It is my last week at $WORK. I am traveling back tomorrow to return my computer, then I am easing into the next chapter of life here which includes learning a new language, learning how to cook different cuisines, socializing with new people and seeing the world. I am selling off most my personal equipment as well, so this will be the first time in memory that I will be without a device I can really code on. Excited by the idea and a bit nervous too.
For any Lobsters in Latin America, DM me and hopefully we can meet up :)
I finished by local LUG website + flyer. I’ll be floating around cafés & see if my networking will enable me to post such a flyer. My first place asked what sort of cut she would get for advertising before me explaining the “free” part—luckily we have a history so this was a success.
Winding down work for the year. Been working on some infrastructure improvements in a test environment, so continuing with that whilst we’re mostly not touching production over the holidays to give everyone a break.
Heading into a nearby town with a friend tomorrow to buy Christmas presents. Already bought everything I need to, so probably end up doing a mini pub-crawl round a handful of decent places instead. Oh no, the horror.
Finishing up our new CI/CD system at work so that we can deploy jupyter notebooks which implement streamind data pipelines directly from jupyter using the built in git support.
I’m trying to find a way to split nodes in a tree while maintaining unicity. Right now, they’re conflicting goals, and I’m trying to see if there’s a way to formulate constraints so that when a sequence of keys gets an insertion, the split is always in the same place.
Job search. The normal unemployment benefits phone line doesn’t allow me to connect to a real person.. I have a suspicion that my NY state account is flagged as suspicious and/or fraudulent because I had some trouble in 2019 when applying for public benefits with a .co.uk email address. Since the registration services online and over the phone are not working, I will resort to using the 311 phone line to see if they can patch things up for all the benefits accounts associated with my social security number. Being underprivileged is.certainly a headache.
In other news, I have been spending the past six weeks under a weight-gain regiment designed for dysautonomic patients. That has been less of a headache but more of a physically grueling and enduring task and some days I haven’t been able to keep up. After the few two weeks of gaining weight in November, I improved my baseline enough to spend more time running around with my 2-year-old son and being more social with extended family.
In the last week or so I have dived into the job boards on discord to understand more about what the market is like. I did find a good life insurance broker that is hiring licensed sales workers and it has compelled me to pick it up and get a license. However, 99% of the discord market is scams and poor quality leads. I’ve applied to dozens or hundreds of software jobs from Indeed, LinkedIn, Monster, etc. and I haven’t heard a word back. LinkedIn suggests that I am usually competing with over a hundred applicants (in NYC alone) who at least have a bachelor’s degree.
This year’s Christmas mass (Catholic) is really intense for our local parish. There will 3 masses-per-day for 3 days straight. Me and my family are attending two of them ourselves during the Christmas weekend. Exciting time! I glad I am gaining weight and I’m more able to physically attend church with my family. ❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏
I am also going back and re-reading more of Soul Integration by Sal Rachele, which is a really wonderful read. The self-acceptance material in the book has really protected me this year.
So of course my bipolar brain is in a manic phase and has constructed a list of like 20 chores to get done before then, that way I can be super anxious because what’s life without a little zing? (It’s ok, I’m used to it. Remember, schedule tasks on two axes, “urgent” and “important”.)
So, realistically, gonna be working on some house repairs, hacking on Garnet, and heading off on Thursday to visit family for Christmas.
Work work work. Nothing special!
Also, follow-up:
IT’S A BOY!! ❤️🎉👶
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It is my last week at $WORK. I am traveling back tomorrow to return my computer, then I am easing into the next chapter of life here which includes learning a new language, learning how to cook different cuisines, socializing with new people and seeing the world. I am selling off most my personal equipment as well, so this will be the first time in memory that I will be without a device I can really code on. Excited by the idea and a bit nervous too.
For any Lobsters in Latin America, DM me and hopefully we can meet up :)
Sounds very exciting! I hope it turns out great for you!
