ex-Apple · @mint founding engineer · mom of 3
San Jose, CA
Joined September 2007
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5/ AI slop isn’t just in writing. It’s in SaaS products too.
Here are the limits of AI that I've discovered building a kids’ reading app, and where it can’t replace judgment: femgineer.com/2026/11/antido…
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Good morning all my electronics friends out there! Has anyone used Circuit Hub
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I'm especially curious about the following:
1. Turnaround times?
2. Quality / Rework?
3. Fitting into enclosures?
4. And if you have manufactured in Shenzen how would you compare it?
5. What volume of boards you did?
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Parents outside the Bay Area 👋 I'm a mom of 3 (kids 4, 6, 8) and an engineer, building something for kids 4–9.
Want to try an early prototype? 30 min, remote, with your child. No recording, no login, no social media. Link to sign up: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
1/ Ever feel like you have more to offer than your current role lets you? Or like you can’t bring your whole self to work?
I didn’t realize how much I’d been holding back until a school closure fight earlier this year. 🧵
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7/ I thought I’d have more time on the side to keep writing, speaking, and coaching. As my workload increased, those were the first things to get jettisoned.
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8/ There’s more to you than your current role. The full story and the exercise are in this week’s newsletter: femgineer.substack.com/p/wri…
🤖 Made with AI
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8/ Feeling like you’ve lost a step? List the skills you haven’t used in a while. For each one, write down the last time you used it and someone valued it. It doesn’t have to be at work.
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8/ So I stopped waiting for the right posting and wrote my own job description: “I want to use ___, learn ___, and solve ___ for ___.” Then I used that line as a filter.
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1/ A year ago I was exhausted, stuck, and convinced I had to keep pushing to “get ahead.” Here’s the environment that kept me there, and the neighbor who showed me I didn’t need permission to pause. 🧵
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10/ What’s your quitting style? The full newsletter has my story, two readers’ styles, and 5 ways to build the support you need 👉 femgineer.com/2026/10/quitti…
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