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It seems like the question you're posing is: in the context of colon cancer risk, if one's alcohol consumption isn't enough to reach the category of "moderate", does that mean the increased risk is zero (or insignificant)? I don't know the answer to that. That's something that could perhaps be determined by reviewing the literature.

Edit: Not that anyone cares, but I guess I'll say a bit more: I don't know what brand of kombucha OP drinks, or how much of it, and how many grams of alcohol that sums up to, and what the current body of research says (or doesn't) regarding the precise amount of risk incurred or not from that amount of alcohol ... but the fact is, there's extensive research on the association between alcohol and cancer and I stand by the suggestions that someone dealing with recurrent colon cancer should be cautious about alcohol consumption, and that it could be worth reviewing existing research on the matter.

(Disclaimer upfront: I am not a doctor or medical professional.)

Kombucha often contains some alcohol. I'd suggest being cautious about alcohol consumption - frankly, eliminating it altogether from your diet would be my personal suggestion; there is evidence of increased risk of colon cancer from alcohol.

Just grabbing the first thing I found: "Moderate to heavy alcohol consumption is associated with 1.2- to 1.5-fold increased risks of cancers of the colon and rectum compared with no alcohol consumption". From here: https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/a...

They give several references there to back up that statement, those could be worth reading.

Best wishes for your recovery and health and longterm success.

Edit: wow, i'm getting downvoted? if i'm saying something inaccurate or inappropriate here, i'd be grateful for some specific feedback. thanks.

Start gathering contact info now for everyone you might want to stay in touch with. This is especially important if you work remotely, because if you get laid off, they might immediately kick you out of your email, slack, etc., and then it will be too late.

Is there such a thing as 'red flags' on a linkedin profile that might be hurting me? I don't get any pings at all from linkedin, and I have a fairly complete profile.

Which magazines would your wife recommend? Would be interesting to know what others find worth subscribing to (out of the many, many that one could subscribe to).

Thank you for this suggestion!

What sort of cardio activity would you recommend for these short intervals?

agreed. can someone explain what this role is? seems to pay extremely well for a 'junior' role.

fta: "The national average salary for this role is $144,752 and job listings for these roles have grown 278% over the past year."

i agree with above comment. there are fields where multiple masters might help, but not in tech.

degrees are for getting the HR recruiter person to like your resume enough that they pass it on to the hiring manager. period. that's it. 1 bachelors, 1 masters, you're done.

the only possible argument for another masters is if you plan to do it at at a place like MIT or Stanford, which is a strong signal on a resume.

edit: and/or, you likely plan to remove your first master's from your resume upon completion of the second (in which case you really value the education the second master's would give you). that said, i cannot speak to visa-related issues so my comments might not apply in such cases.

a phd in physics can land you a job on a quant team at a bank or hedge fund or prop trading firm. another option could be "data scientist" roles (in a tech company or other industry). 'machine learning' roles also heavily favor someone with masters/phd.

for banks/hedge funds/etc roles, look at the book "Capital Markets for Quantitative Professionals" to get up to speed on background knowledge.

it seems like "tech lead" is a position with responsibility but no real authority, a sort-of middle manager. i'm sure the books are good, but the thing I'd want help with is how to achieve a balance between ensuring the team is delivering good work (in a technical sense) while making sure the people above you on the food chain - those with actual power - are kept happy.

"This is why I stopped writing code."

would be interesting to hear about what career you transitioned to, if you're willing to share.

a poignant, informative essay that illuminates what the experience is like when a malicious manager decides to target a report.

also, i did not realize what a shitshow Capital One's engineering culture is ("scrum masters" at a bank? really? jesus.). good to know - obviously a potential employer to avoid.

regarding downvote- apology if tone came off wrong . was genuinely seeking advice on this

i'd be curious to hear more about how you've built a career around something as specific as django (if i'm understanding you correctly). does not seem a broad enough skillset for the sorts of places i've worked, and it makes me wonder if i'm being spread too thin.

Help me understand: this guy makes a lot more money once he transitions to "Solutions Architect", and as far as i know, this sort role requires no programming background whatsoever. Do 'solutions' roles commonly pay that well?

Article is blocked behind a paywall. :(

Can someone provide an alternative link?

I've got a few books like this now on my to-read list (SICP, etc).

But in a profession that revolves around getting jira tickets into the Done column while my boss hovers over me with a stopwatch (so to speak), and then cramming leetcode for interviews when it's time to hop from one shitshow for the next ... I've come to the sad conclusion that, in this season of in my life, I just can't justify spending the additional time on such books.

These books might make me "a better programmer" for some amorphous, platonic definition thereof, but in the year 2020 will these actually help me to materially progress career-wise?

Is there a tuition-free CS masters anywhere?

I feel your pain. Stay strong. Good luck.

Thanks for sharing your perspective. Your experience is very different from mine. Are you trying to say that you believe whiteboard interviews are less common than I think they are? Or are you trying to say that there are ways to conduct a job search such that one can successfully avoid such interviews?

This article provides advice for how to spruce up your resume in order to procure interviews.

Getting an interview is maybe 10% of the overall process.

To make it through the interviews, you need to study an algorithms textbook and practice coding exercises. At the very least, you should be able to solve any of the Easy-rated problems listed on Leetcode without issue. You need to know what things ike "dynamic programming" are, etc.

I'm not saying that this is the way things should be. Just that this is the reality of what you will need to do to procure a job offer.

Edit: I see my advice has proven controversial. If you have better idaes about how to prepare for whiteboard interviews -- which many of us are statistically likely to encounter should we be thrust into the job market -- please share your suggestions!

Any recommendations for better learning resources?

i wouldn't put it quite like the person above did, but i would say: there are ways to diplomatically address, deflect, or dismiss (as needed) these types of things from teammates. if what you did was good enough in your opinion, then a one-line response saying 'yeah, tried that, didn't work' is probably fine. start thinking about the politics of your workplace. e.g., think about: who do you need to keep happy in your team/dept? the answer won't be 'everybody', that's for sure. your time matters.

Sounds like a not-so-great culture and probably poor leadership. I can relate to what you're going through; I've worked in places that sapped every last ounce of emotional energy out of me. It was hard.

No, I don't think you should quit tech. Politics are everywhere. I think a good or bad office culture is (mostly) orthogonal to whether it's in tech or not. But looking for another job makes sense; you'll probably make more money and a change of scenery could do you good at this point in your career. It's a big world out there.

there are some interesting links in this HN comment regarding this question:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20038570

in general, research on RF radiation can take time to wade through and you might not arrive at a satisfying answer one way or the other.

What would be the equivalent trio of books for the SWE?

"Discuss your concerns with HR if you can."

I don't think this is good advice. Sorry.

If boss person is monitoring communications, it's 99% likely this is happening within the policy guidelines of your company.

I think that is an interesting comparison but I'm not sure it's really applicable. A brain MRI can take up to 45 minutes or so. To be honest, I'm doubtful you could image someone's entire brain in detail via X-ray (as the article seems to imply) by using the sort of "one-and-done" X-ray normally used to look for run-of-the-mill bronchial infections, etc.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't X-rays generally much more dangerous than an MRI? I would think that things like 7 tesla MRI technology would be the future of medical imaging, not X-rays, if only for the fact that X-rays are cancer-causing.

can anyone recommend an alternative to amazon for such a device? i don't want to take the chance of buying one that's a fake...