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Correct. Reduced smoking, alcohol, and other behaviors have been documented. There's a complex relationship between the gut and certain behaviors. These drugs slow down gut process…

I didn't get any LLM vibes from the comment at all. I'd heard of "off label use" and other incidental use-cases. So the comment makes a lot of sense...

Agreed. A laptop also comes with battery backup, screen, and input devices out of the gate. Granted, it consumes more power than RPi. But a laptop is definitely a solid choice, bas…

Internet connectivity is the main thing that's prevented me from going down this path. Zoom meetings and file transfers really suck up a lot of bandwidth. But a lot of hotels have …

We did something similar with a move to Columbus, GA. Cost of living was super-low, but 200k people means you get theater, airport, etc. One thing to keep in mind as you get older:…

I can't log on to the console for us-east-1. But our api gateway seems to be working, so I guess production is still up...for now...

Interesting that he mentioned the $300,000 model... Hypothetical question for US-based folks: I wonder if there is a non-traditional path for people who can afford to research with…

For larger user counts (and budgets), Salesforce.com is a workhorse. Builds tabs, data views, filters, dashboards, great auditing, security, etc. I've used the force.com platform t…

I'm a young guy, but this presents an interesting question: what's the best path to modernize your skill set? Imagine being a Cobol or dBase III developer. You recognize that some …

Interesting. I didn't realize these were shipping yet. Seems like a good option for exploration!

I'm super interested in using this for my masters thesis. But their github docs are terse at best. I have no confidence that I'd be talented enough to figure out their api, and the…

I'm disappointed about the reluctance on Lidar. It seems like a great safety net, allowing the car to say "I don't know what this large white blob on the camera is, but it's solid …

In your case, a great partner might be a handful of VC firms?

I'm not sure I'm in the "heathy pipeline" stage. But I have a small number of repeat clients, and have landed a good number of $49k to $60k projects over the last five years. I cur…

Agreed. I can confirm; hunted pigs get educated and super skittish. It's like tracking the Viet Cong or something.

I'd recommend moonlighting to get a feel for it. It's a good way to test drive without the "sink or swim" pressure. You can get gigs from your network, partner agencies, or Upwork.…

My apologies. You have to be yourself, and there are some social benefits to going to the office. Assuming your freelance work counts as past experience, and that you are trying to…

I'm 40-ish and have been self-employed for about 5 years now. I have no plans to go back to full-time employment. You should consider that route. There are very few benefits to bei…

I do find that RPI life comes with a lot of add-on costs. Battery pack, input devices, display, SSD, etc. It does start to add up if you aren't using the RPI in headless mode ancho…

I tend to agree, but I'm not sure that the buyers are suckers. Technically the people who sell pickaxes to gold miners are in way better shape than the gold mine owners. But we can…

Perhaps this is just my inner poverty showing, but how does something like this even happen, from a monetary perspective? I'm assuming the owners had investors or loans or some oth…