I enjoyed reading 10 Tips for Ramping Up as a Senior Engineer which turned up on r/programming today.
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I got this awesome present from my brother Tim for my 40th birthday:
It’s a figurine of Tychus Findlay from StarCraft II.
On your Pat Malone
So I knew there was an expression that sounded like “on your pattern alone” and I knew the word “pattern” was wrong; turns out there’s an Australian slang idiom “you’re on your Pat Malone” which is rhyming slang to say that you are “alone”.
How to Write Technical Posts (so people will read them)
Today I read How to Write Technical Posts (so people will read them). Good read!
The Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant
Some light reading before bed: The Critique of Pure Reason. I’ll be lucky if I get through the preface!
Mathematics
So I found my way to the a Mathematics article on Wikipedia. Good reading!
Programming Quotes
I came across these Programming Quotes over on cat-v.org today. Their Bumper-Sticker Computer Science is also good.
My favourite was “You can’t trust code that you did not totally create yourself.” — Ken Thompson
You can’t tell people anything
Today I enjoyed reading You can’t tell people anything.
Feynman technique
Today (while reading this) I stumbled upon the Feynman technique.
Basically with the Feynman technique you just write down everything that you know about a concept/subject until you can see where your knowledge is shaky. It’s a problem solving tool.
How to use Keji Flat File A4 Report Covers
So I purchased a Keji Flat File A4 Assorted Colours 6 Pack from Officeworks but when they arrived I wasn’t sure how to use the fasteners.
I searched for how to use keji flat file but didn’t turn up much.
Reading about Keji Flat File Report Covers on eBay I learned that the correct term for the fasteners is “prong fastening system”.
So I searched for how to use prong fastening system and found what I was looking for!