I finished by local LUG website + flyer. I’ll be floating around cafés & see if my networking will enable me to post such a flyer. My first place asked what sort of cut she would get for advertising before me explaining the “free” part—luckily we have a history so this was a success.
Winding down work for the year. Been working on some infrastructure improvements in a test environment, so continuing with that whilst we’re mostly not touching production over the holidays to give everyone a break.
Heading into a nearby town with a friend tomorrow to buy Christmas presents. Already bought everything I need to, so probably end up doing a mini pub-crawl round a handful of decent places instead. Oh no, the horror.
Taking 3 weeks (“forced”, unpaid) leave. I needed the break. As a contractor I don’t get paid, but I’m good on money.
I’ll be reading, exercising, and sleeping. Trying to quit nicotine as well.
Blessings and best of luck!
Finishing up our new CI/CD system at work so that we can deploy jupyter notebooks which implement streamind data pipelines directly from jupyter using the built in git support.
Vacation!
I’ve followed a few conversations about programming language dev both here and elsewhere, and I’m beginning to realize how much I miss it.
Hello, I have come to the same conclusion. lot of good plt related posts and discussions here. And people tend to ask good questions as well.
Invite based system works :)
For me, it’s here and it’s certain fediverse people.
I should get back into PLT myself, but I don’t really know how to drag myself out of the funk I’m currently in.
I’m trying to find a way to split nodes in a tree while maintaining unicity. Right now, they’re conflicting goals, and I’m trying to see if there’s a way to formulate constraints so that when a sequence of keys gets an insertion, the split is always in the same place.
https://interjectedfuture.com/lab-notes/lab-note-028-consistent-splitting-for-node-sizes/
Trying an SEO tool ! currently falling in love with SEO
Job search. The normal unemployment benefits phone line doesn’t allow me to connect to a real person.. I have a suspicion that my NY state account is flagged as suspicious and/or fraudulent because I had some trouble in 2019 when applying for public benefits with a
.co.ukemail address. Since the registration services online and over the phone are not working, I will resort to using the 311 phone line to see if they can patch things up for all the benefits accounts associated with my social security number. Being underprivileged is.certainly a headache.In other news, I have been spending the past six weeks under a weight-gain regiment designed for dysautonomic patients. That has been less of a headache but more of a physically grueling and enduring task and some days I haven’t been able to keep up. After the few two weeks of gaining weight in November, I improved my baseline enough to spend more time running around with my 2-year-old son and being more social with extended family.
In the last week or so I have dived into the job boards on discord to understand more about what the market is like. I did find a good life insurance broker that is hiring licensed sales workers and it has compelled me to pick it up and get a license. However, 99% of the discord market is scams and poor quality leads. I’ve applied to dozens or hundreds of software jobs from Indeed, LinkedIn, Monster, etc. and I haven’t heard a word back. LinkedIn suggests that I am usually competing with over a hundred applicants (in NYC alone) who at least have a bachelor’s degree.
This year’s Christmas mass (Catholic) is really intense for our local parish. There will 3 masses-per-day for 3 days straight. Me and my family are attending two of them ourselves during the Christmas weekend. Exciting time! I glad I am gaining weight and I’m more able to physically attend church with my family. ❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏
I am also going back and re-reading more of Soul Integration by Sal Rachele, which is a really wonderful read. The self-acceptance material in the book has really protected me this year.
Holiday time, you know what that mean – fun programming.
Going to work on my programming language mostly.
Preparing to head to Seattle next week.
Vacation until the end of the year!
So of course my bipolar brain is in a manic phase and has constructed a list of like 20 chores to get done before then, that way I can be super anxious because what’s life without a little zing? (It’s ok, I’m used to it. Remember, schedule tasks on two axes, “urgent” and “important”.)
So, realistically, gonna be working on some house repairs, hacking on Garnet, and heading off on Thursday to visit family for Christmas.
Happy holiday internet friend!
What are your next steps with Garnet?
I will have a proper post about that by the new year!
Rebuilding our test environment at work to be more secure, more efficient and more ephemeral. The end of a long project!