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Favorite Instant Pot recipes?

I only started in Jan after leaving my last job - This was one of the better resources I found (including all the stuff he links to): https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kSuQyW5DTnkVaZEjGYCkfOxvzCqGEFzWBy4e9Uedd9k/preview?imm_mid=0f9b7e&cmp=em-data-na-na-newsltr_20171213&slide=id.g183f28bdc3_0_90

I had a specific interest in convolutional neural nets (to allow image processing) so I also read this: https://adeshpande3.github.io/adeshpande3.github.io/A-Beginner's-Guide-To-Understanding-Convolutional-Neural-Networks/ Once you understand roughly the handwriting example, have a play around with this 3d realtime visualisation of whats happening at every layer: http://scs.ryerson.ca/~aharley/vis/conv/

and after that I watched this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghEmQSxT6tw (which finally then made sense of everything, as you can visualise what the neurons are actually 'looking for')


Other courses (quality/applicability varies a lot): https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2017/12/15/where-find-best-courses-learn-ai-deep-learning-machine-learning/

@jason_koebler: A year ago, I found out about a community of farmers who trade John Deere firmware hacks on forums and torrent sites. They're hacking their tractors because Deere has encryption keys locking down access to the software, preventing even simple repair.

A few months later, @laragheintz and I went to Nebraska to meet some of these farmers/hackers to make a documentary about them and the ongoing right-to-repair movement.

We finally released that documentary today. It's one of the cooler video projects I've ever been involved with. So happy how this turned out

https://youtu.be/F8JCh0owT4w

Someone on Reddit made a comprehensive list of a bunch of single player Half-Life 1, 2, 3 and Portal mods
https://www.reddit.com/r/HalfLife/comments/60pmr9/a_comprehensive_list_of_all_singleplayer/

Didn't realize how many good ones there are.

How The Economic Machine Works

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jj2ye0XuXE

This is from last year, but it's a beautifully animated and wonderfully narrated video that everyone should watch. It's 30 minutes long, but absolutely worth it. Sorry if this is a repost.

Those new to Witcher 3 here is a guide found on it
http://m.imgur.com/a/Ystj3

This interview with Carrie Fisher is hilarious, man she's quick, the interviewer lady has no idea how to respond. Apologies for the click bait link.

http://www.hitfix.com/news/carrie-fisher-just-scorched-good-morning-america-and-youre-not-worthy

Idiot Proof Buying Guide

Orion XT8 Dobsonian Telescope: $380 shipped
http://www.amazon.com/8945-SkyQuest-Classic-Dobsonian-Telescope/dp/B001DDW9V6/

... And that's it, really. Comes with everything you need. Comes with a 25mm eyepiece, comes with a finder scope, comes with a focuser that can take 1.25 or 2" eyepieces in the future. Even comes with a license for Starry Night which is amazing software.

The only other thing you probably NEED to get started is this book, Turn Left at Orion - $20
http://www.amazon.com/Turn-Left-Orion-Hundreds-Telescope/dp/0521153972/

It has a good intro for scope care, setup, teardown, etc. and then walks you through all the neat features on the moon, and the best time to look at them.

The rest of the book is broken up into "seasons", so now that it's fall, you go to the "Fall" section of the book, it tells you what constellations are up in the sky, and then tells you what neat things you can see in that constellation, and then rates them based on how cool they look via binoculars/telescope. This entire book assumes if you have a scope you have an 8" dobsonian, and uses that as a reference point. A++ Would buy again.

Finally, I would pick up a green mother fucking laser pointer (like $10?)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Military-5mw-532nm-Zoomable-Focus-Burning-Green-Laser-Pointer-Pen-301-Battery-/261717915353?hash=item3cef9a76d9

Your james bond fantasies come true. The beam is visible in midair, and MOTHER FUCKING SCIENCE makes it seem like it stretches all the way to the stars. You will impress everyone (including yourself) and it will make pointing things out in the sky 10000x easier.

Extra things you may want:

Extra eyepieces:

Here you have some options. I ended up going with a "starter kit" and while it's neat, I find that I actually don't use hardly ANYTHING from this kit anymore. They were great for figuring out what focal lengths I liked, but once I figured that out, I bought one "nice" eyepiece, and that's really my go to eyepiece, unless I find I absolutely need something else.

Massive starter kit - $180
http://www.amazon.com/1-25-Inch-Premium-Telescope-Accessory-silver/dp/B0069VXRLS/

The one eyepiece I actually use, Meade 14mm ultra wide angle eyepiece - $129
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005HSPUVO

Long story short, it's a "wide angle" eyepiece, so you can see everything that the 25mm that comes with the scope can see, but 14mm will "zoom in" further, so everything is bigger, sharper, clearer. Good stuff.

Telrad finder sight - $39
http://www.amazon.com/Telrad-Finder-Sight/dp/B0000ALKAN/

This baby is awesome. It makes 3 rings appear in the air that make "star hopping" much easier. The included finder site is good--but the red dot can cover up what you're actually trying to find. The telrad solves this.

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Honestly though, just pick up the scope and the book for now. And maybe the laser pointer. $400 all in. If you can, attend a star party near you, or try to get involved in a local astronomical society and see if you can try out some different eyepieces before buying anything.

That's what everyone recommended to me, and I said "no, fuck you, yolo, etc." and bought the big $200 starter kit, and barely use any of it.

Rock / Prog / Metal men!!

After almost 3 years, me and my band finally finished our long-overdue album. I know 99% of you won't care, but this literally what I spend most my time on outside of work, and represents hundreds of hours of writing, arranging, practicing, recording, mixing, and mastering.

So here it is, for free if you'd like: https://tenant.bandcamp.com/

It's called Epicycles