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I’m a Senior AppSec Engineer with a SWE background, about 11 YOE total. Starting my job search in the Bay Area because I’m pretty sure some or all of my team is going to get cut this year, but I haven’t interviewed in a while. Last I remember interviews were basically SWE interviews with leetcode bullshit and system design, with a bit of threat modeling and conceptual questions. For those of you in a similar situation, how’s it looking out there?

There are my photographers on IG who show before/after edits of their photos and the difference is stark. Photos that, in my opinion, are otherwise completely uninteresting, become cinematic and “aesthetic”.

Looking through my own photos I’d say I have decent composition skills (could always be better of course), but I typically share SOOC photos or use a LR preset. They just don’t have that “wow” factor of edited photos, and I wonder if it’s no longer something I should be avoiding.

I'm a 35 year old guy who moved here recently and have been trying to get back into the dating game. The dating apps have been mostly a miss, and most women I've met around here are already married or in relationships. Surely there are single women in Walnut Creek, right? Right?

I beat the original RE4 back in the day and loved it. RE7 properly scared the shit out of me but I still beat it. SH2R is the most anxiety inducing game I've played and quit playing in the prison section. I intend to go back eventually but this game has become my personal standard of what's considered genuinely terrifying. I'm about 1 hour into Requiem and so far its creepy but not too bad.

I'm a straight 35M, work remotely in tech, and want to get the hell out of the Bay Area because my soul is dying. I don't care for the outdoors or talking about work and AI with yet other engineer. And yes, dating in SF is as apocalyptic as most people claim.

I've enjoyed visiting LA, NYC, and Chicago, and would like to move to one of those cities sometime this year, but not sure where to begin. Honestly I want to prioritize dating and settling down, and it'd be nice to make new friends as well.

NYC seems like the best option on paper - a playground for adults. It seems to have an infinite amount of things to do, full of people from diverse backgrounds which could make for interesting soci

I've lived in the Bay my entire life but am contemplating moving to LA. This place has a lot to offer in terms of dining, nightlife, outdoor activities, and of course career opportunities, but I find the tech monoculture suffocating. SF in particular is ethnically diverse, but most people come from the same elite academic and STEM education pipeline, and most social events devolve into a competition to see who has the most impressive resume. The intense hustle and grind culture here kinda forces people to base their identity around their career at the expense of pursuing hobbies or artistic endeavors, and given that most people come to the Bay for a limited period of time to make bank and im

I'm a 5'9" dude and recently took stick shift driving lessons in a Mini Cooper. I moved my seat forward until I could clutch in all the way with a slight knee bend in my left leg. But my right leg was so close to the brake and gas pedals that it felt awkward and slightly strained my hip. After 2 hours of driving my legs and hips were incredibly sore. I later went to test drive a Civic Si and had the same issue. My right leg was extremely bent in order for me to depress the clutch all the way with the left.

While driving stick was fun, I wonder if these cars aren't ergonomically appropriate for my body type. Is it a normal experience and do you get used to it? Do I have a mobility issue?

I've been shooting with a Fuji X-S20 and XF 33mm f/1.4 lens for the past 6 months and have been finding it annoying to use. The autofocus is quite bad and the grip is too small, although the ergonomics are more bothersome than autofocus issues. My hands are small but meaty, and I like having something substantial to hold. I've used a few other Fuji cameras and ergonomically they were inferior to the X-S20, even while using L-grips.

I've held Sony cameras and didn't like them either, Nikons were okay, but the Canons felt incredible in the hand. A friend let me borrow his R5 Mark II and it just felt right. The autofocus was also superior and I was pleased with SOOC photos.

So I've been conte

Hey there, I'm a 35M engineer working remotely in tech and contemplating moving to LA next year. I'm currently in the SF Bay Area but would like to escape the tech monoculture lol.

I'm looking for a neighborhood that has a lively social scene and ideally good dating opportunities. I love working out, tennis, playing guitar, going to concerts, and photography. The ideal neighborhood would be somewhere I can be around people who are also into fitness and music. Nice restaurants and cocktail bars in the area would be a plus but not a dealbreaker. I organize several meetups in SF, so I'm very socially outgoing and want to be out and about as much as possible. Los Feliz and Silver Lake seem lik