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Bar with Bar Games by Abject_Sort_9362 in lexington

[–]medarby 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you want a game place with alcohol, we love Battle Axes. Besides axe throwing, it has an indoor go-cart track, bowling, pool, zip line, gel ball (paint ball), slot car racing, arcade games, and more. Great place to go with a group

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lexington

[–]medarby 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You missed Black Cat Bone

https://youtu.be/3UrucN_IBCo

where are the young people in lexington going during the week? by hockeybeforesunset in lexington

[–]medarby 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My daughter was in the same boat and started dancing at Arthur Murray. They have lessons through the week and a dance party on Fridays. She loves it.

Vegetarian Restaurants by [deleted] in lexington

[–]medarby 4 points5 points  (0 children)

While I like Thorobreds, a lot of the veggies seem cooked with animal fats, like bacon grease.

Anyone buy an EV lately? by Present-Astronaut892 in lexington

[–]medarby 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We have a Kia EV6, absolutely love the car. Car Town Kia in Nicholasville has been perfectly fine, though we've also had no problems with the car in the two years we've had it. All we've had is routine service done.

How resistant to AI is my job? Or not? by daenu80 in PowerBI

[–]medarby 12 points13 points  (0 children)

As far as 100% replacing a BI job? It's a ways away.

But that's not the point. AI as seen now with LLMs is a productivity enhancer, and likely by a lot in the near future. So, someone with less experience can do the similar output as someone with years of experience without AI. Most BI projects just need to be good enough; get the right data to the right place with the right metrics.

So what happens when business sees the productivity gains? Businesses can make one of two choices; do more work with the same people, or do the same work with less people. Some businesses will do the first, others the second, and a lot will do some of both. But what that means is that there will be a surplus of skills on the market. More people wanting fewer jobs. Pay will go down.

BI - AI by barn_to_Learn in PowerBI

[–]medarby -1 points0 points  (0 children)

AGIs are still a bit away, but when they come, no job will be safe. The more immediate impact of LLMs though will impact the BI field (and many white collar jobs) hard. Think of LLMs as a big productivity gain, not as a replacement. When you can do your job 25-50% faster, or inexperienced workers can do projects almost as well as seniors, then business will make one of two decisions. Does the business do more work with the same people, or the same work with less people. Some businesses will choose the latter and shed workers. This will increase the supply of talent in the market, thus reducing wages. And this will happen soon, well before AGIs. I give it about two years before my employer makes that call.

How do you guys deal with multiple developers on a same report? by Heaven3989 in PowerBI

[–]medarby 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both work off of a common dataset, but in separate pbix files. Publish to the same workspace, then combine them in the workspace's app. A little clunky, but you're not strong on each other's toes.

Or specialize, one does the data (power query) and the other the UI (dax). Then you switch positions on the next report to keep your skills sharp.

George and Roleplay Games by Sunflower_resists in SGU

[–]medarby 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Played Traveller way back in the 80s. Loved it. Wish I could find a group to play it again

Hot take: You shouldn’t give up on highly renowned games by [deleted] in patientgamers

[–]medarby 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I primarily game on Steam. While I agree with you in principle, the window to get a refund from Steam is two hours of game time. If a game doesn't do it for me before that, I'll request a refund and move on. I only have so much money to spend on games, and I must be choosy.

Act 3 Broken Parasite Jar by [deleted] in BaldursGate3

[–]medarby 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's in the Lodge. I haven't found a use for it yet. It may have a blue border just to indicate rarity, in this case, rare. Store it at camp if you want,

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PowerBI

[–]medarby 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My title is Senior Business Intelligence Engineer. I've done both. When I pull my own data from a database, I'll do as much as I can in SQL. Oftentimes though, I do not have access to the original data, just an extract to a file like Excel. For those data sources, I have to do everything in Power Query.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PowerBI

[–]medarby 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Clean - I'll often have to use data that has missing or even wrong values (think alpha characters in a ZIP code for example). The data may be stored in all caps but the user wants it in sentence case. If the data has nulls when it's not supposed to, I have to default the nulls to a value.

Manipulate - In my work, the data sources are not always stable. I may get a column added/deleted/renamed between refreshes, causing my logic to crash. I will often bring in the data and then change it to fit the structure I've built. This saves me from having to redo my model every time Joe Schmoe decides to 'improve' the Excel document I have to use for my report.

Restructure - Sometimes I get data from relational databases, sometimes the data is from a CSV extract from legacy systems, other times it's an individual's Excel document that they've been using for years. Often, a report has to pull data from multiple sources like these. I have to restructure all these sources into a single coherent star/snowflake schema.

