the_vale

joined 1 year ago
[–] the_vale@apollo.town 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

May I ask why? This coming from the guy that has to facilitate them.

I'm especially curious about the stand-ups, since I have mixed feelings about retrospectives myself, they have their place and I think they play a part in a team's growth, but at the same time I'd rather just cancel them if I don't feel we'd get anything useful out of it and I don't want to hold a retro just because the process says so.

LE: Gonna just edit this to say thank you to the people who replied, gave me some new perspectives to think about.

[–] the_vale@apollo.town 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So, even if the company wanted you to come in 3 days a week, what was stopping you from commiting to the whole 5 days? I don't think a company would say no if someone wished to go to the office even more often.

We're doing hybrid too where I work, but I still go in 5 days a week, even if that means there are times (generally Monday and Friday) when there aren't as many people around.

[–] the_vale@apollo.town 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wouldn't label things they changed compared to 5e rules as necessarily broken, unless the way they say it's implemented doesn't actually match what's happening.

I picked half elf as race initially because I was used to the +2 +1 +1 spread they get, which isn't the case in the game, or hypnotic pattern, which only lasts 2 turns instead of 10. Is the game broken? No, it's just me assuming stuff will be 1 to 1 to the 5e rules. And it goes both ways, took me a bit to realize they don't follow the spellcasting rules to a t, and you can cast leveled spells with both your action and your bonus action.

[–] the_vale@apollo.town 3 points 1 year ago

With the release of the fold5 I was considering trading in my S22 Ultra to get one, but even with that and all the promotions, it would still cost more than 1k € that I'd have to pay up front, which I'd rather not do.

[–] the_vale@apollo.town 3 points 1 year ago

Microsoft made the surface duo some two years ago and it didn't do great (though the screen wasn't necessarily the reason for that). The problem I see with that approach is that you can't have content going all the way across due to the bezel between the screens.

[–] the_vale@apollo.town 7 points 1 year ago

Gonna use this post as a chance to give a shout out to Electric Callboy which I recently gave a chance to after they kept popping up in my recommendations, they're some sort of trance metalcore band, and boy do they have fun songs.

[–] the_vale@apollo.town 3 points 1 year ago

Started hitting the gym for about 4 months now, what has helped me a lot is getting a personal trainer, he helps me push past the last 5%, and it gives me someone to talk to between reps. And while I don't necessarily get pleasure in the moment while lifting weights, I do get it afterwards, when feeling my muscles burn. And it does wonders for my energy levels and my general mood.

I also started running a month ago, I promised someone I will participate in a 10k in October with them. This is definitely more on the "existence is pain" side, but while doing it I try to focus more on my form and breathing, and less on how it makes me feel.