Welcome to my "professional" page (well, not TOO professional) where I talk about crafting code, writing words, and chat about the #100Devs experience. For the meme-ier side of me, check out @_Shandod_!
I've helped 1000+ people get jobs in tech
This is the most amount of interviews, callbacks & offers I've seen in almost two years
For the next 30 days, I'm going live on Discord every day to help you land one too!
If you are feeling stuck, I hope you will join us in 15mins
I think @t3dotgg saved my life...
For the past year, I've had severe brain fog. Unable to concentrate, unable to retrieve certain words, and constant complaints to my psychiatrist that I felt like I was only cognitively half there. Just a complete and total reduction in what I know I was capable of getting done.
Lot's of tests, blood work, doctor visits, nothing...
We assumed that it was just my Bipolar meds finally catching up and leading to cognitive decline. I've been stable on these meds for a few years and was faced with switching meds & the possibility of life shattering mania or trying to fight on with a cognitively empty tank. I fought on...
I typically spend 10+ hours a day teaching/streaming/working in my home office. Also, we have a guest bed in there, so it is not uncommon for me to nap/sleep over night in there too. One of my doctors recommended I check the air quality of the room in which I spend so much time, so I bought an air quality monitor and everything seemed fine.
Fast forward to me seeing @t3dotgg post with their CO2 monitor and I had a lightbulb moment of panic wondering if my office has a build up of CO2 which would explain my cognitive issues... I checked my monitor and realized it only monitored CO AND NOT CO2. This whole time I thought I was in the clear and bought it specifically for CO2, but I had been looking at the completely wrong thing... I blame the cognitive impairment 😢
I bought TWO CO2 monitors and yeah... under my normal conditions I'm sitting at ~1800ppm and I've seen it spike to 2500+ regularly
"In fact, at 1400 ppm, CO2 concentrations may cut our basic decision-making ability by 25 percent, and complex strategic thinking by around 50 percent, the authors found." - https://t.co/jqyxGUg7Ct
The science is a little all over, but safe to say I have been messing up my brain for a few years...
Since I am teaching / streaming, my windows are closed and even my door has a dampening sheet to cut down on noise and echo. I'm looking into ways of bringing fresh air in without introducing noise and working with my doctors to help reverse the effects of what I've been going through...
So PLEASE check your air quality esp CO2
If you are a content creator please get some fresh air and take some breaks while streaming/recording esp if in a "sound proof" room with all the windows closed for hours every day... 😭
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I just got my copy of What We Build With Power!
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It's a beautiful dive into our fight for economic justice
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Hey #100devs folks, did anyone get a chance to take notes for the Sam Sycamore talk today? I had a family emergency and didn't make it home in time, and greatly wanted to hear this one. I would be eternally grateful!
@tanoaksam @leonnoel So sad I missed it, been a big fan of your posts. Family emergency kept me from getting back in time. Universe not on my side. Sound's like it was a banger!
We are going from Zero To Hero with Git & Github!
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Raffling SWAG all stream!
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Went to see a patient & the RN told me: “Heads up. Our patient is she/her.”
Patient at one point asked me a question, I replied “Yes ma’am.” She hadn’t quite looked at me until I said that. After she was fully engaged.
Here’s how long it took me to adjust: zero seconds.
I didn't keep track of the total number of jobs for this current cohort of #100Devs so far, but tonight is the last class, so I needed to add them up
We're over 200 and folx really just started interviewing...
Excuse me while I sit here stunned and trying not to cry
Looking at this photo makes me absurdly excited!
@freeCodeCamp is working towards a FREE Associate of Mathematics Degree AND a Free Bachelor of Computer Science Degree!
@DThompsonDev Love this. Far too often people higher up have no idea how things actually work on the ground floor. While you’re not a big shot at the company, having people that will code the software they use actually see it all in action is very smart!