u/jarman65

I work as an in-house designer for a medium to small sized tech company and we’ve recently gone through a slight reorg where another layer of management has been added. Previously it was very flat with 4 Industrial Designers of various experience levels reporting to our head of ID but now the two most junior designers each report to one of the two more senior designers who then report to our head of ID (who also has a few more direct reports now).

There’s really only a single industrial designer per project and the only design feedback I get is 1:1 with our head of ID but with the reorg it seems like we’ll be getting less direct feedback from him. We’ve never really done group design reviews and our biweekly team meeting is more about project status updates and announcements for our head of ID than for specific design critiques.

The only other corporate experience I have was for only a few months 10+ years ago at a very large tech company and I know the VP of design held weekly or biweekly design reviews which I never got to attend. I’m curious if this is something that is common or if you’ve found it helpful for your team. I’ve always been a fan of getting as many eyes on a design as possible and our ME department does this with every product and very detailed and extensive ME architecture reviews.

Someone was selling an Xbox Ally X for more than ebay so I offered him fair value for it and he was super rude and told me to "get it elsewhere" which I replied I would and for less. Looks like he left me a bad review and before I could leave him one in return he already blocked me. I should have taken his other negative reviews seriously but didn't know you could do this. His rating is 4.3 stars with 77 reviews.

Is there any recourse and can I get this review removed? I take my facebook reviews and reputation seriously as I try to be a good buyer/seller.

This gym is like brand new and right across the street from my office so this really sucks. Any idea why it closed and if it's being replaced with another gym?

I work as an Industrial Designer for a tech company and have been using an M2 16 inch Macbook Pro since I started working here. I predominantly use Rhino 8, Keyshot, Adobe Illustrator, and Photoshop but have been considering switching to a PC so I can natively use NX instead of having to use slow as balls virtual machine. Our engineers use NX and I'm looking to use that more to better control the production ID.

My IT department seems to only offer the P16 Gen 3 which is a whale of a computer with it's power brick compared to my Macbook Pro that I don't want to have to lug around to the office and to meetings as I'm only in the office 3 days a week. I've asked for a P1 but the one IT guy is saying they used to offer the P1 Gen 3 but had lots of complaints and stopped issuing them because they "couldn't handle the heavy load" whatever that means.

Is he right? It seems like the direct ThinkPad replacement for my Macbook Pro which I've had no issues with in terms of performance or thermal throttling and is much more portable.

I was using a Garmin Vivofit 3 as a pocket pedometer but recently lost it and I'm wondering how well the Band 7 would work in your pocket for tracking steps. I prefer using a step tracker in my pocket instead of on my wrist as I get a lot of false positives wearing on my wrists and I already wear an Apple Watch which I'm not getting rid of.

The only pocket pedometers you can buy now are way bigger than they need to be, seemed to be designed for old people, and you have to manually reset the count every morning. Also the band 7 is only a little more expensive and the battery life is still pretty long.

I used to use a Garmin Vivofit 3 as a pocket pedometer to track my steps because it's so small -- has anyone tried doing the same with the Air? I'm curious if it still tracks steps accurately and if you can turn off the HR monitor to extend the battery life. I find that wrist worn fitness trackers drastically overestimate my number of steps and I also have an Apple watch that I prefer to wear for a variety of reasons (notifications, UI, unlocking Apple devices, etc).

Our small ID team (4 industrial designers and a design director) are moving back under engineering which is where we were just before I first started 8 years ago. We reported to the head of ME back then but now my director and the head of ME report to a head of product development (who has a project management background) who then reports to the CTO.

Previously we were in a pretty new division called Strategy and Innovation which comprised ID, UX, research, and some people that migrated from product management. Before that, we were under product management and the company I work for is mostly B2B technology but also a little bit of consumer.

I’m curious how other companies are structured as I’ve only worked in consulting before this job which was a very flat org chart. I think it will be a positive change as we work most closely with ME and will be moved adjacent to where they work while previously we were on opposite sides of the campus.

