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by semireg 2y ago
Yes, through admissions. Getting a degree in math, maybe... depends on how much stress this adds to my life. If I were retired I'd just take a full load, but raising a family and running my business I can only take it one class at a ti
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by semireg 2y ago
I’m self employed and this is “for fun.” My wife is a professor in another department and I’ve got a tuition waiver.
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by semireg 2y ago
It’s been twenty years so my opinion is skewed and my memory is quite faded, however, I’ve got opinions on the guide and class in general. The main thing is there are no surprises or tricks. The exams are straightforward and EXHAUSTIVE. I d
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by semireg 2y ago
Yay, do it! I'm in linear algebra right now (midterm in 40 minutes) and I'm over 40. I went back because I always regretted not taking more higher level math. It's been a lot of work, but very rewarding. My kids (age 7 and 5)
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by semireg 2y ago
This is sweet news. I'm over 40. I enrolled at my local university in January and I'm studying (literally right now) for my linear algebra midterm [0] which is in 45 minutes! I'm on HN to calm my nerves. I graduated high scho
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by semireg 2y ago
While intuitive, I’m not so sure. I look at the center line and slowly cross my eyes until the 3rd image slides into place and then I get focus lock. At no time do I feel my eyes uncross and go the other way. Hmm!
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by semireg 2y ago
I spent my 30s in a VLCOL (very low cost of living) city. I’m now in my 40s and each year my sentimental feelings somehow keep growing. The small things in life: a local art museum, the local YMCA and its pickleball playing seniors, sauna,
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by semireg 2y ago
It might be nice to have a social safety net when you age and your children leave you.
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by semireg 2y ago
Sorry, my point is I’m not in the market for new/shiny and I’m wondering what I’m missing. Nothing against new tech, that’s why I’m here. But if we can satisfy our personal espresso needs with something non-electronic, I think that’s w
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by semireg 2y ago
While I’m curious of this design, can someone tell me why my cafelat robot is inferior? It’s performed for years with zero maintenance and minimal cleaning. It pulls excellent shots. It takes up minimal counter space. The only downside I ca
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by semireg 2y ago
A: native bindings written in zig
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by semireg 2y ago
Except when it’s accidentally turned on in your pocket. Ouch!
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by semireg 2y ago
After 3 years my Apple Watch needed a battery replacement. I went a week without it. There were times I missed an important call or text because I don’t have any habit of checking my phone and I refuse to use audible alerts. Overall, the Ap
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by semireg 2y ago
While owning a printer is still a curse (1), and software continues a cloudward spiral (2) I’ve made solid progress on a local-first indie barefoot app for designing and printing labels. I just shipped a new feature where you can use modern
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by semireg 2y ago
As the writer says, you’re not alone if you have customers cheering/jeering you on. If you’re lucky you’ll even have customers throwing money at you while lamenting their fears of having to settle for an incumbent.
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by semireg 2y ago
The right answer was, and still is: Jan 1, 1901
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by semireg 2y ago
It’s still used every day in low-DPI label printing where dithering and pixel alignment are very important.
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by semireg 2y ago
For about 6 months out of the year!
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by semireg 2y ago
20 years ago I read a few Wendell Berry essays on agriculture and it changed my life. I immediately believed two things: 1) if it wasn’t for computers I’d be an agrarian and 2) I finally had a better idea of conservatism in the sense that n
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by semireg 2y ago
Ha, yes! The previous two paragraphs: All sorts of people come to our class: the bright and the not so bright, the motivated and the lazy, the experienced and the novice. Inevitably, the people who get the most from the class share one char
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by semireg 2y ago
To be honest, I also “failed to become a real dev” from these books. It wasn’t until I watched Stanford’s iOS courses (Paul Hagarty) at 2x that I finally understood enough to build my first app. Such is the journey!
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by semireg 2y ago
My favorite quote was in the preface “how to learn” of one of their Obj-C/Cocoa books. TLDR: You are not stupid. This stuff is hard. —- While learning something new, many students will think, "Damn, this is hard for me. I wonder i
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by semireg 2y ago
E.g. wibble-wobble or the more pronounced wibbly-wobbly.
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by semireg 2y ago
It’s not every day you read something that completely boggles your mind. Our solar system passes through interstellar clouds and it can affect our planet. Wow.
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by semireg 2y ago
So that’s where all the M4s are going … to Apple’s private inference cloud.
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by semireg 2y ago
I loved the first season so much. But for the love of god, I should have stopped long before I became mad at it’s absurd drama.
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by semireg 2y ago
We have a wood burning fireplace insert (vs free standing stove) and a few days each winter we lose power. The blower on the fireplace uses about 100 watts and can help keep the house comfortable in sub-zero weather. That’s why we have a sm
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by semireg 2y ago
I’m a firm believer that good enough means avoiding catastrophe. Baking bread? Making beer? Caulking a window? Just avoid these common mistakes the outcome will be good enough. I’ve gotten in the habit of asking LLMs to coach me to avoid th
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by semireg 2y ago
I was not familiar. https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-...
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by semireg 2y ago
This satisfied whatever cravings I still had. Thank you!

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