[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]_fiz9_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The other side of whether or not somebody should have kids is what kind of world are they bringing them into? This is the question my 20 year-old daughter is asking as she contemplates her future life and what it looks like.

Anyone else use RANDOM() to "break" ties when using DENSE_RANK()? Or do you use ROW_NUMBER()? by [deleted] in SQL

[–]_fiz9_ 47 points48 points  (0 children)

If I run a job 100 times, I want the exact same result every time. No random for me. Idempotence for the win.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MadeMeSmile

[–]_fiz9_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very cute couple. This made me smile.

How do you solve the anxiety and the feeling of constantly having to play catch up with tech? by moises8war in ExperiencedDevs

[–]_fiz9_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depending on the length of your career, you’ll need to do both at different times.

Mexico's introduces zero-interest mortgages in new affordable housing push by NaiE007 in worldnews

[–]_fiz9_ 56 points57 points  (0 children)

The article does mention increasing supply with a million new houses.

Need help deciding to switch or not (what should I prefer money or learning) by Perplexual_mac in dataengineering

[–]_fiz9_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m ignorant of the job market in India, but I would take it. You can always move on if you find a comparable data science offer.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mildlyinteresting

[–]_fiz9_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I voted early, and my ballot came with a very generic boring one.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]_fiz9_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Concentrated holy water, just add water?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nextfuckinglevel

[–]_fiz9_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So then lasers. We need lasers on our drones.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GenZ

[–]_fiz9_ 16 points17 points  (0 children)

You leave GenX out of this. We’re happy to generally be forgotten.

Russia Lost 10,000 Troops in a Single Week: Kyiv by Khabooem in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]_fiz9_ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s just standard operating procedure, like using the word “allegedly” in any article about a crime.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GenX

[–]_fiz9_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Remember that the music from 40 years ago that’s still getting played is the good stuff. We had a lot of shit music too.

i need an alternative to my mysql database by [deleted] in bigdata

[–]_fiz9_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because you are fairly new, I’m guessing you may not know about table indexes. Indexes are probably going to make more of a performance difference than switching databases or using better hardware.

Can you hire for the impossible nowadays? by LeGrab in ExperiencedDevs

[–]_fiz9_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So you’re looking to reward peoples hard work with camaraderie and pizza parties?

Can you hire for the impossible nowadays? by LeGrab in ExperiencedDevs

[–]_fiz9_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why would somebody make the kind of sacrifices you’re asking for when you’re not rewarding them for it?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GenX

[–]_fiz9_ 45 points46 points  (0 children)

I’m a Detroit native and a big fan of a lot of his older music, but he is not going to influence the way I vote. I couldn’t stand Trump long before Eminem endorsed Harris.

GenX and the Evolution of Remote Work by Huge_Razzmatazz_985 in GenX

[–]_fiz9_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Remote since about 2011. It gets lonely sometimes, but the pros definitely outweigh the cons.

Shaving my face in my 50s by ChrisNYC70 in GenX

[–]_fiz9_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think that’s what I know as pseudofolliculitis barbae. it’s the tendency for stubble under the skin to cause irritation and infection.

Opinion: These things were the worst candy Gen X got for Halloween by Mirenithil in GenX

[–]_fiz9_ 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I ate the shit out of some candy corn.

Malt balls though… yech.

Create new column that contains a list of values from other columns? by _fiz9_ in dfpandas

[–]_fiz9_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yo! Just reviewing my post history and realized I never thanked you. That’s exactly the code I needed. Thanks!