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kbrisso··on Time-restricted eating reshapes gene expression throughout the body
You need to stay on it for months to become keto adapted. I would say 6 months minimum, after that the energy swings go away and you generally have a lot more energy. You can also add MCT oil. The problem with keto is eating enough calories.
kbrisso··on Hydroponics: Growing an appreciation for plants
I'm actually thinking of setting up a large scale dutch bucket tomato farm in the future. I'm doing a POC next season and plan on improving it over the coming years. The dutch bucket system seems to be the way to go. My goal is to do this when I retire so I can keep active.
kbrisso··on Fly.io: The reclaimer of Heroku's magic
Using Fly.io it was pretty easy to to spin up an app.. I wish it used Docker Up/Compose files though. I'm not a Docker expert but being able to use those files seems like it would be easier to deploy apps. Please correct my ignorance if this isn't so.
kbrisso··on Ask HN: Whats more important in regards to finding a new job?
I'm not learning it to get a job. I'm actually building a file manager/database for my wife's Cricut images. I found building desktop app/UI's was fun again. I hadn't built a desktop app in a long while, last one was Java Swing. After using it for a bit I figured it might be a nice niche tool set or skill to get good at to find a better place to work. It's a tough choice doing what you like (building an app) or learning algorithms - one is more enjoyable than the other.
kbrisso··on College Was the Biggest Mistake of My Life
I hated school and didn't go to college for a BA in the 80's like everybody else did. I went and took four courses at the community college - electronics, CS 101 and two VB programming classes. The VB programming were taught by a guy who was a contractor during the day. We built this client server pizza order system. I thought it was so cool to build and the teacher must have a really awesome job. Hard work and some luck got me a job with an older guy who used to program by punch cards, it was part time and I did it at nigh why I worked days. He had a lot of patience with me and it paid off for me because I know have been in the industry 22 years. Why did I hate school? I'm dyslexic enough that remembering what I read is hard. I still have a hard time remembering phone numbers. I always did poor in school and disliked it.

What I think college doesn't teach you is how to be an entrepreneur or how to use your degree to get a job and now it's so expensive. Is it worth it? It used to be in the 1980's get a four year degree and boom yo have a great entry level job, it was true, I could have had jobs back then with a BA, my friends all did it and it would have been easy to pay off college debt. Not the case today.

To the OP - if yo want to get into films please don't give up - hard work does pay off, I took that route instead of school.

kbrisso··on Files – Single-file photo gallery and file manager
Very nice tool indeed, funny how the world works. I'm writing an Electron/React/PouchDB application that works kinda like this called "Filebase", you create a library and name it like "pictures", you pick a directory / or single file on your PC and it scans/indexes it, this allows you to tag individual files and folders so you remember what's in it (you can search these tags). you can search and filter by type. The last feature will be archiving but keeping the directory info handy so you can search for items that are archived. I came up with this idea after watching my partner try and organize Cricket art and PDF's. I realized that Windows Explorer kinda sucked for organizing. I wanted to build something that did not modify or touch files itself. It's been a great way to learn Electron. I have to say Electron makes building UI's easy for applications.
kbrisso··on What the world will be like in a hundred years (1922)
In a nutshell if I have enough assets that generate lets say for example 6% return and can borrow cheaply like at 1% then I can't lose. Money makes money unlike the poor who borrow at 19%. Inflation benefits the wealthy because their assets go up in value and then that "perceived wealth" gives them access to more cheap money as collateral.
kbrisso··on Ask HN: How did you move on from past experiences?
The saying time heals is true, it just takes time. My only advice to you is don't let the emotions drive you to do anything negative. It's okay to have emotions just don't let them take you over. Try not to ruminate and get lost in your own head. It can become like OCD. Exercise helped me a lot with ruminating and was a way I could improve myself - take all the negative energy and turn it into something positive. Reading is also good way to shut the mind off. I read a lot of books on how the mind works. If you have a therapist talk to him about what happened and how you feel. Therapy isn't always about looking for a solution to your emotions (root cause) it's a place to talk and get stuff off your chest and to help you find closure. Find someone who can just listen and offer advice when needed or when asked. Life is just random and has ups and downs and the bad things that happen can over shadow all the good. I can say this, if you want to learn from this and move on, you can. You just have to be patient and with time it will get better.
kbrisso··on Amazon Prime inflates prices, using the false promise of ‘free shipping’
People always complain about Amazon but I started using them when I could not find anything I needed at the local stores. The shopping landscape changed before I started buying on Amazon. When Amazon started two day shipping in my town it sure made it easier to change my habits. CVS drug store is a great example of a store that used to be great hat went to crap. But not because of Amazon because of short term profits and mergers. The electronic store is gone not because of Amazon but because people don't buy hobby stuff like they used to and the owner died. The mom and pop stores that are still around from way back are here because of good business practices and people like them. I don't want to go to CVS and wait in line for 30 minutes, have to enter my phone number to get the discount and then get 6 feet of receipt full of stupid coupons I won't use. Yes you need to do your research before buying on Amazon but in the store you need to check the prices too.
kbrisso··on Show HN: Save, annotate and organize podcasts, blog posts, newsletters, videos
Why the bot? I'm building something similar but for PC. A way to organize files and stuff on a drive without touching the actual file. Something Google Picasa PC like but for all kinds of files. I found my girlfriend organizing her graphics for a cricket and had no way to tag them or group them. I didn't like anything I could buy or that I read about.
kbrisso··on Audacity Aquired by Muse Group
I use it because it does have a lot of songs. The search on it is the worst and the UI has its own back button that is not easy to use. Most good apps on Android let you use the devices back button.
kbrisso··on Google’s copying of the Java SE API was fair use [pdf]
I worked on Netscape Enterprise Server it had JavaScript as the scripting language. Did you work on that? Before NodeJS....
kbrisso··on Loss of smell could be a 'highly reliable indicator' of Covid-19, research says
Back around 2010 I had this happen to me, It was so bizarre. Someone told me it was do to a sinus infection but I never had to go on antibiotics for one and no pain. I was sick that year with other things not related to the nose and it took a long time to get my sense of smell back. It never fully recovered to what it was. One thing I remember is it was like a filter and some things smelled awful and some things like nothing at all. Onions smelled like ammonia is what I remember most. I had lots of test done and never found out why. It wasn't a pleasant experience and freaked me out a little.
kbrisso··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (October 2020)
Full stack developer, 20 years experience.

