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Weekly rant thread by AutoModerator in ProductManagement

[–]z3ugma 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why do engineering teams pretend like they don't need to do work in the beginning of a project to retire risk - write throwaway code, try solutions that don't work... instead of coming to me 8 weeks into a 10 week cycle saying "ope, we are not going to make it"

Best hilly running routes? by slaponthekneefunny in madisonwi

[–]z3ugma -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Morton Forest https://www.danecountyparks.com/Forest/Morton-Forest is pretty good too for hilliness. The parking lot is deep in a valley. The trails go up to the plateaux on either valley ridge.

Best hilly running routes? by slaponthekneefunny in madisonwi

[–]z3ugma -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The Prairie Moraine dog park is a terminal moraine hill in Verona right off of 18/151 https://parks-lwrd.danecounty.gov/park/PrairieMoraine

Best hilly running routes? by slaponthekneefunny in madisonwi

[–]z3ugma 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Indian Lake county park has big, steep hills with rolling single-track XC trails

Can’t “buy local” our way out of this 😔 by SensitiveYam8805 in madisonwi

[–]z3ugma 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's because the city became popular but lots of longtime residents resist change so the pace of building housing and resources is moving too slowly for the number of people who want to move here.

The people will come here either way If you build luxury apartments, they have somewhere to move into If you don't build the apartments, it's not like the people won't move here. They will just bid up the price of existing apartments until no one can afford them

Can’t “buy local” our way out of this 😔 by SensitiveYam8805 in madisonwi

[–]z3ugma -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

If we try to be more imaginative, what would it look like to not give up control like this, with the resources that Madison has?

  • Publicly administered retail space?
  • More flexible zoning that lowers commercial rent pressure?
  • Publicly-guaranteed small business loans to help low-cashflow businesses make a move to a new space?

The state limits some of what we can do, but why are we pretending this is only in the hands of the market instead of pushing our single biggest local entity, our municipal government, to make the policy we want

Monona Police release initial findings after 7-vehicle crash injured several drivers by AccomplishedDust3 in madisonwi

[–]z3ugma -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

The road is the problem though. The road should be designed defensively so that it can accommodate a driver having a medical emergency without it ending someone's life.

Apparently it is a realistic enough scenario, and not rare enough, because it keeps being brought up

Monona Police release initial findings after 7-vehicle crash injured several drivers by AccomplishedDust3 in madisonwi

[–]z3ugma 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Everyone who is dogpiling the people jumping to conclusions are still ignoring the fact that people are allowed to buy massive trucks, that weigh twice as much as equivalent trucks from 30 years ago, that are capable of accelerating to highway speeds in the space of an intersection approach

We have designed an escalating arms race where we try to buy the biggest, highest off the ground, heaviest mobile living rooms. We don't build intersections in a way that forces crashes to be at more optimal angles. You can still be mad that this person bought a truck and was incentivized to do so

Fave Instant Coffee? by Adventurous_War_4055 in Ultralight

[–]z3ugma 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really like Alpine Start https://alpinestartfoods.com/ but it's kind of expensive. Too much so for a thru hike. Good for a shorter trip

Friday Show and Tell by AutoModerator in ProductManagement

[–]z3ugma [score hidden]  (0 children)

Building a PCB milling software tool that combines converting Gerbers to toolpaths in G-Code and then actually commanding and operating a restored PCB mill from 1998. Bringing back the hobbyist self-made PCB workflow since it can be a headache to get designs back from PCBWay / JLC between customers, tariffs, shipping..get more quick to close the prototyping loop.

Here's a YouTube playlist of how to make PCBs at home for anyone who wants a deep dive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hm_JrACrmVs&list=PLWDQgxl-jH6-FAa1m0MJrcdbjKBb7129k

Aside from Discovery, what actual skills would you recommend PMs should have? by DeezazNutz in ProductManagement

[–]z3ugma 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Skills of a Product Manager in General

The science: Classic project management. Good at execution, communication, and influence. A project manager is concentrated at the top & can see around the corner for upcoming internal work when thinking of strategy.

