I've always been a huge Gorillaz fan. Such a good name because a group of gorillas is called a band. They have made some really unique music that is almost a new genre.
I'm very interested in this tooling for one project in particular. However, I don't think you can assign global hotkeys or minimize things to the system tray. At least I haven't found a way through research yet.
I have followed this project for a while and it looks pretty sweet.
We truly live in a boring dystopia. It is insane to think how much money and how many absolutely seething customers this will make and it happens again and again.
Marrow - A group of people find a Jupiter sized ship of unknown origin and start a galactic cruise with many different species in the far high tech future.
The Stars My Destination
Starship Troopers - very different from the movie, sci-fi classic. Even on the Marines reading list.
Forever War - partially on Earth most in far flung space battles.
The Martian - solid Jew hard sci-fi again very different from the movie
Plenty more but, sadly sci-fi falls under Sturgeon's law.
If you have enough of a bond, I'd have a chat with him. I'd explain that as a smart person and valued member of the team his verbal output would really help. I'd say his perspective would be great to hear more as you know he has the skills to have good judgement. Obviously this would need tailored to the person at hand but, I have had good results with this method.
Ultimately they may never be the most chatty member of the team but some output is far better than none and encourages the contribution to grow.
These kinds of features being so limited annoys me.
Like GoPro can only auto clear a video from your sd card that has been uploaded on the newest model. There is no way that is limited to those devices. But, it probably isn't profitable to even crack open the code for the older models so they don't even consider it. It makes it worse because I'm even paying a subscription for storage.
I've used Replit for love coding interviews when we are talking with candidates. From what I have seen I don't think I would choose to switch to it for a large project. However, it is nice for quick examples of a way for someone to write small chunks of code with no setup.
Search for videos tagged by listenable. They have a pretty good handle on what you can skip the video for. One great option is standup comedy, it really breaks up just standard music or podcasts/informational videos.
I've known some people would listen to ASMR to work. I've never been a fan but, really enjoy listening to synthwave and vintage video game music to work.
There is something special about it. I remember seeing it for the first time and it seemed like a movie set because I had watched so many scenes in so many films that were shot there but, never actually laid eyes on it.
I really liked quite a bit of it. There are some points I wasn't too sure of however, it gives a great counterpoint to the endless conveniences that modern society provides.
I would recommend it, I still run I to thi is that I end up thinking back to the book.
I believe everything people enjoy goes back to something primal. It also shows how far we have come from what we use to live like, both good and bad.
I'd say a hobby always does well to build up a group. I've had a great time meeting people riding dirt bikes and cycling. Gives you a good chance to do group rides and you'll be surprised how small of a world it is.
It can be intimidating to join at first but if you have one buddy you can go with or even one person in the group you can build rapport with it helps.
The biggest thing is you have to put yourself out there. It isn't always easy but, you have to realize most people are worried to strike up a conversation first. Being willing to do so is a game changer.
I'd also say don't completely forego making friends at work. You already have something in common and there is a big opportunity for a shared circumstance and hanging out together regularly. I've made great friends at work.
I would still recommend it. Well actually I would recommend Code Complete II as it is the be updated version. I met Steve McConnell in person and have read most of his books. I've found them to be gems.
There is a lot of value in reading different things even if you aren't sure about the value to see what you pick up. Sometimes you will learn something or see a situation you never would have expected.
Yeah it is funny what you will discover when you are forced to use something you can change.
You also sadly realize how much software gets shipped that if the person who wrote it used it, would hate it. You have incredible leverage with software. What would you change about the UI/UX?