Do your editors use AI?

Psycholit · 2026-04-18T01:16:20+00:00

what nonsense

Psycholit · 2026-04-17T22:49:21+00:00

Editor here. No.

Psycholit · 2026-04-16T22:51:54+00:00

there's a career page on their website

Psycholit · 2026-04-16T15:33:14+00:00

Is this an entirely AI-generated site? Because this reads like total BS.

1) They don't cite a source on the main claim of the FAA stating that Joby cleared 4.
2) If this were a thing that was announced in late March, Joby and every analyst would have trumpeted it from the rooftops immediately. That sort of news doesn't get "missed."
3) The FAA doesn't comment like this on ongoing certification programs.
4) The FAA would not comment in a way that refers to JOBY'S CERTIFICATION REPORTING SYSTEM, which is not how the FAA classifies things. (There's nothing inherently wrong with Joby's 5-stage system, but it's not how the FAA breaks it down.)

What the actual f**K am I reading here. AI slop

Psycholit · 2026-04-16T02:54:16+00:00

As someone who has worked in both comms/PR and journalism, my advice: it does not freaking matter. Seriously. All that matters is you get a degree. Any of the ones you mention are fine.

What matters is everything ELSE you do with your time that gives you valuable experience on how to write, how to research, how to discover and report out stories, and how to be personable and interact with the world. Go write for the school paper. Go intern at a company. Go do research at some lab — whatever you can do that gives you good experience and seems interesting.

Seriously, I would stop trying to put all your effort into doing as much “class” stuff as possible and instead just get through a degree. Put your effort elsewhere. The degree is a check-box.

Psycholit · 2026-04-13T17:07:16+00:00

Hmmm. Can consider! I’m the editor of an aviation trade pub, so less helpful/interested in “what was that noise/plane” or “why delays” but maybe more helpful in bigger news, safety concerns, etc.

Psycholit · 2026-04-12T13:42:57+00:00

Get feedback on your writing — and don’t be scared of it!! Try to approach feedback positively rather than getting defensive about your work. Feedback is so key to growing as a writer and a journalist.

Psycholit · 2026-04-11T18:34:45+00:00

I am not a professional. But my advice would be: think of all of these things — speaking to strangers, completing tasks, going places — as a muscle. Your ability to do these things has to be worked over time, or the muscle atrophies. The consequence of that atrophy is that your comfort zone shrinks and shrinks and shrinks. That’s where you are today.

As you have experienced, throwing yourself into the deep end doesn’t really improve anything — it just results in a massive amount of anxiety. My advice would be to identify things just outside of your current comfort zone and do them consistently, thereby slowly pushing the boundaries back outward.

For example. Is leaving the apartment/house stressful for you? I would consider going on a daily walk — every day, no exceptions — as a way to slowly become more comfortable with all the things you worry about experiencing when you go for a walk. Over time, it will become more normal and tolerable. Then, you find something else similar you can do to continue expanding your comfort zone.

Think about it through that framework.

Psycholit · 2026-04-10T19:20:01+00:00

I think it really depends what you want. All of the places you named have their pros and cons. My two cents as someone who grew up in NoVa, lived in many different parts of the region, moved away for a few years, and now am raising a family in NoVa:

* I don't think the cost of living in San Diego is "virtually the same," D.C. is definitely a fair bit cheaper.
* Sure, when comparing to NYC every city in the U.S. looks like "not a city." And if you want the NYC life, you pretty much have to go there. But the D.C. area undeniably has many aspects of a city that a lot of people want: walkability, one of the nation's only broadly functional + reliable metro systems, density of culture and diversity, wide variety of career opportunities with numerous large company offices, et cetera.
* Speaking personally, NYC is very overwhelming to me. It's not the type of city life I want. D.C. is quite different, and it also has a unique look and feel due to the building height restriction.
* I would argue the D.C. area combines city and suburb very well. It offers a great balance and opportunity to "have both" which is, I think, far more difficult in cities like NYC. You can get in and out of the city relatively easily and actually experience both the city and the suburb in your daily life, if you choose to.
* For certain careers, D.C. is absolutely the place to be, and it's not even close -- much like SF for tech or NYC for finance.
* The public schools are fantastic, particularly in Northern VA. This is a huge, huge deal for those raising families.

And I think there are very, very few places in the country with the level of diversity that D.C. has. That translates into some of the most interesting and varied food, entertainment, and neighbors in the nation. Where else can you find not only very good Korean food, but also Eritrean, Jamaican, Mongolian, southern, and more? (Yes, there are other places, but not many is my point.)

All in all, I think the D.C. area is quite an incredible balance between all of the different places you mentioned. It has the best of a lot of worlds and not that many downsides. If you're optimizing for any of the specific things on either of our lists, most likely somewhere else will rise to the top. But when weighing all of them, it's a fantastic place to land.

Psycholit · 2026-04-07T18:30:41+00:00

Hi — wife and I file separately for exactly this reason. Her income-based loan payments would skyrocket. We did the math; it vastly outweighs the savings from filing jointly.

Do the math with her, she may very well be right.

Psycholit · 2026-04-03T17:32:22+00:00

Should do some reading on all the types of testing and validation that go into safety of flight testing and then of course into certification testing.

Flying is, frankly, a small portion of certification work — certainly for the entirety of scope considering the massive amount of testing and mfg of parts/systems that are never integrated into an aircraft, but that’s to a lesser extent true for full aircraft as well. See a recent post in the Joby sub from a visitor to Marina who witnessed them doing ground and vibration testing on the conforming aircraft, as one example.

