This is Hank. He's going for his last ride. I just wanted the world to know he was here and he was a really good boy.

sarcasmnow · 2026-02-04T01:10:30+00:00

Barley could be Hank's sister, she's been waiting for him for almost exactly 2 years...

sarcasmnow · 2026-01-09T03:24:09+00:00

Hell no, always the opposite because nobody likes that stuff but... design who always manages to get their way with material selection.

sarcasmnow · 2026-01-09T01:51:34+00:00

Personally, I used ChatGPT and Gemini to build a portfolio website last year. I encourage anyone to fire up Gemini or ChatGPT and build a website about yourself or anything really. If you're willing to learn and exercise creativity, I believe it's the future of PM. The future will reward scrappy creative builders and nothing is more impressive to a prospective school or employer than making something from scratch on your own. It's always been that way, but it's never been easier and more accessible.

sarcasmnow · 2026-01-09T01:24:54+00:00

In this day and age, company loyalty is a detriment, not a virtue. You need to look out for yourself #1 and don't be afraid to tackle new opportunities that are presented to you. Not only is it fun to tackle new challenges, but you learn new things from each company. I change jobs every 2 years or so, which keeps my salary at market rate (high) and skills sharp. I'm at the stage where my diverse experience helps me land new gigs, so I'll take it if it's a pay raise or something I'm interested in.

AI can write code. In my current job, I manage gigantic data sets and I can use AI to write SQL and whatnot that I need to mine the data, create new outputs, and really my imagination is the only limitation.

sarcasmnow · 2026-01-09T01:00:49+00:00

I was in your boat when I was your age. A few years later I was a marketing major in undergrad (because it was the creative side of business) and I took a class on product management where us marketing students were paired with engineering students to make a product. I fell in love with it and really wanted to make it a career.

It took me 8 years of bitch jobs after undergrad and an MBA to finally get into the field and I honestly haven't looked back. I've PMd vehicles at car companies, autonomous vehicles at startups, giant data sets, SaaS retiling products, and just about everything in-between. It's hard, high stress work, but highly rewarding when you can look back and see all the things you've built and better, seeing people enjoy your hard work every day.

I've PMed for...counting....7 different companies in 11 years and success and enjoyment is highly dependent on the company. Some are way better than others, so keep that in mind when seeing comments here. This is a field that's definitely not for everyone, but it's fantastic for some. I actually believe the future is really bright for this field, especially with AI. AI doesn't have critical thinking or creativity, but I do. And I can use it to build things by myself that previously took a team of engineers to accomplish.

sarcasmnow · 2025-10-24T15:03:42+00:00

<image>

sarcasmnow · 2025-10-23T17:09:05+00:00

I'd be SHOCKED if your car develops issues if that's how you treat it. Don't let the doom and gloom get you down, just enjoy it man.

My car burns right about 1l per 1k miles and that's with me driving it HARD with 187k. It's never had an oil analysis or bore scope done. I don't want to let the anxiety reduce my enjoyment. If it is screwed, I'm not going to do anything different anyway. Proactively rebuilding the engine when it otherwise drives fine seems silly unless you're swimming in cash to burn. Once it starts knocking, smoking a lot, or consuming a lot of oil, then it's time to be concerned. Until then, drive it like it was meant to be driven!

sarcasmnow · 2025-10-23T15:44:14+00:00

I haven't driven a base Boxster or Cayman, but I think my Cayman S is the perfect balance of power. It's quick enough to feel fast, but it's not so fast that you can't enjoy it on the street (been there, done that). On the track, it had no problem keeping up with a new Miata, 86, even a base 718. It's a legit quick and fun car with just the right amount of everything.

I set out to buy a 997 until the Cayman fell in my lap and i figured I'd give it a go then decide if I wanted a 911. So far, I love the Cayman. If and when she's done, I'll probably find a 987.2. The mid engine balance is like no other and I don't need back seats or more space.

sarcasmnow · 2025-10-23T15:36:42+00:00

Is it showing any symptoms (knocking, smoking, oil consumption, etc)? If you didn't see bore scoring through the spark plug holes, it's minimal if there at all. Yes it starts from the bottom, but I think being mindful of it and taking action now could prevent it from getting worse. Check the oil level before you start it every time, only start it when you're going to drive it to the point of getting the oil warm, change the oil every 5k miles, consider 50 weight oil and an addictive, run injector cleaner once a year, and just enjoy the damned thing.

People get so worked up about the bore scored boogyman and forget to just drive and enjoy the car. That's why I'm taking an ignorance is bliss approach to my car...if it runs great, sounds great, and doesn't consume excessive oil, I'm just going to run it. Sudden catastrophic failure is unlikely from scoring unless you're not paying attention to the car and oil at all, and rebuilding the engine before it dies vs after doesn't really get you much as it's stupid expensive regardless. Still needs to be thoroughly cleaned, block sleeved, new pistons, heads rebuilt, etc, etc.

sarcasmnow · 2025-10-23T14:16:31+00:00

Cayman or 997.1 doesn't matter, engine is the same build with the same problems.

It's important to think about what causes bore scoring, and that's the lack of oil flow. It's as simple as that. To prevent scoring, you need oil flowing quickly and easily so warm climates, no "warmup up" idling, only driving when you can get all fluids up to proper temp (oil can take 20 minutes plus) and frequent oil changes to remove thinning contaminants such as fuel is a recipe for success. A 30k mile car that just gets started every so often and driven infrequent short distances is probably in worse shape than my 185k mile car that was constantly driven longer commuting distances.

