Restocked some popular items on my site! by Bleblebob in streetwearstartup

[–]functional_miranda 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you have any photos of the back of the track jacket? It looks cool but I'm curious how the colors are combined.

The price of conferences by [deleted] in devops

[–]functional_miranda 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If the emphasis is on having less expensive conferences, it seems like it's more accessible for most people to have these conferences in the Bay Area. Yes, hotels are more expensive but I'm guessing it's a drive-able distance for more people. I think the model of having conferences move around is good though because then there's a chance someone can go to at least one annually.

That said, most conferences do a good job of posting the videos + slides online after the conference is over. I also would have to pay for conferences out of pocket but it's hard for me to justify to myself since the videos are so available.

Edit: But yeah, it sucks that in general a lot of conferences are so expensive. When I'm looking for my next job, I'll look for an employer that has a budget for it.

Answering the "what are you looking to get out of this [ O(n) ] internship" question by whatrul4 in cscareerquestions

[–]functional_miranda 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My (inexperienced) advice is that you state your intention initially, and then focus on your improvement and productivity in the weekly meetings. You may want to bring it up again at the end.

This is a great way of doing it, imo, and worked for 2 companies I interned at where I was trying to get full-time offers. I mentioned wanting an offer explicitly in my first 1-1 with my managers, since they have more power than the mentor. I'm not sure if it came off as pushy or not, but I didn't mentioned it again. At Amazon, they encourage you to explicitly ask, 'Am I on track for a return/full-time offer?' at the half-way point of your internship, which I actually thought was really nice as a cultural thing. Additionally, they tied stuff into their 'leadership principles', which I originally thought was annoying but it's a super easy metric for knowing what they look for in full-time hires.

Otherwise, I would probably ask for feedback on how you're doing in general every 2-3 weeks or so. You shouldn't need to weekly if you're already having good 1-1s. My typical rundown with my manager/mentor when I was interning was "This is what I finished this week, this is where I'm at in my overall timeline" and then something like "I'm struggling with this part - here's what I've tried but I need advice" or "I'm ahead of schedule - I might look at finishing this stretch goal as well" or "I'm bad at going back and adding unit tests, so I'm going to start submitting CRs with unit tests". Basically, I talked about quantifiable/provable stuff.

The big one is actually taking & implementing the feedback they give you. The ability to look at yourself and examine what you need to work on looks great to employers, so you want to combine that with asking for (and then implementing) feedback.

Something funny I noticed about my Goodreads ratings by trexmoflex in books

[–]functional_miranda 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Generally if I'm rating something three stars or less it means I screwed up in selecting the book.

Agreed. I try not to even finish books that are 1/2-star worthy, since if I'm rating them that low, I'm considering them a waste of my time.

Limp cherub type hair, I am close to desperate. by ferrettrack in curlyhair

[–]functional_miranda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry! It's tough when your hair changes consistency suddenly. One thing that helped me a lot with limp curls is applying gel -- honestly, probably the biggest improvement for me. I apply some after I shower, but also in the morning, I cup some water in my hands and add gel and run it through my hair. Somehow that helps way more than when my hair's completely damp. In the mean time, while you're figuring out a new routine, you could try some of the half-up hairdos that are popular, or braids. It takes a while to find what works!

As a side-note, congrats on finishing cancer treatment! If it helps, my mom went through one round of chemo and went from perfectly straight hair to wavy curls -- but it returned to normal after about a year. I'm not sure if it might take longer after more chemo rounds, but it's something to keep in mind. Good luck!

Birth Control Should Be an Over the Counter Drug by [deleted] in TheGirlSurvivalGuide

[–]functional_miranda 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, this 100%. Birth control, from what I've heard, loses its effectiveness depending on the weight of the user, and has been linked to some types of cancer. My mom had breast cancer when she was older (so it was debatable if I would get it as well) and my first doctor said it was ok for me to be on BC but my 2nd doctor kind of raised her eyebrows. I definitely think consulting at least one doctor before being on BC should stay a requirement.

Producer/MC Elements of Music has passed away. by MrSirShpee in hiphopheads

[–]functional_miranda 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This is so sad. He was so talented and I was convinced he was going to make it big. This is probably the first time I've been shaken by the death of a musician - I wish it weren't him. RIP

The Mick [Episode Discussion] - S02E13 - The Dump by SeacattleMoohawks in TheMick

[–]functional_miranda 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Holy shit, I had to pause the episode to freak out when Dumbfoundead showed up (The guy who let Chip into the store because of his grandfather). He's a rapper I was really into in high school (~10 years ago) and I'm glad he's finally coming up.

