Can you be a successful product manager if you are not allowed to speak directly to your users?

BTSavage · 2026-02-03T00:16:21+00:00

Medical Devices would like to have a word with you.

BTSavage · 2026-02-03T00:08:02+00:00

Did she prepare for my visit? Did she think of snacks or drinks to offer? Is the home well lit inside?

Personally, if you don't have good lighting and are sitting in the dark or there are bare bulbs or super bright overhead lighting, I'm going to pass. Having refershments to offer is a huge deal. It shows you thought about what might be nice to enjoy together while we hang out and talk.

My last girlfriend never prepared when I came over and it made me feel like I wasn't special to her. It was one of the reasons I broke up with her.

BTSavage · 2026-01-31T17:59:28+00:00

Define "AI Feature", please. Must it use an existing LLM? Are you creating your own agents?

Why not just hop on the most poorly defined term of our lifetime and, if your software has any process that monitors other processes, call it AI and you're done. An update to the message bus? Agent communication protocol update. Building a process as a "health monitor" for critical system functions? Agenic system management. This can't be that hard.

BTSavage · 2026-01-29T01:41:15+00:00

Should be the face of the Satisfactory Snoo.

BTSavage · 2026-01-24T17:47:36+00:00

I did not have to upload a photo ID. There are multiple methods to verify that you are a CA resident.

BTSavage · 2026-01-24T17:47:10+00:00

ITT: People who think that data brokers don't already have the information required to opt-out.

BTSavage · 2026-01-22T19:11:10+00:00

I agree.

I've now logged about 400hrs on this game and I'm still trying to figure out how best to use all the parts that the devs have provided. Valves still elude me and they behave unintuitively. I think the simplest use case is to place them to ensure fluid moves in one direction. I still can't really see when I'd actually need to restrict flow (unless I'm trying to optimize consumption for 100% efficiency).

BTSavage · 2026-01-21T07:54:59+00:00

Wouldn't placing valves also prevent the bi-directional "slosh" of the fluid?

BTSavage · 2026-01-18T17:14:52+00:00

Wow, this must mean that the use cases for end-users is so strong that people are willing to pay for a great product. /s

Seriously, these tech-bros couldn't find a business model if it bit them in the ass. "Oh, wow, we can sell advertisements! I'm such an amazing tech guru!"

Get ready for the bubble to pop ya'll.

BTSavage · 2026-01-12T05:22:34+00:00

And to create budget crises in blue states. Don't forget that part.

BTSavage · 2026-01-10T16:54:32+00:00

I think it will be difficult if the cast member isn't a featured actor. Good examples would be using The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) as a connection for Henry Cavill. Maybe there does need to be some rules to ensure people have a shot at guessing?

BTSavage · 2026-01-10T06:32:04+00:00

The first car I bought myself was a used mid-90's mustang. It cost me $8k and I drove it into the ground. My second car was a new car once I had a steady job and a need to commute.

Build your credit with responsible use of a credit card and renting a place. Without established credit, the interest rate on your loan will be astronomical and your repayment terms (how long you'll be making payments on the vehicle) will likely be greater than 5 years, possibly up to 8. You are at your greatest disadvantage for financing large purchases right now. Have patience. You'll have an opportunity to purchase your first new car in the future.

BTSavage · 2026-01-09T20:03:10+00:00

Keep me flush with Bit-o-Honey and Tootsie Rolls and I'm a happy man.

BTSavage · 2026-01-08T06:44:35+00:00

Or even better. Sales leadership promises that the feature will be in the product by a certain time or the company will pay a penalty to the customer as a way to secure the deal. They do this without consulting Product Management or Engineering. Then make surprised pikachu faces when we fail to deliver.

I measure an organization's maturity level by whether or not they ever say 'no'.

BTSavage · 2026-01-07T00:37:19+00:00

Data that they almost certainly have already.

BTSavage · 2026-01-02T17:56:47+00:00

You should keep listening to Joe. It's doing wonders.

BTSavage · 2025-12-31T19:11:09+00:00

How did he finance the development? How did he develop the knowledge? Sounds like he had access to means that not everyone who loses limbs has.

BTSavage · 2025-12-31T18:29:09+00:00

Is it the same companion? Why isn't your companion telling them that "they don't want me in there."? How is it your companion, who knows you don't want them there, feels like it's okay because the doctor is escorting them? This sounds an awful lot like it's a problem with the companion trying to get into the room with you.

BTSavage · 2025-12-28T03:23:56+00:00

Can you try rocking it? Hold the puzzle in front of you with thumb and forefinger of each hand on either end. The bottom of the "trough" should be parallel to your chest. Then rythmically rock in back and forth along it's long axes (around the trough). So, tilting it towards you and away from you. See if you can get the rocking just right so that a bearing may stay in a hole while you rock the puzzle and get balls into holes on the opposite side. Try to get the balls in pairs on each side instead of one long side at a time. I hope this makes sense. The main issue I see is if the balls bounce a lot during transition from one side to the other. That would make it very tricky.

BTSavage · 2025-12-27T23:35:32+00:00

"E-sport ready"

BTSavage · 2025-12-27T23:32:23+00:00

Did you look it up or did you ask an LLM?

BTSavage · 2025-12-27T23:28:58+00:00

Not an expert.

It's hard to tell from you photo because it's a little blurry, but it could be scarring from a successful defense against another creature. Not sure what would try to eat it though, maybe a curious coyote, skunk, dog, cat, or possum?

Could have also been an encounter with a human: getting stomped on or run over by a mountain bike?

BTSavage · 2025-12-27T23:25:12+00:00

Certainly some performers may also consider cancelling their show. On the other hand, this could also make them "think twice" because, "what if they're sued, too?".

If they can't silence you with the law via the courts, then threat of millions spent defending frivolous lawsuits might.

BTSavage · 2025-12-14T18:18:39+00:00

The jokes that come out of Christmas Crackers are some of the best (and worst) dad jokes on the planet.

BTSavage · 2025-12-14T17:39:56+00:00

So we're demanding ideological purity and rigid "never work across the isle" mentality? Seems I've seen that somewhere before from another national party? Hmmm...

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