I find the women's game to be so much more fun to watch. Some of that might be because the top people on the men's side are just really annoying people. But also games won by lots of aces is just boring to watch and that seems to happen more in the men's game.

I've met some of my brother's coworkers at SpaceX, many of them immigrants. Probably SSS, but I would find it foolish for a company like that who depends on top talent to exclude themselves from immigrants coming out of the top schools in the US. On the other hand, a company a lot of times will hav...

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-spacex-discriminating-against-asylees-and-refugees-hiring The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) for discriminating against asylees and refugees in hiring. The lawsuit alleges th...

I took my first stock photo style "scientist obhave" for work. At least I have the right PPE on

I had to have a co-signer for my 6000 car loan when I was first out of school and then for my first apartment rental, since I didn't have my first paystub yet from my new job. Each parent signed one of those. It sucks to have to ask but I literally would have had no transport or place to live otherw...

Isn't your son still pretty young? I feel like when you're in it, it's hard to imagine doing it again. But when you look back after the fact you might feel differently. That's how we were after our first at least 9 months old. My husband and I have just been talking about it because we'd want to st...

Either only child here or people with one kid, do you think they miss out on anything without siblings? I always wanted more than one kid, but the sleep situation and my health is really impacted by just having my son.

https://www.showbiz411.com/2023/08/04/lizzo-record-sales-streaming-airplay-collapse-in-one-day-after-harassment-scandal-breaks-wide-career-crisis Body positivity for me but not for thee, apparently. The lawsuit — brought by plaintiffs Crystal Williams, Arianna Davis, and Noelle Rodriguez — alleges ...

Just got notified about the timing for our lab/office move. I only go in one day a week now, so it doesn't impact me much, but the place we are currently is such a dump. Water regularly leaks and gets onto our instruments. New office actually has windows and light coming in, so that should be nice....

Just got notified about the timing for our lab/office move. I only go in one day a week now, so it doesn't impact me much, but the place we are currently is such a dump. Water regularly leaks and gets onto our instruments.

New office actually has windows and light coming in, so that should be nice.

I thought it was funny. It did have a weird mix of being very subtle with some "patriarchy items" to being heavy handed. It was also very self-aware and the Mattel stuff was well done.The different situations and dialogue directed at the Barbies could come directly out my life interactions. In the e...

I feel like I used to have an okay relationship with my MIL. But since having the baby she is becoming insufferable. Like all her worst qualities coming out in force (or also maybe mine in return :lol: ) A whole weekend of passive aggressive comments ahead of me... And if I have to hear my FIL tell...

I feel like I used to have an okay relationship with my MIL. But since having the baby she is becoming insufferable. Like all her worst qualities coming out in force (or also maybe mine in return :lol: ) A whole weekend of passive aggressive comments ahead of me... And if I have to hear my FIL tell ...

We never had sales people come by the house when I was growing up, so I assumed this was not a thing that happened.

Driving today we saw a helicopter trimming trees near power lines. It was absurd. There literally was a ten foot stack of saw blades hovering under the helicopter. It looked like a Bond villain weapon, and I almost went off the road watching it. The pilot had probably 10 feet between the tree line ...

It always amazing me how mad people get that they cannot put their personal items in the overhead before boarding is finished. Normally flight attendants won't say anything until space runs out, but today these flight attendants were having none of it. Every single personal items came down and my go...

One thing I do love about my new employer is that the one day I'm in the office, the break room is amply stocked with various snacks and beverages.

We are the same. They even buy me specialty things for my diet restrictions, so I always have food when I go in.

Anybody have good science podcasts they would recommend?

My brother and his wife are off to a wonderful start as parents. Announced the birth of the baby this morning via text and wont give any more details until we come and see them at Magee. Like, my poor mother has been begging for pictures and they wont even send her any. She works until 5 and my dad...

Had my first night away from the baby for a wedding. And of course he has his best night sleep ever with the grandparents.

This is a good thing!

I mean, I am happy he did okay. But why can't he do that for me

Had my first night away from the baby for a wedding. And of course he has his best night sleep ever with the grandparents.

I'm nearly two months into the new role and I'm really enjoying it. Very much a departure from my last role, but that's welcomed. It is wild how I feel unproductive because I am doing one person's job instead of several. I have time to finish all my work, only in 5-10hrs of meetings a week, no team ...

Sign me up for just staying in Switzerland forever.

So you made it okay with DDJ? This is a long trip right? Where are all the places you are hitting?

I'm late to the party, but if I put a specific baby swing on a registry and you buy the Amazon Basics one instead just include the gift receipt so I can send that **** back. I appreciate that you got something for me, but you better not have thought I'd be sending you pictures of CB4 rocking the ni...

Adults asking for, and expecting very specific, gifts is such an abhorrent behavior I just can't get in a mindset to take these shower people seriously. Registry or no registry. Yep. This whole conversation is making me very, very glad I don't have many friends. I usually try to give personalized g...