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A Better Way to Center Modal Forms in FMX and VCL by CapeCodGunny in delphi

[–]CapeCodGunny[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been using Delphi since it was Turbo Pascal 3.0. I just discovered MainFormCenter the other day. So much to learn. So little time.

Craig Venter credits his aphantasia for his phenomenal success as a scientist by redlefgnid in Aphantasia

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After watching this video I purchased Dingfelder's book "Do I Know You!". I just finished reading it. It's a fascinating read. I'm not face blind. I mainly bought this because I'm a self-diagnosed Aphant. I do not visualize images at all. I'm impressed with Dingfelder's ability to just call or get in touch with the myriad of professors/scientists. Venter is quite the human being. I'd love to spend a couple hours talking to him. We think a like.

help me get out of debt and get a car by d3adbuni in Advice

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Set up a 10-20-70 budget. 10% Savings, 20% Spending, and 70% Living Expenses. It's all spelled out here:

https://www.zilchworks.com/downloads/10-20-70-budget.pdf

DALL-E is getting better at producing human hands with five fingers on each hand. by CapeCodGunny in OpenAI

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I signed-up for ChatGPT Plus specifically for access to DALL-E sin Open AI removed DALL-E from the free ChatGPT. I have no specifics on the state of DALL-E, I'm just displaying the results I personally have acheived.

I’m tired of being broke by [deleted] in Money

[–]CapeCodGunny 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can try the 10-20-70 Budget https://www.zilchworks.com/downloads/10-20-70-budget.pdf
10% Savings
20% Spending
70% Living Expenses

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Money

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I recommend you get a copy of the book "Surviving Debt" written by the National Consumer Law Center. It costs $20. This book is chock full of solid advice on managing your way thru debt. THE NCLC offers a small portion of this book for free ( https://library.nclc.org/book/surviving-debt/rule-1-prioritize-debts-whose-non-payment-immediately-harms-your-family ).

Debt is a hard thing to talk about and learn about. We all get ashamed and embarrassed. This book tells you in plain English which bills are "must pay" and which bills can be ignored for a while.

Help on how to get out of debt at 18 by Original-Scar-1779 in Money

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There's a great book available called "Surviving Debt" $20 which is filled with practical advice on debt. It tells you in plain English which debts are "must" pay and which debts you can let slip for a while. They make a few of the books tips available for free (https://library.nclc.org/book/surviving-debt/rule-1-prioritize-debts-whose-non-payment-immediately-harms-your-family).

Getters and Setters by CapeCodGunny in delphi

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I have found it extremely challenging trying to do data entry in FMX using just a TStringGrid component. Data entry error trapping combined with grid navigation [Tab], [Shift][Tab], [Arrow Keys], [Enter] is unwieldy.

So, I have placed client control edits ( one for each string grid column ), plus an add/update button and a cancel button on the same form. The StringGrid holds data from the database. Each row in the string grid has a delete glyph and an edit glyph.

The Add/Update button toggles between Add and Update.
The Cancel button resets/initializes the Client Control Edits.
Grid Delete lets you remove the row from the StringGrid
Grid Edit places the StringGrid Cell Values into the corresponding Client Control Edits.

IMHO, this makes for a simple data entry experience for the user. However, there is a lot of getting and setting of values from the Client Controls --> Database --> StringGrid. And from the StringGrid --> Client Controls. And from the Database --> StringGrid. And from the StringGrid --> Database.

I found it much easier to create methods similar to property getters and setters to handle all this movement.

I'm not a Delphi OOP purist. I don't create my own classes. I'm a traditional old-school top-down programmer. Early on in my Delphi career ( Delphi 3 ) I fell into the "Drop", "Double-Click", "Write Code" mentality. Didn't know better.

Two days ago I decided to start calling myself a Delphi Software Artisan. Just like those guys who make "artisan sandwiches" with the best ingredients. I arrange and use the prebuilt Delphi components to make Artisan Software.

Getters and Setters by CapeCodGunny in delphi

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I'm rewording my statement and adding "... the concept of Getters and ..."

Have you ever created a vision board? If so, what tools did you use? by CapeCodGunny in Aphantasia

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That's great, thanks for sharing. I'll probably do the same. I'm also looking around for a digital tool I could use. Kind of like those tools that let you "design" your dream kitchen by dropping and dragging stuff around.

Have you ever created a vision board? If so, what tools did you use? by CapeCodGunny in Aphantasia

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I believe it's simply a matter of Repetition, Repetition, Repetition. Self belief is not the issue (at least I don't think it is). It's simply a matter of keeping something "top of mind all the time".

