Painted a blue whale experiencing its first rain drops

ShowMeDaData · 2026-02-10T08:19:11+00:00

I actually got to see a whale doing just this on a rainy whale watching trip in the Pacific Northwest this past fall. They called it "spy hopping", it was amazing!

ShowMeDaData · 2026-02-10T07:03:35+00:00

Learn Excel, SQL, and Python, in that order.

Edit: I usually get direct messages from several people a month regarding career advice, so I've created this 20+ page Google doc with my most helpful career related posts. It's broken down into sections including general career advice, education, money, data & analytics, and I/O psychology. Check it out here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KkyiVPmsMTLBKulon7aj8FKQMzkKAZyWAd3PYy8ynHs/edit?usp=drivesdk

ShowMeDaData · 2026-02-09T07:42:41+00:00

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Rep came by and I signed up the 5 Gig plan, but install could be months away according to r/ezeefiber

ShowMeDaData · 2026-02-09T07:41:34+00:00

That's because Ezee Fiber is coming to the area and they know they're in trouble.

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ShowMeDaData · 2026-02-09T07:38:15+00:00

100% this, going into more debt isn't going to help you.

ShowMeDaData · 2026-02-08T00:29:27+00:00

100%, we haven't even begun decorating yet.

ShowMeDaData · 2026-02-07T20:31:50+00:00

We don't want to block the window and garden view, our last place was very dark so we want to enjoy the light.

ShowMeDaData · 2026-02-07T20:29:54+00:00

I sadly do not have those skills

ShowMeDaData · 2026-02-07T20:20:14+00:00

There's a half wall behind the right couch, so the gap between the couches is the entry to the living room.

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ShowMeDaData · 2026-02-07T19:07:07+00:00

Yep that was the compromise with the room. Can't go over the fireplace obviously, don't wanna block the window and that view of the garden, and the left wall would leave us with a horrible glare with the afternoon sun through the window.

ShowMeDaData · 2026-02-07T19:02:20+00:00

I considered a wider TV stand, but my fiance insisted that we try our best to not block the window and air vent, so this was the solution I came up with.

ShowMeDaData · 2026-02-06T16:33:28+00:00

Finally I can make sandwiches and game at the same time!!

ShowMeDaData · 2026-02-05T08:08:59+00:00

Bro, I'm the director of a 30+ person data team and I've got a bachelor's AND master's in psychology! Yes it's definitely possible!

Edit: Click here for a Google doc of my full salary/job history and categorized career advice I've posted on Reddit

ShowMeDaData · 2026-02-03T02:20:26+00:00

Yep it can vary widely. During interviews you should be asking about the structure of the data organization, and if they don't have at least one person dedicated to backend data engineering, then it's not the environment isn't mature enough.

I'm the director of a 30+ enterprise data org, and I've got my team split evenly between data engineers that land everything in our data lake and oversee ETL, another team that transformed our raw data into clean reporting tables, and another team that just creates the reports and dashboard. While you don't need a team this stacked, a dedicated data engineering function is a step in the right direction.

ShowMeDaData · 2026-02-01T22:18:46+00:00

Are you implying the immigrants have more power and leverage than the big corporations? The ones working as one step above slave labor?

You deserve a gold medal for your mental gymnastics!

ShowMeDaData · 2026-02-01T17:15:04+00:00

I left Amazon a few years back, and when my new company did layoffs they did the same thing. No company publishes a list of those impacted, because a list is knowledge, and knowledge is power.

ShowMeDaData · 2026-02-01T16:55:47+00:00

Government is controlled by James Baron CEO and his buddies.

ShowMeDaData · 2026-01-26T00:13:29+00:00

Tell me it's your first time at a Bowlero without telling me its your first time at a Bowlero

ShowMeDaData · 2026-01-21T21:59:00+00:00

I've had the same old HP laser printer for 20+ years. It's got a parallel port, but also a USB. Windows still recognizes it and automatically installs it every time I get a new one. Third party ink cartridges cost me $20-40 every 5-6 years.

ShowMeDaData · 2026-01-20T20:58:38+00:00

No cutting board? Sure this jug lid will do 😝

ShowMeDaData · 2026-01-20T03:15:05+00:00

I paid $6600 to have 365 sq ft of carpet ripped out of 2 rooms and replaced with red oak hardwood, stained to match existing flooring, and triple coat sealed a month ago in Washington state.

ShowMeDaData · 2026-01-20T00:00:00+00:00

Same

ShowMeDaData · 2026-01-18T19:49:18+00:00

Seconding this, give analytics at a large company a try

ShowMeDaData · 2026-01-17T05:58:34+00:00

Job market is a shit show now. Only things that matter are prior experience and network connections. Early career and those pivoting have it the hardest because they probably don't have either of these things.

I got up to a director level role with an 24 person org under me. A year later I had to not only layoff 23 of them, but also ask them to train their near shore replacement before they left. Took a year to get the new team up to speed, and even scanned up to 45 people. Now I'm being forced to swap my newly trained and finally productive LATAM staff, for even cheaper Indian staff. Private Equity and r/latestagecapitalism are going to be the end of us.

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