Not long ago I had to take a friend's ferrari 599 to get the ecu reset and adjusted for the tune of $16k. I had changed the both MAF sensors and adjusted the clutch on the transmission. Fucking nuts.
I was looking for something like this. The perl code is quite easy to follow. Nice project!
I will try and install it on webfaction and provide feedback for you to add to your docs. :)
My brother in law works for P&G in their tampon department as a researcher. He is a chemical engineer. He tells me most advances come from small startups outside the US and and they are usually quietly acquired. There seems to be a lot of red tape to get through before you can even do something small in that industry. It's not like you can throw some code and have a tampon 2.0 in a weekend. Tampons are a really complex thing. He explained to me how different types of fabrics and the way they are used can be potentially fatal ti some women. Thats why the research for the common tampon is ongoing.
Absolutely! I can only be as good as the best I can be. I suck at some things, average at many, and unfairly good at handful. I love it because it never gets boring. :)
Now apply that to software and interviewing. Its mind blowing to think of an interview being like that cross-country 10K and your group of friends being in it and being judged against the guy who came in first without trying. Life sure is funny.
That's whole different adventure altogether! Our diet depends on a lot of variables. How we feel, our daily stress, relationships on/off work and whole lot more things. My experience has taken me from that very first step of not drinking anymore pop soda to almost vegetarian (I eat meat once a week in small quantities and sometimes cheese). I did the atkins, paleo, juice, fruit, and everything in between. Slowly learning what works for me. Which meant finding and way that vegetables and grains would be enjoyable to eat. Food, or its taste, makes my day. So learning how to cook and buy nutritious food that tasted good has been a process.
Best advice I can give is to see your diet as a learning experience with the end goal of living a better life. Little daily goals amount to amazing yearly achievements!
I used to be overweight and could not run to the door even if my life depended on it. Five years later and I run no less than 5k a day from Monday to Friday. Resting during the weekend. Do run events every other month or so on Sundays.
How did I do it?
I started with the couch-to-5K program[1]. That led me to diet and eat better. Did my first 5k four months later. Then a 10k three after that.
Running is not for everybody. But you should try it out. Run at your own rhythm and style. Some people are naturally better at long distances, some of us are sprinters. The truth is its about patience and pacing yourself. It is also great for thinking (or not thinking). My life is definitely better because of it. Feel free to ask me questions!
Does DDG allow building things on top of it? Like API access to search queries, for example. I'm very much into building things for fun and DDG is my choice engine (on mobile and desktop).
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I'm currently a team lead at an ed tech company and am looking for a new challenge that does not include personnel management. I'm not a manager but a programmer.
There are things you can't simulate (yet). In my experience it's beneficial to run real live testing to gather data about individual parts themselves. For example, I had a robot's navigation fail when it encountered a certain type of water container (one gallon type in a given color found in US supermarkets). Like kissing, you can't replace the real thing.
I just wished google would use C++ for Android. It's does away with all this nonsense. I'm looking forward to the day where I have to pay oracle for every android app download I get even if the app is free...