jonstjohn

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by jonstjohn 13y ago
"Everyone does everything" has been the developer mentality at the company that I work for, which is a small software company of about 14 devs and 3 teams. We're an agile/scrum shop and all developers work on front-end, back-end, devops, e
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by jonstjohn 13y ago
I'd love to see somebody put together a book like what most of us expected this would be: an ABC book for kids that introduces some basic programming concepts in a cute and clever way. Nice effort by the authors but definitely geared towar
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by jonstjohn 13y ago
Part of it for us was the 'zoning out'. We had Netflix so no commercials, but he'd sit in his chair for an hour or more and just suck his thumb and zone out. Afterwards, he just wanted more. I guess that is a lot of the appeal of TV, jus
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by jonstjohn 13y ago
Our 3 year-old watched Dora and Diego almost every day from about 1 1/2 to just turning 3. It became somewhat of an obsession and he always wanted to watch another show. On the other hand, my wife and I rarely watched shows or movies, and
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by jonstjohn 13y ago
Looks great, too bad it won't even launch for me on Windows 7. Anybody else running into problems running it?
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by jonstjohn 13y ago
Nice tip! I only learned about refrigerating avocados recently and it's awesome to not have to consume a whole bag of avocados within a couple of days :) I'll definitely try the avocado in water trick.
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by jonstjohn 13y ago
I take serious issue with this: "Placing a ripe, soft avocado in a refrigerator will extend its life by two days, give or take." I've actually found that it can extend the life of an avocado for a week or more, depending on the avocado and
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by jonstjohn 13y ago
If you re-wrote company profits with all the subsidies, tax breaks, etc, factored in, you would see a much different profit landscape across the board.
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by jonstjohn 13y ago
Cool! I wanted to add a control for the door, as well, and experiment with computer vision.
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by jonstjohn 13y ago
I was interested in getting an arduino for a while but wasn't sure what to do with it and was busy with other software projects. Recently, I got a pi at PyCon for free, then shortly after we bought some chicks for raising chickens for eggs
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by jonstjohn 13y ago
Fascinating - I worked on the original database application for tracking CAFE practices in the field as part of an internship program with Conservation International. We worked with a coffee co-op and field office in Chiapas, Mexico. It w
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by jonstjohn 14y ago
Thanks for calling that one out - had never tried that before and works great. Putting into my bag of tricks ...
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by jonstjohn 14y ago
How has that worked out for you? Do you find it difficult to find clients? Much client turnover? Are you doing mostly manual or automated testing?
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by jonstjohn 14y ago
I love this project and the idea of linking together the sensors on so many devices. I wonder if something similar could be used for earthquake detection using motion sensors in the phone, since many phone rest on flat surfaces at least pa
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by jonstjohn 14y ago
We use Exceptional (exceptional.io) and Airbrake (airbrake.io). Both are fairly good but occasionally have discrepancies.
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by jonstjohn 14y ago
I used to be vegetarian and am eating modified paleo which means red meat and eggs (among other things, including lots of veggies, very little sugar and alcohol, fish, etc). Long-term health consequences worry me a bit but it seems like th
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by jonstjohn 14y ago
This is my feeling exactly. People seem to over analyze various approaches to fitness and diet to the point that it becomes un-productive. There is not a magic bullet workout or diet - in fact lots of different workouts and diets will hav
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by jonstjohn 14y ago
This is great insight. We paired 3 hours per day for about a year at the company where I work for before realizing that a more flexible approach to pairing was needed. These days we use it as a tool for on-boarding new developers and coll
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by jonstjohn 14y ago
Give some examples as to why.
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by jonstjohn 14y ago
I first read about nootropic drugs 15 or so years ago when I picked up a small book on the topic. Pricetam seemed like an effective drug with few side effects, and it could be bought over-the-counter in Mexico. I was living in San Diego,
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by jonstjohn 14y ago
Absolutely agree with you. I went on a wild adventure through my 20s, spending time in Alaska, working as a baker, managing an organic farm for several years - living for the most part from the seat of my pants just following what felt rig
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by jonstjohn 14y ago
Salt Lake City and San Diego: PHP/Python(/Ruby) software developers. Work with a fantastic team of motivated developers, great benefits, fun environment. Check out the position: http://www.drivecurrent.com/careers.html We have a couple l
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by jonstjohn 14y ago
I lived in my van for about 6 months after I graduated from college in Portland, OR. I spent part of that time up in Alaska, working in the fisheries (unloading fish from boats with a great group of guys) and the rest of my time in Portlan
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by jonstjohn 14y ago
I've had this exact same experience. On a somewhat related note, there may be 'pressure points' that occur in different sitting positions that may cause reduced blood-flow to the wrists, hands and fingers. I experience some RSI in my ring
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by jonstjohn 14y ago
I was a little concerned at first with my dog, running long distances, but we worked up from 15 or so miles per week to 50, and he seemed fine with it. But I was running in the early morning at the coolest time of day, so I'm sure that hel
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by jonstjohn 14y ago
My 2 1/2 year old is in a Montessori toddler program in Salt Lake City and the school is fantastic. At that age, kids are encouraged to work independently and learn at their own pace. Their 'toys' are what they call 'works' and are desig
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by jonstjohn 14y ago
I trained for a 50k with my dog (pit/boxer mix) and routinely ran 20+ miles with him. I'm fairly certain that he could have run much farther than me, judging by his vs my energy level at the end of the run. That was in West Virginia summe
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by jonstjohn 14y ago
We do an internal hack day modeled after Atlassian ShipIt (or as they called it and we do 'Fedex Day'). We've only had two since we started (year and a half) but aim to have one per quarter or every other quarter. In our experience, they w
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by jonstjohn 14y ago
I took machine learning the first time it was offered, and took about half of the PGM class before personal commitments won out temporarily (it was quite demanding, 10-15 hours per week). I re-signed up for PGM so I can give it another go
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by jonstjohn 14y ago
This is a fascinating perspective - I never considered 'freedom' in the context of work and its obligations. Thanks.

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