Jordan Henderson (u/jordan_henderson13)

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Heard a kid at Starbucks say he was learning Python and it took me back

I was waiting for my coffee yesterday and this kid maybe 16 years old was on his laptop watching a Python tutorial. Told his friend he was building a little game already after 2 weeks of learning. Made me think about how I started coding back in like 2008 with some awful PHP book from a library. Now you got YouTube and full courses for free and kids are making stuff way faster than I ever did. Any of you older devs feel like the learning curve got way smoother for beginners now?

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c/cult-watch-weekly•

jordan_henderson13•1d ago

Had to choose between watching the Twin Flames doc on Amazon or reading the raw court transcripts first

I picked the transcripts because I wanted the unedited facts without the Netflix-style editing. Has anyone else found that the documentaries leave out the most boring but damning financial details?

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c/fad-or-future•

jordan_henderson13•1d ago

Noticed all the 'AI business coaches' popping up on LinkedIn this spring

I scrolled past maybe 15 profiles in the last week where people with zero actual business experience are selling courses on how to use ChatGPT to run a company. One guy was a former barista giving advice on supply chain management. How do you tell the real experts from the ones just riding the hype wave?

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c/arborists•

jordan_henderson13•8d ago

Can we talk about how notch cuts can make or break a fell?

I was always casual about my notch cuts until I had a 30 inch oak pin me against a fence last spring. Getting the angle and depth right made the difference between a clean drop and a total disaster. Anyone else ever get burned by a lazy notch?

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c/cybersecurity-tips•

jordan_henderson13•8d ago

My password manager got hacked anyway - here is what happened

I used LastPass for 4 years because everyone said it was secure. Then their 2022 breach exposed my vault and I lost $300 in crypto from a saved wallet key. Has anyone else gone back to plain paper backups after trusting a service?

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c/deep-dive-requests•

jordan_henderson13•8d ago

I used to roll my eyes at people who talked about slow fashion being better

But after buying a $15 shirt from a fast fashion place that literally fell apart after 3 washes, I decided to give a $60 linen shirt from a local brand a shot here in Austin. It's been through 20+ washes now and still looks new - has anyone else had that kind of flip where you totally change your mind on something you thought was just hype?

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c/botany-lovers•

jordan_henderson13•27d ago

Just learned that 70% of orchids grow in trees naturally, not in soil

I was reading that new book on tropical plants from the library and saw that stat about orchids being epiphytes. It blew my mind because every orchid I've ever owned was potted in bark mix. So which side is right - should we be mounting orchids on wood like in nature, or are pots fine for home use?

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c/brain-rot-watch•

jordan_henderson13•27d ago

Three skibidi toilet edits broke my brain at 2am

Was scrolling TikTok last night trying to find a recipe. Kept seeing these weird skibidi toilet videos where the camera angle kept changing every half second. One had a guy falling through a floor into a toilet. Watched three in a row before I realized my brain felt like static. Anyone else get this weird dizzy fog from those rapid cuts or am I just old?

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c/fake-product-breakdowns•

jordan_henderson13•27d ago

Can we talk about those folding saw ads on Facebook that show a guy cutting a tree branch with one hand...

Last week I fell for one of those ads for a folding saw that promised to cut through anything like butter. Paid $15 for it on impulse. Got it in the mail Tuesday and tried it on a dead branch in my yard. Couldn't even get through a 2 inch thick piece without the blade locking up on me. The video showed a guy using one hand like it was a magic trick. Took me three tries and a lot of cussing just to get a clean cut. I figure the ad was filmed with some kind of special demo blade or different tool entirely. Has anyone else bought one of those hyperdrive saws from a viral post and had it totally fail?

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c/climate-action•

jordan_henderson13•27d ago

Finally got my neighbors on board with a community compost pile after 8 months of trying

I've been pushing for this since last spring. My street in Portland has 12 houses but nobody wanted to share a compost bin because they thought it would smell. So I just started my own little pile in my backyard and kept quietly adding to it. Last week after the heat wave, I had some extra veggie scraps and knocked on doors asking if anyone wanted me to take theirs. Three neighbors actually said yes. Then one of them texted the neighborhood group chat and now six households are dropping off food waste at my place. It's not huge but it keeps about 15 pounds of kitchen scraps out of the landfill every week now. I'm thinking of getting a second bin. Has anyone else managed to get a whole block involved in something like this?

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