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by japhyr 10y ago
Writing programs that people actually use. I was a hobbyist programmer for a long time. Then my father passed away, and I went through his computer and saw all these projects that would never see the light of day. That gave me the motivatio
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What do you sell now instead of your time?
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Can you say a bit more about the process of writing grants for open source projects? I have some long-term education related projects that I'm considering grant funding to support. I have some ideas how to go about it, but I'd lov
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by japhyr 10y ago
I wrote an introductory Python book for No Starch, Python Crash Course. Bill Pollock, the owner of no starch, invited me to consider writing a book after I gave a lightning talk at PyCon a few years ago. Writing for no starch was a really g
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by japhyr 10y ago
The original article in Alaska Dispatch News has more pictures of the landslide in Glacier Bay, it's pretty impressive. http://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2016/07/02/massive-landslide-...
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Open-source geo is really something right now(trackchanges.postlight.com)
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What If PTSD Is More Physical Than Psychological?(nytimes.com)
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by japhyr 10y ago
So a highway patrol officer can ask to see my license, and I'm supposed to show it. Now they're asking to see my entire wallet?! I'm assuming we're all well within our rights to refuse to hand over our wallets?
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Complexity and the Art of the Left Turn [video](youtube.com)
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I live in southeast Alaska, and it's almost impossible to avoid becoming an amateur naturalist if you spend a lot of time outdoors here. I've been thinking of using the Center for Open Science's tools to organize some long-te
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You submitted the submit page for HN.
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Man vs. Marathon: Quest for a two-hour marathon(nytimes.com)
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Beginner's Python Cheat Sheets(ehmatthes.github.io)
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by japhyr 11y ago
How long will polling be open?
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Best Practices Working with Django Models in Python(steelkiwi.com)
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Anyone following this thread might be interested in watching a few episodes of Emacs Rocks! It's pretty entertaining, and humbling about my own use of any text editor. http://emacsrocks.com/
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This is the first project I've read about that produces a visceral reaction in me: a project I'd love to see develop, but which I probably won't live to see the results of. I'm 43 now. Let's be optimistic and say th
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by japhyr 11y ago
If anyone is new to Python and looking for a more complete set of cheat sheets, I recently developed a set aimed at beginners. Rather than simply list syntax, there's a brief summary of many core concepts in Python. I thought this migh
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by japhyr 11y ago
> Perhaps more important, the number of car crashes by drivers 16 to 18 was reduced by 70 percent when school start times were changed from 7:35 to 8:55. This is what stood out to me. I'd like to know more about how this study was d
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by japhyr 11y ago
"I said: 'Steve, whatever it is that you want to do, you can do it a lot more easily with money in your pocket. Go ahead and make the money, and do whatever you want to do. Just don't forget what you wanted the money for&#x27
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by japhyr 11y ago
I'm a hobbyist who's slowly making the transition to professional work. Almost all of my work has been solo, and I've gotten away with using print statements for almost all of my debugging work. I work mostly in Python, and I
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by japhyr 11y ago
How well do Django-based projects work with conda?
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by japhyr 11y ago
The only thing that ever really helped me get up early was to ditch my alarm clock. I used to snooze for over an hour every morning. Once I got rid of my alarm clock I started getting out of bed the first time I woke up each morning. I got
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Using Git for Technical Writing(ehmatthes.github.io)
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Chopping wood makes us better programmers(ehmatthes.github.io)
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by japhyr 11y ago
What school are you at? I'd be curious to read the actual policy. Do they claim all schoolwork-related IP, like work you create in response to homework assignments?
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GitHub Pages for Non-Rubyists(ehmatthes.github.io)
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Thanks for the kind words! I'd love to hear your feedback as you work your way through the rest of the book, so feel free to get in touch if you'd like.
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Python Crash Course: http://nostarchpress.com/pythoncrashcourse
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I wish I had learned about testing earlier. The idea of testing code was never covered in any of the introductory books I read. I learned the basics of C, Fortran, and Pascal while doing a physics undergrad in the 90's, then I learned

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