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SaaS could be a good transition, there are quite a few SaaS shops using C++ for example. Or possibly backend if you're willing to do some cloud based side projects. Embedded is a l…

So true. I recall early in my career an older engineer telling me the closer you are to the money the more money you make. > I realised that the HR head, who has few relevant skill…

"One benefit of working together in person, many executives said, is the potential for spontaneous interactions. ... She noticed that she was soon having conversations with peers t…

On a related note there's a pretty entertaining NPR video breaking down whether or not you can power your house with a bike - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbUxt2x4InE (spoiler a…

That’s incredible! I have a hard cut off around 6.5-7 hours of sleep, anything less and I have noticeable performance decrease - inability to concentrate , needing to re read lines…

Has anyone tried the Tresanti standing desk which is sold at Costco? It seemed pretty sturdy and reasonably priced at $400 CAD ($300 USD) EDIT: link - https://www.costco.ca/Tresant…

My two cents - keep the books/papers/resources on the shelf and go out and build an embedded project. Sure, you could read about interrupts, registers maps, chip datasheets, etc. b…

My favorite for 2018 - "Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder" by Nassim Taleb. I particularly enjoyed the discussion of asymmetry and the implications for investing but also…

Another +1 from Deep Work. The main takeaway for me was the following quote: "We spend much of our day on autopilot, not giving much thought to what we are doing with our time. Thi…

I'm curious what the impact will be for GM tech workers. IIRC they hired a bunch of software devs in Markham and Oshawa over the last few years

Same problem here - deviated septum is such an annoyance. I find I often have to breathe out of my mouth as breathing out of my nose is sometimes not possible as one or both nostri…

I frequently hear teenagers and young adults say things like 'Cannabis is harmless', 'not as bad as alcohol', etc. The issue here is the initial research consistently shows us the …

Just a quick warning for those considering Melatonin before a flight or for adjusting to jet lag: About a week before a long flight I decided to test Melatonin and took a single 3m…

I have a build using a Ryzen5 1600X + MSI X370 Gaming Plus + Nvidia 1070 GPU with Ubuntu 16.04 installed. I get lockups once every 2-3 days. I was convinced the lockups were caused…

I can definitely resonate with this line: "Once people start coupling up, the challenges only increase. Making friends with other couples “is like matchmaking for two,” said Kara B…

~ Books => I have most in digital and physical copies ~ - The C Programming Language (2nd edition) - Brian Kerningham / Denis Ritchie - The C++ Programming Language (4th edition wh…

Thank you for the detailed reply!

Thanks, great links! I bought the 'Fixing My Gaze' audiobook and I am researching vision therapy as a potential surgery alternative.

You mention you had amblyopia, I'm curious how you got rid of it? I've had strabismus (i.e. diplopia / double vision) for as long as I can remember. It's pretty minor and I didn't …

I would argue mining is much lower risk but has much lower potential for reward. After paying off the card ( I completely agree that just owning coins has way more upside and I sus…