u/Bromoblue

Anyone know of any guides or crash courses on how to read forecasts better and get a deeper understanding beyond a layman, "ikitesurf forecasts 15kts, send it." Been getting skunked a lot lately or missing out because conditions ended up overperforming what the models said.

Obviously that's part of the game, but I see in various facebook groups people using pressure gradients, upper vs lower air, cloud coverage, and other variables to give them a better idea on when to send it vs when to stay home.

Essentially, am I gonna have to ferry stuff all the way from free parking to starlight, or can I take my car to my camp site, unload/load, then leave.

Currently a level 2 SE at a government contractor (non-defense related project). My job has its pros and cons and I'm torn between whether it would be smart to leave or stay put until the market gets better.

Pros:

• Job security on this project is far better than most. I have team members who have been working here since the mid 90s. They aren't slouches, but they also don't grind themselves to the bone so expectations aren't the highest. We're a small team, so if layoffs were to happen, there isn't exactly much "bloat" to trim off which adds to the job security a little bit (never say never though obviously).

• The work isn't difficult, the most difficult part is just shitty clients that don't know what they want, but otherwise its not bad.

• The job is entirely remote and is unlikely to change as the team has been remote before covid happened.

• Benefits are above average. Not excellent, but definitely above average compared to most other jobs I'm seeing.

• PTO, work flexibility, and work-life balance are amazing.

Cons:

• Pay is not great. I'm a level 2 dev about to become level 3 likely before the year's up, and I make $95k living in a HCOL tech hub.

• Tech stack is niche and old like most government projects so I worry about my hireabillity after this job. I'm worried I'm going to get pigeonhole-ed the longer I stay.

• Building off the previous point, not only is the tech stack out of date, but we don't have the best engineering practices so I worry about my growth. I worry that even if I found a new job that gave me leeway because I'm not the most familar with modern tech stacks, I'd still be underperforming with regards to the number of years of experience I have because I haven't been in the best of growth environments.

If I grind and somehow manage to land a higher-paying job with better engineering practices and better tech, I worry about how susceptible I'll end up being to the chaos of the current market as I find it incredibly unlikely I'll be able to find a fully remote job with the level of job security I have. But then am I trading for bliss today for pain tomorrow as I'll have less money and be less hireable outside of niche projects like mine?

Does anyone have recommendations on good heat insulating tents?

My usual setup has been just a regular cheapo REI tent that I put a canopy over so my tent isn't in direct sunlight. Decided I wanted to upgrade so I bought a festprogear siesta tent since it seemed like it would provide heat insulation. But oh my god this thing is worse than a regular tent. I set it up in my backyard and the inside is a fucking oven. With all the vents open and the built in fans running on max, it was still 12 degrees hotter inside the tent than outside. Granted I didn't put a canopy over it because I wanted to test it's capabilities, but still.

Does anyone have recommendations on good insulating tents for hot weather festivals?

My usual setup has been just a regular cheapo REI tent that I put a canopy over so my tent isn't in direct sunlight, but last year after being woken up at 9am every morning by the heat, I decided I'd buy something fancy. I bought a festprogear siesta tent since it seemed like it would provide heat insulation. But oh my god this thing is worse than a regular tent. I set it up in my backyard and the inside is a fucking oven. With all the vents open and the built in fans running on max, it was 12 degrees hotter inside the tent than outside. Granted I didn't put a canopy over it because I wanted to test it's capabilities, but still.

I'm past the 30 day return policy unfortunately. So trying to figure out what I should do for shamb this year since this year is looking like it might be brutal

Seriously were my favorite gym/outdoor tank tops. So breathable, light, and water wicking. They still have the shirts but have been hoping they'd bring back the tank tops for years now. And sadly I can't find other brands versions of them without it costing a fortune like Nike sells them but at $70 a pop.

I'm an SE2 working at a gov/defense contractor that hired me out of school three years ago. The pay is below market rate and the techstack is niche, outdated, and quite honestly a handicap towards getting a new job as employers see it and trash my resume. I already find it hard enough to complete my work on time at the end of every sprint so not only finding the time, but having enough energy/motivation leftover to be able to upskill is like pulling teeth and brute forcing it is not working. I need to upskill if I want to have any hope of getting a job that isn't identical to my current one which given how niche it is and how bad the market currently is, I don't think that's a safe bet to take.

I need a new job as not only does the pay suck at this one, but I feel like I haven't really grown as a engineer so I'm falling behind as now despite having the title of SE2, I feel like I wouldn't be able to keep my head above water in a SE2/SE3 role in a work environment that isn't a shit show. Does anyone have any advice, tips, anecdotes, anything. Brute forcing it and trying to spend 30-60 minutes in the morning then 30-60 minutes at the end of the day isn't working. I'm a bit desperate as there's rumors in the grapevine that our project might be on the chopping block.

Is it better to harvest a flush all at once or only pluck what's truly ready to be harvested? If the former, would it be better to harvest when some of the fruit's veils start to open and release spores or is it better to harvest later when most of the fruit's veils are ripping?