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[Darrell KSR]

My shoulder really is hurting.

[blueboss]

My shoulder really is hurting.

Procrastinationitis


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[Catfan73]

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Partly moony this morning. Harvest moon?

[dan_bgblue]

Yup.

https://www.almanac.com/content/what-harvest-moon

[blueboss]

Rain coming... we need it.


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[blueboss]

Just sold my 1997 Mercedes.... I'm bummed, I've lost a dear old friend.

So long Earl...


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[CitizenBBN]

Just don't buy one named Christine.

[Darrell KSR]

Back from a day trip to Georgia. Long day. Listening to UK game on radio helped.

[PedroDaGr8]

Abusing the crap out of excel right now using array calculations. First time I have had to do them and it is bringing my quad-core computer to its knees with my enormous data sets (21000 rows long and 30+ columns wide). I have it automated now to extract the exact data points that I need, without any additional processing on my part. Just cut and paste the data in, wait as excel uses all four processors and still takes around 2 min to update the results. This is a HUGE savings in time because it took me hours to perform all of the analysis by hand before.

For example, one of my equations looks like this:

{=INDEX('Sample Data'!$R:$R,MATCH(1,(VLOOKUP(H$16, 'Sample Data'!$AF$3:$AG$5, 2, FALSE)='Sample Data'!$A:$A)*(G$1='Sample Data'!$B:$B)*(G$2='Sample Data'!$D:$D)*($A19='Sample Data'!$E:$E),0))}

the { } indicate that this is array formula, not a regular one, you have to hit ctrl-shift-enter to enable it, but copy paste works like usual.


Never learned this technique before but wow is it damn useful. I now can duplicate pages and change one value and get all the results I need for that one value.

[Darrell KSR]

Abusing the crap out of excel right now using array calculations. First time I have had to do them and it is bringing my quad-core computer to its knees with my enormous data sets (21000 rows long and 30+ columns wide). I have it automated now to extract the exact data points that I need, without any additional processing on my part. Just cut and paste the data in, wait as excel uses all four processors and still takes around 2 min to update the results. This is a HUGE savings in time because it took me hours to perform all of the analysis by hand before.

For example, one of my equations looks like this:

{=INDEX('Sample Data'!$R:$R,MATCH(1,(VLOOKUP(H$16, 'Sample Data'!$AF$3:$AG$5, 2, FALSE)='Sample Data'!$A:$A)*(G$1='Sample Data'!$B:$B)*(G$2='Sample Data'!$D:$D)*($A19='Sample Data'!$E:$E),0))}

the { } indicate that this is array formula, not a regular one, you have to hit ctrl-shift-enter to enable it, but copy paste works like usual.


Never learned this technique before but wow is it damn useful. I now can duplicate pages and change one value and get all the results I need for that one value.

My 16-year old has been playing with Java. Well, it's a class, I guess. So far he's been showing me how many touchdowns, field goals, extra points, and two-point plays Kentucky gets against Alabama and how badly UK will beat Alabama when that happens. I'm not sure if he's taking Java or Advanced Fiction Writing.

[PedroDaGr8]

My 16-year old has been playing with Java. Well, it's a class, I guess. So far he's been showing me how many touchdowns, field goals, extra points, and two-point plays Kentucky gets against Alabama and how badly UK will beat Alabama when that happens. I'm not sure if he's taking Java or Advanced Fiction Writing.

Honestly, if he likes doing that kind of analysis he should look into learning Python or R (computer scientists love single letter language names). Both are designed for that kind of work and are amazingly powerful. Most of the modern advanced graphs that you see came from either of those languages. Also, data scientists or data analyst are very well paying careers. Java isn't a bad language to learn first, but there are other more targeted languages that not only are a bit better than Java but also might help introduce him to a direction more tailored to what he enjoys.

Coursera has a nice course on Data Science if it is an interest of his. It isn't exactly cheap at $50/mo but it is very well taught and very well educational. A great primer course for real deal data science.

