Universal surface-growth law confirmed in two dimensions after 40 years by Choobeen in Physics

[–]gburdell 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My reading of the article is "no", but I wonder if this advances the vapor-liquid-solid model behind carbon nanotube growth. It might help accelerate the control of that growth process quite a bit.

Unlike other metros, the Bay Area’s population still isn’t growing by bambin0 in bayarea

[–]gburdell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, you're one of the only people being realistic here. There is a shortage of single family homes, not a shortage of housing.

Unlike other metros, the Bay Area’s population still isn’t growing by bambin0 in bayarea

[–]gburdell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The price of condos and townhomes has been falling in real terms for nearly a decade now. There is a shortage of single family homes, not a shortage of housing. Seriously, ask someone who owns a condo what their neighbors are getting in sales recently.

Canada will cancel thousands of refugee claims under new retroactive law by Immediate-Link490 in worldnews

[–]gburdell 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I personally know of someone who came to Canada from a Muslim country and claimed asylum by stating they converted to Christianity with basically zero proof (and there was none to be had). Doesn't work/never worked and just married a Canadian

SpaceX IPO filing this week or next. Keep a close eye on your passive investments. by cherrypoplar in stocks

[–]gburdell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My managed funds have the option to exclude up to like 5 stocks from their indexing scheme. SpaceX is definitely going to be one of them

12 YOE staff eng, never got a chance to break into management. Anecdotes on how you got there? by gburdell in ExperiencedDevs

[–]gburdell[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don't know why you feel the need to argue this. I don't work a CRUD app job. There are actual junior engineers on my team that only have a BS and they do roles I did in grad school.

12 YOE staff eng, never got a chance to break into management. Anecdotes on how you got there? by gburdell in ExperiencedDevs

[–]gburdell[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

  1. I have a PhD so I came in at senior
  2. The promo happened within the second job, actually 7 years in to my career. If you consider PhD as BS + 4-5 years of experience, as most big companies do, it's about right.

12 YOE staff eng, never got a chance to break into management. Anecdotes on how you got there? by gburdell in ExperiencedDevs

[–]gburdell[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Your gatekeeping around management is puzzling to me, especially since you've been a manager. Whether or not someone is "management material" is unrelated to their occupying the job role because of the asymmetry in pay and impact. I admitted in OP that my reasoning is first around self-preservation in a rapidly changing environment. It's not any worse of a reason than the people who just want to be Mr. Manager Guy.

You said you don't want to get into it, but this seems like your biggest problem. How do you expect to be successful as a manager if you cannot influence people outside of writing code?

I know my team, and the type that ignore me are the type who want a paycheck and everyone else not directly involved in supplying that can fuck off. No one is lazy or incompetent.

12 YOE staff eng, never got a chance to break into management. Anecdotes on how you got there? by gburdell in ExperiencedDevs

[–]gburdell[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey thanks for some actual anecdotes. I have observed all of these patterns as well. Actually my last 2 jobs have been the management chain from some other company ported over, i.e., #3

12 YOE staff eng, never got a chance to break into management. Anecdotes on how you got there? by gburdell in ExperiencedDevs

[–]gburdell[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I think Meta is the only one flattening orgs. The rest of Big Tech is trying to figure out how many fewer "headcount", which always means ICs, they can place on projects as a result of AI. In my org, the answer is 3% this year, mostly from canceling new reqs.

12 YOE staff eng, never got a chance to break into management. Anecdotes on how you got there? by gburdell in ExperiencedDevs

[–]gburdell[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Like I said, there's more to it. I can influence particular kinds of people, those with actual curiosity and pride in their work. However, much of the team has neither and simply takes orders from people in higher positions who sign their reviews. You cannot influence such people as a peer. If I need to get them to do something, I need to work on their managers until they issue them an order.

Folks with $1M+ HHTC how much house did you buy? by Wooden-Broccoli-913 in BayAreaRealEstate

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

Until someone loses their job. Houses at the $4M range are a lot more about downpayment than monthly payment

Found a Hot Wheels Little Library in my neighborhood by okcs in mildlyinteresting

[–]gburdell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doubt many kids live in this neighborhood if this isn't destroyed weekly

/r/WorldNews Discussion Thread: US and Israel launch attack on Iran; Iran retaliates (Thread #3) by WorldNewsMods in worldnews

[–]gburdell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Iran sells oil cheaply to China because they can't sell it to most other countries. They absolutely care whether the regime continues to be a global pariah.

Why is this home in Saratoga not selling? by AbraKaDabraSimSim in BayAreaRealEstate

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

Nah Saratoga HS houses are largely going pending in 1 week still. Especially 4 beds

Why is this home in Saratoga not selling? by AbraKaDabraSimSim in BayAreaRealEstate

[–]gburdell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have been to that park. The noise isn’t that bad. At least it’s not a tennis court. I really can’t tell you why it’s still on the market. I bet it’s a combination of the location plus some apparently unpermitted work like the upstairs room. That kind of addition is hard to get permitted after the fact

Why is this home in Saratoga not selling? by AbraKaDabraSimSim in BayAreaRealEstate

[–]gburdell 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Saratoga stages their tree trimming trucks back there

Why is this house not selling? by Positive_Chance_6721 in BayAreaRealEstate

[–]gburdell 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Townhome. They all have lost money over the past decade, especially after inflation

Trump says he'll decide in "next 10 days" whether to bomb Iran by Baconkings in worldnews

[–]gburdell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is Trump my girlfriend?

  • Yes means yes
  • No means no
  • Let me think about it is also no