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I was just trying to integrate with my banks this past weekend because of this, with no luck. I was pointed at OFX (Open Financial Exchange) as an integration method, but it seems …

Fiction - Recursion - Red Rising (on book 2 now and I assume I'll want to re-read it) - Ender's Game series (I've read some of them multiple times) - The Martian (I've read multipl…

I haven't gone back to re-listen, but here's a selection from what I favorited in my podcast app: - Changelog and Friends - Even the best rides come to an end (Kelsey Hightower) - …

I'd like to be more deliberate in what I choose to do. Part of this goes with the old saying of "eat the frog first". I want to stop doing the quick and easy thing and do the thing…

You know what's best for you

Align yourself with a project that's important to the business.

That's the beauty of the internet, you're bound to find things you don't like that others have the exact opposite experience with. I find them extremely relatable, fun, and knowled…

Developer Tea has been a great listen. Thanks for your contributions!

You Suck at Excel with Joel Spolsky - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nbkaYsR94c

It's all I do. It's the only way I can understand if my next comment will offend or work as a joke or if I'm posing an interesting topic. It's what makes conversations so draining …

How do you identify one capable to teach CS, capable to teach ages K-12, and willing to work for very little pay? Is the goal to train existing teachers (would they make more money…

Pluralsight has been my favorite training platform for some time now, luckily my company bought my subscription. Speed controls on video (typically do 1.5-2x speed) and ability to …

Your reference to "faith in anything" is most likely referring to a central being controlling everything (see: god), as faith in something/anyone doesn't give that something meanin…

I think the author had a little over-the-top reaction of "it’s time to unplug everything, chuck my phone, don a tinfoil hat, and move to the woods." The buzzing and computer-create…

It seems it doesn't really refer to their announcement being public or private, but rather what they have to submit in financial statements. They have much looser guidelines, so th…

I had the same issue with the XPS 15 9550, but they replaced it out of warranty.

So if Alzheimer's is the degeneration of brain cells leading to memory loss and breakdown of other mental functions, and sleep is typically touted as a way to consolidate memories,…

I also see this. It asked for I think 4 separate permissions that you could allow or deny.

It's so true. The entertainment/consumer shopping industries seems to have surpassed banks/governments in availability. It's also pretty ridiculous knowing that some of these compa…

I use pocket for storing everything. It's cross-browser and device so you can easily sync offline to your tablet/phone to read on a plane. http://getpocket.com/

Web programming job for a college. I'm at my 3rd one right now and it remains consistent that it is definitely a less stressful environment where you have a lot of free time to res…

I think you'll find that ubuntu will have plenty of driver support and will work on almost any piece of hardware. If you want to get more familiar with other distro's I'd recommend…

It's actually really fun. I think the end all greatness of this would be if I could play minecraft, and enter an arena, and start playing this. (guy can dream) I love the jump heig…

They do ask for a photo.