[Darrell KSR]

Honestly, if he likes doing that kind of analysis he should look into learning Python or R (computer scientists love single letter language names). Both are designed for that kind of work and are amazingly powerful. Most of the modern advanced graphs that you see came from either of those languages. Also, data scientists or data analyst are very well paying careers. Java isn't a bad language to learn first, but there are other more targeted languages that not only are a bit better than Java but also might help introduce him to a direction more tailored to what he enjoys.

Coursera has a nice course on Data Science if it is an interest of his. It isn't exactly cheap at $50/mo but it is very well taught and very well educational. A great primer course for real deal data science.

Thanks. I'll pass it along.

Java is actually the class he's taking for his high school credit so he sorta has to do what the teacher and curriculum says. But he is very interested in this stuff and your info is extremely appreciated. He/we may want to follow up more than with you on this as he progresses toward college.

One hitch. He may be limited on places to attend college. He's not going to attend some place where he can't get an education he wants, but he's trying to balance being able to play his sport in college and get the degree he wants. He is mainly looking at smaller schools whose curriculum may be more liberal arts based, so this could be tricky.

[PedroDaGr8]

Thanks. I'll pass it along.

Java is actually the class he's taking for his high school credit so he sorta has to do what the teacher and curriculum says. But he is very interested in this stuff and your info is extremely appreciated. He/we may want to follow up more than with you on this as he progresses toward college.

One hitch. He may be limited on places to attend college. He's not going to attend some place where he can't get an education he wants, but he's trying to balance being able to play his sport in college and get the degree he wants. He is mainly looking at smaller schools whose curriculum may be more liberal arts based, so this could be tricky.

Understood, though honestly, computer science in general is so high value that going to a smaller liberal arts school won't hurt him too much if he works hard and applies himself; if he doesn't apply himself though, then it can certainly hurt his career. Doing things like internships starting at latest in sophomore year, majoring in more than CS, etc. all will help him stand out. The sport, oddly enough, will help him stand out as well, indicating a well rounded individual (not always easy to find in CS).

I have a very very close childhood friend, from Lexington, who went to Transy. Majored in CS/Physics/Math, intended only CS/Phsyics but due to the overlap he only needed like 3-4 more courses to get the Math major as well; so he did it. Anyways, he internshipped at a firm in Lexington starting Freshman or Sophomore year and did very well in school. Was in a frat, partied like crazy on the weekends, studied like mad during the week. Got into grad school at UMich Ann Arbor (one of the better ones in his field) and finished with an MS in CS. He is now out here in Seattle, close to upper level management at FB (5 removed from Zuck, about to be 4 in a few months with his next promotion) and is making money I could only dream of and still climbing. Even more crazy is this isn't even near the highest at FB, even for non-management. Some upper-level engineers at FB are making north of $1,000,000/yr salary + stock options. These individuals are extreme specialists in very specific needed areas and are rewarded accordingly. While data science salaries aren't necessarily that high, he could still be making mid-six figures ($300,00-750,000/yr) eventually, if he plays his career cards right.

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions, if I can't answer them I can certainly reach out to my buddy and ask him for his advice.

[Darrell KSR]

Thanks, as always, Pedro. I will take you up on your generous offer to answer our questions.

[blueboss]

I'm growing tired of Nate and his friends.


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[BigBluePappy]

Insomnia strikes again...

[blueboss]

Insomnia strikes again...

Must of been the moon or something... I woke up at 0300. Took me about an hour to get back to sleep.


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[BigBluePappy]

Up from 2:00 to 5:00 and I usually get up for work between 5:30 and 6:00 - oh well...
Took the opportunity to do some much needed Bible study.

[blueboss]

0300 wide awake. 😳


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[Darrell KSR]

Up from 2:00 to 5:00 and I usually get up for work between 5:30 and 6:00 - oh well...
Took the opportunity to do some much needed Bible study.

