robotron's comments

On: Making sense of what’s going on in the housing mar...

[robotron]

> we bought new construction and didn't have to compete with anyone

In my market this isn't the case. Some builders are having literal blind auctions on small lot starter homes - after the X months wait list gets you there.

On: Making sense of what’s going on in the housing mar...

[robotron]

There is a lot of greed driving home sales right now. Every homeowner I know has at least considered making bank in this market. The only thing stopping them is they'll then need to buy a home cheaper and further out or lose that profit.

On: Making sense of what’s going on in the housing mar...

[robotron]

My two-layers out suburb of an attractive city had a coworker sell their starter-esque home purchased a few years ago for $350k sell for $620k-ish in the matter of three days. Meanwhile, I'm languishing hoping to buy my first home before I'm too old. About to permanently give up.

On: PHP in 2021

[robotron]

As a PHP developer, this is spot on. I'm biased, though. I believe symfony is a vital component of modern PHP.

On: Silicon Valley Is Flooding into a Reluctant Austin

[robotron]

And it would fill mine with glee. Lifelong Texan.

On: Silicon Valley Is Flooding into a Reluctant Austin

[robotron]

I wouldn't count on rural Texas stunting any growth. It's where the suburbs of tomorrow and current/coming new housing builds are.

On: 5 years of leetcode with no progress. I'm giving u...

[robotron]

> only interested in FAANG money and being able to retire early

That should tell you the problem.

On: Why I link to Wayback Machine instead of original ...

[robotron]

The source is available if you want to know what's going on with those permissions: https://github.com/internetarchive/wayback-machine-chrome

[ffpip → robotron]

Thanks. I already knew that. I'm familiar with the dev's extensions. Clear Browsing Data and Captcha Buster and very useful.

On: Unlearning The 'Nation State'

[robotron]

So it should be beyond examination or critique?

On: Amazon is filled with fake reviews and it’s gettin...

[robotron]

I've lost all trust in Amazon and competitors. I try to buy direct from the company producing the product when I can. The shipping times aren't much different. Maybe no same or next day.