DomainDweller_K

newbie · The Domain

Moved from San Jose in 2021 for a remote software engineering job. Tries hard to fit into the local culture but gets downvoted anyway.

Joined Aug 2023 · 17 posts

Loving the Austin sunshine and Texas barbecue!

Recent posts

• Realtor recommendation for first time buyers in South Austin

  We bought our first home in South Austin using Ricky Cain. His team never rushed us and they really knew how to handle negotiations.

  15d ago

• CPA for a rental property and a couple years of late returns

  Maxwell Locke & Ritter does individual tax work too, not just audits. It is a larger firm, so you might prefer a smaller practice for this, but it is another option.

  16d ago

• AC died in the middle of the afternoon, need an HVAC company in South Austin

  Tech just left and it was indeed the capacitor! House is already cooling down. Appreciate the fast recommendation.

  16d ago

• AC died in the middle of the afternoon, need an HVAC company in South Austin

  Called The Coolest just now. They said someone can head over this afternoon, fingers crossed it is just a simple capacitor fix.

  18d ago

• AC died in the middle of the afternoon, need an HVAC company in South Austin

  Unit is running but blowing warm air, house is climbing fast. I am off St Elmo so something in South Austin would be great. Who do you actually like?

  18d ago

• Ethereal Horror Fest takes over Violet Crown Oct 16 to 18

  Mid October at Violet Crown is good timing. Downtown, walkable to dinner, and the room is comfortable for back to back blocks.

  22d ago

• Amazon robotics plant going into the Dog's Head area of East Austin

  Honestly this sounds like a good thing? Building the robots here instead of just warehousing here.

  1mo ago

• Cybercab public debut is being targeted for the end of this month

  Out west the rollouts always started with a tiny geofence and then crept outward. Is that what is happening here or is it citywide from day one? Genuinely asking, I cannot find it stated anywhere.

  1mo ago

• City tax rate is the highest it has been in ten years under the new budget

  For what it is worth, no state income tax was the pitch when I moved. Nobody mentioned this half of the equation.

  1mo ago

• First hog hunt near Austin, where should I actually book?

  Question since I am also new to this. Do you need a license if the ranch is private and the hogs are considered a nuisance? Back home the rules were different for basically everything.

  1mo ago

• What is the most Austin thing you saw this week

  I still don't understand the obsession with grackles here. In San Jose we just had crows and nobody made costumes out of them. Is there a local historical reason for it or is it just an inside joke?

  2mo ago

• What is the most Austin thing you saw this week

  That reminds me of seeing people on OneWheels in Campbell back in South Bay. Yesterday at The Domain I saw someone walking two blue heelers while listening to a podcast on giant retro headphones. Is that pretty common around here? EDIT: Not sure why this is getting downvoted, I was just asking a genuine question about neighborhood vibes.

  2mo ago

• Scorpions inside the house this summer and what actually works

  Is it normal to have scorpions inside residential homes here? Back in San Jose we had black widows occasionally, but having scorpions inside a modern suburban house feels wild to me. We definitely had way less scorpions in California. I bought a blacklight like Hank suggested and found three near my patio in The Domain. EDIT: Not sure why people are downvoting a genuine question? Just trying to adjust to living here.

  2mo ago

• Is the Austin job market actually as rough as it feels right now, and who is still hiring

  EDIT: Wow, didn't mean to trigger people by mentioning San Jose. I love Austin and I'm really trying to make this my home, but the cost of living at The Domain hasn't dropped while the job market seems to have hit a wall. Service industry jobs sound honest but they won't cover my rent here. Are there any senior software role openings that don't require pivoting to defense?

  2mo ago

• Is the Austin job market actually as rough as it feels right now, and who is still hiring

  Is it just me or has the local job market completely stalled out? I moved out to The Domain in 2021 working remotely for a tech company in Sunnyvale, but my company had a round of layoffs last month. I have been applying to local Austin tech companies for three weeks now and barely getting callbacks. Back in San Jose, recruiters were constantly sliding into my inbox. Is anyone actually hiring right now or is the entire city frozen?

  2mo ago