jonkiddy

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   by jonkiddy 2y ago

   Two things come to mind… my work and my involvement with FIRST robotics. I’m the Director of IT Operations for a contract research organization (CRO). While that might not sound inherently interesting it’s deeply fulfilling. My role involve
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   by jonkiddy 2y ago

   Perhaps Toronto, Canada?
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   by jonkiddy 2y ago

   Reading, FIRST robotics, soccer
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   by jonkiddy 3y ago

   I had a very similar line of reasoning one afternoon when making a salad for lunch. The fork, the plates, the kitchen, the ingredients, the electronics needed. All the details, history, effort, CAD, software, billing, logistics, sales, mone
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   by jonkiddy 3y ago

   After 10+ years working as a web developer with a non-CS degree, I heard about Georgia Tech's OMSCS program [0] and signed up almost immediately. The timing was right for me and my family and my employer offered tuition reimbursement.
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   by jonkiddy 3y ago

   I use Royal TS/X [1] nearly every day and enjoy it very much. I'm not affiliated with them in any way, just a happy customer. [1] https://royalapps.com/ts/mac/features
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   by jonkiddy 3y ago

   I recently read a news article that Sam Altman is attending the Bilderberg Meeting [0]. The timing is perfect. [0] https://bilderbergmeetings.org/meetings/meeting-2023/partici...
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   by jonkiddy 3y ago

   This is the basic plot in the singularity series of books. [0] [0] https://www.amazon.com/Singularity-Series-4-book-series/dp/B...
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   by jonkiddy 4y ago

   I suggest you look into getting involved with something hands on. FIRST Lego League[0] is a rewarding experience. [0] https://www.firstlegoleague.org/
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    by jonkiddy 4y ago

    A few years back before Covid, I held biweekly open meetings for anyone to learn practical Git basics where I work. I had about 20 people come through (PhD's, Statisticians, etc.) Let's talk! My email is in my profile.
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    by jonkiddy 4y ago

    If you truly want to learn, I suggest joining a local FRC Robotics team as a new/junior mentor. If you simply ask the students to show you what they have been working on, you may be inspired to join in and help. You'll learn toget
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    by jonkiddy 4y ago

    stipend for books and/or conferences
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    by jonkiddy 4y ago

    I have benefited monetarily indirectly by lurking on HN for years and reading others’ thoughtful comments on a variety of subjects. Then apply some of those thoughts to my career as a developer, then later a EM. HN has been a gold mine of i
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    by jonkiddy 5y ago

    For representing the technical architecture on a whiteboard, I tend to gravitate towards the first three levels of the C4model [0]. For meetings with management, I like to use AWS's architecture icons [1] within a slide deck. [0] http
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    by jonkiddy 8y ago

    I'm the technical lead for the IOTN [1] which is a part of the Cancer Moonshot program [2]. Our mission is to improve immunotherapy outcomes and to ultimately prevent cancer before it occurs. Our team is moving forward on a few project
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    by jonkiddy 8y ago

    If you fine one, I'm very interested. Please share. This article has great content! But at best I'm amateur skier not a snowboarder.
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    by jonkiddy 8y ago

    Define the problem. Write some code to solve the problem. Ask people who have that particular problem to give you money. Ask them if they know others who have the same problem. Finally ask them if they have other problems you can solve. The
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    by jonkiddy 8y ago

    I'm very interested in this. Please share.
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    by jonkiddy 8y ago

    Do you have a blog post or could recommend one that covers your setup? Particularly any software that needs to be installed to get ML setup properly. I’m putting together an eGPU together in the near future and have read quite a bit, howeve
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    by jonkiddy 8y ago

    Count me in too.
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    by jonkiddy 8y ago

    I work for a cancer research hospital. I'm training an LSTM today using TensorFlow to determine months left to live for specific patient conditions given previous outcomes.
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    by jonkiddy 8y ago

    The primary goal of soccer parents in the US is to get their sons/daughters a collegiate scholarship. I suspect the primary goal of most other countries is to play professionally.
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    by jonkiddy 8y ago

    7.5
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    by jonkiddy 8y ago

    I've realized that I spend most of time focusing on the second most important task I need to accomplish at any given moment. And since most of my work has been handed to me by other people, most of them think I'm amazingly efficie
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    by jonkiddy 8y ago

    You're absolutely right, a simple UPS would be sufficient for my needs. I'm beginning to wonder if that is all I'm missing from my setup.
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    by jonkiddy 8y ago

    I have my MacBook Pro on a stand then use a bluetooth keyboard and external monitor. Rarely do I use the actual keyboard. If Apple created something similar to a Mac mini with a laptop battery I would buy it immediately. I know it wouldn&#x
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    by jonkiddy 8y ago

    Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/
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    by jonkiddy 8y ago

    FIRST Robotics https://www.firstinspires.org/robotics/frc
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    by jonkiddy 9y ago

    I had exactly the same thought coming out of college. I have made a career helping oncologists as a software engineer. One of the best choices I ever made. Good luck!
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    by jonkiddy 9y ago

    I'm currently following the apprentice model you're describing with my own children. Each of my kids are interested in a particular project of their choosing (personal website, mobile game, robotics). All are very simplistic proje