• Location: Sacramento Ca

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-brisson-918445185/

• Email: kbrisso@gmail.com

• Remote:Yes

• Willing to relocate: No

• Technologies: Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Weblogic, TomEE, Apache, Node.js, SQL, Linux and Windows

I'm looking for a smaller company that is product focused.

kbrisso··on The Era of Visual Studio Code
> If a language is already low-friction, there won't be much benefit to be gained from an IDE, as even a plain text editor will already get you near to optimal productivity in said language.

I don't think the IDE should do "everything" for you, and you should understand how its building/compiling the software. But with statically typed languages and library definition hints. I think I would be wasting time searching docs if I didn't have the hints and type info. I can't remember everything I work with, it's impossible.

kbrisso··on Java Turns 25 – Whats Next? [pdf]
I work on a lot of legacy systems in financial services, the biggest issues related to threads is variable scope regarding servlet design patterns. I just migrated a 18 year old app off Weblogic to TomEE and we had issues with struts tags. The main app I work on has around 350 concurrent users. I have JMX on all the time and monitor it for long running threads and tune it when needed. The problem I have with Java is the massive amount of libraries that can be used and developers who copy and paste code and don't think about what the code does. The verbosity kills me too, it's so over done. I've decided to learn Go just because I'm tired of reading Java code, especially legacy code. But yes you are correct there is a lot of settings in the JVM and a lot to read to understand it. It's a powerful language with a lot of features.
kbrisso··on Indian IT consultancies struggle against technological obsolescence
This is so very true. I just migrated a 17 year old Struts 1.* app with most of my team in India from Weblogic to Tomee. It's a mission critical application with 400 users during business hours. It's not going anywhere anytime soon.
kbrisso··on Detection of novel coronaviruses in bats in Myanmar
Interesting article thanks.
kbrisso··on Ask HN: What are you learning?
Good luck! I'm doing the same thing, I actually enjoy some of it, I've learned a few things too.
kbrisso··on Ancient shell shows days were half-hour shorter 70M years ago
I was confused too. :)
kbrisso··on Vitamin D supplementation to prevent acute respiratory tract infections (2017)
Magnesium, vitamin D, zinc and mk-7 vitamin k-2 are my daily vitamins coupled with a lot of exercise. I can't say when the last time I was sick.
kbrisso··on Follow-up to “The dystopian world of software engineering interviews”
This is a great article this is exactly where I am at in my life. I have almost 20 years spent at a company doing all kinds of different projects, working on many different systems, and continuing to teach myself new skills all the time on my own time. I'm currently converting a huge legacy Weblogic Java J2EE project to TomEE. I want to leave so I am now studying algorithms. I had an interview at a job I really wanted and blew one part of the technical part because I was a little unprepared. It sucks because I know I could have added value to the company because I'm a grinder and love what I do. They have a killer product that would have been awesome to work on and the people seemed great. I know algorithms are important so I will study on but it sucks in an interview one stupid question you haven't worked on will cost the job.
kbrisso··on Ask HN: Web project on GitHub helpful for finding a better job?
Thanks for the reply - good idea about doing a small project that uses the companies API or demonstrates what they do.
kbrisso··on Hiring Is Broken: What Do Developers Say About Technical Interviews?
I feel for you man, I drove 4 hours from Sacramento to Palo Alto for a great start up job. I nailed the phone interview and thought all was going to go well. The first onsite interview went pretty well. The second part went south and my nerves got me. I really wanted the job but I blew it. I got good feedback and I'm working on interview problems. It was my first interview in 20 years but again I really wanted the job.
kbrisso··on Dow plunges more than 950 points after China devalues its currency
i wonder if this is a cultural thing or a gov/business decision directed at foreign companies. do chinese business people rip other chinese business people off?
kbrisso··on Why do developers at Google consider Agile development to be nonsense? (2016)
Where I work this is an "Architect". I'm in the middle of a project designed by these same people to use these "new cutting edge technologies" we are essentially replacing one legacy pile of shit for another new pile of shit that is ever more so complicated to maintain. It blows my mind the money that it being wasted.
kbrisso··on CenturyLink 911 outage was caused by a single network card sending bad packets
Comcast business doesn't have caps, I pay about $90 a month.
kbrisso··on The impact of homelessness and the opioid crisis on San Francisco streets
I was in the city this month and it is very sad to see this first hand. I think this is why we need to legalize drugs and get these people help. I live north of San Francisco and the homeless problem is worse here too. It seems like the 2008 recession left a whole bunch of people unemployable and they are officially off the "books" now and out in the streets. This is just my observation but it seems like homelessness increased and not decreased and with unemployment % going down.
kbrisso··on Facebook is not equipped to stop the spread of authoritarianism
I think you are right. It amplifies bad stuff based on shares and likes. It doesn't post things in linear time order. I wish you could filter those stupid political memes too. That's what I like about Reddit or this place I choose what I want to see.
kbrisso··on Ask HN: Is software engineering really a dead-end job after 35-40?
Thank you for sharing book. I am always looking for interesting stuff to read.
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