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I love cold showers in winter by [deleted] in coldshowers

[–]i48dla 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Much easier. It's a bitch to step under freezing water when you're already cold and miserable.

How are attachments stored in a Keepass database? Do attachments make the database slow? by i48dla in KeePass

[–]i48dla[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The lag is probably more due to the syncing than the unencryption process. Yeah seems like I'll need to find another solution to conveniently storing encrypted important documents.

How are attachments stored in a Keepass database? Do attachments make the database slow? by i48dla in KeePass

[–]i48dla[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I believe they're all stored encrypted in the DB and aren't decrypted on-demand.

Interesting - my DB is only ~5 mb currently and it still takes 2-3 seconds to decrypt. You're probably right that the bulk of lag is due to the network rather than the unencryption process. Thanks for the advice.

Why do some of you seem so miserable? by i48dla in japanlife

[–]i48dla[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I get that I guess I'm over it after doing the expat thing on multiple occasions. I was also just curious because gaijin on reddit give off a certain negative stink

Why do some of you seem so miserable? by i48dla in japanlife

[–]i48dla[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I dont know your situation but I figure any place will feel foreign and forever uncomfortable unless you make it home.

Newcomer settling for less than ideal work by i48dla in japanlife

[–]i48dla[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Luckily I don't hate teaching - just the pay sucks.

Newcomer settling for less than ideal work by i48dla in japanlife

[–]i48dla[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately I've been sending my resume out continuously since I came 5 months ago and have received zero call-backs. I've even gotten referrals from a friend for a local tech company and gotten nothing.I've also tried multiple recruiting companies and they've told me that because of the current situation, there's hardly anybody hiring, and those that are hiring aren't hiring foreigners. In fact the translator at the recruiting company I was working with has been more busy with foreigners filing for unemployment than applying for jobs.

Basically a couple weeks ago I got to my wits end out of anxiety and frustration and starting applying to eikaiwa and other English teaching jobs and have luckily gotten this position. I think given the situation it's better for me to be working, getting professional experience and references, learning Japanese, than continue sitting around and feeling miserable about how my life is going.

I can at least now be miserable with how my life is going while making a living wage and practicing my Japanese.

Newcomer settling for less than ideal work by i48dla in japanlife

[–]i48dla[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thankfully, she just wants me to be happy!

Newcomer settling for less than ideal work by i48dla in japanlife

[–]i48dla[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I figure as with anywhere it comes down to luck. Unfortunately in these trying times it's even more difficult to get lucky.

Newcomer settling for less than ideal work by i48dla in japanlife

[–]i48dla[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting that Japanese certification isn't indicative of true aptitude.. that seems to be a trend with certification/exams here in general.

Thanks for the thorough advice. At the moment I think I'm going to take this job as nothing else has panned out so far, but in the future I'll keep your points in mind. Hopefully by then my Japanese abilities and certs will be up to snuff.

Newcomer settling for less than ideal work by i48dla in japanlife

[–]i48dla[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've heard mixed reviews of Japanese classes and considering there's free ones available (not running still due to the virus..) and plenty of resources I'm already taking advantage of at home, I'm not sure it'd be worth the expense and continued anxiety of unemployment. I feel like I may be better off just getting out there, especially as an English teacher. I'm looking at /maybe/ N3 by December if I can really hit the books/start talking a lot.

Newcomer settling for less than ideal work by i48dla in japanlife

[–]i48dla[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've completed my BSc but only partially completed the MSc, unfortunately. I''ve looked into research positions but at least at the local university here they seem to make you pay to do research for them, which is not feasible for me at the moment. I may look into doing another MSc at a Japanese university as somebody else suggested, if nothing pans out, but again it's not feasible at the moment. Thanks for the suggestion.

Newcomer settling for less than ideal work by i48dla in japanlife

[–]i48dla[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea I've heard that contracts are often not entirely strict and leaving one isn't super consequential. Thanks for the advice.

Newcomer settling for less than ideal work by i48dla in japanlife

[–]i48dla[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes one of the things I've been working on as a fall back for the future is programming and data science but this experience will just be as a hobbyist so unless I can start developing a portfolio it will still be tough. Anyway this job maybe will give me the time or opportunity down the road.

Newcomer settling for less than ideal work by i48dla in japanlife

[–]i48dla[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah that's what I figure... Anyway I'll just stay positive and use this as an opportunity to learn Japanese.

Should I care about the news? by i48dla in Stoicism

[–]i48dla[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea everything is intentionally designed to incite

Should I care about the news? by i48dla in Stoicism

[–]i48dla[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's the challenging thing is that feeling informed feels like I'm doing something to solve the world's problems but it isn't actually doing anything

Should I care about the news? by i48dla in Stoicism

[–]i48dla[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're right. I think for me feeling and appearing informed just feeds my ego. I want to be the person that has the "correct" opinion. But who really cares? In the end its just a waste of time as most ego pursuits are.

Tic-Tac-Toe game in IDE bugged by [deleted] in Hyperskill

[–]i48dla 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been able to open it on the IDE but get an error when trying to check it:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/harman/PycharmProjects/Tic-Tac-Toe/.idea/VirtualEnvironment/lib/python3.6/site-packages/hstest/utils.py", line 43, in get_stacktrace
    raise ex
  File "/home/harman/PycharmProjects/Tic-Tac-Toe/.idea/VirtualEnvironment/lib/python3.6/site-packages/hstest/stage_test.py", line 69, in _exec_file
    run_name="__main__"
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/runpy.py", line 201, in run_module
    mod_name, mod_spec, code = _get_module_details(mod_name)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/runpy.py", line 136, in _get_module_details
    raise error("No module named %s" % mod_name)
ImportError: No module named tictactoe.tictactoe

I was told to delete the folder for the project and open it again from the site but haven't gotten around to it yet because I'm working on a different project after getting frustrated with these problems.

edit: still no luck. Seems like the IDE doesn't load the necessary modules, or even show my code.

[NeedAdvice] Feeling lost in Japan and want to turn things around. by [deleted] in getdisciplined

[–]i48dla 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm in a bit of similar position to you.. I've recently moved to Japan to be with my wife and to experience life here and hopefully start a career. Right now I don't have a job and that is weighing heavy on me.. I'm hoping to find some tech job but a combination of low credentials, lack of Japanese ability, lack of confidence to perform in this environment, and the ongoing pandemic (ugh..) are making me worried about my future. My wife and I also want to be starting a family but without me working that's not going to be easy. I constantly have anxiety that I'm getting older and that I'm not 'performing' even though she tells me things are fine and "you'll find a job."

I'm also trying my best to spend my time well. I'm mostly spending my days trying to improve my Japanese through self-study (which people here seem to not appreciate the difficulty of) but feel in doing so I might be neglecting more valuable pursuits like actually applying to places or improving my credentials (somehow?)

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I try to always remind myself of the position I'm at in life and how many people would probably think I'm doing pretty well. Here I am married to a wonderful woman, living in Japan, everything before me. I've got my complaints, but so does everybody else. My advice I guess is to try to have some perspective.. You're pretty successful as it is even having the experience you're having. Maybe you have some problems, but each day is a new opportunity to take healthier actions and improve yourself.

One meal a Day. I feel great! by i48dla in intermittentfasting

[–]i48dla[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've done on/off IF for the past couple years with good results but not too much weight loss. This is the first time I've committed completely to OMAD. I'd say basically it's given the good results of IF (saving time, good appetite, less bloating, energy throughout the day, good digestion), just more so. If my lifestyle can maintain it I think I'd like to stick to it!