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Im 2 years into my career. Is there a benefit in reading a database book cover to cover? Book in question is Database Systems by Garcia-Molina.
I’ve found the material so far interesting. But I’m not sure how much value and how much information there is for me to possibly retain.
We have a saying where Im from that translates roughly to
“Whoever raised/gave birth never dies”
People generally say it at funerals of parents. Idea is that whatever you instill into your child is really part of your “living self” and its carried on for generations.
When I first heard this as a kid, it really put life into perspective of how the best legacy you can leave behind is a well-raised and loving family.
I discovered Henry George in one of the previous threads on HN. Read the book review that was posted and felt like a light bulb went on in my head.
Over the next 2 months, i awkwardly would try to mention it in conversation to everybody haha. Most people patient enough to listen agree but see that there’s no hope of change because everybody’s lifesavings/nest are tied down to the value of their homes already.
One thing it made me realize is I should probably look into buying land more.
I think people take patriotism for granted or don’t really understand what it entails.
It’s much deeper than cheering on for a national team.
Lebanon has basically eroded because you have groups who were acting in the interest of their own rather than the country as a whole.
I might not be aware of best practices.
What are the benefits of having a multiple return type function?
I just assume that one can use an object if this is needed throughout the whole code..
Or maybe create an arraylist if possible and return that?
Avoiding confrontation with evil will only allow evil to prevail.
The only reason the US hasn’t gotten after china is because of the economic/supply chain ties and the implication of the US gov itself.
I come from a third world country where to graduate high school, you HAVE to take Calculus I, II and little III. Planar Geometry, linear algebra etc. And thats only if you through the Life Sciences track (Biology and Organic Chemistry)
I truly don’t believe my people are genetically smarter because we have a truly awful abysmal track history in governing.
My guess as an immigrant who went to community college here and then to University here is that students just have too much choices/freedom. They are told they should strive to whatever they want. I and my friends grew up told you need to choose a major that will bring bread on the table, that should be the only priority.
In Lebanon, there’s still a considerable armenian community that came over from the 1916 when the genocide happened.
They are very successful but almost always speak Armenian on top of the other 3 languages lebanese speak (lebanese, english, french).
They’re generally fluent but its not uncommon to detect an accent in armenian -lebanese even in recent generations.