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by grepLeigh 2y ago
I'm researching and writing a paper on Noisy Intermediate Scale Quantum (NISQ) computer architecture. I'm focused on comparing the advantages/limitations of three different qubit modalities: superconducting, trapped ion, and
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by grepLeigh 2y ago
Indie developers getting paid for their craftsmanship ruined the web? If a solo dev builds a tool that helps even a handful of people manage 5-6-7 figure portfolios, that's worth more than a cup of coffee.
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by grepLeigh 2y ago
I strongly encourage you to charge (lots) of money ASAP. I love the open source, offline, rent-free ethnos but also if you've built something truly valuable, charge money for it. Donations don't count as a viable monetization stra
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by grepLeigh 2y ago
I have a feeling the feedback on this post is being used in a training loop. Otherwise, what would be the point?
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by grepLeigh 2y ago
Does the pg_duckdb extension double-write data to DuckDB? I skimmed the blog post and didn't understand if the extension adds some capabilities to Postgres, or just makes it easier to maintain a consistent data model across two databas
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by grepLeigh 2y ago
I had to blink a few times because I could've written this myself. https://www.reddit.com/r/sre/comments/1cg14pk/comment/l1sutn... Back to the OP, I raise a glass to your sabbatical. Most SREs
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by grepLeigh 2y ago
The summer session is open to the general public, and you can take courses through the Berkeley Extension during Fall/Spring on a space available basis. https://summer.berkeley.edu/ https://extension.berkele
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by grepLeigh 2y ago
Discrete Mathematics and It's Applications by Kenneth H. Rosen helped me get an A in CS70 (Discrete Math and Probability) at UC Berkeley this past summer. The textbook is quite large, but the content is very accessible. I'm also s
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by grepLeigh 2y ago
Linear Algebra. I'm taking a class at a community college.
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by grepLeigh 2y ago
I recently learned about mathematical maturity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_maturity Previously, I thought certain math topics were "hard" (e.g. category theory) while others were supposed to b
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by grepLeigh 2y ago
Similar to the OP, I had a lot of anxiety around math and academic performance. I dropped out of college at 18 and the highest math class I took was in high school (pre-calc), which I almost failed. At age 33, I enrolled in community colleg
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by grepLeigh 2y ago
Disclaimer: I'm not a financial advisor. Whenever I'm tempted to buy individual high performing tickers (e.g. NVDA, TSLA, AMD), I restrict the purchase to no more than 2% of my portfolio and I only allow myself to bet on 2-3 &quot
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by grepLeigh 2y ago
The difficulty is getting multiple collaborators to install and pin the same packages, where everyone might be using a different platform/distro. Example: I might commit a change that compiles perfectly fine with my version of asmath,
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by grepLeigh 2y ago
Salesforce's biggest value proposition is the partner ecosystem, which Salesforce has cultivated for like 20+ years. Some platform companies (Shopify comes to mind) cannibalize their plugin ecosystem by adding similar functionality to
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by grepLeigh 2y ago
JWT make the most sense for zero trust machine to machine authentication, where you might also want to authorize certain verbs/actions/roles after confirming the requester's identity. For example, I use a JWT-based authentica
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by grepLeigh 2y ago
The PE firm that owns Libby/Overdrive (Kolhberg Kravis Roberts) has been consolidating publishing assets since the 90s, and recently (2023) acquired the Big Five publisher Simon & Schuster. We need to protect our regional library s
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by grepLeigh 2y ago
Some of these might be less interesting to a boy at that age, but here are the books/authors I loved around 9 (lots of talking animals, magic, and adventure/detective plots): Garth Nix Sharon Creech Scary Stories to Tell in the Da
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by grepLeigh 2y ago
I'll check this out! The Fitbit tracker I use is routinely off on cycle start/end notifications, even though I'm on a 21/7 birth control cycle. I have to edit the "smart" cycle predictions every few months when
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by grepLeigh 2y ago
This is such a loss, both for the company and all previous generations. I've only gotten to work with a practicing IC in his 50s ONCE, and I couldn't get enough of his stories. He worked at early Sun and lived through the dot com
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by grepLeigh 2y ago
Maybe this isn't as common in your region, but just about every library I've visited provides social services for the homeless. If you search /r/libraries you'll find first-hand accounts from librarians who are comm
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by grepLeigh 2y ago
Netflix has licensing restrictions too, but the limitation is time/exclusivity (rather than number of copies). You can only watch whatever Netflix owns distribution rights to. Although Netflix does charge more per device, so that'
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by grepLeigh 2y ago
UNESCO published a report on the beneficiaries of illiteracy at global, national, and regional levels (1989): https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000085962
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by grepLeigh 2y ago
OverDrive (and Libby) were acquired by KKR, the behemoth PE firm responsible for bankrupting Toys R Us. KKR also acquired one of the Big Five publishing houses last year. I'm worried about public library funds being squeezed by an extr
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by grepLeigh 2y ago
From the article: >>> "Wouldn’t it be great if you could pay $9.99 a month and read all of the books you want?" I sincerely hope nothing "disrupts" public libraries in my lifetime. As a California resident, I ca
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by grepLeigh 2y ago
I've audited this course and it's truly excellent! While you're taking it, try and have lunch with SREs in your organization or go to SRE conventions (SRECon, KubeCon, DevOps Days, Percona). There's no substitute for war
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by grepLeigh 2y ago
I'm based in the U.S., but I think this advice is universal: - Preliminary Google search. - Ask your customers and salespeople what conferences they'll be attending. - Follow leaders in the niche or industry on LinkedIn/Twitt
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by grepLeigh 2y ago
The three factors mentioned (loss of control, loss of support, loss of meaning) are the pillars of occupational burnout, according to researchers like Christina Maslach. In many cases, someone experiencing occupational burnout NEEDS extende
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by grepLeigh 3y ago
Attend an industry conference and network until your feet are swollen, voice is gone, and you have a notebook filled with everyday problems. Someone at your company probably knows the best conferences for your particular niche. Also, talk t
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by grepLeigh 3y ago
I also don't want to dredge up culture wars stuff, but just wanted to say it's really nice to see men warning other men away from the redpill path. Thanks for encouraging therapy and self-healing.
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by grepLeigh 3y ago
Just signed up for the summer session of: https://www.eecs70.org/ I don't have much experience with proof-based math, which has been a constant thorn while studying physics.

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