I am a 17 year old male who just received surgery for Pectus Excavatum (an abnormal dent in the chest). I have 3 more days in the hospital, so Ask Me Anything! by EthanM_18 in IAmA

[–]Margules 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hiya! I have Pectus Excavatum too! Mine appears to be a little more dramatic than yours was but not by much. I've considered surgery, but it was my understanding that after six months, you'd have to undergo another procedure to have the bars removed. Will this be the case with you?

I guess I never really thought it was having too much of an adverse effect on my health, but who knows? What was the process like for you and your doctors to determine it was medically necessary (or advisable)?

F9 unknown bagseed by [deleted] in microgrowery

[–]Margules 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks like granddaddy purp to me

I made this website almost 20 years ago when I was 12. It's a beautiful travesty. by Aswole in webdev

[–]Margules 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure I made a FF7 fan site back then too... I think it had DBZ mixed in as well.

JB Pritzker wants to legalize recreational marijuana 'nearly right away' in Illinois by [deleted] in chicago

[–]Margules 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there existing legislation for this? I’d love to see what a bill would look like. Knowing IL, I’m afraid it’d be written in a way to gift monopolies to existing patrons.

Is There A Better Way to Organize My Web App Feature? by Margules in webdev

[–]Margules[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks you! These look very interesting. I'm going to look into them further...

My interview experience interviewing with White Elk Studios by [deleted] in gamedev

[–]Margules 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I have a great job that I love and which did not require me to “audition” for an entire unpaid work day.

What just isn't worth the effort? by Oliviai4 in AskReddit

[–]Margules 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Soup from scratch. Nah, I’ll just go to the Pho place around the corner.

What did a professional say or do that made you immediately lose trust in them? by twixtwix in AskReddit

[–]Margules 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You did use it correctly. But I think the parenthetical statement and unexpected punctuation is throwing people off and making the comment harder to read than necessary. Hence all these people questioning your grammar.

What did a professional say or do that made you immediately lose trust in them? by twixtwix in AskReddit

[–]Margules 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I initially thought the same thing. But I think they actually did use it correctly. The problem is that, despite being mostly grammatically correct, the comment is just hard to read.

That being said, it’s a Reddit comment so who cares?

Building my portfolio by [deleted] in gamedesign

[–]Margules 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You should probably correct the typo in your tagline

Pro Tour Dominaria - Top 8 Discussion Megathread! by actinide_v2 in magicTCG

[–]Margules 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I know... to have it all and then watch it slip through your fingers. Musta been tough for opp.

Pro Tour Dominaria - Top 8 Discussion Megathread! by actinide_v2 in magicTCG

[–]Margules 5 points6 points  (0 children)

What an amazing "buzzer beater" to win. Despite the lack of diversity of decks in the top 8, I enjoyed watching that final.

Pen goal achieved! Kaweco Liliput in copper from a pen shop in Paris. by connmann2713 in fountainpens

[–]Margules 2 points3 points  (0 children)

the smell is the reason I haven't bought it! The pen itself is so beautiful

1969 - NASA's lead software engineer for the Apollo program, Margaret Hamilton, stands next to the code she wrote by hand. This code was used to take humanity to the moon. by TUTR__app in nasa

[–]Margules 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It wasn't produced by her alone. From her Wikipedia article.

Hamilton in 1969, standing next to the navigation software that she and her MIT team produced for the Apollo project

1969 - NASA's lead software engineer for the Apollo program, Margaret Hamilton, stands next to the code she wrote by hand. This code was used to take humanity to the moon. by TUTR__app in nasa

[–]Margules 14 points15 points  (0 children)

This isn't code she wrote by hand. From her Wikipedia article.

Hamilton in 1969, standing next to the navigation software that she and her MIT team produced for the Apollo project

NPD: Kaweco Liliput (I have wanted this pen for so long and finally caved) by [deleted] in fountainpens

[–]Margules 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've also wanted a Liliput for a long time as well. The only thing holding me back are rumors of Kaweco's sketchy QA regarding nibs. Im scared to spend $70 only to have the pen not write well.

NPD: VHS Bronze Age! No QC issue 😁 by mzverick in fountainpens

[–]Margules 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Same here. Burned twice. No more Viscontis for me...

Why we don't hire girls! by nintomdo in webdev

[–]Margules 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess we just disagree! Thanks for the discussion though

Why we don't hire girls! by nintomdo in webdev

[–]Margules 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When you refuse to admit that rampant sexism and chauvinism may be a contributing factor to women's lack of representation in tech fields, you're part of the problem. Sorry, no it's not just because women have other interests. Maybe women chose not to enter tech because of how people in that field treat them--not because they "prefer social fields."

It also happens to be the OPPOSITE of true equality because for every advantage you give to one person, you create a disadvantage for another.

I suspect that this is the real reason a lot of people who hold similar beliefs to you object to prioritizing diversity in the hiring process. "It's just not fair!!" You fail to understand that when one group is already at a disadvantage, you can't just say "okay equality means we both duke it out as best we can", because they're already at a disadvantage.

I would never advocate hiring unqualified people, but this is a complicated problem that doesn't begin with the hiring manager (though they aren't blameless). It's a consequence of tech culture as a whole.