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Post by everythingswan »

tmaly wrote: post #233
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.…

Have you run into any challenges in learning Python?

I've had to relearn concepts 2-3x and deal with silly mistakes I made, rewriting some programs.

I know a little bit about databases so that gave me a good foundation to work with. If I was 18 and starting from scratch, some of those concepts may have taken longer to learn.

Other than that, pretty awesome. I went in thinking that I would need a few hundred hours of work before I would feel comfortable and I think that was about right. So I just enjoyed it along the way!

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Post by sergiomattei »

jacquesm wrote: post #287
sergiomattei wrote: post #118

Earlier quoted context omitted.

ooh! I'm doing exactly the same! I purchased a Casio and started taking lessons. So happy to learn!

I'm assuming that's a PX-S** series and I've looked at those, they are very good value for the money. Track your progress, make some videos and then look at yourself a couple of weeks or months later so you can see in a very concrete sense how you are progressing, this is a huge motivator, and it is easy to keep track of this on a day-to-day basis.

Yes, nailed it! Got a PX-S1000 because it's hammer action and I love the minimalist design.

Will absolutely do this :) I'm so down to see my progress as I go. Today I had my class and started working on some chords!

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Post by fleekonpoint »

How to take care of myself. I've neglected it for too long. With my 30th birthday coming up, I've started to exercise, meditate, cook healthier food, and get plenty of sleep. It's had a huge positive impact on my mental health. I would definitely recommend any or all of these practices to anyone.

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Post by mtnGoat »

RickJWagner wrote: post #278
jacquesm wrote: post #5

Piano. I've decided that more programming languages or web stacks are a complete waste of time. Piano is for life and I wished I had started doing this in earnest long ago.

I've been astounded by the number of free pianos I see on Facebook marketplace. I totally get the allure (and used to play a bit myself), but I fear it's a dying art.

A piano, if not cared for. Is literally just a liability after a while. Most people have to pay to get them taken away. I wouldn’t consider this an indicator of the art dying. Cars go to junk yards too, but cars aren’t dying.

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Post by technological »

Learning about aws transit gateway and firewalls. Recently been put into a project where I need to architect whole infrastructure. First time leading a project, so excited and nervous. Learning how manage time with 18month kid, work and a daily audio log podcast

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Post by Jaxtek »

vfinn wrote: post #217

DevOps/GitOps. Need to build a stack consisting of Kubernetes (zero downtime, volumes), Docker for images, Django Rest Framework (backend), Nginx (reverse proxy for static files), Uwsgi (for Nginx-Django coordination), Next.js (front), Postgresql (db), Flux (for syncing with private docker registry images using maybe semver and for github repository polling), Ansible (for agentless initial configuration for test/qa/p…

Your stack looks similar to this (https://panelbear.com/blog/tech-stack/) This might help

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Post by genmud »

How important it is to read employment offers from a worst case perspective and redline shit that isn't defined, even if you have a verbal agreement on what something means. Am currently dealing with my (soon to be former) company trying to fuck me out of a bunch of stock because they couldn't c&p correctly.
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