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Re:The neuroinvasive potential of SARS-CoV2 on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @02:32PM (#22487108)
I'm pretty lucky that I can ride a bike or work remote. My partner doesn't have either option.
Re:The neuroinvasive potential of SARS-CoV2 on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @01:24PM (#22486293)
This is super scary. Before I read this I was happily thinking hey it's no worse than flu. Now... I'm wishing I didn't live in a huge city riding the subway daily.
Finish my CS degree and do internships while in college instead of switching to English because it was easy. Biggest regret of my life (so far) that I'm still struggling to overcome 14 years later.
Nicotine Gum is also great - easy to get a very small dose if that's what you want.
Dan John is less dogmatic and a bit more of an essayist. He's got lot's of great advice and stories about staying in shape as you get older. http://danjohn.net/
I worked as a BA until I got work at a non-profit doing lightweight database admin and legacy app administration. Now in my second year I'm helping rebuild our internal apps with react and .NET. I'm hoping to set myself up well for my next position.
Re:Ask HN: Best way/resources to learn Excel? on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @08:22PM (#16164663)
ExcelIsFun helped me so much! Working with Excel and trying to make more complicated solutions is what got me interested in programming and led to the job I have now.

I've also really enjoyed "Excel 2013: Power Programming with VBA" by Walkenbach.

Re:Ask HN: Best noise cancelling headphones for developers on Monday August 07, 2017 @03:34PM (#14950516)
I really love the IEM from Etymotic Research:

https://www.etymotic.com/consumer/earphones.html

I've been using them for over ten years and only had to replace a pair once. I use the mc5's which are there lower tier option.

If you have ear comfort issues you can also get custom made ear molds.

They really block out so much sound it's amazing. I prefer IEM's to headphones because of the weight and heat from headphones (my ears get hot when covered).

Re:Take Naps at Work on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @05:32PM (#14658665)
When you get into some routine it's pretty predictable. I like the pzizz app for timing and nap enhancement.
Re:Ask HN: What are your favorite tech podcasts? on Tuesday February 28, 2017 @11:19AM (#13754842)
Thanks! I'm really enjoying talk python to me. It has a great mix of topics.

https://talkpython.fm/episodes/show/82/grokking-algorithms-i...

I've always liked Black n' Red casebound notebooks.

https://www.amazon.com/Black-Red-Hardcover-Casebound-D66174/...

Re:O'Reilly Books: Day Against DRM Sale on Tuesday May 03, 2016 @12:17PM (#11621970)
Can anyone recommend a good python book for someone learning Data Analysis/Wrangling? I've listed a few options below.

Python for Data Analysis - http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920023784.do - I'm working on this one now.

Data Wrangling with Python - http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920032861.do

Fluent Python - http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920032519.do

Learning Predictive Analytics with Python - http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9781783983261.do

Data Visualization with Python and JavaScript - http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920037057.do

Thanks for any comments!

Re:When will we stop using Facebook? on Thursday May 28, 2015 @09:55PM (#9622302)
Awesome. Thank you! Can't believe I didn't know about this.
I really needed to read this. Thank you.