As a history nerd and jaded software developer, I've been wondering a lot lately how I can use my tech skills for archeological research. Is there any way for someone with most of a bachelors to get into this kind of thing?
My experience with academia is that most of this hard work is done by undergrads, and conception and management by professors; developers aren't hired to do this. So besides "going back to school", there's no way in for an outsider.
They say they're hiring but I didn't even get an email back about my application and I've been awarded $20k through the vesuvius challenge and have 10 years experience in the exact job they're hiring for so I really don't know what they're looking for or if they're looking that hard.
This sounds like super interesting and meaningful work. Are you hiring, or do you have any advice for your average software engineer on getting into this space?
We're not hiring right now, but definitely check back in a few months. As for advice, there's almost always a place for talented engineers. https://www.climatetechlist.com/ and https://jobs.climatebase.org/ both aggregate jobs at climatetech cos specifically if that's what you want to pursue.
I was in the same boat. I've been a software engineer for as long as I can remember and always wanted to do more than just build B2B SaaS.
Max, the first engineer at Urban Sky, hit me up and asked if I wanted to build their mission control. At the time, Urban Sky was just a four-person team, so they couldn’t pay me as much, but I jumped at the chance, even though it meant taking about half my usual salary.
Funny enough, my SaaS background actually helped me create mission control software that was way ahead of the curve!
I guess my advice is, find a small company you're passionate about, where you can make a big impact, and be open to taking a pay cut. It helps the company take less of a risk on you, and you get to work on something that really matters. Plus, when you’re solving real problems, things tend to work out, and eventually, you’ll end up making what you should in salary.
I played the game in this picture at the pinball museum in vegas. One lever operates the rear fan and the other operates the bottom fan. It was a lot of fun for an analog arcade game.
I returned to the museum a few years ago and it was no longer working. I hope they fix it one day.
I went there around 8 years ago at their old location, then last year at their new location. Many more machines were disabled last year. I get the impression that the guy running it is very old and maybe is unable to keep up on maintenance.
It's a shame, the place has many old games beyond pinball and is truly a museum of gaming. If you get the chance, support them. I hope someone takes up the torch.
The limit in your examples is more time than language. Ample language could exist to describe a sunset. Language is extremely flexible and good poets constantly find ways to make words describe deeper and deeper concepts. The problem is that you could spend a hundred years expressing your thoughts of a sunset and only scratch the surface.
Your argument seems similar to saying that infinite numbers are "so ridiculous it verges on not even being worthy of being called unfalsifiable" because you can't count that high.
Related question, how's the SW contracting market right now? Been thinking about quitting my full time and picking up jobs here and there as my expenses are very low.
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I'm currently employed at a really cool place, but I'm looking for work more aligned with my interests: farming, water conservation, crunchy scientific stuff, things that actually help people, medicinal mushrooms.
The short version of my resume is: I have a lot of experience with mobile app development, hardware like arduino and raspberry pi, and backend stuff related to apps and websites. Light experience with DSP, web apps, QA, UX, and a million other things. I've also presented at a number of conferences and customer meetings, so I'm comfortable with that kind of thing.
I've seen this asked on social media platforms and I'll admit ignorance on the matter, but this seems like a place to get better analysis.
What does it really mean when inflation is going crazy, but also many businesses are making really absurd, record profits? Is that a normal occurrence in periods of high inflation? It really feels more like price gouging than inflation to me, but like I said, I'm ignorant about economics.
How much inflation can be explained by the changes in the labor pool and government spending, compared to companies just charging more and hoarding more?
This would not surprise anyone who lives in a country with a weak currency, like Argentina or Turkey. The currency is devalued and you earn more and more Pesos or Liras, but they are worth less and less. I understand that you live in the United States and that you are used to measuring things against the Dollar. So you consider the Dollar as something fixed. Now that your currency is devaluing, businesses income (and your income) is going to increase, but only nominally.
> Is that a normal occurrence in periods of high inflation?
Yes, even during stagflation. Inflation means the price of some things rise really fast, and profits grow together, while other things rise very slowly, profits go negative and the companies stop being measured on that indicator.
Besides, as a rule, inflation pushes earning into the things that are renegotiated often. That is most of the companies prices (they are renegotiated every time you go in a store), and almost none of the workers salaries.
> What does it really mean when inflation is going crazy, but also many businesses are making really absurd, record profits?
If a business' costs go up, they can raise their prices to maintain their margins.
> How much inflation can be explained by the changes in the labor pool and government spending, compared to companies just charging more and hoarding more?
If the main components are food and energy, then the things you listed are less likely to be the causes. Though energy prices could be a reflection (pre-Ukraine) of more economic activity generally as people stop staying at home and (e.g.) travel.
> What does it really mean when inflation is going crazy, but also many businesses are making really absurd, record profits?
That's...normal.
Outside of stagflation (which is exceptional among inflationary conditions, hence the special name) inflation tends to be positively correlated with economic growth which is positively correlated with profits
Inflation suddenly becoming an issue right around the same time that a rapid bounce back from the COVID slowdown took hold wasn't a weird coincidence.
Thinking inflation is positively correlated with profits is like getting punched in face is positively correlated with increased healing. Or Earth quakes are good for economy because they create more economic activity.
I guess it depends whether OP made their service as startup looking for a great exit, or a passion project based on their hobby that got extended to their friends.
Personal or business it doesn’t matter. If you met your friend for coffee and they told you they are pregnant (for example) would you feel emboldened to post on Twitter congratulations without even asking her if she wants the world to know?
I get that this was 2003 but if anything it would have seemed even more rude before social media made posting about your life online more acceptable.
But to use your analogy, if my friend invited a few hundred people she knew and told us she was pregnant, then yes, I would feel fine posting about it on Instagram.
The difference is that the pregnancy doesn’t affect the lives of all the people on Twitter. This guy was communicating with his clients, who had to respond to the news by working to prepare their albums for upload to iTunes. He had a perfectly legitimate reason for posting this on his website.
I noticed something last night watching a live stream of Kyiv.
A lot of accounts were posting the comment '/cam2', with others implying something was happening on cam2. Others were saying that the cam thing was fake. I kind of thought it was a way to find out who was watching the video, since obviously youtube chat isn't going to change the video angle...And now I think that's exactly what it was, for this exact purpose.
One thing is clear, and it's very scary in light of all the NATO press conferences where people are asking if a cyber attack constitutes an act of war: There is a massive war happening on the internet right now. Reps are reluctant to respond to these questions because it's clear that total cyber war has been going on for years.
As a history nerd and jaded software developer, I've been wondering a lot lately how I can use my tech skills for archeological research. Is there any way for someone with most of a bachelors to get into this kind of thing?