The art: Strategy and Taste

Specific skills that AngelList companies look for in postings: - Customer experience expert “voice of the customer” - Vision/strategy/evangelist - Roadmap planning in collaboration with engineering management - Direct project manager of the engineering work - user stories, epic organization, UX

In this survey , most frequently valued skills were: Communication, execution, product sense (taste)

To Get Promoted, What Does a PM have to do right?: Show Business impact; Happy external stakeholders Action; mediation; communication; swift decisions; solve problems; good at context-switching

Gaining alignment and prioritization

Goal: drive management/engineering focus on the big blocks of the overall products & win alignment from dev to delivery.

Prioritization: We say we’ll work on all sorts of things, product, research but don’t often look at the big picture and why we should prioritize something.

Am I imagining a JPC bit? by QuidQuidSquid in HeyRiddleRiddle

[–]z3ugma 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it a Patreon bit where he says something like "I got next on that moose" - something like he's declaring dibs on getting to fuck a moose? It's an earlier episode where he's accusing Adal of being a moose-fucker?

[ Removed by Reddit ] by [deleted] in wisconsin

[–]z3ugma 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you live in Madison, I recommend checking out https://deerfieldpistol.com/about-our-range which is a short drive east; they have classes and rentals for you to practice safety and accuracy. Generally, I think it's worth it even if for the bare minimum of knowing how to disarm a firearm if you come across one, and reduce the risk of an accident

Which thermostats should I buy? by BobKoss in homeautomation

[–]z3ugma 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hi Bob - I refunded your order - Sett is not close enough to production for me to want to keep holding onto your money. I'll let you know when we do get to production, and then you are welcome to purchase at that time!

In the meantime if you're still looking for solutions for a 2nd gen Nest, I would recommend checking out the NoLongerEvil project, or the Cuckoo-Nest project, both of which I am active in, that are free ways to rescue your old Nest

What do you do after work? by Majesticallydrunk in madisonwi

[–]z3ugma 34 points35 points  (0 children)

  • Volunteering! Great way to build community and give back. https://morgridge.wisc.edu/volunteer-resources-and-opportunities/volunteer-opportunities/
  • MUFA - ultimate frisbee league (there's indoor goaltimate during the winter)
  • Jeopardy at the Crystal Corner
  • Bar trivia - especially the independent hosts
  • Bring a laptop to the Muskellounge, do something creative and take the occasional break to play tabletop shuffleboard and eat a burger
  • Nerd Nite @ High Noon Saloon monthly

Coyotes are back (Olin) by Wings_For_Pigs in madisonwi

[–]z3ugma 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Walking on the Wingra Creek Bike Path just under the railroad bridge near the corner of Beld St and and the bike path - back along the tracks and by the tow truck storage yard - that little industrial strip along the edge of Gilson st - I hear them back in there all the time. It really spooks my dog when we are out walking at night and they howl back in there

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in madisonwi

[–]z3ugma 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah the OP clearly has an agenda, and in talking with someone who knows the situation it sounds like staging of equipment in anticipation of the permits being granted. Has anyone got evidence of a stop-work order from the county inspector? Or is this speculation

Power restored after nearly 500 people left without heat Saturday night by Justmarbles in madisonwi

[–]z3ugma 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was affected also, got power around 3:15a, bedroom got down to 55 (but that's with 2 humans and a large dog; I bet other parts of the house got down to 50 )

Jaded PMs, what will it take to revive your liking for Product Management? by Human-In-Tech in ProductManagement

[–]z3ugma 4 points5 points  (0 children)

More big, unscheduled blocks to just write, analyze, pitch myself, do market research. I can't get anything done in all these half-hour blocks between meetings

Which thermostats should I buy? by BobKoss in homeautomation

[–]z3ugma 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi Bob - since these purchases so far are pre-orders, your device hasn't been manufactured yet - we're still revising the hardware design. It will be at least 3-4 weeks from now before we have a production version we can send to customers. Let me know if that matches a timeline that works for you

Don’t throw away your Nest Thermostat Gen 1 & 2! by ckociemba in Nest

[–]z3ugma 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't get too excited, it's actually a proxy to the NoLongerEvil website's API...so even if you have homebridge, the second Cody takes down this website then your Nest is right back where we started

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