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Cake day: June 1st, 2023

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  • Product launches are the vehicle for attaining promotions at Google, allegedly. Maintenance does not get similarly rewarded, nor does launching projects and having them live on to actually be successful.

    When the launcher got promoted and moved on, they have to figure out whether to keep the thing around, and the answer is generally going to be no since few things can really compete with the infinite money glitch that is search ads.











  • Those things sound super great… but they’re of course all meant to keep you working around the clock, meeting deadlines.

    This is not going to be universally true at all big tech-companies. There are places with perfectly reasonable WLB on top of huge salaries and fantastic perks.

    These places are usually big enough that you’re going to see extremes on both ends within the same company - some departments with huge deadline pressure cultures, and some with highly relaxed work settings. It can be a bit of a gamble.


  • It’s true that it’s possible to ride all year, even in places with harsh winters.

    It’s going to be decidedly less fun, though.

    This was enough to tip the balance in favour of taking transit during the months of snow and slush here in Sweden, but I’m also spoiled for choice here. Now I’ve moved and have less of a ride to work, so I think I’m probably going to shoot for biking all year now.









  • Assuming:

    • I don’t own any fitness equipment
    • I’m at the very start of my fitness journey
    • I am completely untrained

    I would buy:

    • A yoga mat
    • A good pair of shoes

    For exercise I would do calisthenics and walk/hike/run.

    To upgrade the kit I would get:

    • Workout clothes
    • A bicycle
    • A fitness tracker

    Reasoning:

    For building good overall fitness, you want a combination of strength and endurance exercise. Calisthenics and walking/hiking/running accomplish both for someone just starting out. Exercise clothes are good but arguably optional, as you can work out in regular clothes. Adding a bicycle for combined transportation and exercise later is good, and having a device to track everything is good for understanding progress and keeping motivation high.