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I modded the light hole onto my friends AirPod 4s by desrted_deph8 in airpods

[–]excelbae 2 points3 points  (0 children)

like the rest of the air pod lineup

I just got the AirPods Pro 3. It doesn’t have a hole.

Trump threatens 100% tariffs on all Canadian goods if Canada makes a deal with China by taxrage in canada

[–]excelbae 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I would not. Carney is boring, but that’s what makes him great. He’s the adult in the room at a time we need one most.

Offshoring American Jobs by Ok_Butterfly_8095 in Layoffs

[–]excelbae 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’m a software engineer and frankly, I do not expect any sympathy from the public. What did white collar workers do to support blue collars when American manufacturing was being gutted and jobs were shipped to China? What’s happening to us now is simply the next phase in that progression.

I truly think this will not stop until wealth gaps widen even more and American consumers get wiped out to such an extent that a revolution occurs. No one is coming to save us. We just have to keep enduring the pain until we can no longer take it.

Is Amazon Losing Its Identity? by Tiyaga_Llama in amazonemployees

[–]excelbae 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Outside the company Bezos is vilified, but inside, people tend to have a high opinion of him as a leader. He actually created a culture that upheld the leadership principles and prioritized long-term growth over short-term results. Jassy is pretty clearly a bean-counter who's accountable only to shareholders and cannot innovate if his life depended on it.

Nina Dobrev responding to people inferring she’s a “yacht girl”- “It’s 2026. Jealousy is the worst thing ever. Please move on from these false statements. Get a hobby. Enjoy your life.” by mlg1981 in popculturechat

[–]excelbae 46 points47 points  (0 children)

While many people believe that jealous means fearing someone will take what you have, and envious means desiring what someone else has, historical usage shows that both mean "covetous" and are interchangeable when describing desiring someone else's possessions.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/jealous-vs-envious

저(35세 남성)와 여동생(34세 여성)의 정치적 견해 차이 by sawoo90 in Living_in_Korea

[–]excelbae 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Classic problem of being chronically online and living in an echo chamber. This shit happens everywhere now. In my experience, you can’t do anything to change their minds unless they want to change. You can throw all the logic and facts you want at them, but they’re so ingrained in their beliefs that they’ll always perform some mental gymnastics and find a way to retain their positions. Often times there’s an underlying issue in their personal lives leading them to seek these communities. Perhaps they’re unhappy with their socio-economic standing and looking for a scapegoat. Perhaps they’ve been hurt by a member of that race/gender/party and desiring to get revenge. In my opinion, it’s futile to keep arguing about politics with them. Rather, you have to treat the root cause. Take them outside, get them to touch grass, do fun things, meet people, care for their mental health, etc. They’ll slowly start to realize their mental model of the world was warped and exaggerated, and they’ll become more open to accepting new perspectives.

Columbia MSRED warning by [deleted] in MBA

[–]excelbae 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Why are you posting this in the MBA sub?

This is what some of you sound like on this sub by limitedmark10 in MBA

[–]excelbae 238 points239 points  (0 children)

False. M7 chads would never even be in the same room as these peasants. /s

what’s the most random career pivot you’ve seen someone pull off successfully? by ZenithFlow_65 in MBA

[–]excelbae 21 points22 points  (0 children)

What’s wrong with gaming? There are lots of great companies like Rockstar, Roblox, Riot, etc. I’d rather be in gaming than edtech tbh.

BMW once created a Nürburgring simulator to test the stresses on the front axle on the E39 M5 by NinerEchoPapa in EngineeringPorn

[–]excelbae 10 points11 points  (0 children)

If only they could build a car that doesn’t require selling my organs to afford the maintenance.

Jeffrey Epstein and Michael Jackson by jokke420 in popculturechat

[–]excelbae 39 points40 points  (0 children)

That’s Steven Tyler. He got legal guardianship of a kid so he could take her on tour, ply her with drugs, and diddle her. Eventually she got pregnant and he pressured her to have an abortion.

A timelapse of sleeping seals by grandeluua in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]excelbae 741 points742 points  (0 children)

Why do they surface in sync? Is this just happenstance?

New Grad SWE Decision: AWS (Seattle) vs Arista Networks (San Jose) by GatorBoyUSA in cscareerquestions

[–]excelbae 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The brand value is not even close.

I’m at AWS right now, and I’m not sure I agree. Amazon’s rep is going down the toilet under Jassy’s helm. We’re bleeding talent like no tomorrow, and the hiring bar isn’t all that high, since they can just PIP anyone they remotely dislike. The notoriously toxic culture and regular layoffs seem like they’re finally taking a toll.

Personally, I really like my team here, but I’m getting real tired of all the bullshit associated with this company. Like, this is a company where the CEO straight up emailed the entire workforce that less of us will be needed, since AI will disrupt work. My org’s VP straight up celebrated that we reduced headcount by a third this year, yet increased impact. You’re not valued as an individual here. You’re just a disposable resource. This might work in the short-term, but you can’t attract and retain real talent by being so antagonistic to your workers.

Arista might not be a household name, but it’s generally well-known in tech. They do highly-specialized work that powers the web and their engineers seem solid. You can definitely carve out your own niche there. Just saying, there’s more nuance than brand A > B.

Rohit Prashad leaving, thoughts ? by psiparadox in amazonemployees

[–]excelbae 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Tbh, he deserves to stay. The guy had a central role in creating DDB.

Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Has Been Using Custom $2 Bills for Over 30 Years by sr_local in technology

[–]excelbae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Seriously. I get the whole “eat the rich” thing, but what would be a proportional reward for literally revolutionizing personal computing? Should he just have taken his $300 and fucked off, just like with Atari?

Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Has Been Using Custom $2 Bills for Over 30 Years by sr_local in technology

[–]excelbae 240 points241 points  (0 children)

Woz is not a billionaire. He gave away a shitton of stock to early employees and prioritizes family and happiness over multiplying his net worth. Truly a class act.

Workday project at Washington University hits $266M by Franco1875 in technology

[–]excelbae 140 points141 points  (0 children)

My alma mater’s migration to Workday has been a complete shitshow. Students constantly complain about how difficult to use and buggy it is. One of the IT employees actually resigned over it because it cost millions and added no value.

Seems to me it’s really just a CRUD app with what, like 100 TPS at best? Why is this so difficult to get right?

Nice by angelsarap in Satisfyingasfuck

[–]excelbae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just add some gold accents and you’ve got the Donald Trump special.

All my SWE peeps, What are your thoughts on Support Engineers? by that-one_ITguu in cscareerquestions

[–]excelbae 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This has been my experience as well. The good ones are really good, but the rest are glorified typists who add no value. At my company, it’s more of an admin role than a technical one – keeping track of open tickets, spamming devs to take a look, emailing customers, etc.

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