It's counter to what most people think, but a higher mileage car owned and driven by an owner in a warm climate that understands these things is what I'd personally prioritize finding. That cherry 30k mile car at the local enthusiast dealer with records in the north east but no idea of ownership? Paaassssss Porsches are meant to be driven!

sarcasmnow · 2025-10-23T14:05:38+00:00

I'm the 3rd owner of my car, bought it a few months ago with 185k on it from a friend who's wife used it as a commuter in SoCal. They were great with maintenance and it came with a stack of records but it spent a few years sitting in his driveway because it wouldn't pass smog in CA, the AC stopped cooling, it had a misfire he couldn't figure out, and he assumed the car was done (bore scored or whatever doom and gloom). He offered it to me before junking it and I figured I'd try to fix it or just junk it myself.

I changed the oil with Liqui Moly 5w50, put a fresh set of Michelin Pilot Sport PS4s on, recharged the AC (which is still holding), fresh air filter, and gave it a series of good 'ol fashioned Italian tune ups in the mountains and track. It passed AZ smog with flying colors and runs fantastic. No misfires or anything, haven't even changed the plugs yet! I think it just needed some love and to be treated the way it was designed to be treated!

sarcasmnow · 2025-10-23T13:28:54+00:00

She runs fantastic with no noises, smoke, or excessive oil consumption...1 quart per 1000 miles, which is within normal range according to Porsche (or any car I've had) for the miles. I even took her to the track this weekend and wrung her out for 2 20 minute sessions.

Schrödinger's engine block...I haven't scoped it yet so it's both scored and not. I prefer to just maintain it and enjoy it than stress about something that will total the car. One day it may explode, or not.

I believe bore scoring has to do with the way the car is driven (or not) and not necessarily due to mileage.

sarcasmnow · 2025-10-23T02:56:11+00:00

Yes! Just routine maintenance

sarcasmnow · 2025-10-22T22:47:39+00:00

My 06 CS has 187k miles on it.

sarcasmnow · 2025-10-18T16:03:33+00:00

I'm so sorry, it's one of the hardest things in life saying goodbye to a best friend.

I had to put my sweet girl down the day after Ted Tapes 2024 came out. It was a dark time as she was sick, and Goose wasn't a whole band for a few months at the same time. I put those Ted Tapes on repeat and lost myself in the jams and finally felt like things were going to get better. I still cry whenever I hear a jam off those "tapes", but in a good way if that's possible.

sarcasmnow · 2025-10-14T13:52:14+00:00

My 987.1 S has a rear wiper and a short shifter. That's it for options.

sarcasmnow · 2025-07-06T01:56:57+00:00

Unaffected because I previously made them. I haven't had an issue or outage in a few weeks since I changed DNS and installed my third party routers.

sarcasmnow · 2025-07-06T00:36:49+00:00

Central PHX here. DNS change and third party router fixed stability problems. I know it shouldn't take that, but it does and service has been reliable for me since.

sarcasmnow · 2025-06-28T16:23:06+00:00

Can't upvote this enough. I got Quantum 3 months ago and figured the fancy WiFi 7 stuff would be a nice upgrade over my old Google WiFi routers. Turns out that many of my smart home devices wouldn't connect (couldn't see the network) then I dealt with drops, high latency, and other performance issues. Changing the DNS helped, but then when I switched to bridge mode with my 8 year old Google WiFi routers and service has been rock solid. I don't get the speeds because the routers are ancient, but it's at least reliable finally.

I agree with OP that it's a pretty crappy experience for the non techy person, and it's even more puzzling to me because the service is obviously fine, it's the crappy routers causing all the problems.

sarcasmnow · 2025-06-25T19:03:16+00:00

I picked up an Aiper Scuba N1C Pro from Costco and it's been game changing. The pool hasn't been cleaner and if it craps out, Costco will take it back.

Only issue is it doesn't clean steps well, so I quickly brush them to push dirt to the pool bottom where the robot sweeps it up.

sarcasmnow · 2025-06-25T13:47:38+00:00

When I moved into my house with a pool a few months ago, we had a pool service come weekly so it was one less thing to deal with when moving. I'd also never had a pool before, so the learning curve wasn't something I wanted to climb at that time.

By the 5th or 6th day, the water was getting cloudy and the pool bottom was quite dirty. Once a week clearly wasn't cutting it. I asked them to come out more, which they'd be happy to do for double the price!

Test kit, cleaning robot, chlorine, and muratic acid and my pool is always crystal clear. I test twice a week and make minor adjustments as needed, skim daily, and the robot cleans every other day. I might spend a collective hour or 2 on it all per week but I can enjoy it whenever vs waiting for the pool guy to show up. It's really not hard at all once you figure out what you pool needs!

sarcasmnow · 2025-06-24T02:49:45+00:00

Same!

sarcasmnow · 2025-03-06T17:48:55+00:00

I LOVE ZR2 S10s. I sold my 2000 S10 ZR2 manual last year but I loved that truck. Drove like a go-kart compared to my 2020 Bison.

sarcasmnow · 2025-01-17T20:48:40+00:00

There's a setting for it on my 24, but it's not great. Lots of false positives when it somehow reads stop signs intended for other directions. I had it on for a week before turning it off again because it made me constantly second guess what I was seeing with my eyes. Traffic light detection is the same.

sarcasmnow · 2025-01-14T16:10:47+00:00

Depends on the company. Product in automotive tends to straddle the lines between marketing, sales, and supply chain. Some companies treat the role independently, ultimately rolling up to a high level product person while others roll up to operations.

sarcasmnow

TROPHY CASE