+1 on more late Prime deliveries than there used to be.
FWIW, you can request a free month of Prime anytime you get a Prime order late (up to 12 times per subscription renewal, from what I've read). I've done it a few times already; once you find the customer service page, it's pretty painless.
Awesome tip, but I feel like I'm still shit out of luck with any Amazon purchase sent via USPS. Their drivers mark all their Amazon Prime packages as delivered if it's end of day. I've had multiple Amazon deliveries that were "delivered at 7:59pm at normal mail reception desk" that they then delivered the following day
Yeah same here - except with fedex who wont even try to deliver. They'll just sneak up and leave tags saying they attempted.
When I asked amazon about it they really didn't want to do much but I was able to get them to block using their own drivers who were completely clueless on what an entrance to a building looks like (tip: it's not the emergency exit door...)
Genuine question regarding a masters programs instead of a BS:
I've already got an undergrad degree, but it's not related to the computer science field at all. I have taken a few CS classes and know the very basics of coding (loops, conditionals, using functions, etc). Despite that, I'm assuming I should go for the BS instead of the masters since there's still quite a bit of CS knowledge I'm lacking (most algorithms, working with APIs, proficiency in Linux, etc).*
Thoughts? CS BS first, or go straight for the Masters?
*Those might not be the best examples, but I don't know what I don't know... I'm just assuming those are a few things I'd learn in BS curriculum that I'm not very good at now.
In the UK, there are usually two streams of masters programs - those aimed at people with the necessary background, and conversion courses aimed at people who don't.
Assuming you're in the US, though, you probably had to study all sorts of irrelevant junk for your BS.
As an American that has gone through the process, I can confirm that there is a lot of irrelevant junk crammed down our throats and poured into our ears.
I'm in the same boat as you, what I'm currently planning on doing is getting the 'cs undergrad' experience by taking a bunch of the lower division classes at my local community college, then doing the upper ones through the university's program of extended studies (the one I'm trying for) then just going straight for the masters. There are some risks, ergo, if I don't reach the master's then I won't have much to show for it other than the classes I took (don't see that happening but still possible), and its going to take awhile; at least 5 more semesters, just to finish math prereqs (up to linear algebra). I don't think the latter is very avoidable, no matter where I go however, and the former is a factor of the later.
I replied generally above, but this is pretty much what I'm doing too. In addition, I think you can usually use extended university coursework to meet prerequisites in a degree program at a different school, if not count some of the credit toward the degree. So that helps mitigate the risk somewhat. Of course it won't line up as nicely as if you just do everything through the same school, but it doesn't have to be entirely for naught either.
For that example (retail shops vs. company HQ), I totally agree.
My experience could be in the minority, but at both young tech companies I've worked at so far, _everyone_ in the company had to sign over their IP (regardless of role).
That's what led me to believe it was more industry-based, but maybe there is no useful generalization to go off of -- industry or otherwise?
I worked at one place where I was finishing up a product that was very different from what I was already working on. I wrote a description of what I was working on that was a lot like a provisional patent application and got an agreement that they did not have an interest in this.
Generally PPAs are a good way of putting a stake in the ground about who owns IP if you think a conflict will arise and they cost only about $60 to file.
I'm also not one for going out of my way to "pitch" my town (not that Amazon would be interested, but that's exactly the kind of entity I'm happy to leave to other cities...), but happy to offer up a description if you helps you in (what sounds to be) your search for a new location.
To that end: Northwest Arkansas is pretty great. Cheap cost of living but plenty of jobs between the University of Arkansas, Walmart HQ, Tyson HQ, and JB Hunt HQ. And because there's Walmart money, there's also a nice airport, a really lovely art museum, and a large concert venue that will at least occasionally attract bands I'm interested in.
You've also got your pick of political leanings, if that's important to you. Fayetteville (university town) is more blue; Bentonville (more of a corporate town) is more red.
And it's in the Ozark Mountains, so plenty of hiking around if that's your thing.
Interesting. I've read both 1) Sam Walton's autobiography, Made in America, in which he mentions Bentonville (it was where he started his first Walmart, IIRC), and 2) an article long ago in the National Geographic about life in the Ozarks (the rural / wooded parts). Both the book and the article were pretty interesting, and nature in the Ozarks looked great, from the photos.
After reading very mixed reviews about bootcamps, I've decided to go back to college and get a CS degree. I'm taking one class at a time for now so I can keep my full-time job/pay my mortgage, and boy is that slow-going (especially since my single class right now is circuit design, which is required for the degree but has little to do with software programming).
Anyway, a mentor to help me learn real-world coding skills alongside the degree work would be amazing.
I'm finding this more and more during my off hours. I wish there was a way to opt out of all @channel announcements on my phone app and still get notifications for when someone tags me directly (when I'm actually needed).
Probably not a helpful answer to your question, but I feel your pain, at any rate.
Unfortunately, I'm coming to realize what you say is true. Now that I think about it, there is NO issue that negatively affects my work/life balance more than having Slack installed on my phone.
If you strictly limit notifications it's okay. I'm fine with being notified of a critical bug or problem when I'm at home, and happy to grab my laptop to help. Even if sometimes it turns out to not be so critical or important.
But if you, unlike me, actually have hobbies or planned activities for your free time, deleting might be better.
There is a poison dart in your phone, a la. Raiders of the Lost Arc. Every time you open the slack app, there is a 1 in 10^16 chance of that arrow shooting out and killing you. I think it's in the speaker grill and it usually points downward, if you know what I mean.
You can ignore @channel and @here on a per channel basic. It's under Notification Preferences in a channel. I think it applies to both desktop and phone though.
> I think it applies to both desktop and phone though.
Yeah, unfortunately that's the problem. It's probably worth doing what you suggest for multi-day vacations though (and un-doing when I'm back to my desk).
A while ago I used to do business with a guy who could sell me pretty high amounts of gift cards at 30% of the value for bitcoin, after a while I got him to fess up on how he was getting them.
Turns out he was hitting up the local home depot self checkout with credit card dumps he bought online, and picking up 100 $50 iTunes cards in less than 2 hours.
I ended up referring the guy to someone with higher risk tolerance, but I hope that gives you a better understanding of the scale. That's simply not possible with conventional checkouts.
No disagreement on any particular point, but that doesn't explain/address why the cameras are on the self-checkout lanes only (as far as I know, anyway).
FWIW, you can request a free month of Prime anytime you get a Prime order late (up to 12 times per subscription renewal, from what I've read). I've done it a few times already; once you find the customer service page, it's pretty painless.