Turnip Shepherd
@turnipshepherd.bsky.social
Turnip Shepherd. Thaumatarch.
And maintaining the good stuff is a battle. Too ambitious and you risk overwhelm and overwork. Not ambitious enough and you’re underpurposed
July 3, 2023 at 12:08 AM
And maintaining the good stuff is a battle. Too ambitious and you risk overwhelm and overwork. Not ambitious enough and you’re underpurposed
The kind that makes you annoying at parties and seem a little crazy? That’s the good stuff.
July 3, 2023 at 12:07 AM
The kind that makes you annoying at parties and seem a little crazy? That’s the good stuff.
Let’s say there’s a chunk that’s drudgery, sure. That’s boring and it sucks. And there’s a chunk of work thats interesting but that people have boundaries with and they go home at the end of the day and think little else of it.
But the work that possesses you, that informs the rest of your being?
But the work that possesses you, that informs the rest of your being?
July 3, 2023 at 12:06 AM
Let’s say there’s a chunk that’s drudgery, sure. That’s boring and it sucks. And there’s a chunk of work thats interesting but that people have boundaries with and they go home at the end of the day and think little else of it.
But the work that possesses you, that informs the rest of your being?
But the work that possesses you, that informs the rest of your being?
Being monomaniacal about a thing, a single domain, is awesome. There are few things that compare to pushing those boundaries.
And it’s awesome when you’re in an environment of play where you can get to do that. But the vast majority of work that happens is not that.
And it’s awesome when you’re in an environment of play where you can get to do that. But the vast majority of work that happens is not that.
July 3, 2023 at 12:05 AM
Being monomaniacal about a thing, a single domain, is awesome. There are few things that compare to pushing those boundaries.
And it’s awesome when you’re in an environment of play where you can get to do that. But the vast majority of work that happens is not that.
And it’s awesome when you’re in an environment of play where you can get to do that. But the vast majority of work that happens is not that.
Better to be a brainworm farmer than a brainworm field
May 5, 2023 at 5:20 AM
Better to be a brainworm farmer than a brainworm field
Ultimately my solution looked great, but relied on the axle it was holding up at different points to also provide structure for it. My boss at the time had one comment:
“That’s a very elegant solution. Now build something that works for more than five minutes”
“That’s a very elegant solution. Now build something that works for more than five minutes”
May 4, 2023 at 11:53 PM
Ultimately my solution looked great, but relied on the axle it was holding up at different points to also provide structure for it. My boss at the time had one comment:
“That’s a very elegant solution. Now build something that works for more than five minutes”
“That’s a very elegant solution. Now build something that works for more than five minutes”
Reminds me of a time at my first job when I was assigned to build a scale Dreadnought out of erector set parts. I spent hours getting the housing for the propeller engine to work with the smallest number of supporting parts. I wanted to show off the moving parts, not obscure with supports.
May 4, 2023 at 11:51 PM
Reminds me of a time at my first job when I was assigned to build a scale Dreadnought out of erector set parts. I spent hours getting the housing for the propeller engine to work with the smallest number of supporting parts. I wanted to show off the moving parts, not obscure with supports.
Feeling very inspired post Stripe Session. A few things stuck with me, the biggest one is that elegant solutions make engineers happy, but brute forcing by throwing a ton of resources at something works sometimes. And an over preference for elegance can hamstring your thoughts
May 4, 2023 at 11:49 PM
Feeling very inspired post Stripe Session. A few things stuck with me, the biggest one is that elegant solutions make engineers happy, but brute forcing by throwing a ton of resources at something works sometimes. And an over preference for elegance can hamstring your thoughts
We must all say boa noite 🇧🇷 now
April 18, 2023 at 12:21 AM
We must all say boa noite 🇧🇷 now
It’s certainly got pizzazz
April 14, 2023 at 10:46 PM
It’s certainly got pizzazz
Ime (have not been subject to, but was subject tangential to a few times) the perp of these things tends to like using sacred social scripts. People really dont like those being misused
April 13, 2023 at 12:14 AM
Ime (have not been subject to, but was subject tangential to a few times) the perp of these things tends to like using sacred social scripts. People really dont like those being misused
Sounds like your friend wasn’t the first and won’t be the last. Might be good to wait it out and let other folks catch on when they can. And nudge people along on the edges where it makes sense to
April 13, 2023 at 12:13 AM
Sounds like your friend wasn’t the first and won’t be the last. Might be good to wait it out and let other folks catch on when they can. And nudge people along on the edges where it makes sense to