amwelles

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by amwelles 5y ago
Why can’t this headline say “two women?” Big yuck.
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by amwelles 5y ago
> In software this would be the equivalent of just writing components or html for an extended period of time without any variety, which is soulcrushing. This is essentially what I do, and I enjoy it! I like my work to be a bit boring so
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by amwelles 5y ago
I reference Sheldon Brown’s website very often. So much good content and advice there.
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by amwelles 5y ago
Something tells me there’s a lot more to it than that.
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by amwelles 6y ago
Depends on the card you apply for. I didn’t have a credit score until my mid 20s because I avoided them like the plague and bought only with money I had. Now I still do the latter, but I get rewards for using a credit card for purchases. My
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by amwelles 6y ago
I got over this by having teammates who regularly asked for help in Slack. Suddenly, it felt very acceptable for me to do so. Our #dev channel is full of my coworkers and me asking and answering questions for everybody to see that we all ne
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by amwelles 6y ago
The route itself is very easy to follow and well-marked. I did the southern half (C&O), and if you camp along the way using the free sites, you don’t even have to get off the trail except to resupply.
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by amwelles 6y ago
I was lucky to take my bike up to Cumberland, MD from Raleigh, NC a couple of years ago by train to do the C&O trail. I really do wish they’d offer more ways to travel with your bike, because that was a great experience. I’ve also done
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by amwelles 6y ago
Reminds me of the good old days of Birdhouse[1]. 1. https://sandwich.co/work/a-notepad-for-twitter/
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by amwelles 6y ago
I’ve been training dogs as a hobby for a good 15-20 years. It’s been neat to see the shift away from “dominance” training to positive reinforcement. The difference in how dogs react is pretty wild. With the new way, the dogs are excited to
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by amwelles 6y ago
A well-balanced diet will certainly make you healthier and feel better! If you are eating more energy than you're expending, you will gain weight. If you are eating less energy than you're expending, you will lose weight. This is
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by amwelles 6y ago
It's well-documented that your weight fluctuates quite a bit from day to day. Mine goes up and down a pound or two. It has to do with the amount of water your body is retaining at any given time. Starting a new exercise routine will ma
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by amwelles 6y ago
Eating less is a simple concept, but not necessarily easy. The author specifically mentions struggling with binge eating.
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by amwelles 6y ago
Seconding ColdTurkey. I started using it when I began working from home a few years ago. It’s great for keeping me on track.
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by amwelles 6y ago
I use Forest. It doesn’t actually lock you out, but I’m reminded not to look at my phone when I start a timer. https://www.forestapp.cc/
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by amwelles 6y ago
I’m curious what you consider serious work? I write a lot on the iPad, can answer emails, get my shopping done, etc. I definitely wouldn’t use it for programming, but I know some people have set it up to do so.
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by amwelles 6y ago
Nope, I’m using the Smart Keyboard folio, since it came with the iPad. (Bought secondhand from a friend.)
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by amwelles 6y ago
I switched from a MBP to a Mac Mini and iPad Pro last winter for my personal setup. I absolutely love it. I spend roughly equal time on both, but I’m not doing a ton of programming these days outside of work. Taking the iPad traveling is wa
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by amwelles 6y ago
This is why I love it when offices have showers at work. Commute in, shower, show up for work fresh. No need to do cardio outside of my ride in and out, so it’s saving me time in a way because it’s built into something I’m already doing. I
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by amwelles 6y ago
They are called travel trailers. If you buy used, you’ll have much better luck getting a similar price out of it. Only caveat is that they aren’t made to be lived in full time in most cases, so they’ll have more issues than a regular house
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by amwelles 6y ago
At least on Mac OS, Cleanshot[1] is a decent Skitch replacement if you were using it for marking up screenshots. 1. https://cleanshot.com/
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by amwelles 6y ago
So far, your username _can_ be a racist slur and they’re not intending to stop it. It’s a no-go for me.
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by amwelles 6y ago
We did 200 miles over four days (across the state of Maryland on the C&O trail). We brought a tent and a hammock for sleeping, then we spent the last night on a hotel.
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by amwelles 6y ago
No report button. Already seeing racist usernames.
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by amwelles 6y ago
Bicycle touring is so much fun! I did a four-day trip a couple years back, and there’s something about slowly pedaling your way from point A to point B that’s incredibly satisfying.
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by amwelles 6y ago
I’m a fan of Citadels. If you can, get the version with the original artwork. The new artwork just isn’t the same.
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by amwelles 6y ago
That would belong in a git repo of property crimes caused by protestors. It’s an entirely different data set.
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by amwelles 6y ago
> there's no way to check out an ebook from a library in a way that doesn't involve Amazon Isn't this what Libby - https://libbyapp.com/ - does?
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by amwelles 6y ago
My friends and I did this, but with horses, during a camping trip once. The results were hilarious and still something we joke and laugh about.
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by amwelles 6y ago
A (healthy-weight) roommate of mine would regularly stop breathing in his sleep. He was convinced he was fine until his girlfriend finally got him to do a sleep study. Got his CPAP machine shortly after!

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