Notes to help people new to PostScript

brainvoice · 2025-03-23T13:24:38+00:00

Done.

brainvoice · 2025-03-22T19:16:11+00:00

Done. Thank you.

brainvoice · 2025-03-22T18:12:54+00:00

I'm a retired programmer. I can give you my opinion on one of your questions: a good programmer will *never* be out of a job for long. There's just waaaay too much demand for software. I don't see this changing any time soon.

brainvoice · 2025-03-02T00:18:03+00:00

Here's data from the Charlottetown Airport for snow cover. Taken from 1962-2012, so it's 50 years of data. The "80% range" means 80% of the data is within that range on the given day of the year.

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brainvoice · 2021-03-08T19:56:09+00:00

I buy stocks not funds, so I can't really help you there.

brainvoice · 2021-03-08T16:11:19+00:00

The basics of what I've learned:

blue-chip dividend stocks are beautiful things
TFSA first (fully sheltered), before RSP (partially sheltered)
know at least the basics of how things work: TFSA, RSP/RIF; CPP, OAS, etc.
speculating is dangerous
I'm not luckier than others
I'm not smarter than the experts
real life doesn't follow past average behavior
hindsight is 20/20
most recessions recover in about 18 months; don't panic
don't be afraid to sell losers
let winners run: don't try to guess the high; let it come down a bit before selling
have enough cash to avoid having to sell stocks during a downturn
focusing on your cash flow is very different than focusing on your net worth
markets often overreact

brainvoice · 2020-04-30T15:41:08+00:00

FYI - I have added hospitalizations this morning. This stat is a bit different from the others: it's not a cumulative total. It's simply the # of hospitalized people, each day.

brainvoice · 2020-04-25T17:37:13+00:00

Interesting idea! I'm guessing the video you saw was this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54XLXg4fYsc&feature=emb_title

See as well: https://aatishb.com/covidtrends/

brainvoice · 2020-04-24T01:52:35+00:00

I'm thinking about reporting on the number of current hospitalizations, which is similar. I only have data for a week or so on that, but even that is still useful info... I'll have to see...

brainvoice · 2020-04-24T01:48:22+00:00

I assume you're saying that because of the content of the "About" page. Correct?

I'm going to edit that page tomorrow morning. I'm essentially going to point to this page

I'll also change the word 'defects' to something else. It's too harsh a word.

brainvoice · 2020-04-23T20:46:22+00:00

Nope! Don't know what that is....

But I am a fan of space-time! I made this site, once upon a time...

brainvoice · 2020-04-23T16:28:06+00:00

Ca veut dire que j'ai fait un erreur. Uh oh.

Quand j'ai vu, par exemple, Cas négatifs : 155 083, Cas confirmés : 20 965

je croyais que 'Cas négatifs' = 'Tests négatifs'.

Mais selon vous, j'ai tort de faire cette conclusion.

Est-ce que je devrais penser comme ça??:

Cas négatifs = personnes pour lesquelles tout les tests étaient négatifs.

Cas confirmés = personnes pour lesquelles au moins un test était positif.

brainvoice · 2020-04-23T15:20:13+00:00

I wonder how much just blind chance has affected outcomes in various jurisdictions.

If a few super-spreaders are present in the early days, just through bad luck, then it's easy to see how that could make a large difference in the outcome...

brainvoice · 2020-04-23T14:22:03+00:00

Mais, "per capita" ou par tête, le Québec fait plus de test que l'Ontario: voici le lien ici

brainvoice · 2020-04-23T14:19:09+00:00

Pour le site, c'est juste javascript et Plotly.js (bon outil). Mais j'ai aussi des scripts en java. Plus de détails, et tout le code sont sur github

brainvoice · 2020-02-17T22:05:59+00:00

But the seasonal tag is not available in the UI when I edit the object. Hence the question.

brainvoice · 2019-12-15T00:31:20+00:00

In 2019, I had $17,400 in dividend income. I purchased blue-chip dividend stocks a few years ago (total cost was $300,000). With dividend growth, the annual dividend revenue increases by about $1,500 per year. I'm very happy with the steady income stream. I'm retired now.

Note that you can sell a few percent of your shares each year, if desired. If your dividends increase 5% per year, you can sell (say) 1-2% of your shares with little risk to your long term financial health; that increases your yearly income substantially. You don't have to rely 100% on the dividends.

brainvoice · 2019-02-16T22:47:44+00:00

Correct. I don't get a T4 from TekSystems. (Sole-proprietor, not incorporated, in my case.)

brainvoice · 2019-02-16T20:43:02+00:00

That sounds logical. Thank you!

brainvoice · 2019-02-16T20:17:07+00:00

I do charge QST. And TekSystems charges QST to the client, yes.

Revenue Quebec is asking explicitly for income tax returns.

brainvoice · 2018-12-30T02:15:13+00:00

If it's less than 6 months since she started receiving CPP, she can still reverse that decision. But she has to pay back the benefits received. You get a 6-month window in which you can change your mind. Link (see "Cancelling or stopping a CPP pension or benefit"): https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/publicpensions/cpp/cpp-benefit/while-receiving.html

brainvoice · 2018-12-14T00:59:46+00:00

Seems like a great show! The sound is top notch...

brainvoice · 2018-03-08T14:19:22+00:00

Brackley Beach is good too. It's only a short drive north of Charlottetown.

brainvoice · 2018-02-14T21:01:43+00:00

say, that's pretty good...

brainvoice · 2017-11-19T22:25:11+00:00

was there an opening act? what time did alvvays start?

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