I have no idea how it works for non USA countries. I at one point took the FS exam and planned to go into the FS (and therefore know the process, how career progression works, and know people who did end up joining). I…
Ambassadors to developed nations are typically political appointees, so yeah, they tend to suck. (Versus ambassadors to other nations, which tend to have worked their way up in the Foreign Service).
I do think context is important and I appreciate this response acknowledging it. Other context: I live in Michigan, and there are actually Muslim majority towns and cities here - I don't live in one, but I do travel…
I gave the example I gave specifically: I'm well aware of the history of the head scarf, and the difference between a hijab and a niqab (as well as between the different forms of dress - I know the difference between an…
I think one issue with thinking this way is that who is stronger and who is weaker isn't always so easy to suss out, particularly on the margins. To give an example from my own life/experience, I'm an American and…
This is true of most tools, it's just that we generally consider the skills simple. I'm very bad at using power drills.
Headphones also give an 'excuse'. Some men become really pissy and unstable if they think you're ignoring them, but if you have visible headphones, then you have the excuse of not hearing them.
One aspect of the financialization of everything/the 'economics over all' mindset that I don't see often discussed is that if you for whatever reason can't make the 'sound' financial choice, you just...drown. The…
I live my life with no slack and no way to get any. I am horrifically depressed and extremely radicalized, both as a direct result.
God, I miss off-topic rules and their enforcement...
Nerd-dom in women is also only judged if we don't adhere to the social requirements of womanhood. You can be as obsessive as you want as long as you're bubbly, socially adept, and take care to look pretty. Our interests…
> Perhaps the proper counterpart of the "nerd" among women is engaged in very different, more traditional crafts or intellectual interests which aren't highlighted as "nerdy" by mainstream culture. This is it. Nerdy…
This is going to be buried, but I'll say it anyway. I've been thinking about this a fair amount over the past 5-10 years, and I think a lot of the issues that we have can be traced to our demography and specifically…
I'd agree that's it a component, but not a necessary one? One of the strongest senses of liminality I've experienced has been being in a middle school at 9 PM when almost nobody else was in the building. I was a poll…
My guess would be hunting and also the possible presence of a firearm in certain situations acting as a deterrent as well as a potential social equalizer. When you're a physically vulnerable person and there are zero…
Undead? Shambling along with the body of its former, living self?
One of the things that I liked about the old, text-based internet was the anonymity it provided. I particularly liked being able to engage in discussions about things that interested me without being sexualized, since…
We've basically accepted the premise as a culture that exploiting adults is fine. Exploitation is so heavily baked into our culture that pushing back on it would cause too much upset. If you're below 18, you deserve…
Fortunately, there is flexibility on the 1 day a week in the office for me, so if I'm having a really bad day, I don't have to go. I've had full WFH in the past and it's worked well for me. I've also ended interviews…
Dress codes definitely exist, even if they're usually not stated. I'm a woman. I also have MS. A lot of people with MS, myself included, experience something called the 'MS Hug', which is spasticity, pain, and…
This is so true. And even when there is a well laid out information design, it often is laid out from the wrong point of view. Elegant information design should create a pattern subconsciously enabling people to build a…
In theory, it's because we're going to be better at steering an LLM in some ways. A lot of the friction and hold up in building comes in the communication between people/departments/organization. If you eliminate that…
I agree, and I want to add that 'better' doesn't necessarily mean 'creates more robust, elegant, resilient software'. Better means from a business perspective. If we (I'm one of the people you're discussing) end up…
I'm this person, and I do find AI to be quite helpful, though I'm mostly just playing around at this point. I'm the daughter and granddaughter of programmers, and I learned the basics of how to code as a kid. I'm good…
I did have to do a lot of advocating/educating back when I was younger and too poor for insurance. It was good practice for when I was diagnosed with MS, though. Now I usually look for practices that work with…
I have no idea how it works for non USA countries. I at one point took the FS exam and planned to go into the FS (and therefore know the process, how career progression works, and know people who did end up joining). I…
Ambassadors to developed nations are typically political appointees, so yeah, they tend to suck. (Versus ambassadors to other nations, which tend to have worked their way up in the Foreign Service).
I do think context is important and I appreciate this response acknowledging it. Other context: I live in Michigan, and there are actually Muslim majority towns and cities here - I don't live in one, but I do travel…
I gave the example I gave specifically: I'm well aware of the history of the head scarf, and the difference between a hijab and a niqab (as well as between the different forms of dress - I know the difference between an…
I think one issue with thinking this way is that who is stronger and who is weaker isn't always so easy to suss out, particularly on the margins. To give an example from my own life/experience, I'm an American and…
This is true of most tools, it's just that we generally consider the skills simple. I'm very bad at using power drills.
Headphones also give an 'excuse'. Some men become really pissy and unstable if they think you're ignoring them, but if you have visible headphones, then you have the excuse of not hearing them.
One aspect of the financialization of everything/the 'economics over all' mindset that I don't see often discussed is that if you for whatever reason can't make the 'sound' financial choice, you just...drown. The…
I live my life with no slack and no way to get any. I am horrifically depressed and extremely radicalized, both as a direct result.
God, I miss off-topic rules and their enforcement...
Nerd-dom in women is also only judged if we don't adhere to the social requirements of womanhood. You can be as obsessive as you want as long as you're bubbly, socially adept, and take care to look pretty. Our interests…
> Perhaps the proper counterpart of the "nerd" among women is engaged in very different, more traditional crafts or intellectual interests which aren't highlighted as "nerdy" by mainstream culture. This is it. Nerdy…
This is going to be buried, but I'll say it anyway. I've been thinking about this a fair amount over the past 5-10 years, and I think a lot of the issues that we have can be traced to our demography and specifically…
I'd agree that's it a component, but not a necessary one? One of the strongest senses of liminality I've experienced has been being in a middle school at 9 PM when almost nobody else was in the building. I was a poll…
My guess would be hunting and also the possible presence of a firearm in certain situations acting as a deterrent as well as a potential social equalizer. When you're a physically vulnerable person and there are zero…
Undead? Shambling along with the body of its former, living self?
One of the things that I liked about the old, text-based internet was the anonymity it provided. I particularly liked being able to engage in discussions about things that interested me without being sexualized, since…
We've basically accepted the premise as a culture that exploiting adults is fine. Exploitation is so heavily baked into our culture that pushing back on it would cause too much upset. If you're below 18, you deserve…
Fortunately, there is flexibility on the 1 day a week in the office for me, so if I'm having a really bad day, I don't have to go. I've had full WFH in the past and it's worked well for me. I've also ended interviews…
Dress codes definitely exist, even if they're usually not stated. I'm a woman. I also have MS. A lot of people with MS, myself included, experience something called the 'MS Hug', which is spasticity, pain, and…
This is so true. And even when there is a well laid out information design, it often is laid out from the wrong point of view. Elegant information design should create a pattern subconsciously enabling people to build a…
In theory, it's because we're going to be better at steering an LLM in some ways. A lot of the friction and hold up in building comes in the communication between people/departments/organization. If you eliminate that…
I agree, and I want to add that 'better' doesn't necessarily mean 'creates more robust, elegant, resilient software'. Better means from a business perspective. If we (I'm one of the people you're discussing) end up…
I'm this person, and I do find AI to be quite helpful, though I'm mostly just playing around at this point. I'm the daughter and granddaughter of programmers, and I learned the basics of how to code as a kid. I'm good…
I did have to do a lot of advocating/educating back when I was younger and too poor for insurance. It was good practice for when I was diagnosed with MS, though. Now I usually look for practices that work with…