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Cake day: June 12th, 2023

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  • Your conclusion is probably correct, but I don’t think your proof works. I’m going to play devil’s advocate now: The thing to consider here is that these women were not just raised as boys, they were also born as boys. They may be on HRT now, but what if there are differences between how the male and female brains work that come from the Y chromosome? Or your hormonal balance in your formative years? I would hope not because that gives sexists way too much ammo, but we do not know for sure.

    There’s other potential reasons for all the trans women in software engineering too. Children who don’t feel comfortable in their own identities are probably way less social - I don’t have enough trans friends to confirm this is true, but I feel like it might be. Not being particularly popular in school drives you to gaming as a hobby because you don’t need friends for that, and at least in the 90s and 00s that would usually mean tinkering with your PC (because Windows never fucking worked properly, did it now). This would also explain all the furries IMO.








  • Which E-tron? The original SUV? Are you happy with it?

    I test drove a 55, was super happy with the powertrain, felt meh about the infotainment and didn’t like the interior much, BUT it was a Bolt short term rental, not a particular car I was looking at buying, so I reckon it probably had the minimum spec seats and such. They were cloth and uncomfortable. Likely leather and higher optioned seats would be nicer. I also love that E-Trons have heat pumps, it’s kind of a requirement for an EV in the Estonian climate.

    Overall what I felt really weird about was the suspension. It had air suspension, but it did not, even in comfort mode, feel like a plush ride at all. Is that to be expected of E-Trons? Would I be better off just getting an ICE powered 5-series or E-Class for ride quality? Or maybe it was just an example with worn-out suspension, since it sees daily abuse from people test driving it…






  • Last company I worked for and now contract for, explicitly set out to hire promising juniors over seniors. Reason being, they had to fire a guy with nearly a decade of experience because he was completely unable to adapt and learn new things, so his experience was all doing the same stuff over and over again.

    A small company that has cash reserves will absolutely hire a bright grad who can hold a conversation in the interview, only trouble is the ratio between candidates and job openings.



  • Skype didn’t fumble it, Microsoft just doesn’t know how to strategy. When they bought Skype, they killed MSN and told people to move to Skype, whereas they should’ve integrated the two to make the transition seamless. Then they had both Teams and Skype for Business at the same time by the time COVID happened.

    They messed up on every turn.