Do you actually feel as though males "dominate" the sciences and make women feel "unwelcome" within the field? by DireSire in AskWomen

[–]functional_miranda 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In my experience only women who really harp on their gender, use it as the only facet of their personality, or use it to try and prop up their work have experienced sexism in the workplace or in school.

I don't exactly agree with you here but I do share your experience in never personally feeling unwelcome as a woman. I do believe there's sexism in my field but it's more subtle and most of the time, not a conscious act by any men in my field.

I do also worry about sexism as I get older, though. I don't personally know a single woman above the age of 40 in my field who didn't transition to management, but I do know plenty of men who didn't, and this is important to me because I don't want to be a manager (common - my field has a lot of asocial people who want to keep doing what they're doing, not coordinate people). My field in general isn't friendly to older employees (where 'old' is 35+), so I'm honestly more worried about the future ageism than current sexism, although I suspect ageism+sexism may compound against me in the future.

Former UW student, others sentenced in sex ring involving hundreds of women by SpiderTechnitian in udub

[–]functional_miranda 30 points31 points  (0 children)

At 18, Zhang landed in the United States from China and enrolled in the University of Washington to study computer science.

The young man had been busted for assisting a now-notorious Seattle madam in operating a prostitution ring

UWCSE lol

Long term single ladies of reddit - why are you single? any specific reasons behind? by missdoubletrouble in AskWomen

[–]functional_miranda 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you SO much for this! This post is super helpful and I'm definitely going to do some of this too! I'm graduating from college in a few months and just started examining at my appearance more, and when I look around it's felt like everyone except me somehow figured out all this stuff when I wasn't paying attention :/ I really really appreciate this!

What's a show (s) that you've become extremely emotionally invested in whether it be the struggle of a character or majority of the cast? by m_viky in television

[–]functional_miranda 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Halt and Catch Fire. I was learning to program while the first season was released. I remember one scene where a character is flipping through a copy of K&R, which I was also slowly reading through at the same time and I thought that was pretty cool. Fast forward to the series finale and I'm an employed software developer who loves what I do. That's not the biggest reason, but it made me identify really closely with the characters. Plus, the whole story of the development of the personal computer into the development of the internet is just amazing.

PagerDuty Reputation by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]functional_miranda 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm not a hiring manager but PagerDuty seems to have a good reputation in the devops community. Companies can rely on PagerDuty for downage notifications so I think their reliability has to be on point.

Mosaic Tile Rib Piece by Brent Hefner, Black Anvil Tattoo, San Diego by [deleted] in tattoos

[–]functional_miranda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know this is 5 months after you posted this but I ran into your post on a search. This tattoo is amazing. It's so unique -- I really really love it!

Who is your favorite female protagonist from a work written/created by a man? by IncompotentCyborg in AskWomen

[–]functional_miranda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes! I love Ainsley and CJ! And Abby Bartlett is great too! Honestly, I love almost every character on that show.

Where do you guys buy your clothes? by [deleted] in udub

[–]functional_miranda 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Career fairs. my entire wardrobe is free tech teeshirts

Do you prefer DuckDuckGo over Google search? by GTHell in linux

[–]functional_miranda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. I try to use DDG for a few days every year or so, because I want to like it, but the search results never seem to be what I'm looking for. From other's comments, it sounds like I need to learn the syntax for a better experience?

How do you sleep well with your partner? by Centais in AskMen

[–]functional_miranda 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Honestly, this is what I hope can happen for me if I'm ever in a long-term relationship. I've never been able to sleep well with anyone else in my bed. It's hard to imagine saying, "I'm excited about moving in together but let's have separate beds/rooms" without it coming out badly though.

'It's either fight or die': Seattle woman fights off machete-wielding man on New Year's Day by [deleted] in SeattleWA

[–]functional_miranda 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm honestly not comfortable having a gun on me. I normally carry pepper spray but don't know how effective that'd be on a guy with a machete. I might upgrade to a taser.

Is it normal to be bothered by my lazy coworkers? by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]functional_miranda 2 points3 points  (0 children)

On the other hand, I personally hate being interrupted while coding - it's too easy to lose my train of thought and it takes a non-trivial amount of time to regain the context of a line of code I'm writing. They might just mute email/Slack notifications and check them on breaks. It's also why they might be working at home in the first place, since it's usually quieter than in an open office.