tbirrell

Which do you recommend? Which is cheaper? Which has better longevity?

The easiest way to pick up a new language is to just build something in it. I'd like to learn Python because there are some things I want to do with it, but those projects are well out of reach of "just learning".…

In the event of an emergency where you lose internet access (natural disaster, EMP, stranded on a trip), what sort of information would you want with you? Given how cheap SD cards are, and the fact more and more phone…

My primary note taking tool is a git repo full of md files that I access with Sublime. This works well for syncing between all my computers, but it falls short if I want to access my notes from my phone. Has anyone…

I have some personal data that I can reasonably expect to never need again, aside from maybe just wanting to view it for historical reasons, but I don't want to just delete it all since it would be irrecoverable. How do…

I have four years of professional experience in my chosen stack, but I'm wondering if there is a way to break into a different language/stack without going back to entry-level positions with half the pay I could…

I am currently looking for a new job and figured since I have so much downtime, I might as well do a couple of freelance jobs. Since this isn't a direction I'm looking at taking my career right now, is there a different…

For various reasons I'm not fully aware of, I have an older computer that won't connect to ethernet anymore (and it doesn't have a wifi card). So it effectively can't connect to the internet (or my home network). Its…

I want to start going to conferences for professional development, but I don't really know what I should be looking for. Does anyone with experience in this have any advice for what sort of things to look for in a…

Does anyone know of a way, via software or some other means, to be able to leave yourself comments that can be saved without getting overwritten by pulling a git repo? I want to be able to go through an open source…

I work as a programmer and historically I don't use PTO until I'm in danger of losing it at the end of the year. And then when that time rolls around, I have no idea what to use it on. Does anyone have strategies they…

We all know that if we are not paying for a product, we are the product. But I was wondering about Google's G-Suite product. If I pay for that, is Google now double-dipping? Or does it offer (at least some) protection…

Bitcoin's rise has been astronomical in the last year or so. How do we know that this isn't a bubble that will bankrupt 95% of its users?

I've been hearing a lot of good things about Rust, and it has peaked my interest. So I was wondering: 1 - What sort of project is Rust good for? 2 - What does Rust do well? 3 - What should Rust not be used for? 4 - What…