.

2. Was the drone part of monitoring/firefighting efforts? If it was, that is a terrible error on the part of the sUAS operator and observer. Then again, smoke and fire, which would make for a less interesting story. "Drone participating in firefighting hits plane." Editor: Boooring! Let's make it vague so we can cash in on some drone fears.

3. Lots of drones won't even fly in a TFR zone. More professional drones will warn the pilot AND provide a warning about planes in proximity.

4. All sUAS 250 grams and larger are required to have RemoteID. Plenty of drones won't even fly unless the RemoteID is functioning fully. And if it shits the bed during flight, lots of drones will just automatically land. Again, except for more professional models or for small cheapies. So one of two things are true: the FAA knows exactly who the responsible party is, or the operator is an utter douchecanoe

"Ask your doctor about tacos." https://youtu.be/zYpuuLLKQx4?si=izKx1p98a6sBN6iy

Randonneurs do this regularly. For long nighttime rides, dynamo hubs and lights are common. Riding your bike becomes a jump-on-and-go affair. No more worries about whether your lights are charged. The added bonus of dynamo lights is that the headlights are almost all shaped beam lights. In contrast to round beam lights, a shaped beam has a cutoff. So the light you generate goes where you need it instead of sprayed everywhere. Also the top of the cutoff is the brightest part of the beam pattern. So you're putting more light farther down the road and less on the ground closest to your bike. This helps with visibility and preserving night vision.

Okay, so maybe a dynamo setup is out of your price range. For the price of a proper dynamo, headlight, and taillight, you could own two each of the Trek Commuter Pro RT and Flare RT. They even come in a package deal. Run one set while you charge the others using a GaN battery pack (GaN batteries can charge the lights before the ones in use are dead). And the Computer Pro RT has a great beam shape, as well as a true high beam-low beam mode (different beam shapes). I tried this setup on one of my bikes because I didn't have time to build and tweak a full dyno setup ahead of a big tour. Cool added bonus: both of the lights communicate with each other. Turn on the headlight and the taillight automatically turns on. The remaining charge indicator on the headlight also shows remaining charge on the taillight.

Finish out your lighting kit by mounting a good LED light on your helmet. I'm partial to ThruNite TC15 V3 in this context. It will run for almost a month in limp mode, which is enough light to read a map, cue sheet, and street signs. The next level up is equivalent to most cars' low beams. Yes, it's a round beam, but the beam pattern is excellent for bicycling. Carry a spare 18650 cell in a case (no fires please).

Dress for any temperature differential, i.e. technical fabric layers suited to the high and low temps. I'm partial to merino wool because all the reasons. Use a reflective sash, ankle straps, and if you're in the US, a reflective strap on your left wrist for hand signals. Vests are very visible, but not something you want to wear for long rides.

Know your hydration and caloric replacement needs. If you're riding somewhere remote (which makes for the best overnight rides, IMO), resupply may not be possible. Tune your loadout accordingly.

Know how to repair your bike on the side of the road. Cold. Test out all of your toolkit. If you don't enjoy wrenching on your bike in the comfort of your living room, with a tasty beverage nearby, imagine your morale on the roadside, in the rain, in the dead of night. And now you see another good reason for the helmet light above.

Source: am randonneur for 17 years now.

But is it similar to how a compiler uses high level syntax to generate low level assembly code?

This is an apt comparison, actually.

Is compiling a type of automatic code generation?

This is also an apt comparison. Most modern languages are interpreted rather than compiled. C#*, Java, Ruby, Python, Perl... these all sit on top of runtimes or virtual machines such as .NET or JVM. Compilation is a process of turning human-readable language into assembly. Interpreting turns human-readable programming language into instructions for the runtime; in the case of .NET, C# gets interpreted into MSIL which tells the .NET runtime what to do, which in turn tells the hardware what to do.

Automatic code generation is more of "Hey computer, look at that code. Now translate that code to do different things, but use these templates I made."

FWIW, compilers was two semesters in engineering school, so I'm trying to keep this discussion accessible.

*Before anyone rightfully and correctly jumps on my shit about C#, yes, I know C# is technically a compiled language.

Plus, you know... Texas. They literally couldn't pay me to take the place. I've had extended visits, business trips, and conferences in Texas. Lots of things in favor of Texas (I'd go back for the food alone), but about ten times as many contraindications.