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I went this route because I'm a software engineer that mostly works with Javascript and needed it fast. No framework but bounced a lot of the problems off of Chat GPT to help me figure out how to get it done. I also figured it would be more useful than a CAD model to non-technical folks if I made it available online.
I'm building a streetable rock crawler out of a 78 F150 with a custom radius-arm suspension in the front. I needed to measure the deflection of the drag-link & track-bar as the front axle cycled up and down while changing a few variables: mounting locations, drag-link/track-bar angles, and drag-link/track-bar lengths. I used plain Javascript to display a graph, lines representing the drag-link and track-bar, enabled them to be clicked+dragged along with their mounting points and sizes.
With this visualization I was able to determine the best way to package this on the vehicle with the minimal amount of deflection to avoid bump-steer and death-wobble.
I suppose it would be useful to other people building radius-arm/link-suspensions that incorporate a track-bar but I haven't got around to hosting it any where.
The ones I participate in currently: Off-road truck building (mostly rock crawling), Metal fabrication (welding, tube bending, etc), Weightlifting, Surfing, Built a pond in the backyard with bluegill and leopard frog.
I'm nearing 40 and in the past few years I've tried to focus more on "real world" activities (I've never lacked them, I just felt like gaming had less value). I've done well with this by spending time with my interests/pastimes; however, my work lately has been less stimulating. As a result, something has been missing.
Long story short, I realized I wasn't getting into a "flow-state" often enough and guess where you can get an easy fix of that? First-person shooters.. (for me anyway). I don't have 3+ hour-long sessions or anything, maybe just a round or two and it's like that first cup of coffee in the morning.
This is great. I've always enjoyed the illustrations in the opening credits of What We Do In The Shadows and wanted to get some of those prints.
Thermapen food thermometer. Best purchase I've made since 2015. Cooking is less stressful, pour over coffee comes out perfectly, less food waste and/or dissatisfaction.
Drunk history (Frankenstein episode) for me.
Black out curtains and block all other sources of light, sleep mask, ear plugs, and white noise (floor fan). It's silly but when I find my mind running I visualize myself putting that thought or idea on a shelf like it's a book.. this goes on maybe two or three more times and I'm OUT like a lightbulb on a switch.
Yes, a Slack or Discord channel would be nice.
- An initial assessment of my needs, formulation of goals and a strategy to reach them.
- a weekly correspondence would be nice but could be as simple as as an email/report
- a monthly meeting/call/video session partnered with the weekly email/report would probably be crucial to ensure the 'student' was being held accountable for producing results.
As a 33 year-old, self-employed/self-taught web developer looking to become a more proficient programmer this interests me. I've been debating finishing up college to obtain my CS degree but it's only to fill the holes in my knowledge base rather than benefit from holding a degree. An arrangement much like a personal trainer at a gym could be an excellent model: identify areas to work on, come up with a plan, and check in.
As someone who is finally getting into Python development (via Django) after following tons of tutorials over several years: should I be using pew, virtualenvwrapper, or something else? This article is from 2015, how relevant is it today?