Ask HN: What Are You Learning?

Post by rileyphone » Fri, Jun 25, 2021, 6:02 PM UTC

elevenoh wrote: post #100

Anon4Now wrote: post #18

To sleep on my back. Being a life-long side sleeper has caused a lot of shoulder and upper back problems that sometimes make it hard for me to reach out and type. I wish I'd done this ages ago. It's one of the hardest things I've had to learn.

I sleep less deep when on my back. Believe there's studies on amyloid plaque clearance differing b/n different positions. And I believe back sleeping has less of such than side.

Post by tmaly » Fri, Jun 25, 2021, 6:05 PM UTC

everythingswan wrote: post #216

I'm a marketer tinkering with Python. Since Python is so versatile, lots of uses for a marketer like me. I started off with a few Coursera courses going over the basics (Programming 4 Everybody) and read the book with it. Then I tinkered with some basic functions: how to strip a list of URLs for a specific Product ASIN, automating some Photoshop image creation, and searching a 10k row Excel doc for specific phrases.…

Post by simonswords82 » Fri, Jun 25, 2021, 6:10 PM UTC

mbrameld wrote: post #232

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…

You make it sound like you flew VFR into IMC with an instructor. Is that what really happened? If so, I would suggest a different instructor!

Post by simonswords82 » Fri, Jun 25, 2021, 6:11 PM UTC

zeroc8 wrote: post #191

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.

Post by simonswords82 » Fri, Jun 25, 2021, 6:12 PM UTC

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.