Reminder: Tomorrow is April Fool's Day. Be wary of the internet
2016 March
- 💬 Reply to rocketkeis's tweet:
Airport #sketchdaily
A bunch of TV shows just got added to #NetflixPH, including Doctor Who and Sherlock
Someone on quora asked:
Stop thinking of yourself as a loser and just move on. Try to avoid thinking about this girl and don't hang out with her unless absolutely necessary. Moving on from someone isn't easy, you need to be dedicated to it.
Someone on quora asked:
How do I stop getting irritated on receiving large numbers of code review comments?
Remember: You are not your code. You are not the hundred or so lines of C or Java or Javascript or whatever that you wrote today.
This problem arises because you are too attached to your code. Your ego is associated with the code you write and you feel that any comments or defects found reflect upon you as a person.
You are not perfect. You will not write perfect software, and that's fine. It's not a flaw, it's just the way software is. It isn't written all in one go, magically perfect and elegant and satisfying all the requirements. Good software goes through multiple iterations and many eyes looking at it.
It is also important to treat it as a learning experience - learn what you can from each code review comment and try to apply what you learn to future code you write. This also helps you minimize review comments in the future. Instead of treating the large number of comments as a shortcoming on your part, treat it as a metric you can improve upon.
- 💬 Reply to a comment by grayves on 'Mar Roxas Komiks - New Issues!! (Just for Fun)' on /r/Philippines:
You probably meant Heroin instead of Heroine. Unless Mar knows where Darna and Wonder Woman are
- 🔁 Repost from MooseAllain:
Quick reminder: April Fool’s Day has been moved to 2nd April because of the leap year.
Reinforcements... or refreshments? #sketchdaily #bottlegnomes
(These are Bottle Gnomes from MTG. Reference: http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=389449)
Someone on quora asked:
It's never too late to be who you were meant to be.
I would suggest studying an easy-to-learn programming language and getting into the basics of algorithms and data structures. Personally, I'd recommend Python, but it doesn't really matter what programming language you choose, your initial learning stage should only be to get you familiar with programming concepts and constructs.
When looking for a job, look for the ones geared towards fresh graduates that may be offering training for new hires. This puts you on a more even field with people who have been programming for longer.
Someone on quora asked:
- Spend your free time learning more. Become more familiar with the technologies and domain you're working in.
- Pay attention to detail
- Practice analytical thinking - you need to be able to evaluate all the possible test cases that need to be tested
Someone on quora asked:
Everyone, no matter how talented, will question themselves at some point. It's natural, but don't let it dictate your life.
Is writing important to you? If yes, then ignore the instinct to question yourself and just write. Write, write, write. Write until it becomes second nature, like breathing. Write until these thoughts fade to the wayside. Write until you can't write anymore, then write some more.
Someone on quora asked:
Fear is an instinct, to keep one away from danger.
Sometimes the fear is valid. Such fear can keep you alive, especially in crisis situations. Examples are fear of falling or fear of injury.
Many other times, fear is simply a vestige of our prehistoric brains not yet adapted to modern times. An example is fear of humiliation, maybe manifesting as a fear of public speaking. Our prehistoric lizard brains are afraid that we might say something stupid and be humiliated and lose standing among the tribe, leading to us being ostracized. In prehistoric times, being ostracized can mean death, since humans had to band together to survive. But in modern times, such fear is unnecessary and unhealthy since people are more free to disagree with one another.
The key is to recognize fear for what it is and to understand whether the fear you are feeling is justified and needs to be acted upon, or simply part of a prehistoric instinct that is meaningless in the modern life.
Earlier I was walking along Mindanao avenue and there was a guy hanging campaign materials for a councilor candidate on a wire running between two trees on the side of the road. Parang di naman private property and definitely not common poster area. Should I have accosted him?
Are you saying there is no value in not littering?
A friend requested a certain person to be drawn as a superhero #sketchdaily
- 🔁 Repost from Wolfrum:
I like how "Revolution" has come to mean "Special Unicorn That Will Bring Everybody Love & Happiness" rather than "A Fucking Bloodbath."
Someone on quora asked:
You might want to consider specializing in something that's in high demand. Consulting in specialized fields can be highly rewarding
Someone on quora asked:
Why everyone does not improve with time? Why everyone does not learn from their mistakes?
It's either they can't afford it, or they don't see the value and don't want to bother.
They can't afford it: Not everyone has the patience or the time or the capacity to focus on self-improvement. It is often a luxury that may be difficult to afford. This category includes people with stressful, time-consuming jobs and people who may be so poor they literally spend all their time struggling to survive. Or they may be in circumstances that make it much more difficult to improve their lot
They don't see the value: These are people who have settled in to their environments and don't see the point of trying to better oneself; or people who are too lazy to try to improve themselves. In this category you can put people growing up in poor neighborhoods where there will often be peer pressure to be one of the gang and trying to better yourself is frowned upon.
Sadly, parents can pass on this attitude to this children
