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In Canada, There were several meetups near-ish to me, but they sort of died off during covid and are only now getting going again.

Just wanted to thank everyone for the responses. lots of good ideas. As a follow up a question. Many of you said you pursue your interests and passions, exploring them in personal …

I appreciate the response. "When I turned 30-ish and had a kid and a wife and a mortgage… I lost a metric ton of interest in computers and computing." - This is exactly what I've b…

Thanks for the response. 4 yrs at current company, flexible job with a small team. family commitments definitely affect my ability to focus beyond my day job. If I could summarize …

I consider myself self-taught, no CS degree, took some basic web design courses in college. I've turned that into a career as a largely front-end focused developer for the past 8 y…

To be specific, Marie Kondo didn't advise rolling clothes but folding them in a way that they stood upright. That way you can see, at a glance, what's in your drawers. It wasn't ab…

Encouraging to hear it gets better, I have a 13 month old and feeling quite slow witted lately.

Our little guy just passed his first birthday and it's been such a fun and stressful time. I think the fact that you're concerned about being a good dad means you'll do well. For m…

Civilization 6 does this a bit, where roads are constructed by running trade routes, not built manually.

I was also outside Ottawa(West) at the time. I remember hearing the trees collapsing as they failed under the weight, it was like mini explosions. We were out for about 48 hours bu…

Trying to buy my first house in a crazy seller's market while getting ready for our first child, during a global pandemic.

You're thinking of Matt Stoller