Hacker News: KatiMichelhttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=KatiMichelHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Wed, 06 May 2026 08:30:10 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by KatiMichel in "Southwest Headquarters Tour"]]>A worker was superstitious and wanted to hang rubber chickens from the bottom of the full-motion simulators. IIRC, one was hung beneath a simulator, then removed, and the simulator stopped working. So, the management caved and allowed rubber chickens to be hung beneath all of them. That worker had a simulator dedicated to him and they put two rubber chickens under that one.

]]>Tue, 05 May 2026 01:52:04 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48017182KatiMichelhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48017182https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48017182<![CDATA[New comment by KatiMichel in "Southwest Headquarters Tour"]]>I had the same thought. I had no idea before the tour the extent to which they have to master the emergency skills, despite probably never needing to use it. On the other hand, passengers don't have to practice, but I sometimes hear it be said that you shouldn't assume a flight attendant will be there to help you in the event of an emergency!

]]>Tue, 05 May 2026 01:50:29 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48017169KatiMichelhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48017169https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48017169<![CDATA[New comment by KatiMichel in "Southwest Headquarters Tour"]]>These are gems. Bookmarking them to do someday if they still exist!

]]>Mon, 04 May 2026 02:12:32 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48003866KatiMichelhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48003866https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48003866<![CDATA[New comment by KatiMichel in "Southwest Headquarters Tour"]]>I actually was in Durham for DjangoCon US a couple of times. One year I was on the fence about making a quick trip to Raleigh before my flight and that factory was one on my list. It was a very rainy day, and I was pretty tired. I decided not to go. Hopefully, I will make it back sometime. Maybe for All Things Open, which is on my bucket list.

]]>Mon, 04 May 2026 01:49:24 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48003706KatiMichelhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48003706https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48003706<![CDATA[New comment by KatiMichel in "Southwest Headquarters Tour"]]>Thank you for sharing!

]]>Mon, 04 May 2026 00:34:58 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48003192KatiMichelhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48003192https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48003192<![CDATA[New comment by KatiMichel in "Southwest Headquarters Tour"]]>I've heard about that. I plan to do that sometime.

]]>Sun, 03 May 2026 22:29:15 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48002276KatiMichelhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48002276https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48002276<![CDATA[New comment by KatiMichel in "Southwest Headquarters Tour"]]>Sounds incredible. I am going to bookmark this to do if I take a trip to Brazil.

]]>Sun, 03 May 2026 22:05:01 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48002054KatiMichelhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48002054https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48002054<![CDATA[New comment by KatiMichel in "Southwest Headquarters Tour"]]>Great tip. I would never think to ask. Now I want to go to one!

]]>Sun, 03 May 2026 22:04:27 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48002044KatiMichelhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48002044https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48002044<![CDATA[New comment by KatiMichel in "Southwest Headquarters Tour"]]>That is a great idea. Too often, we just grow up getting used to the idea that things are just made somewhere in a "black box" and never take the time to investigate. We could probably get into more places than we realize.

]]>Sun, 03 May 2026 22:03:49 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48002033KatiMichelhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48002033https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48002033<![CDATA[New comment by KatiMichel in "Southwest Headquarters Tour"]]>I would love to tour a coffee company (or a chocolate company). Two of my favorite things. :)

]]>Sun, 03 May 2026 22:02:35 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48002018KatiMichelhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48002018https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48002018<![CDATA[New comment by KatiMichel in "Southwest Headquarters Tour"]]>I would love to see it!

]]>Sun, 03 May 2026 22:01:17 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48002008KatiMichelhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48002008https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48002008<![CDATA[New comment by KatiMichel in "Southwest Headquarters Tour"]]>I am glad you found that. Someone asked our guide, and I missed the explanation!

]]>Sun, 03 May 2026 20:49:55 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48001335KatiMichelhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48001335https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48001335<![CDATA[New comment by KatiMichel in "Southwest Headquarters Tour"]]>That sounds awesome. They actually told us during the tour that many employees never see the areas we went to. It was pretty exclusive. As for different break areas, I loved that they had so much memorabilia around. I feel like I saw so many different scenes in there. I think I would have gotten lost in there if I hadn't had a tour guide!

]]>Sun, 03 May 2026 20:48:16 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48001319KatiMichelhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48001319https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48001319<![CDATA[New comment by KatiMichel in "Southwest Headquarters Tour"]]>I love that. I want to take more tours like this. One thing I found very interesting about it was to be immersed in a company culture. It's kind of like being a fish in water. You might not notice your own culture around you, but going into one that is very distinctive, you can observe it.

]]>Sun, 03 May 2026 19:13:48 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48000321KatiMichelhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48000321https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48000321<![CDATA[New comment by KatiMichel in "Southwest Headquarters Tour"]]>Oh awesome! If you see me again, let's catch up!

]]>Sun, 03 May 2026 18:51:07 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48000116KatiMichelhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48000116https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48000116<![CDATA[New comment by KatiMichel in "Southwest Headquarters Tour"]]>It was a bit disappointing, but going into the tour, I had no idea what I would see, so it wasn't something I had any expectation about. Altogether though, I felt like I saw some very amazing stuff up close.

]]>Sun, 03 May 2026 17:57:56 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47999578KatiMichelhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47999578https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47999578<![CDATA[Southwest Headquarters Tour]]>After years of flying Southwest, I recently had the opportunity to tour the headquarters in Dallas. I particularly enjoyed seeing the full-motion 737 simulators, Network Operations Center, and TechOps maintenance hangar up close.

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]]>Sun, 03 May 2026 17:02:13 +0000https://katherinemichel.github.io/blog/travel/southwest-headquarters-tour-2026.htmlKatiMichelhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47998946https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47998946<![CDATA[Commit Your Code 2025 Conference Recap]]>Article URL: https://katherinemichel.github.io/blog/conferences/commit-your-code-2025-recap.html

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]]>Sat, 27 Sep 2025 16:21:56 +0000https://katherinemichel.github.io/blog/conferences/commit-your-code-2025-recap.htmlKatiMichelhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45397153https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45397153<![CDATA[Happy 20th Birthday, Django]]>Article URL: https://katherinemichel.github.io/portfolio/happy-20th-birthday-django.html

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]]>Mon, 14 Jul 2025 00:09:14 +0000https://katherinemichel.github.io/portfolio/happy-20th-birthday-django.htmlKatiMichelhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44555008https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44555008<![CDATA[New comment by KatiMichel in "DjangoCon US 2024 Recap"]]>Glad you enjoyed it!

]]>Sun, 13 Oct 2024 23:56:12 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41832816KatiMichelhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41832816https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41832816