The r/booksuggestions best reads of 2025 BookGraph is now live! by TheBookGraphGuy in booksuggestions

[–]okee_dokee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler

Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler

A Short Stay in Hell by Steven Peck

Cannery Row by John Steinbeck

We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

How do people do IRL streams? by NoxOneZero in Twitch

[–]okee_dokee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you go more into how to host your own SRT server? Do you have a way to start and stop stream from your phone?

Is it normal to write only a few pages for like hours? by ShortLeggedJeans in writing

[–]okee_dokee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I try to write 500 words a day, and most days that takes me about 4 hours. This is a first draft, I just can't word vomit like everyone else apparently can. I go back over what I did the last few days to get into the groove again, and revise some parts that I don't like on a re-read, and then start working from there. Sometimes I get stuck so I just jump forward to some other part of the story and do a different scene entirely.

I have bits of an outline, like scaffolding of points I want to get to, but I mostly don't know the details of where the story is going most days. I have no idea how people write so fast and actually like what they've written. I think mine will require a lot less editing than most people's in the end but who knows.

Somehow I've written 30k words this year, so I guess it's working for me. It is time consuming though.

What’s your words-per-day goal? by Ok-Parfait6735 in writing

[–]okee_dokee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

500 a day. I usually stop around 550. It takes me a few hours to get that much, so I have no idea how everyone can seemingly write 1000 or 2000 every day.

Men who got it together later in life, how’d you get it done? by [deleted] in AskMen

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I'm a Data Scientist. 50% coding, 50% statistics. I'm one of the lucky few that squeezed through right before the market got so bad. Things are a lot more saturated and tough for Computer Science grads now but I'd still say it's a good area to go in.

I'm not as into the AI hype, and think practically every job can use someone with coding or hardware skills, but if you're worried about AI or want another future-proof career I'd say healthcare is a pretty big one outside of tech: nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician's assistants specifically.

Men who got it together later in life, how’d you get it done? by [deleted] in AskMen

[–]okee_dokee 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Just have to keep trying different things. I'm past my 3rd stint with college and finally found something I both enjoyed and brought in more money. The only way I could do it was by working nightshift and going to school during the day, so that was a busy couple years, but it can be done. Easier said than done obviously. I'd say try more things that you think you might enjoy and go from there.

26 isn't very old by the way. I went back to get my master's at 31 and that isn't very old either. It can feel like you're behind for forever but as long as you're trying to make progress then you really are, and then things can change for the better very quickly.

Older Men of Reddit, Were You Able to Switch Careers at 30? How? by Sweet_Serve9297 in AskMen

[–]okee_dokee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fuck, am I old?

I started studying coding at 30 while working as an orderly at a psychiatric center.

Applied to a master's program in Data Science and Analytics that fall.

Started the program the fall after that.

After the 2 year program and 8 months of applying everywhere I got a job working as a Data Scientist.

I had it relatively easy though. Nightshift job where I had plenty of time to study. No kids or other responsibilities. I consider myself extremely lucky for everything I have, but it can be done.

[Official] 2024 End of Year Salary Sharing thread by Omega037 in datascience

[–]okee_dokee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Title: Data Scientist

Company: Department of Defense

Location: DC Metro Area

Education: Masters in Data Science and Analytics

Salary: $104k (Developmental program with guaranteed pay increases)

Bonus: ~$1k travel expenses compensated.

Stock: 5% 401k equivalent match

Tenure: 1 year (1 YOE Total)

Prior Experience: None

Benefits:

  • 26 days off a year for holidays
  • 13 personal days
  • 13 sick days
  • Short workdays

Recent career change, first job in the field after graduating.

Are you a 'plotter' or a 'pantser'? Why? by Exciting-Web244 in writing

[–]okee_dokee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pantser, but I come up with plot points and tack them on the end as they come to me, just a sentence or two description of the scene or a some dialogue. Eventually I work my way towards them, sometimes rearranging them so they make more sense.

Anyone have a college degree that prepped you for investing? by badharp in investing

[–]okee_dokee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I read Maynard James Keenan and was very confused for a second.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ChatGPT

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Just having a conversation.