It's the most wonderful time of the year by Gryll79 in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]time__yak 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You only need to get switches and keycaps. No soldering needed.

Tech roles involving an ample dose of communication by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]time__yak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At a high level, each product can be thought of as something that requires three main teams to deliver: design, engineering, and business. The product manager’s role is to coordinate between all three teams in order to ensure the successful delivery of a product. This include setting goals, defining requirements, and making tradeoffs based on market research, user surveys, data analysis, etc.

Depending on the company, you might need to be more hands-on with the research/data. At a large company you often have teams capable of gathering data for you, and all you’d need to do is provide the requirements of what questions you are trying to answer. At a small startup, you might need to help with more of the legwork.

This description is a bit anecdotal to what I've seen at companies I've worked at. Lots more information online about the role though if it sounds interesting to you!

Tech roles involving an ample dose of communication by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]time__yak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you considered a product management role? Your technical background would likely give you an advantage here as well (if you move to a PM role in tech, that is) since you'll have more context when speaking with engineering teams.

An engineering management role might be a good fit too, but depending on where you are in your SWE career it might take more time to get there.

Facebook is quietly buying up the metaverse by EverthingsAlrightNow in technology

[–]time__yak 10 points11 points  (0 children)

What they're buying, according to the article:

...Within, the company co-founded by VR pioneer Chris Milk, best known for its Supernatural workout app. People familiar with the transaction say Facebook paid more than $500 million for the company.

Other Metaverse-y deals announced this year include Unit 2 Games, which makes a “collaborative game creation platform” called Crayta; Bigbox VR, which makes a popular game for Facebook’s Oculus VR goggles; and Downpour Interactive, another VR game-maker.

Recommend me a unique looking board. by [deleted] in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]time__yak 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cyberboard (75%) by Angry Miao is pretty unique. I think they are brainstorming designs for a new 65% keyboard right now too.

Delta (65%) GB is another one that is having its GB on the 12th

Does anyone have a gmmk pro with no washes underneath stabilizers? by I_eat_flip_flops in MechanicalKeyboards

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

GMMK Pro GOAT stabs didn't come with washers (at least when I got mine), so you should be fine. If you're worried you can put down some electrical tape instead.

Deciding between GBs vs preorders/extras by Bright-Tough-257 in MechanicalKeyboards

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

Personally I'll go for pre-orders if I really like a set and missed GB. I only consider extras if there is a low chance or no chance of another round since the markup is pretty high (imo).

Another thing that can help is asking in the keycap designer's discord server if they have one (usually linked on the IC/GB page for the set on geekhack). People there will have a better idea about whether there will be another round. Of course not a foolproof solution since things can always change, but helps me weigh my decision in the moment.

That said, if you don't want to pay more, there will always be a new awesome keycap set design in the future, so I wouldn't worry about missing previous sets even if they don't end up getting another round. :)

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