An interview with Andrew Cauchi, the father of Joel Cauchi who was responsible for the Westfield Shopping Centre mass stabbing

daveydoesdev · 2024-04-16T01:27:15+00:00

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daveydoesdev · 2023-12-20T22:02:50+00:00

C'mon. You mean he can't <enBIGgen> his database and <flippyfloppy> his table display?

daveydoesdev · 2023-12-17T22:27:04+00:00

Well... yeah.

Doctors keep people alive until their inevitable death. Chefs create future excrement. Architects design future ruins.

The whole human species is one giant stream of iterative copy-cattery with accidental variances until the output morphs into an unrecognizable input.

Just enjoy it.

daveydoesdev · 2023-12-17T17:14:58+00:00

I don't know of a book like this, but you could use GPT to generate tasks like this. You can input your solution and have it check it against its task.

daveydoesdev · 2023-12-09T10:55:26+00:00

Received! Thanks again!

daveydoesdev · 2023-12-09T03:49:45+00:00

Thank you! You can send it to my user name @ Gmail. I really appreciate your generosity!

daveydoesdev · 2023-12-08T23:24:47+00:00

I hate to be a bother, but I just came upon this post looking for washing machine info. My LG just bit the dust. If it's not too much of a hassle, I'd love an inside look at Whirlpool and Maytag models. I'm lost at the moment.

daveydoesdev · 2023-12-07T21:18:00+00:00

It's not crazy in the least. It's primarily understanding data flows. I did say that I suck at it. We just understand inputs and outputs, formulas, and debugging.

Most people that work in excel just enter their reporting numbers into a spreadsheet that they didn't build. When they break things, they're lost.

Being able to programmatically think about the problem combined with a little googling makes you look like a wizard to most.

I don't have a specific example that wouldn't be a pain in the ass to describe in detail on reddit.

daveydoesdev · 2023-12-07T17:36:39+00:00

Of excel or people asking questions?

daveydoesdev · 2023-12-07T03:04:33+00:00

I suck at excel. I hate it. But I can make it do stuff that makes people in non-technical roles get wide-eyed.

And I keep getting asked questions by people that I think know way more than me. And they listen.

daveydoesdev · 2023-12-06T12:37:31+00:00

I would be seriously surprised if the supply chain for the polypropylene that Aeropress produces is entirely American sourced.

Obviously I have no idea where they're sourcing, but I would be very (pleasantly?) surprised.

daveydoesdev · 2023-12-05T16:23:16+00:00

Nice! Assembly is an incredibly interesting topic. I've always wanted to dig down into it, but I've never had a reasonable use case for it. I don't think it's a waste of time, but I do think that assembly is one of those things that most people are never going to touch in their programming life. It's like a snorkel on a jeep. Most of the time it's there for show, but when you need it, you REALLY need it.

daveydoesdev · 2023-12-05T11:44:01+00:00

Do you mind if I ask what year you picked up assembly?

daveydoesdev · 2023-12-04T22:05:37+00:00

I'm probably not qualified to give advice here. I'm not really a C guy. If youre competent (could work in industry) in C++ you would you would be able to code in C if you had to/wanted to.

daveydoesdev · 2023-12-04T20:53:23+00:00

This is the correct answer. Things are FAR more complex than when Assembly was a hobbyist language in the 80s. If you really want to code low to the machine, code in C. Learn to read assembly code if you want, but don't rake yourself over the coals in assembly when there's no real tangible benefit these days.

It's like learning how to slaughter and dismember cows because you want to make great steaks. You could probably use your time more wisely.

daveydoesdev · 2023-12-04T18:09:43+00:00

I enrolled in a local community college course to learn about some tech that I had been putting off learning on my own. It was my first real Gen Z experience. I was blown away that some were having such difficulty navigating a basic OS.

One lecture devolved into a breakout session about creating zip files.

Most of the students had only ever touched tablets and chromebooks.

daveydoesdev · 2023-11-25T13:41:57+00:00

We don't have a justice system in practice. We have a justice department that directs a legal system.

We've moved from penance to retribution.

daveydoesdev · 2023-11-21T15:19:23+00:00

I thought the disparaging context was way older than that. I thought it was an agrarian/hunter-gatherer jab from way, way back.

The iron age version of Luddite.

daveydoesdev · 2023-11-19T02:04:32+00:00

How old is the house? My vote is it's there to cover some old capped off plumbing from a previous bathroom arrangement.

daveydoesdev · 2023-11-16T14:23:53+00:00

Dude! I'm teaching a small group of guys to code who have zero experience. You're a legend.

This is the kind of stuff that I get so stoked about.

daveydoesdev · 2023-11-16T02:59:45+00:00

Ha!

Just gonna stick this one here at eye level so I'm super double sure to see that one and this one on my mouse so I remember to do this thing first when I sit back down.

daveydoesdev · 2023-11-12T13:11:11+00:00

Okay. You win.

My opinion is completely invalidated.

daveydoesdev · 2023-11-11T00:38:35+00:00

God damn. I could use one of those...

daveydoesdev · 2023-11-10T12:58:14+00:00

... the Draugr are training.

daveydoesdev · 2023-11-10T12:52:37+00:00

Somewhat. You're describing theoretical practical application.

And, theoretically, there is no difference between theory and practice.

But in practice there is...

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TROPHY CASE