dhunter_mn

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by dhunter_mn 2y ago
I used to work for a company that basically merged USPS and Census Bureau data on a monthly basis. The output would be a roadbase that was optimized for address ranges on road segments. ZIP Codes were extra fun to work with.
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by dhunter_mn 2y ago
Starlink
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by dhunter_mn 3y ago
Liken it to working on a crossword puzzle
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by dhunter_mn 3y ago
Since there are so many knowledgeable people here right now, I'd like to hijack a bit. I am retiring and moving to the Ozarks, where I bought an older home (mid - 60s) in the mountains that was framed in rough cut white oak. From wha
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by dhunter_mn 3y ago
I can't give you direct knowledge, but my brother had two artificial heart valves. He needed them due to a virus he contracted while in the army, either in Korea or Viet Nam in the mid-60s. He became ill suddenly in his 20s, had the
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by dhunter_mn 3y ago
I am a software engineer at a commercial HVAC company (system controls and building automation systems), and the product engineers here are the smartest people in the building, in my opinion. Very customer - focused people that know the te
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by dhunter_mn 3y ago
Commercial HVAC controls and Building Automation Systems
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by dhunter_mn 3y ago
So, the author, a "business columnist" knows the complete truth about vaccines and COVID. Maybe he should debate RFK, Jr. Since he's a "quack", it ought to be easy.
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by dhunter_mn 3y ago
People with a background in music always seemed to make good programmers. Their education background didn't seem to matter. PhDs that I've worked with, in whatever field, have been a mixed bag. Some were great, a couple of them
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by dhunter_mn 4y ago
Pre-lockdown, when standup meetings were actual meetings, I had a tough time dealing with them because of my hearing loss. Our meetings are engineer - only, led by a project manager. In the olden days they were literally people standing a
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by dhunter_mn 4y ago
I wear hearing aids, so I use q-tips every day after I shower to dry and clean my outer ear. Never had any problem with wax compaction, but I have scratched my ear canal which resulted in an infection a couple of times. You have to be gen
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by dhunter_mn 4y ago
Many years ago as a part time undergrad student (I went to a "nontraditional" university) I took an Interpersonal Communications class, which was very good. I told the instructor that I had fear of public speaking and wanted to kn
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by dhunter_mn 4y ago
I'm a software engineer, recently started going back to the office, by choice. The two years of lockdown turned my pleasant home office from a place to relax and listen to music to a cage. Minnesota cabin fever, all year long. Being
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by dhunter_mn 4y ago
Martial arts gyms, seriously. Best people I've ever met were BJJ practitioners. You can't get any more up-close-and-personal than learning grappling. Plus, you learn a lot about yourself in the process.