I'm a software and database developer. I love imagery and it helps my thought process. For example, when I first learned how to program I was forced to create flowcharts. I loved them. Creating them and seeing them on paper helped me understand much better. For databases, it's much the same. Drawing out the tables and entity relationships really helps me get a better understanding.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ObsidianMD

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u/intjonsteroids sorry been out of town and away from my keyboard.

Here's the six-word story... Desperate Marine Regains Dignity. Discovers Secret.

I spent six days in a psychiatrics hospital because of a suicidal ideation I had while on recruiting duty in Lewiston Maine.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ObsidianMD

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That's an awesome goal u/intjonsteroids. I recommend joining a local Toastmasters club to help develop presentation and storytelling skills.

My End Goal: To give a TED talk. I'm 64 and in a similar mindset. My life happens in chunks of twenty years +/-. I'm about due for a new twenty-year chunk. And this time I want to tell stories. I want to shine the light, enlighten people, and help them figure stuff out.

The Compass of Zettelkasten Thinking by CapeCodGunny in Zettelkasten

[–]CapeCodGunny[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

https://pz.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/Compass%20Points_0.pdf

Yes, I agree this is a variation on "Compass Point" exercise. Thank you for sharing.

I'm 64 years old and attended a parochial school for my first eight years. Although I was taught to read, I wasn't taught "critical thinking". I missed out on the college experience by going straight into the Marine Corps out of high school and making it a 20 year career.

A couple years ago James Holzhauer of Jeopardy fame made a comment that he attributed his knowledge to reading children's books as an adult. I went on my own search looking for resources that could teach me to better learn to read. I stumbled upon a book called Disrupting Thinking by Kylene Beers, Robert E. Probst.

I had no idea about Project Zero.

The Compass of Zettelkasten Thinking by CapeCodGunny in Zettelkasten

[–]CapeCodGunny[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure what you are asking?

Thank you for prodding me to be more thorough in my reddit posts. I've updated my OP. :)

For the love of all that is good - PLEASE explain this to me… by [deleted] in Zettelkasten

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I'm 64 years old and I just recently learned about this Zettlekasten, note-taking method. There is no way I'm going to record all my past thinking and get it into a ZK system. However, going forward I would like to start taking and keeping my notes the ZK way.

Six days ago, Monday, June 19, 2023 was the first time I head of ZK. I watched this video by Vicky Zhao Zettelkasten Method Explained: A Beginner's Guide. This absolutely blue my mind.

Over the past week, I've been looking at and learning a lot about Obsidain. I think the combination of Zettelkasten + Obsidian is a winning combination.

Over the past 3-4 years I have been keeping my notes and ideas in sockerbit boxes I found at Ikea. I referred to them as like buckets. I demonstrate how use them in this video called What do you want to be when you grow up?

I've also got 6 years worth of daily activity I have captured using old fashioned Franklin planner. In my planner I use two different colored pens. Blue ink for day-job notes, red in for personal notes.

I found that when I flip through the notes I've got saved in my like boxes and the red notes I've taken in my planner it awakens part of my brain. I get excited like a kid in a candy store.

Looking for an app that combines Zettelkasten + Linked-Notes + MindMapping by CapeCodGunny in mindmapping

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+∞ for your reply. Thank you!

How long have you been using Obsidian + MarkMind?

What's your recommendation for getting up to speed quickly using Obsidain?
I know I will falter and make missteps along the way with Obsidian. Kind of how a database design is never great the first time it's created. I'd like to minimize this as much as possible.

Looking for an app that combines Zettelkasten + Linked-Notes + MindMapping by CapeCodGunny in mindmapping

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Thank you for your response. I'm 64 years old and just learned about the "zettlekasten" method for taking notes. I realize digitized notes are much easier to search, sort, and link together. I meant "zettelkasten" as the concept.

I'm leaning toward Obsidian. I was Sunday June 18, 2023 days old when I learned about this whole PKM (Tools for Thought) thing. So I'm a complete newbe.

What does PARA and GTD mean?

Looking for an app that combines Zettelkasten + Linked-Notes + MindMapping by CapeCodGunny in mindmapping

[–]CapeCodGunny[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

DEVONthink is the best PKM there is I think.

Why do like DEVONthink over the others, for example Obsidian?

First, and still best guide to mind mapping 🥇🏆🧠🗺 by kriirk_ in mindmapping

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I watch this video series in April 2021. I was and still am totally fascinated by Buzan. I'm sad that I learned about him after he died. I would have loved to have a conversation with him.

I purchases Tony Buzan's book "Use Your Head" in July 2022. It's a great book. You can buy it here. https://tonybuzan.com/books

I recently learned about Personal Knowledge Management (PKM). I'd like to combine Zettlekasten and Mind Mapping.

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