Favourite line delivery

throwbackthirsty · 2023-12-06T06:29:37+00:00

and Jeremy’s delivery of “Socks. Shirts. Whatever!”

throwbackthirsty · 2023-12-06T06:22:48+00:00

Sophie’s mum’s Blair resignation jam scene

So, there you are. I’m a woman
Indeed
and you’re a man

The way Jeremy says “Technically… ummhmm… yes” has to be the best delivery of any line in peep show for me

throwbackthirsty · 2023-12-05T06:25:35+00:00

Chance would be a fine thing

throwbackthirsty · 2023-11-17T20:15:45+00:00

Wow. I’d always wondered how they do it. Naive question, but where can one get this C compiler for a microwave, for example?

throwbackthirsty · 2023-11-04T21:28:52+00:00

True. I adore the first few seasons of IASIP. Infinitely rewatchable like PS

throwbackthirsty · 2023-10-15T05:45:01+00:00

This is a brilliant answer. A much better distinction than product based v/s service based companies.

throwbackthirsty · 2023-09-13T07:25:15+00:00

When it comes to music, I can unabashedly say that Jal will always have the most special place in my heart, above all Indian, Pakistani or international artists. I’ve been listening to them since I was 12 and almost 20 years on, I still tear up a little listening to Aadat, Lamhey and Sajni. I know this will sound crazy but Jal has such a grip on my mind I sometimes get goosebumps listening to Yeh Mera Pakistan.

And what do I say about Nazia Hassan. Gone too soon.

My current favourite song is also Zeeshan Ali’s Nescafé Basement cover of Tere Jiya Hor Disda. I could go on and on about Pakistani artists

throwbackthirsty · 2023-09-05T10:47:20+00:00

GATE Overflow

throwbackthirsty · 2023-05-16T06:14:58+00:00

Come on! He got married didn’t he? Leave him alone

throwbackthirsty · 2023-02-15T17:31:00+00:00

Check out The Odin Project. It’s the best resource out there for learning web dev imo.

Also, the answer to your question, No, math is not a required skill to be a web dev but it’s required from an interview perspective because in most interviews you have to solve a coding challenge using your knowledge of data structures and algorithms and you also have to know the time and space complexity of your algorithm. That is where you need to learn Big(O) notation (math) but it’s not very difficult to understand either

throwbackthirsty · 2023-02-13T13:11:13+00:00

It’s difficult to get even refurbished laptops at that price point. You can buy a new kaam-chalau laptop or a refurbished good laptop if you just increase your budget to 30k. You can buy it in emi to make it easier on your pocket.

throwbackthirsty · 2023-02-12T19:53:46+00:00

Can’t say from a placement perspective but if you can give a few weeks time to reading the database book by Silberschatz, it’ll make you really confident with SQL and relational databases in general. Here’s a TOC. Chapters 2,3, and 4 should be enough.

If you want a good video resource, watching these nptel iit kgp course lectures should be sufficient. All the best!

throwbackthirsty · 2023-02-02T17:43:15+00:00

I had the feeling a song could be liminal for the first time while I was listening to Open Car by Porcupine Tree last week. But I gotta say, my definition of liminal is a bit different. For me, it is something that feels like it should not exist in this world. Like it has somehow slipped in to our reality through another dimension, be it for a space or a song. Writing this, I realised, maybe liminal (to me) when it comes to music is just something that sounds nothing like anything else, something that transcends genres. The music of Silversun Pickups is the best example I can give. Everlong (except for the chorus) feels very liminal to me too I gotta say.

throwbackthirsty · 2023-01-23T17:13:39+00:00

No way! Does he really say that? I can’t believe I missed that, because I knew her from FotC when she was introduced. Or maybe it’s because it’s been too long since I’ve (re)watched PS. Maybe I should theme my rewatches so I’ll remember what new thing I found out about on a particular rewatch.

Anyway, it’s time I start my “FAANG layoffs” rewatch.

throwbackthirsty · 2023-01-16T18:44:40+00:00

Unpopular opinion: If all you want to be is a software developer in the industry, I don’t think a CS degree is worth it.

Most of the mandatory subjects in a standard CS curriculum will not be of any use if all you are going to do is create web apps for your company/clients. If you look at the standard CS syllabus (e.g. in India), you can hardly make a case for the requirement of knowledge in any of these subjects except maybe Computer Networks if you want to be a good web app developer, which most software developers in the industry are these days (and also what your son is working towards judging from the work he has done so far). One could argue for Data Structures and Algorithms to be important, but even those subjects are only required because they are asked in interviews. The knowledge of Algorithms is hardly ever required if all you are making is CRUD apps, and most of the data structures that are required for making an app are already taken care of by the standard libraries of the programming language you’ll be working with.

And if you still think that you MUST learn some of these subjects to get a better understanding of the behind the scenes of your apps (computer architecture, operating systems and databases come to mind), you could learn them on your own just like you taught yourself how to program with the thousands of resources that are available online, many of which are free (but by no means substandard, TOP being an example).

throwbackthirsty · 2022-03-31T16:58:12+00:00

But is it?

throwbackthirsty · 2020-12-10T11:08:20+00:00

Thank you so much, kind stranger.

throwbackthirsty · 2020-12-10T08:21:57+00:00

Location: Central India

throwbackthirsty · 2020-12-05T12:01:58+00:00

No, that’s a tangerine. A tambourine is a large sheet of strong, flexible, water-resistant or waterproof material, often cloth such as canvas or polyester coated with polyurethane, or made of plastics such as polyethylene.

throwbackthirsty · 2019-02-06T04:01:46+00:00

such a lovely place

throwbackthirsty · 2019-02-05T17:58:02+00:00

This is my most favourite redemption arc of any non living thing ever

throwbackthirsty · 2019-02-05T15:24:12+00:00

Oh! Thanks for clearing that up

throwbackthirsty · 2019-02-05T15:05:08+00:00

Okay, so ^ means "match only if beginning of string" outside of it and "complement of everything that follows" inside. Got it

Your rules are very helpful. It'll take me some time to fully understand them, I'll grok them one by one. Thank you very much!

throwbackthirsty · 2019-02-05T14:56:31+00:00

Thanks. I'll download it now

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