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No issues here either. Perhaps it's an AWS local to you? Or your region?

If they are learning... and learning effectively and efficiently. It doesn't matter. If you think the videos take too much time... you could suggest he try a "video speed-up" plugi…

Stack Overflow has a good system.

Weight the reviews... 1 star gets .5 points, 5 star gets 1. Then balance it out. Or take those 1 star reviews with a grain of salt. I don't think you are risk adverse to reading bo…

I've always looked at Introversion/Extroversion using the battery example. As an Introvert, we recharge our battery by being alone, and drain it in groups. An extrovert is the oppo…

I think it all depends on what sort of programming you want to do. I do a lot of internal web development for a business. Math is rarely used beyond the basics. Algorithms and such…

Probably because it's a cool (albeit overused) effect to make people thing "future".

Welcome to the team! We all feel that way at some point. Others have given some excellent reasons why this happens... so I'll just leave you with a quote. "If you're the smartest p…

Check out Simple Programmer. He has a lot of articles and email list stuff about building a blog. Quality content on a regular basis is key. Be consistent, and keep writing.

Pronounced "pie tree" or "pee tree"? as in "pitri dish"? As @arkitaip said... it doesn't say anything to me, but that isn't a bad thing. Depending on how it's pronounced, it may no…

Casey Neistat had a very poignant video today (yes, posted today). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q980C74SdYQ

Are 1 minute vlogs doable? Sure... it depends on you. You have to have a story. No story, no subscribers. So, if you can tell a story in 1 minute or less... then I think it would w…

Start a blog, create a course or two for something like PluralSight or Lynda. Check out Simple Programmer. As others have said, this is more an investment than a direct payment... …

Fail early, fail often. Try lots of new projects outside your "skills". See what interests you, and where you want to go. We learn by trial and error. But I think you already know …