xilliah

@xilliah@beehaw.org

Developmental informatics hacker

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xilliah,

This is why the background has no stars.

xilliah,

The story behind the Ark of Bukhara

xilliah,

The Ark of Bukhara

xilliah,

Dude, those bacteriophages are catching some gnarly waves on a cellular level!

xilliah,

Kudos to the people who wrote this and it’s great for people who use debuggers.

However I’d like to say that I haven’t used one in years and don’t see any reason to go back.

I’ve found that there’s way simpler practices that have upped my development speed considerably. Simply think about what you’re trying to do more carefully, and read over the code until you’re sure it’s good. It’s the fastest way to iterate. Doesn’t work? Read and think again.

You can put a format log in there. You can even comment it out, which can be useful later and for other people. It’s plain and simple.

When I find myself using log all the time, it’s either because I am tired, and I shouldn’t be coding any way. Or impatient, which means I’m wasting time and should slow down. Or I have to deal with a library that has a shitty API, which you’ll probably want to avoid using any way. And in that case you can use the interactive console to quickly try things out.

Honestly if there’s anything I want to get better at it’s test driven development. It tells you clearly whether it’s working as expected or not.

xilliah,

When I have a real head scratcher like that I use log with a b c d. It’s rare though and mostly due to me not paying attention or due to some convoluted calling graph.

Ya I’ve also switched to functional wherever possible. I still use objects for di.

xilliah,

Have you ever tried my approach? It also works for understanding existing code bases. It just takes some practice, like working a mental muscle. So it might seem strange and ineffective at first.

If you do lots of trial and error and use the debugger you’re basically externalizing the work, which slows it down and is less satisfying too imo.

xilliah,

My favorite tool in that case is jump to definition.

xilliah,

Thursday on I’ll be living in my office without a clear future. As soon as I realized that I was really a woman I knew there would be serious sacrifices to be made. When you’re down you get to see what people are really like, the bad and the good. It’s funny how the plant my dad gave me has suddenly died after many years, eventhough I gave it the same care as always. I really loved that plant.

xilliah,

It’s great you’re visiting a professional. Perhaps it might be nacrolepsy? Also try sleeping without light and sound by using the proper curtains and ear plugs. No alcohol or caffeine. Try sleeping a multiple of 1.5 hours, there’s apps for that. Look into other kinds of sleep hygiene.

xilliah,

That’s great. Yes as I mentioned look up sleep hygiene. People underestimate it and often ignore my advice. I had to learn it due to some meds I took a long time ago that kept we super awake.

Ear plugs require some practice, and there’s many different kinds. I prefer wax. And if you have curtains that let any light through it is really worth the investment. IKEA has good ones for like 50 eur.

If you must drink coffee, just take a single cup in the morning. You can also replace it with decaf like I did. Tea you can replace with ginger and mint. And like I said avoid alcohol. Like even a beer before bed will have negative effects.

Of course your tech usage matters too. At least start using the blue filter setting on your phone and pc.

Then regularity goes without question.

There’s a bunch of other things that help if you look it up. It’s really a matter of trying everything out.

Finally you might want to look into meditation. Stress means bad sleep. Even a simple body scan can help here.

xilliah,

I feel like adding that the plant’s name was Gerald and I used to introduce him to all my guests.

xilliah,

That’s great to hear. Who knows maybe this is enough. It can be annoying to change those pesky habits.

Well I am quite active on my phone actually before I sleep and it’s OK for me. I’d say experiment with it. At least turn on the blue light filter and keep the light down in your room. Avoid blue light. You might also want to avoid intense news and images and focus on longer texts. For example Wikipedia or librera/kindle. Or longer posts here.

A more extreme approach (extreme by today’s standards) would be not to have your phone in bed with you at all. Grab a book instead. It’s basically just a really long post from someone I think :)

Also when you get that sleepy feeling, go for it. Ignoring it will make it disappear for quite a while. At least that’s what I read and it applies to me.

If your ryrhm is screwed you can fix it by skipping a night or by doing lots of exercise.

And meditation. Well there’s countless ways. If you’ve never tried it before you might want to start with a body scan or with a breathing exercise. You can do this at any point during the day, even in meetings and during presentations.

There’s a lot of info online and also many apps. A lot of them are paid but are worth it. If you have Netflix, I believe it also has a course called mind space. There’s also a paid app by that name.

In short, meditation is about identifying with your awareness. More practically speaking, take the body scan. You focus on your big toe. Maybe even wiggle that baby. Then move up to the arch and the ankle, the lower leg. All the way up. You can even try to wiggle your nose, maybe your colleagues will notice! The point is that you are selectively focusing on a part of your body and moving that focus slowly and patiently.

The breathing one is just like it. But you focus on your breathing this time. Try taking in a deep breath and let it out slowly. Just doing that will reduce your stress, and focusing on it will help even more.

Ya it’s really that simple. All the deeper stuff is basically just playing around more with your ability to focus and be aware.

xilliah,

Hey love take care of yourself

xilliah,

If you buy panty hoses, look on the back. Every brand is a bit different. You can first buy cheaper ones to try out, say 15 eur instead of 60. Afaik it will basically always fit, it’s just that the height will be different. Also there’s a lot of difference in stretchiness. Also it helps to wear socks inside so your toe nails don’t do a number on them.

xilliah,

Western Europe

I made a large garden just for butterfly and bee friendly flowers, and it’s very petty. I’m not in expert but I thought they’d already be active right about now? I saw a single butterfly so far and many smaller flying insects.

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