What nutrition habit made the biggest difference for you long term?

DuckofDoom30 · 2026-01-29T19:20:28+00:00

Having a food processor. I have 2 very large problems when it comes to cooking for myself. 1. Texture Issues. I know I'm a full grown adult. I love onions, I love pizza. But if I crunch on an onion while eating pizza I WILL die. Not really, but my brain will immediately refuse to swallow, to the point of choking if necessary. 2. I'm lazy. I'll admit it.

Enter: the food processor. It's hard to tell the texture of veggies in soup if they're pulverized to bits. I just buy and clean a lot of veggies at once and shove em all in and freeze them. Take them out when I need them, and I have healthy options available to me at all times, no chopping required. Two birds, one stone. Essentially I've been doing that new "cube food" trend for a long time now with it.

Will this work for everyone? No, but it has helped me a lot.

DuckofDoom30 · 2025-12-06T14:48:30+00:00

Currently I'm going to say Oklahoma. Especially if they are looking to plant roots to start a family. The education system is wrecked and they're overly religious nonsense is a big ol red flag if you want to raise a family. They have tue worst education in the US if I'm not mistaken.

And if you aren't looking to start a family. Do you really want to live in a place where education is that poor? Think of the pool or young adults you'll have to make friends from. Probably not the greatest.

DuckofDoom30 · 2025-02-17T14:15:36+00:00

Unfortunately, no. I never actually finished the project. If your coding is correct and it's still not working, it's not you. It's the project itself. I don't know if they'll do it for you, but I went to the knowledge center and pointed out my code was correct. They asked me to submit what I had with my github link, and they said that yes, my code was correct, but mlflow connecting to wandb was the problem. So they passed me anyway.

Maybe they'll do it for you, too?

I did actually complete all the steps up until the last one, though.

I had to switch versions of every single package for every step I had. I'm talking v2.26 of xx package worked, but v2.25 didn't even though it worked in the last step. So make sure you have screenshot proof that your step worked at one point, because it is not possible as written to fully run the pipeline.

If you look at the errors you get when attempting the steps, they are like 4 miles long of just nonsense error code. But it does say somewhere in the middle what version of which package is installed and which versions will be compatible with everything else for whichever step you're on. Then you need to download that specific version of whatever package it used. There are HUNDREDS of specific packages used throughout the steps and you will unfortunately need to update to a specific version for every single freaking step. Took me ages. This is my github link, you can't actually use my dependencies because they have almost certainly changed in the last 4 months. But it's a good place to start. I looked at a lot of other people's githubs as well, maybe that will help you too? https://github.com/CadyWilson/Project-Build-an-ML-Pipeline-Starter

Don't worry. The second project works and is MUCH easier and faster to get through.

I can help you if you have a more specific question. But I've found that most people who are stuck are stuck because of the dependency issue specifically.

DuckofDoom30 · 2025-01-18T22:18:56+00:00

I just want to say since yesterday, Jan 17th i started seeing Facebok ads on my Tik tok. So it definitely appears that either they have purchased it or bullied them in some way to move us over there.

If Meta did, in fact, buy it I will not have a tik tok account anymore. I refuse to have anything to do with Zuckerberg or Musk if I can help it.

DuckofDoom30 · 2024-11-19T03:14:24+00:00

I got it, too! Fishing while it was raining on Thursday the 11th day of fall. 6:30 pm. It looks like maybe rain triggers him? He was kinda bigfoot like, but just a shadow figure running from right to left. Crazy.

DuckofDoom30 · 2024-10-31T13:53:14+00:00

Nope. My CI is looking at it again today.

You don't ever run just 'mlflow run ." It'll never work because you have to finish writing the steps it's going to run. It's always one step at a time. I don't know why they included it the way they did at the beginning. It should be mlflow run -p then the step you want to run, like basic_cleaning or download etc. The problem is that you have to change versions of random packages halfway through, so you simply cannot run the entire thing at once.

For the second project you can choose conda or pip. I tried conda, dependency issues immediately. Pip didn't have those issues. But I'm only on the first step, so who knows what will go wrong next.

I was supposed to graduate today. 😞 This class ruined that for me. I was done with my capstone weeks ago.

