stakkur

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by stakkur 7y ago
Libre Office spreadsheets. I also have a few Python scripts I wrote to consume downloaded CSV files of my bank account transactions, summarize them a bit, and drop them into a spreadsheet.
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by stakkur 7y ago
Here's an (extremely) short but useful explanation of 'why': https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/learn/git/what... TL;DR: source control is about so much more than 'bac
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Derek Sivers' Happy, Smart, Useful–Are You Doing This?
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MacPaint in JavaScript: https://www.cloudpaint.com/classic An elegant weapon, from a more civilized time.
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by stakkur 7y ago
Last year, I built a local/regional tech job listing website, targeted at helping 'older' people (35ish and up, of any gender) looking to find work--experienced or not. $100 listings. Plenty of traffic. Totally failed. Starte
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by stakkur 7y ago
Three resources I always recommend for beginners: 1. The Django Girls tutorial (multi-language): https://tutorial.djangogirls.org/ 2. Will Vincent's books (also recommend his blog): https://wsvincent.com&#x2
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After trying just about everything, I've come full circle to...text files. Specifically, I use Emacs, with a mix of markdown and org-mode. I use a few techniques (Eisenhower matrix, GTD, etc.) to organize things. Now, a few years in, I
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Firefox. Because Mozilla is actively (and publicly) committed to privacy, which is the opposite intention of Google (Chrome) and Microsoft (IE/Edge/Whatever).
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Despite intentions by my two previous managers, I try to minimize and avoid '1-1' meetings. Why? Because I want a relationship with the manager where we can talk whenever we need to, instead of having a weekly 'meeting'
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by stakkur 7y ago
I tool the plunge and converted to Linux a few years ago after MacOS forever. Sometimes it's frustrating, but most of that frustration is over minor conveniences. I like MacOS just fine, but just can't. Stand. Windows. It really h
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Why is JavaScript so popular?
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Book 5 of Meditations .
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You get to decide. Wake up early enough to get done what needs doing. Do the important things first. Make the most of the morning hours. You might like this newsletter/podcast: dailystoic.com
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by stakkur 7y ago
Marcus Aurelius' Stoic idea of winning the morning. This means doing your best to make the most of the first part of the day: arise early and jump into doing the most important tasks of the day. Practice good habits. Then, as the day e
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How have you found and applied for jobs?
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Do you use a personal 'knowledge base'?
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