Just lucky? That's a lazy way to look at it. Luck is just being ready when a chance shows up. Your friend probably put in a ton of work you never saw. Calling it all luck just ignores their effort and makes it sound like they didn't earn it. Most wins are a mix of hard work and timing, not just a random ticket.

My buddy spent three days debugging a typo in a variable name.

Yeah, it's almost like companies want to know what you can actually do for them. Who knew?

Actually, you can do brake jobs on EVs without special scan tools. The service mode is mostly for safety, but you can still work on them with proper high voltage training and gloves.

I tried that for a year after Game of Thrones ended. The problem is you miss all the weekly water cooler talk. Now I just check if a show is renewed before I start.