NathanielBaking

Joined 4 years ago

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169
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35
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Jul 20
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Comment · 1 month ago
Might I suggest you familiarize yourself with myriad open source options. Let me guess, you have an iPhone too.
Comment · 2 months ago
I understand your approach and applaud it. I have been doing two things that keep me doing the parts I love. Instead of pseudo code I write in a simple managed language like JavaScript or Python. My instructions to the agent is simple. Code gets no comments. It is intentionally brief and for me at least understandable. Second. I have a document for each code file that holds the an enumerated list of rules used to develop the file - The comments if you will but in a format I can deal with line by line, just like the code. This is substantially more rewarding for me as I change both the code and the document and limit terminal interactions to must-see/do stuff.
Comment · 2 months ago
I am vegetarian, not vegan. I am so because it is something I can do about the state of animal welfare. I don't engage in discussions about my eating with people outside my immediate family. My immediate family are all omnivores. I sometimes, but rarely, choose to eat meat because it is served to me by someone who doesn't know my preference. Animal welfare remains my top priority and concern.
Comment · 3 months ago
I seriously thought this article would be about induction top stoves and roses. Little did I know...
Comment · 4 months ago
Madison, Canada. Now I just need to sell this to the Canadians.
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Comment · 11 months ago
Fascinating! I would buy this in a "coffee table" style book.
Comment · 1 year ago
The thing that resonated the most with me was the idea that slow processors need to focus on strategic thinking. I am a 60 year old and now retired software developer. I keep myself busy by actively continuing to code every day. I definitely have experienced a slowing of thinking in the last ten years. I have read that this could be because I have more information to sift and sort but being honest with myself, the machinery is not as well tuned as it once was.

I am fine with all this. I love coding and I doubt I will ever stop doing it for pleasure. I have had to become more methodical and intentional with my time on the laptop but reflecting on this piece, being more strategic would be a wise thing for me to contemplate on.

Comment · 2 years ago
It is better to give to homeless shelters and food banks.
Comment · 2 years ago
It was the books in my Dad's library that first got me to read for pleasure. I remember him suggesting The Lord of the Rings but it would be several years before I read it. 50 years later I can't actually remember what I read first but over the course of my late childhood, the one that sticks out the most is:

The Magus by John Fowles

I was maybe 14 at the time. You just never know because kids are weird.

Comment · 2 years ago
+1 for Mad Scientist Club
Comment · 2 years ago
Yes, that is it. Seemed fishy so I posted... post haste :)
Comment · 2 years ago
You left your credentials in the open on your github site. Please change them post haste!
Comment · 2 years ago
If you look at sports, it used to be that people looked at basic stats for hiring. Then came the age of money-ball where people started looking at group success. Turns out that those people are often quite valuable even though their metrics might not be as sexy.

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