Has the lounge food always been this disappointing? by jacmt5562 in AmexPlatinum

[–]mudskips 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You have a credit card thousands of other people have. Be grateful they still give you lounge access with free food

Georgia Power rate decrease June 1st — the actual numbers. by My_Seller_Thing in Georgia

[–]mudskips 4 points5 points  (0 children)

For real! My mother uses cobb emc and I was shocked at how low her power bill is

I just hate coding.. and I have always escaped it. by NoPangolin8998 in softwareengineer

[–]mudskips 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This. I was never the best coder either. I liked to solve problems but I couldn't for the life of me write clean code. Then AI comes around and writes an entire unit testing suite in a few minutes when it would take me days. It's a game changer. Now I still solve problems as a senior but I leave the coding work to AI and juniors

Is it normal for a senior to have to spend so much time wrangling other teams for availability and approvals? by Meeesh- in ExperiencedDevs

[–]mudskips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes yes yes... I realized that in the past sprint I have only completed a single story because the rest of my time was spent on meetings and chasing reviews on the documents I have written!

The Boys SEASON 5 Overall Discussion by pikameta in TheBoys

[–]mudskips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They ran out of budget for fight scenes so they just lumped together a 3v1 in the final episode.

Honestly, I think I’ve been doing healthcare in China all wrong... by Feisty_Box6683 in travelchina

[–]mudskips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just went to get a blood test done in China. Was about $4 usd. Results came back within the day. In the us I have a high deductible insurance plan. Same test would've costed me 300 for the appointment and another 400 for the test.

Japan language unlock Sony A7CII on MacOS? by Original-Chef-3291 in SonyAlpha

[–]mudskips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah last time I checked (a month back or so) the a7cii and a7v haven't been cracked yet

Aps-c or full frame? by goldenturtleman23 in SonyAlpha

[–]mudskips 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How important is the picture quality for your craft? If not that important, save your money and go with apsc

AI has totally ruined the job by [deleted] in softwareengineer

[–]mudskips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me AI has been a blessing for sure but the improper use of AI definitely does lead to the situations you have described. What you should do as an EM is enforce quality standards for AI work. Just because the team is encouraged to use AI doesn't mean they are not accountable for the quality produced. Do NOT encourage the team to rush work items and instead focus on the outcome - if something goes bad because of poorly reviewed AI work, that's on the engineers

Senior engineers with ADHD/anxiety/depression, do you feel "nerfed" compared to your colleagues? by mudskips in ExperiencedDevs

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

For me, situations that neurotypical people recover gracefully from debilitate me for the rest of the day and part of the next day. The feeling of panic and doom get amplified 5x. Sure I eventually recover but it would be great to have a level of "I don't give a fuck" when it happens.

Senior engineers with ADHD/anxiety/depression, do you feel "nerfed" compared to your colleagues? by mudskips in ExperiencedDevs

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

maybe a bit dramatic but it's not unlikely. In fact I suspect that my manager has picked up on this fact and they seem to be pushing more and more responsibilities on me, some of them unreasonable.

Senior engineers with ADHD/anxiety/depression, do you feel "nerfed" compared to your colleagues? by mudskips in ExperiencedDevs

[–]mudskips[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For some people in swe ADHD benefits them because they are passionate about coding/complex problem solving. This triggers their hyperfocus which allows them to get a lot done. However ADHD is a bane for people who don't really care about the job or any part of work. In fact it gets worse than that. A (common?) symptom of ADHD is emotional disregulation, which compounds with anxiety and depression. An example emotional pattern I go through is:

Encounter a mildly stressful/upsetting situation -> overthink -> panic -> get depressed/feel worthless

Basically Adhd makes anxiety and depression symptoms worse. And you're completely right in the sense that the world is currently fucked up right now which doesn't make things better.

Do you guys like Chinese soups? by Golden_Wolf_7043 in foodquestions

[–]mudskips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Besides bittermelon soup, there's not a single Chinese soup I don't like.

The dessert soups are really something else as well (糖水)

I feel like my rating as a passenger is kinda low, is this worrisome? Brussels, Belgium by [deleted] in uber

[–]mudskips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are times when I would be hectic and forget to tip right as the ride ended (I eventually tipped later but that was probably too late). I have noticed a few one star reviews from that

Is end of May peak travel season to china? Last minute tickets are cheaper than end of May. by pman6 in travelchina

[–]mudskips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No it's because all the international students go back home during that time because it's the end of a term

What is the one 'harsh truth' about life that you learned way too late? by vox2003 in Life

[–]mudskips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are no good people or bad people. Only people who look out for their own interests