Where are my fellow #HarborFreight fans? We just bought our first house, are doing some pre-move renovations, and I’m wondering if I should finally buy the Bauer one-handed reciprocating saw I’ve had my eye on for quite some time… What are your favorite buys from Harbor Freight?
I keep seeing ads for fancy earplugs. Are they worth it? As someone who’s pretty easily triggered by background noise (from kids, dogs, etc.), I’m very interested. But are they any better than old fashioned foam earplugs? Have you found any good “throughout the day” earplugs?
If you could wave a magic wand and have Christians in the USA instantly and deeply understand a concept, mental model, biblical theme, theological topic, etc. etc., what would it be?
Good news! We are not alone. Christ has joined us in the far country of darkness and death, to bring us home to God. To bring God home to us. God with us. God for us! Merry Christmas 🎄
For me, the most poignant line in a Christmas song: “Mild He lays His glory by, Born that man no more may die, Born to raise the sons of earth, Born to give them second birth.”
In your opinion, what’s the most powerful or poignant line in an Advent or Christmas song?
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve received this year?
After a heart-to-heart with my 5yo and 3yo about punishments, consequences, parenting, etc. 5yo: “Dad, I actually don’t trust in you. I trust in the Lord.”
Where should I sell/donate these books? I live in Pittsburgh and don’t feel like shipping.
Bought a house today! Excited. Anxious. All the feels!
RIP, Captain Holt (Andre Braugher). I’ll never forget this “the meaning of ‘doctor’” rant from Brooklyn Nine Nine! www.youtube.com/watch
Confession: I really don’t like Kubernetes and EKS. Can someone convince me why I should like them?
I’m looking for a good dock/hub that I can use at my desk to connect my MacBook Pro (2016) to 2 external displays (extended, not mirrored). I’ve been using a cheaper dock from “Tobenone” (Amazon), but it’s starting to get glitchy on me.
Have you used GitHub Copilot AND JetBrains AI Assistant? I’ve used Copilot in both VS Code and IntelliJ and I’m curious how the JetBrains AI Assistant stacks-up.
I don’t mind OneLogin. It should just be called OneMoreLogin. That’s all I’m saying.
I’d like to grow, not only as a software engineer, but also as a helpful colleague. Have you had success requesting and receiving constructive feedback from your coworkers? If so, how exactly did you ask them for feedback, making sure they felt safe to be honest with you?
Thinking about how translating and interpreting 2 Peter 3:10-11 has influenced Christians' concern (or, all too frequently, lack thereof!) for the wellbeing of our planet. 🌍
What’s the hardest part about your job? I’d like to hear you complain a bit about what’s most challenging. Seriously. Go!
If you eat 30g of protein for breakfast, what do you eat? An ungodly number of eggs? I’d like to get more protein in the morning, but I’d like to know what the most popular and easiest 30g protein breakfasts are!
Working on setting up a basic SCIM server with AWS as a learning experiment (API Gateway, Lambda, and DynamoDB to start)