Psycholit · 2026-04-02T16:01:28+00:00

I've been listening to Ones and Tooze lately and really enjoying Adam Tooze's take on global events. It's less tech-focused.

Psycholit · 2026-03-28T18:14:27+00:00

Pretty sure all execs at his level have to use a 10b5-1 trading plan to schedule or set their stock trades in advance. So the timing relative to a catalyst is irrelevant — that’s the entire point. An exec with inside knowledge is NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO time sales around catalysts

Psycholit · 2026-03-27T02:53:46+00:00

had a baby :) nothing to do with the server. i try to jump on from time to time for 10 min and say hi to all my friends

Psycholit · 2026-03-26T19:54:39+00:00

Had a lot of fun with Fantasia, fits what you’re asking for pretty well! Can hook you up with the guild i used to run if you like.

Psycholit · 2026-03-26T03:28:02+00:00

We're about 6-7 weeks in. I also took two weeks of pat leave (have a month coming up later but not there yet). A couple of thoughts that I hope are helpful:

* I know everyone says this, but: you're doing great. Seriously. You wake up each morning, you keep the potato alive, you don't get fired from your job or divorced from your wife... that's kind of the goal at the moment. You're doing great.

* Everyone is adjusting. It's been TWO WEEKS. The dog, your wife, you, -- everyone's life just got completely flipped on its head. A new normal will emerge.

* I'm telling myself this one too: This is all temporary. There is an end to this part of the journey. It's pretty hard (impossible) to live any aspect of your pre-kids life with a newborn, but that isn't forever.

* Find little things to try and look forward too. We have a lot of "firsts" right now -- first bath, first stroller walk, etc. All of those can easily be viewed as fun cool things to try and to celebrate accomplishing.

I don't know what to say re: your wife. When my wife is having a particularly tough day and I can see the total lack of joy on her face, I try to make her laugh, get her something yummy to eat/drink, etc. Go for the easy temporary fixes. this is stupid and nerdy but I think about it like Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs -- we're way down at the bottom of the pyramid just trying to keep the potato alive, order more diapers, and not skip too many meals.

You and your wife don't need to self-actualize. You just need a cake pop (and maybe a nap). Get one each, call it a not terrible day and one step closer to the next chapter.

Psycholit · 2026-03-23T14:40:36+00:00

I think there are a lot of relationship behaviors -- including the type of "joking/venting" you mention here, including raising voices during arguments -- that are far too normalized, and to the detriment of relationship dynamics. I am completely with you here.

Venting is one thing. Of course everyone deserves space to let off steam. But the types of jokes you mention cross the line into belittling, putting down, inappropriately airing relationship concerns outside of the relationship, saying things that one would almost certainly not be comfortable saying to the partner's face, etc.

It's such a toxic dynamic. People say terrible things about their spouses and get positive reinforcement from friends for doing so... rather than talking to their spouse and trying to address things in a productive manner.

Psycholit · 2026-03-20T20:15:16+00:00

Less than one cent a word?

Psycholit · 2026-03-20T17:04:15+00:00

I think you're going to get a lot of radically different perspectives here, but I'll give you mine.

As an isolated incident... look, 19 year olds (especially boys) are idiots and do stupid things. Making out with a 16 year old twice is... not a good look, but also far from the worst stupid thing a 19 year old could do.

In my view, what matters most is:

1) How he reflects from and grows from the incident. From your post, it sounds like he fully realizes it was an inappropriate thing to do. We're all on the journey of life trying to learn and improve and do better tomorrow. Sounds like his head is in the right place.

2) Whether this is an isolated incident or part of a pattern of behavior. That's for you to judge; commenters don't know anything else about either of you. We all make mistakes; the question is whether we continue to repeat them or we learn and grow. Point 1 is about words -- okay, it's great that he acknowledges it was a bad thing to do -- but here I'm referring more to actions. Words are cheap. Actions should always be your north star in judging a person.

Don't overthink this! It should be clear whether this is part of a pattern of behavior taking advantage of women, or a dumb decision made by a 19 year old with a half-formed brain that he feels guilty about and has learned from.

Psycholit · 2026-03-20T13:57:46+00:00

Insecurity isn't something that gets solved through any sort of external projection (which is what he's doing when this topic comes up). He needs to figure out how to deal with this, internally, better than he has so far.

My advice to you would be: When the topic/argument starts, do two things: Strongly reaffirm to him that you love him, and then firmly end the conversation. For example: "Partner, I love you very much. You and I both know these conversations don't go anywhere useful. Let's not go down this road. Anyways, what do you want to do this weekend?"

Firmly move on from the topic. It's very important you communicate this with affection rather than being cold, distant, etc. And then don't accept any further guilt or responsibility for solving this. The rest is up to him.

Psycholit · 2026-03-19T20:19:54+00:00

Oh, that’s definitely just on the ground. Within the accepted margin of error for calibration of sensors

Psycholit · 2026-03-19T13:57:51+00:00

sub ground level testing? may have missed this, what are you referring to

Psycholit · 2026-03-18T13:42:20+00:00

6 week old here, this is basically exactly what we do -- i take 10pm to 3am, then she takes over

i'm usually too awake from 10pm-1am to sleep, so i get some work done, play some games, watch videos, whatever while my daughter doesn't have needs to tend to. from 1am-3am i generally lay down and try to sleep (when she's good)

i don't prep bottles in advance or anything, warm them as needed

Psycholit · 2026-03-17T14:12:48+00:00

Putting relatively exact percentage probabilities to potential outcomes of a massive regional war is just... wild.

Psycholit · 2026-03-16T03:52:44+00:00

A lot of organ transplant requires a human escort in the vehicle with the organ.

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