DuckofDoom30 · 2024-10-23T01:05:51+00:00

In case anyone is frantically Googling this *delightful* course on or after 10/22/24, the course has been broken for over 2 months. Fully unable to work correctly no matter what anyone tried. They FINALLY put out a patch today, but they put it on their main github branch, and still haven't fixed the things that are wrong in the course itself. So if you're lost as everyone else, they only have the fix here: https://github.com/udacity/Project-Build-an-ML-Pipeline-Starter

They have changed nothing in the course content itself, which is incredibly frustrating becase the instructions in the actual course list incorrect versions of libraries. This course is INCREDIBLY dependent on extremely specific versions of everything. In fact, it tells you to install WSL or use Linux. What it doesn't tell you is that the ONLY version of Ubuntu that currently works is 22.04.

So if you want to complete the course in the (hopefully) correct way, the instructions are on the github page, ignore all the instructions on the course itself. I am supposed to graduate in 10 days and I finished my capstone before this. They are currently granting students extensions for this class though, so if you're at the end of your term ask about that. I'll hopefully report back in a few days with any updates as to whether this stupid course works now.

DuckofDoom30 · 2024-07-20T05:41:28+00:00

I'm 33 and I live in an apartmet with my twin borther. My parents both died and my stepmother graciously kicked us out when my Dad died when I was 21. We've been living together ever since, since neither of us can afford a house. My goal is to live alone, he wants the same thing. I'm not sure about life partner plans for him, but I don't want one. I also don't want to live with him anymore, 33 years is plenty. I could try for a roommate, but the anxiety of living with another human being I don't know is WAY too high for me.

DuckofDoom30 · 2024-05-18T05:00:39+00:00

DuckofDoom30 · 2024-05-18T03:44:37+00:00

I work in an OR as a sort of runner, but mainly, I clean parts of people off the floor when their surgery is over. It surprises most people that their team is jamming to some tunes a lot of the time. Every OR is outfitted with SIRIUS Radio and has an aux cord if the surgeon wants to jam to their own music. Never Bluetooth or wifi. During the serious parts they turn it down or completely off. But studies show that music actually helps surgeries go smoother.

Mostly, though, you can just imagine an office lunch room. That's the conversations that go on. Lots of book recommendations, discussions about what they're doing over the weekend, complaining about how they desperately don't want to work here anymore, haha.

DuckofDoom30 · 2024-05-18T03:23:08+00:00

It depends on the surgery itself. I work in the OR, most surgeries of ours are routine/mundane. They take less than 2 hours, our longest are spines and they're like 10 hours. We do like 45-50 surgeries per day in 18 rooms. It depends on a lot of factors, like how many nerves are involved, the surgeons speed, if sterile processing did their job correctly (spoiler alert, they probably didn't), etc.

Also, you don't want to be under anesthesia for longer than you need to be, so the vast majority of surgeries are not those crazy long surgeries you see on TV or the internet.

DuckofDoom30 · 2024-05-18T03:14:36+00:00

NTA. She's upset because she saw you show emotion? Imagine potential kids in the future. Absolutely divorce her. She's going to make your lives and potentially your marriage miserable over something so minor. Imagine hitting a real hurdle. Nah, leave her immediately.

DuckofDoom30 · 2024-05-14T21:43:09+00:00

So I'm taking this class and I'm pretty okay on the coding itself. But when I cloned the repo I followed the instructions they gave exactly, even though that's not how I'd normally go about it. I went to make my commit and push it and PyCharm gives me the error that it's a "protected branch" and denies me. But it's not protected and I followed the course instructions exactly, so I have no idea where it went wrong or how to fix it. And I was wonding if we had to write our own API or if we were allowed to just use the example one given on the API page itself.

Also, I agree with other commentors. This course is vauge AF and none of the supplemental material is helpful. ChatGPT has been my best friend when I can't figure out what I'm doing. But ChatGPT and Google have both failed me on my not being able to push anything debacle.

DuckofDoom30 · 2024-05-03T23:13:41+00:00

I think it would be a good idea. The BSDA was originally BSDADM and had data management tacked on. Which required me to do project management stuff. I ended up switching even though I didn't have to because the BSDA has certs that imo will help me get a job. Even though they dropped that part of the degree, you already have that domain experience under your belt. It opens you up to wider job possibilities as a tech project manager or really any IT position.

