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I love bugs! I log on the backend all the ingredients or portions I can't parse with a high degree of certainty. Every night, there's a cron job that uses some beefier NLP algorithms to see if we can do better, and recategorizes the new terms as a recognized entity after it passes some threshold. It should be able to learn over time.

I was debating over whether or not to fold in that logic on first encounter, but it's slow and I worry it might affect usability.

Thank you for letting me know about these and your feedback!

That makes sense. The site currently uses USDA's open nutritional database, but it could be supplemented. They do a good job of covering for 95% of American foods, but definitely lacks globally. The nice perks about the USDA dataset is that it is more detailed than MFP - many phytonutrients (carotenoids) and omegas are also tracked. Hopefully I can add those in the next version.

Makes total sense. Thanks for the feedback!

Yea, adjusting the serving size would be nice. Thanks for the feedback!

Thank you! The tools are definitely disjoint, stitching some of them together is a great idea and definitely better usability.

I had been vegetarian for a number of years, realized quite late that I had been deficient in Vitamin B12. Also from the Journal of Nutrition (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21865568/), many folks don't get hit their micronutrient goals without fortification and supplements. Most nutrition calculators focuses on macronutrients or losing weight. I wanted to create a tool that focuses on micronutrients and eating healthy.

The minimal 'evidence' collected so far, I feel like can be interpreted as miscommunication or a difference in style. I will try to gather more.

I agree though, 4/9 is concerning.

Thanks!

Customer support and marketing. Requests were more fluid but have since been formalized, e.g. different bug templates to help clear out some of the back and forth.

Thanks for this - sounds like we're trying to do some things right.

There is an expectation on me to be a mediator, and gender (in addition to my personality type) could play a role. I'd like to think that's a strength, but I will be more cognizant of accidentally creating too many emotional dependencies. :)

Thanks for your perspective - I really appreciate it.

Good point - thank you!

Thanks!

The missing "boundaries" and blurred processes definitely play a major role. When I led teams at a larger tech company, the thicker processes were part of the buffer/liaison. In contrast, the lack of/lean amount of processes here for the sake of agility makes this less of a white and black issue.

More explicit expectations makes sense. I'm his manager so others would have to use indirect influence to get his help outside of sprint work items.

Thanks for your perspective - I appreciate it!

Thanks! This is reassuring.

Thanks! I'll use that as a last resort.

I understand your pain - I'm a female CTO.

Gender of the 4 is mixed and we have a pretty even gender ratio overall.

Thanks! We're so small that it used to be a direct request. Since, I've tried to be more of a buffer / create better processes - but you're right. I can probably try to do more.

"brilliant jerks" - great background info. Thanks!

He's very concise, a bit rough around the edges and got a dry sense of humor. He told me he means well and has tried to be more verbose (slack is 1/2 of all our communication). He's also tried to tone down the dry. He really enjoys working with 2/4 folks who complained about him and wants to make it better.