Interesting Links for 09-02-2024

[andrewducker]

1. Debunking common attacks on transgender people

(tags:LGBT transgender bigotry debunking )

2. Survey of 90,000 trans people shows increased life satisfaction after transition

(tags:transgender happiness psychology society USA )

3. Why It Was Almost Impossible to Make the Blue LED

(tags:led colour technology history video )

4. Blizzard are an absolutely terrible company and nobody should ever work for them

(tags:games jobs OhForFucksSake )

Comments

[cmcmck]

2 As it has been in every survey undertaken anywhere in the world that undertakes them since the seventies when I transitioned while the satisfaction rating post GC surgery is a constant over 95% (where are all these 'regretters')?

Why do we have to keep on and on having this same tired old discussion? :o(

4

[channelpenguin]

sounds horrific.

How can people spend their life just straight up lying? Not even for money for themselves, but for a company??? Where most of the benefit goes to far distant owners??

Re: 4

[andrewducker]

I know, it's awful, isn't it?

Re: 4

[bens_dad]

HR is a dirty word.

I guess they are taught that money is the way to keep score of how well you are doing.

[hilarita]

4. I hope the OP can get some legal advice, as that kind of non-compete clause (i.e. unpaid, can't work in field) is I believe not legal or enforceable in the UK. But yeah, 15 years ago when I was first looking for tech jobs, people were already saying to stay the hell away from Blizzard, esp. for QA roles...