Fedop

joined 3 years ago
[–] Fedop@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 weeks ago

I have a graduate degree in statistics and use it heavily in my job. I always tell people that mathematicians study math, but statisticians just use math the study data.

[–] Fedop@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

And DuckDb for columnar data storage

[–] Fedop@slrpnk.net 8 points 5 months ago

This article mentions "writing by hand" but I've gotten a lot of value out of using project specific markdown files for keeping track of project info, logging discussions and decisions, and generally keeping a small knowledge base. These have been wildly useful for remembering small details and project histories, and if you sync them between devices, you always have access to your project notes!

[–] Fedop@slrpnk.net 5 points 6 months ago

Just in case, I have to share this great explanation of the term "everything is a file": https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/141016/a-laymans-explanation-for-everything-is-a-file-what-differs-from-windows#141020

This really helped clear things up for me, the main idea is that everything is represented by the filesystem, so you can use the same file-manipulation tools on a ton of systems.

[–] Fedop@slrpnk.net 2 points 6 months ago

Honestly, I'm fine if it takes time to get the game right. Hopefully it's good on the steam deck like their first game was.

[–] Fedop@slrpnk.net 2 points 9 months ago

due to the system’s large-capacity, low-performance storage structure, no external backups were maintained

Oh man, thats terrifying. Critical systems running without a backup

[–] Fedop@slrpnk.net 4 points 10 months ago

This is wonderful! I'll have to look back through the last 35 years

[–] Fedop@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tremors 1 seems like it set out to be a B movie creature-feature, but had such good dialogue and acting that it overshot the mark.

[–] Fedop@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 year ago

When my partner was in med school, the solution was Anki flashcards. Often right before bed or first thing in the morning. It was just so many flashcards, because there are so many medical terms, but it worked!

 

"It belonged to a small man with a beaming red face, one of those people blessed with the permanent expression of someone who has just heard a rather saucy joke.

“Only I grew this carrot,” he went on, “and I reckon it’s grown into a very interesting shape. Eh? What d’you think, eh? Talk about a giggle, eh? I took it down to the pub and everyone was killin’ ’emselves! They said I should put it in your paper!”

He held it aloft. It was a very interesting shape. And William went a very interesting shade." -The Truth, Terry Pratchett