0300 wide awake. ��


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Funny, that seems to be a common thread among many of us. We should open up an "Insomniacs Club" Chat room or something. But then CitizenBBN would see it coming in from a night out and think it was still time to party or whatever.

I woke up at 3:13 a.m. this morning, and did something I rarely do--I fell back asleep. I was irritated, but just lay there for a few minutes, and evidently, it worked, as I slept until 7. Needed it.

I SOMETIMES do what Pappy did--use the time productively. I will sometimes get up and go do some work, particularly when I have to write a letter or a detailed email that may take an hour, and a client is expecting it that day. Finishing it at 4 a.m. really eases my mind that when I get in to the office, that's already done. I don't do that often enough, however. I will get up, eat a small breakfast, and watch a TV show with earphones on sometimes. Sometimes I can get back to sleep after an hour or two for another hour or two. Sometimes not.

Got an MRI yesterday, and hoping--although probably not realistic--that I'll get results from doctor today. I guess they'll want to schedule an appointment, so it will be next week, now that I think of it. I kinda wanted to know before then. Oh well.

[blueboss]

Went to Keeneland today. 83 degrees and sunny, so you can just imagine the scenery.

I even managed to walk away with some house money.

Win/Win


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[BigBluePappy]

It is the old 2:09, right on schedule...

[Darrell KSR]

Was 5 a.m. for me today, which isn't bad. I got up and was in the office by 6 a.m. Didn't get a lot accomplished, as I teach a class at 8:30, so my morning was spent gathering some materials i needed for class today, brief preparation, boiling/steaming some eggs for breakfast which I ate at the office, making coffee, etc. Still, it helped.

Got some good news today--MRI came back and my shoulder does not require surgical repair; likely physical therapy will fix the left one. The right shoulder still needs surgery, but the left one has tendonitis and bone spurs that can be remedied with PT.

[BigBluePappy]

Good news on the left shoulder, but how can PT get rid of bone spurs?

[Darrell KSR]

Good news on the left shoulder, but how can PT get rid of bone spurs?

That confused me as well. It was a telephone call with his nurse, and I'm going to have another conversation later today or tomorrow and see if that can get cleared up. My guess is that it's a minor set that he thinks I can live with, and always want to try the least-intrusive options first. Either way, I'm glad it's not another tear. It hurts like heck, though.

[blueboss]

2:30...


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[BigBluePappy]

Last night I slept through, now out the door to work...

[blueboss]

3:23 am should be able to shut it back down here shortly.


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[KSRBEvans]

Currently listening to "Petty: The Biography" on Audible. (Good book, recommend.) Looking at Tom Petty's discography, surprised to see that he had only 2 Billboard Top 10 hits ("Don't Do Me Like That" and "Free Fallin'") and 0 #1s.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Pe...graphy#Singles

Then I looked at Bob Dylan and saw he also had 0 Billboard #1s. (He did have 2 #2s.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Dy...graphy#Singles

Without looking further, I think those 2 have to be the most universally-acclaimed artists to have 0 #1s.

[PedroDaGr8]

Currently listening to "Petty: The Biography" on Audible. (Good book, recommend.) Looking at Tom Petty's discography, surprised to see that he had only 2 Billboard Top 10 hits ("Don't Do Me Like That" and "Free Fallin'") and 0 #1s.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Pe...graphy#Singles

Then I looked at Bob Dylan and saw he also had 0 Billboard #1s. (He did have 2 #2s.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Dy...graphy#Singles

Without looking further, I think those 2 have to be the most universally-acclaimed artists to have 0 #1s.

Kinda the opposite of Bill Withers. I often joke that Bill Withers is everyone's favorite artist that they don't know. When I say I like Bill Withers, the response is almost always: "Who?". Then when I list off: Ain't No Sunshine, Just The Two Of Us, Lean On Me, Lovely Day, Use Me, Who Is He (And What Is He To You)?, etc. Almost immediately, the response is: "Oh yeah, I didn't know that the same guy did all of those! I like his songs."