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1. It took 13-14 interviews across 7 months to get my first job.

2. The salary for the area was not competitive, but I wanted to have something.

3. Yes. I applied for my second job two years later, and I had about 48 interviews across a 6 month period. The salary may not be considered competitive to some, but it's a bit over six figures and a lot more than what I made at my first job.

- I have a ToDo app on my phone (and also as an extension in my browser), and it's very satisfying to check off items. I also maintain quick ToDo lists on Post-It notes.

- I use the LeechBlock extension to block certain websites between certain times of the day. Although HackerNews is blocked on Chrome, which I use for work stuff, it's unblocked on Firefox---I'm pretty good about not opening Firefox and HN during working hours. Link: https://www.proginosko.com/leechblock/

- If I'm really distracted, I'll move my phone to the other side of the room so it's out of sight.

- I started seeing a psychiatrist in late-January and started taking Vyvanse as a result. I haven't noticed any significant differences pre- and post -Vyvanse, but it has been slightly easier for me to start a task and work on it for a while, whereas I used to bounce back and forth a lot more.

I'm guessing that the company's interested in gradually moving away from a hybrid work approach and getting people back in their seats. It's the type of company (and industry) where face-to-face communication is deemed as highly important for everyone (those in staff and line positions).

And to my point on the shiny new office, I'm sure the ET wants to get their money's worth.

Long story short, editing a RAW image file gives me much greater control versus editing a JPG or PNG, in which I can fine-tune the mids, shadows, colors, and more. I've periodically gone through and removed the RAW files that I know I'll never work with (i.e. blurry ones), but I ought to be doing it more often.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raw_image_format

She never hesitates to give herself a few seconds to ponder the question and give an answer, and she comes off as being highly reflective, thoughtful, and intelligent.

Here's an example of her taking a thoughtful pause: https://youtu.be/MaGAY_uMmcQ?t=1222 She does it throughout the video, but this particular example is a notable one.

A Portrait of the Artist's Sisters: https://womennart.files.wordpress.com/2018/11/the_chess_game...

Lady With an Ermine: https://www.legendarte.shop/pimages/Curiosita-sul-dipinto-Da...

I've seen a number of paintings from that time period and a few hundred years after where the subjects are artistically styled, but I have a tough time imagining the subject "walking around in the modern world" and looking like someone I know. Take this painting by da Vinci, for instance: shorturl.at/dsMV3 The subject is beautifully lit and painted, but the subject doesn't seem like someone I'd see walking around today and as a result I'm disconnected from her.

> "They appear alive,” wrote Renaissance art critic Giorgio Vasari [of Sofonisba's painting]"

They do, indeed.

About 40 minutes later, I'm looking at the waiter walking around and it didn't seem like he was waiting on any food from the kitchen. He also didn't come over once, and probably assumed that I was just hanging out and watching the US Open on the TVs.

I flagged him over and it turned out that my order did not go through at all. I then spent another 15 minutes waiting on my food to actually arrive.

If I'd spoken to a human from the beginning, this probably wouldn't have happened.

The burger wasn't that good, anyway.

As a kid, it was the first soundtrack that moved me to near tears. I was less interested in the vocal songs (to be fair, I still love them) and found myself drawn to the orchestrations.

When I got older I learned that Hans' father died when he was a kid and that he was able to bring a personal touch into the score, and it showed.

To answer your question, the most powerful soundtracks that I can think of paint a clear picture or emotion (or at least a few interpretations of them). For instance, the song "The Illusive Man" from the Mass Effect 2 soundtrack gives me feelings of power with a sinister undercurrent.

Illusive Man Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBLOvSb56Vc

This Land (The Lion King): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGDXTZFleHQ

Fitted sheets are constructed the same, more or less, so something that breaks the mold and does the above would be a game-changer.

I typed "desk" into the search bar and came across posts with desk in the name, e.g. Four Hands Edna Desk Chair-Fedora Oatmeal (https://www.spoken.io/page/f8420225-c2ba-4048-8454-e4e3a897a...), as well as items that weren't desks (such as Signature Design by Ashley Hyndell Dresser, Brown (https://www.spoken.io/page/b0d3e420-34ef-43fe-b7ca-3066f0c98...)).

I also noticed that there wasn't an option to filter the posts by furniture type. I don't know if the metadata of each item keeps track of the type of item that it is, but if so then you could add a type filter.

I would look into financial aid at MIT and speak to financial aid advisors who work there, to see if you can get some sort of help.

If I were in your shoes I'd go to MIT, but then again I don't know what School Z is (i.e. if it's Carnegie Mellon or the University of Richmond, to name two very different schools).

I got an Associate's degree at a community college, and one of the most refreshing things about it was how un-focused the professors were on research. Teaching was their Number One, and I attribute much of my overall enjoyment to their attitudes.

I then transferred to a 4-year school and received my Bachelor's in two years. The professors at this university did research, but they were also committed to teaching and interpersonal relationships with students. I'd been given the option to transfer to a large (40k+ university), and although it was more well-known I knew that I'd be in gigantic class sizes with research-heavy instructors.

I have a Google Doc of a list of talks that I've had with him (and some other people at my company) in which I learned something.

Here's a few examples:

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Me: Suppose the client did have a request that was impossible to do. How do you approach situations like that and give them an answer that doesn't make it seem like you're BS-ing them?

S: Something along the lines of: 'Due to the way the system is currently built, it may not be possible to fulfill your request exactly as your proposed. Just to be sure, I’ll take this back to our tech team (Adam/Bob/Chris) to see if there is a possibility to implement the changes or explore other alternatives and options. I'll follow up with our findings once we have our discussions.'

  - Never tell the client "no." If you do, they can easily go to another person/team.

  - Clients like hearing "I'll take this back to our tech team", because you're saying that you have 'better/more knowledgable' resources you can turn to.

  Scenario A:

(later on)

Client: Where's X? Why isn't it done?

(Instead, do this)

  Scenario B:

Me: Did you have a due date in mind?

Client: I’m not sure.

Me: Okay, how does this date sound:

  - Setting a concrete date/range makes it so the client can't pull a "Why isn't X done" on you

Usually in the morning we'll ask the other if they "have anything going on that day (i.e. have to be at school from noon to 2pm)" or "if they have any meetings". We like to keep each other in the loop.

Since Price seems to be adept at recalling how people/events/things made her feel in the moment, if I had to guess she probably relives the bad (e.g. harmful critiques) on a regular basis.

I can't say I'd want that ability.

I rarely have code dreams, but when I do it's usually rows of IDE text that I can't make out from a distance.

I'm going to be conducting an informal meet and greet phone call with them this week. I've never interviewed anyone so I'm considering this to be a good way to practice.

In a way, it's the best cold email I've received so far. The rest are mostly AWS recruiter emails, which I've been getting every week. ಠ_ಠ

- Money and/or investors

- Time

- Enough manpower

- Great marketing

- A stronger understanding of scalability

- Ideally, a product that solves a problem in a niche area

I have bits and pieces of the above (except the investors and marketing), but it's not enough to get something up and running.

- Uninstall software that I don't want (i.e. McAfee)

- Install software (e.g. antivirus and anti-malware programs)

Browser:

- Install extensions (uBlock Origin is usually first)

- Run an internet speed test

However, there are a number of things that I take for granted because I'm a righty (scissors, camera shutter accessible to my right hand, ink not smudging, can openers, etc) and I think I would've been frustrated as a lefty.