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Software engineer (open for hire)
& cheesemonger at the notorious @HEB

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https://t.co/JKvWdQh4un

Article by @fidalmathew10

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I am attending the biggest #Reactjs conference remotely. You may get a limited free ticket (50% of talks, no workshops) and join me by clicking this badge.
https://t.co/YrZ8lponNC
#reactsummit

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Such a wild thing to watch at 6:00am.

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Tell Santa what you want for Christmas this year!

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@Megabee415 O Magnum Mysterium!! Also, I listened to Eric Whitacre's "Lux Aurumque" recently and, oh man- I've forgotten the goosebumps

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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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Took a break from working on a client project and read a little Where The Sidewalk Ends for the nostalgia when

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@Megabee415 Oh, Michelle :( I'm so sorry. One of sixty, my friend! You got this!

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Day 58:
Todays #100DaysOfReadingAnArticle thanks to Lee Sheinberg!
"I’m Not a Great Programmer" via @dailydotdev
https://t.co/EAhQvXyqPJ

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@eoghanb2 Sadly, I am not a nap person :(

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I am so tired after work. How do I reset my brain? 😵‍💫

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Day 57: Thank you to @addyosmani for today's #100DaysOfReadingAnArticle !

"Soft skill books that will make you a better developer" via @dailydotdev
https://t.co/EEMgxqLrr1

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Hey everyone :) How have y’all been? I’ve been a bit busy and a bit tired but I’m excited to join everyone for #huntober!

Not all paths can be direct.
Let’s continue.

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As another @Dreamforce approaches, I will once again remind y'all: Please do not try to flush your badges down your hotel room toilet. "I hate SF" is not a good enough reason to be rude to the people who live/work there.

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I've been looking to try out for my local roller derby team @TXRollergirls !

If you had a roller derby name, what would it be?
I'll go first: "Hello Pain" or maybe... Aitchy Bee🐝lol

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Day 56: Thank you to
@T_koded for today's #100DaysOfReadingAnArticle !

"8 Tips for Junior Software Developers" via @dailydotdev

https://t.co/IkutUyTm3h

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Day 55: Thank you to @darius_cepulis
for today's #100DaysOfReadingAnArticle !

"We migrated 50,000 lines of code to React Server Components" via @dailydotdev https://t.co/QkFOCxyGb8

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Additionally an unrelated article by Peters from today:
https://t.co/gddABOu0DF

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Day 54: Thank you to @jaypeters for today's #100DaysOfReadingAnArticle

"Netflix finally streams video games, too" via @dailydotdev https://t.co/jSiZafc0cz