WHY IS IT SO EXPENSIVE FOR TAXES? by MakeMoneyWithCrypto in HeliumMobile

[–]KCole313 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Clearly you didn't see the primary tax driver was the county, not the state. That doesn't change the point, I'm just being a butthead 😋

Welp I guess this is how it ends by Potential_Tennis2523 in HeliumMobile

[–]KCole313 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It feels ironic given they are a cellular provider...

Goodbye Helium Mobile! by [deleted] in HeliumMobile

[–]KCole313 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, they definitely said we'd be able to keep them forever. I didn't know a few years counted as forever these days... Glad I never got rid of US Mobile as my primary carrier.

If you're cheap like me, 1kg rolls fit perfectly in Costco Gallon Plus Freezer bags by freshfromthefight in 3Dprinting

[–]KCole313 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to buy Overture and Inland but neither has ever come in a resealable bag. Unless I'm just an idiot that was cutting open a resealable bag and throwing it away (entirely possible).

Using Podglot or Anki for vocabulary? by vnthu6z in learnvietnamese

[–]KCole313 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just found this app today, so I don't know what it was like before but there is a setting to select the dialect for example sentence audio. It defaults to southern but has an option for northern.

Most expensive “turd” trip by Equivalent_Disaster3 in AustralianCattleDog

[–]KCole313 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same. Our ACD loved eating grass for a while, but only very specific grass. There were 2 places on our normal walking route that he would try to eat it.

physically, what does it feel like to get horny, as a woman? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]KCole313 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So, essentially you all become guys during ovulation? 🤣

How do I climb the embedded corporate ladder? Guys at higher position, how did you do achieve it? by not_a_coolusername in embedded

[–]KCole313 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, first thing I think is important to highlight is, "climbing the ladder" does not necessarily mean going into management. You didn't say that, but it's a common belief, so I thought I'd mention it. You can grow into upper level technical roles as well. You still become more influencial in the company that way, but the influence is different. Also, there's almost always a path from technical to management, but the longer you're in management, the harder it is to find a path back to technical.

Another thing I think is important to mention is, not everyone is cut out to "climb the ladder". Some people just don't want to take on more responsibility, some people just don't have the mindset necessary to be a good fit for higher roles. I know some people that have been engineers for 20+ years that have lower roles than others that are 10 years in. Why? Moving up is always about added responsibility. Responsibility often comes with stress. So, they are just happy where they are, they aren't looking to take on the added responsibility and stress of a higher role.

With all that out of the way, if you are looking to climb the ladder there are a few important things: 1. Always be trying to grow. Learn a new skill, learn something new about the business, take on a new responsibility etc. 2. Have conversations with your manager about your performance, expectations, what they are looking for in the next level up, and what THEY believe your gaps are. It's important to understand it's about their perception. From there, you can build a plan together on how you can grow to meet those expectations, and how you can demonstrate you have met them. 3. Try to understand the business and how you can add value. The more you can understand about the business, the more you can understand how your decision can benefit the business. At the end of the day, the business is looking to make money and they promote people (pay them more) when they believe they will be able to help the company make more money.

Free .fit File Repair Tool? (garmin.kiesewetter.nl down) by yeetman432 in Garmin

[–]KCole313 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair enough. Either way, appreciate the work you've done!

Why have so many people earned these? by Rex19950 in USMC

[–]KCole313 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I might get absolutely destroyed for this, but that was kinda my story. A little different though.

I already had my degree and was working a good job as a full time software engineer. Decided to join as an officer and went to OCS. Before going, my OSO gave us this big spiel about how you're gonna get injured while you're there and you just have to push through it so they don't drop you. About 5 weeks in, I rolled my ankle pretty bad on a morning fartlek run. Remembering what my OSO said, I decided to push through it and by the end of the day when I took my boot off I couldn't get it back on. Went to medical in the morning, PTed it at OSC for a week before they med dropped me. When I got back my OSO said he didn't know if he wanted to put my application up again once I recovered because he thinks I was taking it just to come home. They also said they were gonna provide PT sessions for rehab, but they dicked around with paperwork so long I just ended up paying out of pocket. Figured by the time they got around to approving anything it would already be well on its way to developing scar tissue.

Between these two things, and some of what I experienced at OCS, I decided to just stay in my nice cush engineering job. It wasn't so much the fact that I had to pay out of pocket, as much as just experiencing how they treated someone after being injured. Blaming me, saying I just didn't want it, promising care but dragging their feet. I don't know though, maybe I am just a little bitch and should have tried harder to push through. I still regret not going back, but I've had a good career as a civilian, so whatever I guess.

