sethammons

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   by sethammons 8y ago

   I did not know that tipping the cable person was a thing. I also did not know this about hair stylists / barbers until my wife chastised me for not tipping. Lots of folks expect tips where I had no clue that was customary (probably bec
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   by sethammons 8y ago

   Just realized the way I worded it was unclear. I did not give out 45 minutes of homework for them per day, it was that I had 45 minutes to do everything I needed to do per day outside of classroom instruction if I wanted a 40 hr work week.
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   by sethammons 8y ago

   Thinking of 'did NOT like' - The Malazan Empire. Some folks are enthralled. I did the first two or three books in the series and just couldn't go on. I like the premise of "just throwing the reader in." You are just
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   by sethammons 8y ago

   They are all good books, and none (outside the series') are order dependent. I tend to like longer books, so be warned! haha. Long books in long series? Sign me up! If you are wanting to scratch a fantasy fix, you can't go wrong w
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   by sethammons 8y ago

   For me, to give an amount of work for students as to not extend my week beyond 40 hours would have meant no more than 45 minutes of non-instruction time per day. Lesson planning for one day typically took longer than that, aided by the fact
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   by sethammons 8y ago

   Oh man. So many. Anything by Brandon Sanderson. Most of his stuff takes place in the same fantasy universe, and some of the series are starting to cross over. Stormlight Archives is the crown jewel. Edit: each series takes place on a differ
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   by sethammons 8y ago

   The software we used to have (Aries Portal) did not have a "ready to publish" state on entered assignments (at least, not back then). As soon as the assignment was entered, it was immediately affecting grades. I did not have high
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   by sethammons 8y ago

   I don't understand the numbers. A typical highschool teacher is on campus from 7am to 3pm minimum. That is 40 hr/wk. That allows a 30min break for lunch and typically one hour "planning period" that is insufficient for
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   by sethammons 8y ago

   In the area I taught, median pay was about $60k/yr. After 20 years and getting more advanced degrees, you could get to $80k/yr. Most of the teachers I worked with worked more hours per year than just about any software engineer I
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    by sethammons 8y ago

    When I was teaching, grading took so incredibly long that there would be periods of time (read: nearly always) where I was simply behind entering scores. I typically did 10 to 12 hour days plus a good 6hr day most Saturdays, and usually a f
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    by sethammons 8y ago

    There are teachers who do it because they can't do anything else, and there are teachers who do it as a labor of love. As a student, the vast majority of my teachers struck me as the latter. When I was teaching, it felt kinda half and
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    by sethammons 8y ago

    I left teaching over 8 years ago. Elevated myself from programming for fun and sometimes pay to being a full time software developer. Best career move ever.
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    by sethammons 8y ago

    Agreed! And awesome progress!
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    by sethammons 8y ago

    My big advantage of being remote is zero commute (used to do 5 to 6 hours of commute per day). I have a dedicated room at home and I would not trade that for some office space I had to drive to without some compelling and temporary reason.
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    by sethammons 8y ago

    Yeah, no good. Quality control would help a ton.
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    by sethammons 8y ago

    A lot of folks give CrossFit crap (and a some of it is justified). It is hip to hate on it. If you can get a box that has a good owner/coach, CrossFit is an excellent way to learn about fitness and your limits. The biggest issue I have
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    by sethammons 8y ago

    Personally, if I were just starting something (assuming non-aws), I would use a free pinging service or write a quick cron to do it. In the event that it did not come back healthy, I would either send myself an email or an sms - the health
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    by sethammons 8y ago

    Nothing heavy needed. You should know that your thing is working. A basic health check. You should know what errors are happening with basic logging. As soon as you have a paying user, you should have some form of reporting or alerting on t
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    by sethammons 8y ago

    They say "you need to add monitoring, metrics and logging" at the 500k user mark. That should be happening with user 0 with few exceptions that I can think of.
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    by sethammons 8y ago

    Mom: "There are starving kids in China, eat all your food!". Thanks Mom; kids are still starving there, and now America is fat. --unkown comedian. I was told, as a kid, that it was rude to not eat all the food put in front of you,
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    by sethammons 8y ago

    My new home in western Montana. Just came in from my deck, listening to the lake across the road lap at it shores as a flock of geese flew buy. Caught a glimpse of a bald eagle soaring through the trees. In Christmas theme: an electronic pi
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    by sethammons 8y ago

    You have a whole universe to explore! I think Stormlight was the best, but they are all great.
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    by sethammons 8y ago

    Anything Brandon Sanderson, with Stormlight Archives as the crown jewel.
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    by sethammons 8y ago

    Get back to nature. I just moved out to Western Montana (now working fully remote). Looking to do more (or start) hiking, backpacking, cycling, fishing, boating, sitting, relaxing, archery, shooting, maybe hunting, wood woork, and learn to
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    by sethammons 8y ago

    Honestly, it took too much time. I need to better self-regulate my usage. Get back to once a day or less. Open that time for more producing, less consumption.
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    by sethammons 8y ago

    This is an interesting one. Mind going a bit deeper? I read it as: 360 feedback can provide a narrow view or extreme view in either direction, and you are not beholden to the self-image that others label you. Respect what you know about you
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    by sethammons 8y ago

    Probably depends on company size, and who you get your briefcase problem to.
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    by sethammons 8y ago

    and? Neighbors can legit steal too.
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    by sethammons 8y ago

    I just posted this in another thread. I’m Not Great at Technical Interviews. How I Got Hired: https://sendgrid.com/blog/im-great-technical-interviews-got-... Maybe it is a technique you could leverage. I think the guy
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    by sethammons 8y ago

    Interviews are stressful. I recall an interview years ago where I totally blanked on how to write an SQL JOIN. 3 seconds after the interview, it came right back. I can recall the two interviewers exchanging glances that I interpreted as &qu