The Odersky Scala course was pretty cool. It gave me a basic understanding of monoids and monads that has stuck with me. Robert Sedgewick's courses were very good. Learned a lot about graphs.
When it comes to Brooks's Law and AI, will trying to incorporate AI tools into a late project, make the project later? Probably. I'm glad I'm close to retiring. AI has been a mixed blessing for me. I don't have the desire at this stage to do all the wrangling necessary to incorporate AI tools effectively into my workflow.
I didn't know CareerBuilder still exists. They were the first job site I can recall in the late 90s. Then Monster emerged as the dominant place for job search.
When I was leaving for the navy, the last thing my mom said was, "don't get a tattoo." I never did but that was in 1981, maybe half a decade before tattoos and body piercings started becoming a mainstream thing.
I remember the first spam I ever received. It was in 1998 on my first day working at AOL. It promised an advanced degree from a prestigious, unaccredited institution. The spammers were somewhat honest back then.