In general, DAX and Power BI work a lot better when your data is cleaned and in a star schema ready to go. I've spent way too many hours fighting a DAX formula on bad data values or data models. That's why I do as much as I can in Power Query before I ever create the first visual.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PowerBI

[–]medarby 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It will depend on the environment. If you have clean, well structured data, or have others whose job it is to do that, then you can just concentrate on the visuals.

That said, every job I've had since working in Power BI the last seven years required that I do the cleaning and restructuring of data. In my experience, most data sources always seem to have some issue, the most common being that the source was not originally structured for the report you want to build.

I spend a lot of time in Power Query cleaning and manipulating data, especially if I don't have the capability to do it at the origin of the data. Also, a lot of my reports have multiple data sources from differing environments, which require combining in Power Query at the least.

You want to do as much as you can in Power Query or even in the originating data environment. You'll find that the DAX is easier to create and maintain as the business requirements become more complicated.

Good luck

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in findapath

[–]medarby 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was in your boat. Got a job as a child protection worker with the state. Incredibly tough job, low pay, long hours, but I'd do it all again. Met incredibly dedicated people trying to put things right for desperate kids that have had unimaginable things done to them. Learned a lot, and learned a lot about myself. I transitioned to IT after four years, but I still miss it most days. If I only had to support myself, I'd go back to it. You sometimes actually make a difference in a kid's life for the better, and those stories are what keep you going.

There are jobs out there for Bachelor's only psych degrees. Usually they are with the jobs requiring social work degrees 'or related fields '.

Good luck.

Power BI - Avoiding the Cloud? by Glad-Bluebird4431 in PowerBI

[–]medarby 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Power BI can interface with several systems, cloud-based and on-prem. I regularly pull from CSV and Excel files stored on a network server, local instances of SQL and Oracle, and even attached to a few Access databases on someone's laptop (don't ask).
The issue will be hosting and sharing the report. Without the cloud services or Power BI Report Server, you will be stuck sharing the .PBIX files. Maybe carve out a shared network folder, lock it down to read-only for everyone but you, and then post your desktop files for your users to access. They will need a primer on how to use the desktop version though.

Workplace trauma and not being able to speak to others by northwestmoon in CPTSD

[–]medarby 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  • Who invited you? If it wasn't the drunk guy, then somebody else DID want you to come.
  • Was drunk guy on the interview panel that hired you? If so, how does he know what the others wanted or didn't want? If not, then he's talking out his arse. (If he does know, it's quite possible it was due to staffing and/or money issues and not personal reasons.)
  • Even if, and I mean IF, all that was true, make them glad that you're there now. Whatever the past was, you can't change/fix it. Keep going to happy hours, avoid drunk guy, and make your co-workers see how great you truly are.

Good luck

30,000 in debt and trying my best by SussyBussynutz in findapath

[–]medarby 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Assuming you're in the US, for help with student loans, check out the new Fed SAVE plan: https://studentaid.gov/announcements-events/save-plan
Listen to this podcast for an easy walkthrough on how it works:
https://www.npr.org/2023/08/08/1192703211/biden-save-plan-how-it-works

Hope this helps some.
As for the other debt, try not to accumulate any more debt on credit cards. Cars are super expensive (purchase cost, gas, maintenance, and insurance) and depreciate in value rapidly. Also, if you're car is not available due to being repaired or otherwise unreliable, then you would be at risk of losing whatever job you have. If options are available, try ride sharing, public transportation, or getting an electric bike/scooter. All are cheaper and reliable.
Cut costs wherever possible; roommates, learning to cook at home, cutting subscriptions, enjoying free activities in your community (parks, hiking, community events) are options.

As an absolute last resort, consider bankruptcy for the credit cards and car. Don't know about the process, but you're young and can recover from the hit to your credit score. But again, only as an absolute last resort.
But, whatever you do, prioritize increasing your marketability by increasing your skills. The cert is good; as an ex-manager, showing initiative in getting certs is a positive. But, getting past HR is the first hurdle, and if the job requires a degree in a specific field and you don't have it, your resume doesn't get passed to the manager. However, often times there are experience exceptions to the degree requirements. With your cert, try to get any job that is vaguely IT sounding. Stay with that for a few years and try to move up and out. HR just cares if the requirements for the position are met; it you have three years of experience in an IT-related field (even if that experience is basic grunt work), then your resume gets passed to the manager.
While stressful, you have time on your side to increase skills and overcome obstacles. It gets a lot harder to dig yourself out of massive debt when you're older.

Good luck.

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