I stopped him on everything he was doing to concentrate on a branch he's been "this week for sure"ing for months. (Those other things weren't moving either)
I suggested that we pair-program it to get it optimized
He turned me down on Thursday
Today he changed his mind
As a parent of 5, I know how to be gentle but firm. I've been told I'm good at teaching. I love fixing things
@seachanger@yuvipanda@consumerreports listed a $60 pair that was well-matched against the $350-and-up top category. I bought that one and have been very happy.
Why are there no #3d#visualization tools (for #python) that work like a #gamedev engine? I want to do more than rotate and zoom. I want to translate my rotation point. I want to walk around inside my #data. Let me explore parameter space directly.
If it doesn't already exist, maybe I'll have to make my own #fps style plotting tool.
Been aiming towards a technical accomplishment for months that isn't on any statement-of-work. Getting mostly polite nods and agreements from coworkers.
Yesterday I got it working. Nodders were suddenly excited. "Hey, this is giving me ideas!"
No kidding.
Even in an R&D context, too many are project-focused instead of tool-focused. It isn't about delivering a result, it's about ending up with a capability!
Given the motto of the university I work for, it's very frustrating that the #engineer and the operators barely talk to each other.
The engs don't know what problems need solving, even when working on something adjacent. The ops don't know what the engs are on about and don't have time to learn.
Success here is mostly just showing up to meetings on both sides and being a conduit. A catalyst.
"I think they are building a tool like this. Let me see if I can make it work for you" == a 10% raise
Meanwhile I'm terrible at self-promotion (despite what these toots sound like).
I'm supposed to be writing Annual Accomplishments. h a t e i t
I can jot down things I worked on, but verbs ("led effort", "created", "contributed to", "supported") always feel like I'm taking sole credit or attaching myself to someone else's success.
I think the confident/ineffective one is more theoretically trained and I'm more practically focused. Maybe he'd do better in a research setting
(Or maybe not, since he already doesn't really check his work)
This code he's written is too slow by at least two orders of magnitude and I personally would aim for 10^3 faster. Do I make him fix it? Just use it as-is anyway? Fix it myself?
Would love more stories of things that helped you in the last ~5 years!
(as usual, no need to reply if you don’t remember, or if you’ve been using the command line comfortably for 15 years — this question isn’t for you :) )
A profound statment from #RachelMaddow "History instead is going to ask, how did America get to the point where such a person could be elected to the presidency of the United States?"
Indeed. @GOPTraitorstoDemocracy #MSNBC#TrumpIndictment
has anyone with #ADHD had any luck whatsoever finding hobbies - solitary or sociable - that they never seem to grow tired of and can spend endless hours on?
Much of the precipitate(?) ends up on the electrodes (including the skillet). At 4h, I pulled it out to take a look and brush these clean for renewed efficiency.
mfw seasoning instructions are under the crust
The inside is noticeably less stripped. I'm guessing the anode on that side is less efficient + the distance is farther due to the concave shape. I rotated the pan for round 2.
#RuinAFilm but programming language names:
Ghost in the #Haskell #Perl Is For Heros
In The Name Of The #Java
Schindler's #Lisp
Star Wars: The #FORTH Awakens
Manchester By the #C
The Truman #Go
Bringing Up #Ruby
Anyone get any other good ideas? #Puns#Joke