We have the lightning version of the current Apple TV remote and the right navigation button double clicks and is incredibly frustrating so I'm looking for a replacement. Are any of the third party remotes any good or should I just get a new remote from Apple? Or for $70 more just upgrade my entire Apple TV as I'm still on the 2021 version?

I've narrowed my mattress search down to these two latex hybrid mattresses that seem to offer the best value for a talalay latex hybrid. I'm 5'10" 160lbs, my wife is 5'4" 115lbs and we're both side sleepers. I also sleep hot. The mattresses appear to be very similar with some minor differences. The Luxerion has a 1" support foam layer under the coils, they use different coils, and the cover materials are different. Curious to hear which one will be more comfortable, durable, or sleep cooler. And which company is better to deal with.

LMF Luxerion Hybrid

• Cover: Cotton
• Fire Barrier: Rayon
• Latex: 3" Talalay
• Coils: 14ga center, 12.5ga perimeter, unknown manufacturer
• 1" Certi-Pur support foam

APM Eco Sleep Hybrid

• Cover: Bamboo and wool
• Latex: 3" Talalay #28 medium
• Coils: Bolsa 15ga center, 16ga perimeter

I also looked at the Nolah Natural, Happsy, and Naturepedic. Thanks in advance!

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Is there any way to keep this notification from popping up constantly? I've cleared this notification I don't know how many times and it will not go away.

I have 5 or 6 Harbor Freight tote bags that I use for grocerices and have lasted me probably 10 years now but are starting to rip and fall apart. They're made from some sort of polyester fabric and have a rigid plastic bottom so I'm looking for replacements made from renewable materials. Can anyone recommend some similar tote bags with a rigid bottom? The ones I have are a great size at 14"W x 9"L x 15"H.

Ever since the iOS 26 update my 2nd gen Apple TV 4k has been dog slow and buggy so I'm thinking about upgrading to the 3rd gen. Our remote also registers two clicks when pressing the right button on the directional pad which is incredibly annoying and another reason I want to upgrade. I've been waiting for several years for a refresh but who knows when Apple will finally release it at this point. Should I expect an improvement in performance by upgrading or should I just wait? I would probably go with the Wifi only model as I can't get an ethernet cable to our living room TV.

We've decided we want a medium firmness latex hybrid mattress and I'm trying to narrow it down and make a decision. I sleep hot, I'm a sidesleeper, and we want to avoid any mattress made from petroleum products like memory foam which is why we want latex.

We checked out a local online mattress brand showroom in Chicago called Sleepare. They had the Avocado Green and Birch Luxe Natural on display which both seemed comfortable enough. I asked the sales rep about the Nolah Natural because it uses talalay latex instead of the dunlap in the Avocado Green and it's about $500 cheaper. He said the materials are not great and they have QC issues but I'm assuming he's saying that because he doesn't earn a commission. Should I take his opinion with a grain of salt and is there any reason to avoid the Nolah Natural and go with a different mattress?

When adding foods to a specific meal group, does Lose It only show recent foods from that meal group? MFP does this and I'm looking for a replacement for it. Having briefly played around with the app, it seems like it shows a mix of foods I've eaten before and random foods I've never eaten.

I just purchased a new vehicle a few weeks ago and I'm trying to buy a city sticker on the city clerk website. The email I received from the city clerk says:

"PLEASE NOTE: New records – by default – include a $60.00 late fee ($30.00 for senior-discounted stickers) as well as monthly prorated charges through your new sticker expiration."

When I go to check out on EZ buy it's charging me that $60 late fee. Am I not within the 30 day grace period and is there any way to avoid the $60 fee?

Update: I figured it out on the City Clerk website. I clicked "New Resident and Vehicle Registration" which didn't have a box to attach the bill of sale. I didn't see the box below it for "New Vehicle Registration" which does have the box. Slightly confusing and not super clear or maybe I'm just an idiot.

I noticed it defaults to showing your recent foods for every meal which is kinda a pain. I hav specific foods I only eat for specific meals. This is one thing MyFitnessPal actually does right.