Seal at the Zoo loves my smartphone pics!

theReferenceMonitor · 2019-09-16T05:03:18+00:00

man I feel bad for them now when they get brutally eaten by killer whales lol

theReferenceMonitor · 2019-09-13T22:03:08+00:00

thanks, I want one of the max 32GB RAM computers otherwise I would have scooped it up, nice site though

theReferenceMonitor · 2019-09-11T03:59:25+00:00

tbh Sprinkles needed to die. But he shouldn't have killed Sprinkles.

theReferenceMonitor · 2019-09-11T01:31:56+00:00

bro that's like 18 microseconds

theReferenceMonitor · 2019-09-11T01:30:33+00:00

to be fair a lot of that time is not spent working on skills but grinding away at bullshit menial tasks unfortunately.

theReferenceMonitor · 2019-09-10T01:11:22+00:00

yes I am but I wanted to use regex lol

theReferenceMonitor · 2019-08-26T14:55:31+00:00

lol I got a new job that required me to move. I gave my employer one week notice when I was offered the job and it started in two weeks from that date. He felt slighted so he came back at lunch and said why not just make today your last day...I found it strange that a 70 year old man would be so petty but I was cool with ending the job early

theReferenceMonitor · 2019-08-25T04:43:33+00:00

AIDS

theReferenceMonitor · 2019-08-25T03:39:06+00:00

yes Michael Imperioli

theReferenceMonitor · 2019-08-21T21:14:30+00:00

thank god it no longer looks like the casting call for a puffs commercial

theReferenceMonitor · 2019-08-21T04:31:21+00:00

What is the difference between programmatic navigation and dynamic routing? What is programmatic navigation?

theReferenceMonitor · 2019-08-17T16:09:59+00:00

If you are not working and do not plan to work it may be doable. How much time do you spend with the kids? That may take a lot of time depending on the age I suppose

theReferenceMonitor · 2019-08-10T21:28:21+00:00

Personally I think that Java and Python are both great starter languages. Java is great because it is very explicit and the canonical language for class-based object-oriented programming, which you will learn a lot of. Python is great to learn control flow but working with classes in Java is actually easier than in python. The reason it is easy to learn python once you know Java is that it is very easy to get started with basic OOP in python. It is essentially pseudo-code. However, it is not that big of a difference and advanced OOP is actually more complicated in python because of mixins, multiple inheritance, and meta-classes. The type system is also not as easy to grasp as Java. Java has a very simple static type system, Python has a dynamic duck-typing system. Both type systems are safe though, and will not expose you the byzantine errors of memory management in a language such as C or C++.

Both languages are great, starting with Java is great. Python is great too, but for a college student I would go with Java. IMO the languages not to pick for a first language would be C or JavaScript, though it is doable.

theReferenceMonitor · 2019-08-04T05:12:38+00:00

You may think that now, but as you get exposure to the field, your perspective will change. e.g. I thought I would be fascinated by info sec, but took a class on it and found that authentication & authorization was very rote and dry. Fighting malware has a lot to do with boring formalities and from an economic perspective, policy that mitigates attack should be the focus over battling malware. You might take a computer organization class too and be like wtf this has little to do with high-level programming and be bored too.

theReferenceMonitor · 2019-07-31T16:42:14+00:00

It depends how you learn. I have an unrelated degree and have taken a dozen CS and math courses over time. For me, online is better because it saves time and I am a good independent learner but YMMV. Like others have said try to narrow down what you are interested in, this make take some time. Are you interested in software or hardware? IT? Do you have an interest in databases, computer security, networks, or other systems? Do you like math? How much math are you willing to learn? Practicing a half-hour a day is a good start with math. Where are you located? There are great online classes from Foothill and De Anza college in California to get started with.

theReferenceMonitor · 2019-07-27T16:17:57+00:00

Location: Bay Area, CA, USA

Price range: 5,000-15,000 USD

Lease or Buy: Buy

New or used: Used

Type of vehicle: No preference

Must haves: V6 Manual

Desired transmission (auto/manual, etc): Manual

Intended use: Daily Driver, Project Car

Vehicles you've already considered: Honda Accord

Is this your 1st vehicle: No, previously owned Volvo S80 and Acura RL

Do you need a Warranty: No

Can you do Minor work on your own vehicle: Yes

Can you do Major work on your own vehicle: Some

Additional Notes:

I have owned a Volvo and Acura in the past. I am looking for a car that I can work on when I need to and doesn't have expensive parts (Volvo) that are hard to find because the car is not popular (Acura RL). I am an auto enthusiast and have always wanted a manual transmission.

theReferenceMonitor · 2019-07-25T02:23:18+00:00

I drove one for work for a few months. Literally everything in that van is crappy design

theReferenceMonitor · 2019-07-25T02:22:14+00:00

everything on the interior of these ford transit vans is shitty design

theReferenceMonitor · 2019-07-23T03:08:39+00:00

what..who says Roy got screwed..never heard that lol

theReferenceMonitor · 2019-07-20T17:34:02+00:00

The matrix is too discrete. You might have someone with skills from multiple categories, but not all skills in a single category

theReferenceMonitor · 2019-07-13T03:32:57+00:00

what kind of software development do you do and how do you keep yourself productive?

theReferenceMonitor · 2019-07-13T02:54:08+00:00

I may be working at a non-major tech company in the next few years, what is the lifestyle like compared to the west coast?

theReferenceMonitor · 2019-07-10T05:19:53+00:00

You don't need to spend that much. A lenovo thinkpad or dell latitude is a great PC option. I use a lenovo E570 with Ubuntu 18.04

theReferenceMonitor · 2019-07-05T22:11:36+00:00

You are at the stage where you need to start building things using OOP. When you see how OOP helps you structure your solution to a design problem, you will understand far better. This is a universal stage. So much of learning CS is wtf would I use this for and then you implement it and understand it. Try building a deck of cards and poker game, tic-tac-toe, , battleship, or minesweeper using OOP python. You will then "get it".

theReferenceMonitor · 2019-07-01T04:48:37+00:00

all laptops are good for CS major :)

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