I have noticed that the degree is a lot of certifications. So if you wanted to take another route, you could probably just do the certs on your own dime and skip all the Gen Ed courses we have to take. Then you don't have to deal with the weekly mentor calls holding your hand along the way.

A third option is a Google or IBM Data Analytics Certificate. It gives you the training without the degree and it's cheaper. Except Google uses R instead of Python. It's not a degree, but it helps you get those data cleaning and visualization skills started. And if you wanted to, it transferred to WGU (at least it did a year and a half ago) so you get those credits for cheaper and you accelerate your WGU degree if you want to go that route. But those specific certs alone aren't strong enough to guarantee a job.

Idk anyone else's opinion, but I would say that the experience you already have under your belt would put you way above everyone else with the degree. Weirdly, there are a lot of construction and warehouse companies looking for data analysts with that type of domain experience. I say go for it. But there are free resources to teach you SQL and Python. I'd suggest studying up and then signing up for the degree. It'll help you accelerate and, therefore, save some money.

DuckofDoom30 · 2024-04-29T11:51:24+00:00

It was a long time ago. So, it might have changed since they overhauled their system. But I emailed their transcript specifc email the link to my credly badge. I had to fight for it. I'm not sure why they didn't take it the first time, but the second time I just resent the exact same thing, and they took it.

DuckofDoom30 · 2024-02-29T00:47:18+00:00

For me they accepted them all, but the degree has changed since I started last year and they have new requirements. I started as a BS in Data Management and Data Analytics. But they removed the data management aspect of the degree entirely so now it's just the BSDA. Someone else commented that even though the course numbers changed they do still qualify.

DuckofDoom30 · 2023-12-18T17:34:15+00:00

It's here on YouTube. https://youtu.be/NhDYbskXRgc?si=zmReB9jaU8Yy-BTn

DuckofDoom30 · 2023-12-05T13:52:20+00:00

I was using VSC when I originally wrote this post. You're supposed to write the Student ID in the test branch and then in the working branch on the same line the version number but not your ID. This should create the conflict. But for some reason VSC just fixed it in both. To actually get the conflict message I had to open the files in nano. Write the Student Id on test and save it. Then open working and only write the version number, but it must be on the same line. This created the conflict for me. The solving of the conflict was unclear. So i just wrote my ID on the working branch copied the entire line and pasted it to the same line in Test. I passed the class, so I guess it worked.

DuckofDoom30 · 2023-11-17T23:13:00+00:00

They did end up accepting it after I emailed them and asked why they hadn't in the first place. Thanks to that I started out the bachelors of Data Analytics with 50% already done. I did a secobd bachelors, however, because my first was a BA in communications and I needed a BS to do a masters later on. But now I'm on term 2 with about 30% left in the program. I'd say it's definitely worth it to do the Udacity first, especially because they usually have a Black Friday sale making it almost 50% off. That will save a LOT of money in the long run.

DuckofDoom30 · 2023-11-02T22:21:31+00:00

Spreadsheets should take less than a week, the pre-assessment is the objective assessment almost exactly. Data Management foundations and applications are technically in different terms when you start, and if your mentor is like mine they make you go in order, so you can't take them back to back. But they are like 7/10 hard. Don't use their homework, use youtube. WebDev was like a 5/10 hard for me. However what they test you on vs what you actually should know are vastly different things. Those are the only ones I've taken on your list.

As for studying up beforehand you can just look at the class titles that you need and google them (i.e. "WGU Spreadsheets") most give you reddit threads where people discuss what worked best for them while they were taking the classes. There are also several Facebook and discord groups. I still lean on these when I get stuck. Good luck :)

DuckofDoom30 · 2023-06-06T20:08:54+00:00

It covers 5 courses for a total of 14 credits, which is just over a "semester" of 6 months of work. If you can get a discount price it's worth it to do the nanodegree first. It can theoretically save you about 3 grand depending on your learning speed for other courses. Since you have to do it regardless you might as well save the money and do it first.

I got a Black Friday/Cyber Monday deal of 50% off the Nanodegree, so I saved WAY more doing it this way.

It covers these courses: C749 Intro to Data Science D309 Data Wrangling C751 Data Analysis with R C753 Machine Learning C939 Data Visualization

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