mattcdrake

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by mattcdrake 3y ago
I like this stretching routine: https://phrakture.github.io/starting-stretching.html Interestingly, it's written by Aaron Griffin - the former Arch Linux lead dev.
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by mattcdrake 3y ago
Hey, I worked through this same question for myself when deciding how to move from data analyst -> software engineer (all the way down to the same OSU program!) and decided that the tradeoffs were worth it. I had enough CS credits from m
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by mattcdrake 3y ago
Here's how I switched from data analyst -> software engineer. I don't do much DevOps, but maybe it'll help anyway. To avoid qualifying every statement, just pretend I wrote "in my experience" or "for me&quot
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by mattcdrake 4y ago
Some methods I use: - Spotify's "Discover Weekly" playlist - it's hit or miss and it gives me a lot of stuff I know about (and have listened to on their platform!). But, they also send me some cool stuff I haven't h
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by mattcdrake 4y ago
This post helped me (and many others here, I'm sure) learn about salary negotiation: https://www.kalzumeus.com/2012/01/23/salary-negotiation/
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by mattcdrake 4y ago
I've been falling asleep to a podcast called "Sleep With Me"[0] for the last two years or so. For most of my life, I've had a lot of trouble falling asleep thanks to a fun combination of anxiety and an overactive mind. T
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by mattcdrake 4y ago
HN has monthly "Who is hiring?" threads, you could post there https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32306920
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by mattcdrake 4y ago
Interesting! I have degrees in CS and economics, and my experience was that the business school was dramatically more "bro-y" than the CS department. Not doubting you, just really surprised!
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by mattcdrake 4y ago
Thanks for the recommendation! Several friends have also told me about this game - I think I'll go ahead and order it now.
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by mattcdrake 4y ago
My wife and I have gotten a lot of mileage out of playing these 1v1 games: - Twilight Struggle - Hive - Patchwork Choosing one really depends on mood. Twilight Struggle is the kind of game you have to buckle up and commit to
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by mattcdrake 4y ago
Thank you!
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by mattcdrake 4y ago
Do you have advice about where to find startup jobs? I know about HN's "Who is hiring?" post but I'm interested in other sources too.
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by mattcdrake 5y ago
This was my experience working in data science. I was extremely unhappy with the impact/results that I was able to deliver in my organization. Almost all of my analytics focused projects ended with a presentation to executives who prom
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by mattcdrake 5y ago
I have had two engineers in the last few weeks tell me that my (correct) interview answers were wrong. It's extremely frustrating feeling to be already stressed from an interview and then deal with this on top. In one case I argued for
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by mattcdrake 5y ago
Location: Arlington, VA (but I intend to relocate to Seattle, SF, or Austin based on position) Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: Yes, to the locations above Technologies: TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, SQL, HTML, CSS, Node.js, React.js, Tai
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by mattcdrake 5y ago
Wow, that is an incredible deal. How did you hear about the sale?
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by mattcdrake 5y ago
You can purchase used Steelcase chairs from office liquidation companies for a reasonable price (although "reasonable" might be in the eye of the beholder). I purchased a V2 for around $400 and have been using it daily for 1.5 yea
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by mattcdrake 5y ago
Graph databases are used by the IRS for (at minimum) detecting "patterns of abusive tax transactions"[0] and tax fraud[1]. The IRS also recently contracted Brillient to "define and prototype a graph database for the individua
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by mattcdrake 6y ago
That makes sense, thanks.
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by mattcdrake 6y ago
This is insightful, but I fail to see how: > While we didn’t exactly market directly to kids, we knew that they were buying. squares with: > Every time a kid has 25p to spare, they have a choice. They can choose to buy a chocolate ba
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by mattcdrake 6y ago
You can also refer to these as "external economies of scale". DC and politics/government seems like a clear pick. High Point, NC used to be one for furniture. [1] Wasn't Michigan one for the automotive industry? I don&#x
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by mattcdrake 6y ago
Veteran's Day is November 11th, just FYI.
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by mattcdrake 6y ago
Very cool, I will check this out. Thanks!
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by mattcdrake 6y ago
Do you have advice on learning AWS/cloud for people that don't know anything about it? I have a Django/React project I'm hacking on where everything runs locally, but I don't understand how to put this thing on the
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by mattcdrake 6y ago
Wow, I just finished the first level and I can already tell that I'm going to love this game. Tightly crafted puzzle games are my favorite genre - thanks for mentioning this one.
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by mattcdrake 6y ago
― Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil In case anyone is interested in the source.
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by mattcdrake 6y ago
I registered my domain via Google Domains for $12. I write content in markdown and use a static site generator called Hugo to turn it into html. I host it on Netlify for free. My process is: - blog in markdown - add a commit - push repo &#x
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by mattcdrake 6y ago
Most online courses I’ve taken (university or MOOC) were not improvements over simply reading the textbook/source and doing the published exercises. I have taken a handful of online courses from “real universities” and they have all be
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by mattcdrake 6y ago
I believe the poster meant to link to this: https://www.channelfireball.com/all-strategy/articles/how-to...
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by mattcdrake 6y ago
Certificates act as a great filtering mechanism for developers - if a company highly values them, the dev should skip that job application. Seriously though, placing high value on industry certs is a red flag that they don't know how t

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