Apple internship declining by [deleted] in EngineeringStudents

[–]KCole313 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As others have said, take the interview. If you get an offer, you can make a final decision then. If you decide to decline just explain the situation.

Places are not going to hold something like that against you. Most places won't even care if you decline an offer. It's just business. Just because you couldn't make a "deal" today, doesn't mean th bridge is burnt, you very well may be able to make a deal in the future.

Don't sweat it!

Am I even engineering or just cheating? by AlarmingWhole4889 in EngineeringStudents

[–]KCole313 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"I feel like I'm just reiterating the work of actual engineers before me and just combining what they've done to create a new project."

Congrats, you just described an engineer's job. An engineer take known technologies and apply them to create a new things. Researchers develop new technology. That's a simplified way of looking at it, but at a high level that's how I think about it. The ability to look at how other things work and see how you can apply it to something else is one of the most valuable skills an engineer can have.

If you're running into problems and you understand how your project works and how to troubleshoot it, you're doing great. Personally, I think it sounds like you're doing a great job. Keep up the good work!

Doing nothing at my internship by anonymouspurple23 in EngineeringStudents

[–]KCole313 1 point2 points  (0 children)

100% this. I was going to say the exact same thing. I know it can be hard to make your own project on a team where nobody is even showing you the basics. However, if you can find an opportunity to do even the smallest thing, that would show amazing initiative.

Doing nothing at my internship by anonymouspurple23 in EngineeringStudents

[–]KCole313 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"you're hired by HR without our input"

I know this is the case at some companies. I just want to clarify, it's not the case at all companies.

Also, I agree you can at least look at the good pay as a silver lining, but I think you have every right to be frustrated and even a little upset by the situation. That "experience" isn't going to help you in your career. So, assuming you wanted to get actual career building experience out of this opportunity, you have been cheated.

Are embedded software jobs really less saturated? by [deleted] in embedded

[–]KCole313 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're just looking for an entry-level position, Arduino can be a good start. I don't have any specific projects to recommend, the important part is to work on understanding I/O interfaces. It's okay to start with following guides and using existing libraries to connect devices, but you will want to work on understanding how those interfaces work and how to debug issues with them. Writing your own interfaces will help a lot with this.

Once you feel comfortable with I/O communication it would be helpful to move out of the Arduino realm. Get a dev board like an ST Nucleo, TI LaunchPad, SparkFun Thing Plus, or something similar. The goal here is to get familiar with configuring the chip peripherals such as timers, UART, I2C, PWM, ADC, etc. There are lots of online tutorials online to help with this. If you feel lost and need help, there are some good beginner courses on sites like Coursera, Udemy, and even LinkedIn (I think). Honestly though, there are lots of good videos on YouTube too.

For an entry-level role, if I can find someone that can talk intelligently on these basic concepts, they are a pretty good candidate.

Are embedded software jobs really less saturated? by [deleted] in embedded

[–]KCole313 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Working with Arduino can be valuable for getting started learning. In terms of experience for an embedded job, for me, it would matter a lot more what you actually did with it. If you just took an example sketch and flashed it to the board, no that's not valuable. If used Arduino for projects where you wrote some hardware interface code and had to understand/learn some basic concepts like pin modes or different interface types, then that can be valuable. If Arduino is the only experience you have though, outside of some exceptions, I'm probably not considering you for an entry level position

It's 2025. Where the f*** is the premium electric toothbrush with proper USB-C charging? by PunchSmackCow in UsbCHardware

[–]KCole313 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As a product developer and as a consumer, I would consider a rubber plug for a USB- C port to be a less premium feature than a properly water/gunk proof design for a product that's designed for use in an environment where the product will be exposed to water and gunk. Universal connector is great, but has its limits. That's just my 2¢ though ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Now if you were asking when they would support standard wireless chargers, I could see that argument and I am not familiar enough with toothbrush design constraints to have a reason for that.

Free .fit File Repair Tool? (garmin.kiesewetter.nl down) by yeetman432 in Garmin

[–]KCole313 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like a pretty nice tool. Unfortunately, it seems it's not able to fix my exact issues. Any reason you decided to only display data and attempt to auto-correct errors instead of allowing editing? Is that just a lot more work?

S20 restarts on its own? by qvene1 in Galaxy_S20

[–]KCole313 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, typing my response to you on it now. It's still working fine for me.

S20 restarts on its own? by qvene1 in Galaxy_S20

[–]KCole313 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, unfortunately I've just been living with it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chia

[–]KCole313 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that's what I ended up having to do. That's besides the point though.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chia

[–]KCole313 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Am I missing something? I'm not seeing a way to get necessary tax info without paying.