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Re: Ask HN: What Are You Learning?

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Post by zeroc8 »

simonswords82 wrote: post #138

I've been a private pilot for about 5 years and a couple of weeks ago I was out in crappy weather. I knew the weather would be awful and had the foresight to bring my instructor friend with me. We ended up in cloud, I handed over control to my instructor and spent the next 10 minutes wondering what I would have done if he wasn't with me (hint: not good). So I slept on it, text my instructor a couple of days later and…

The FAA written plus the flying exam are just the bare minimum to make you legal, but not safe. Buying XPlane plus some yoke and throttle quadrant is the best investment you can make when it comes to IFR. Make sure you invest in it.

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Post by sli »

cknight wrote: post #51

I'm sure many here on HN did this long ago, but for me: Learning how to get by in a large org for the first time. 1 month ago I was responsible for the entire IT function of an SMB. I was the guy who knew everything required to get stuff done, and I reported directly to the CEO. A lot of processes were not formalised because the overheads of doing so weren't worth it. New job, now working for the government in a skys…

That sounds in every way like my nightmare and the reason I want to cram tech back into the hobby pile and switch careers.

Re: Ask HN: What Are You Learning?

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Post by dnadler »

csomar wrote: post #189

Lately, I have been catching up with the latest web dev tools: Wasm, React, Redux, NextJS and Serverless.

You'll probably get tons of people pitching their favorite tech, but I was recently doing the same thing and Redux just wasn't clicking for me. I think MobX is way more intuitive and it's also quite stable. Worth taking a look if you don't like Redux

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Post by zeroc8 »

randcraw wrote: post #190
simonswords82 wrote: post #138

I've been a private pilot for about 5 years and a couple of weeks ago I was out in crappy weather. I knew the weather would be awful and had the foresight to bring my instructor friend with me. We ended up in cloud, I handed over control to my instructor and spent the next 10 minutes wondering what I would have done if he wasn't with me (hint: not good). So I slept on it, text my instructor a couple of days later and…

And at night? Or is that another certification? It seems like an IFR cert would be really good to have if you were up longer than intended and had to land at night.

The FAA doesn't require a separate night rating for the PPL. Which is kind of crazy, as it's too easy to fly into clouds at night.

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Post by nscalf »

tunesmith wrote: post #149
listenfaster wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My wife and I have tried this, but it causes each of us to snore intermittently. Did you contend with snoring as you learned to sleep on your back?

This is the main reason I don't sleep on my back, too. Not sure what the solution is if I want to sleep on my back - I'd hate to jump straight to a cpap machine if I don't need to. Maybe those nighttime breathing strips would help?

Depends on the cause of snoring. For me, I've broken my nose a few times so it's a combination of that and mild sleep apnea---I can manage it by losing a little bit of weight. If you think your nasal passages have an issue, it's worth talking to a ENT about it. There are a number of different things that can be fixed with fairly mild surgery.

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Post by jeremyis »

daveungerer wrote: post #155

Chemistry. I was never really interested in it, but recently discovered that it's one of the best (and enjoyable) ways to learn more about the workings of the physical world, purely for curiosity's sake. Doing the MIT 5.111 course on OCW and the MIT 3.091 course on EdX. Also re-learning modern JavaScript, and TypeScript too - I've been using JavaScript professionally since 2003, but always begrudgingly. And spending…

5.111 and 3.091 together? Seems like a lot! Hope you enjoy the Sadoway videos - he’s the best.

Re: Ask HN: What Are You Learning?

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Post by randcraw »

aeoleonn wrote: post #147

Learning the basics of Computer Vision and Image Recognition via Machine Learning by following along with this book: "Learning OpenCV 4 Computer Vision with Python 3: Get to grips with tools, techniques, and algorithms for computer vision and machine learning" by Joseph Howse, Joe Minichino - 2020, Packt Publishing available here (library genesis): http://libgen.lc/item/index.php?md5=9208FA33E5C1F93918E128F8...

Cool. Another book you'll want to check out is Richard Szeliski's free draft of "Computer Vision: Algorithms and Applications", second edition, https://szeliski.org/Book/

Re: Ask HN: What Are You Learning?

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Post by divtiwari »

I'm currently diving deep into Compilers and Programming Language Theory. Have subscribed to the subreddit/Discord of r/ProgrammingLanguages. Also trying to implement/read these books:

1. 'Write a Interpreter in Go' by Thorsten Ball

2. 'Write a Compiler in Go' by Thorsten Ball

3. 'Crafting Interpreters' by Bob Nystrom

4. 'Ruby under a Microscope' by Pat Shaughnessy

Also, I'm trying to learn Racket in my spare time.

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