Notes on Zach Nielsen's Blog

Hot take: a slow cooker is magic and wow why haven’t I been using this more often

Thinking about how to better direct customer acquisition - you’d want a model that says “There are x dollars over there, and it’s accessible/reasonably accessible/not at all accessible.

A few things about using Python in the workplace that are worth remembering: Anaconda does not need Admin rights to install.

Duke tied with 5 min left 👀👀

My goal for 2019 is to think in a longer time frame - how can I set myself up for success in 2020?

When building a model, a critical step is having an accurate baseline.

Because I always forget how to make a virtual environment in python: python3 -m venv directory-name And then it’s activated with: source directory/bin/activate It’s deactivated by simply typing deactivate.

Really excited about the Mac Mini news!!

Things that didn’t exist when Lehman Brothers collapsed in 2008: Uber Instagram Bitcoin iPad Snapchat Apple Maps Angry Birds Kickstarter GoFundMe WhatsApp Apple Watch FB Messenger Candy Crush Pinterest Alexa Venmo WeWork WeChat Tinder Twitch Siri Square S…

Another excel pro tip: Leave plenty of white space at the top for summations and scratch work.

Loving iOS 12 - the speed improvements are welcome, and I’m excited to see what the Screen Time feature says once there’s data behind it.

Looks like upgrading to iOS 12 finally broke my old version of Ulysses.

“People are fallible and computers are unforgiving.”

One acronym that’s come to mind recently is ABT.

Quote of the day: “Housing is either a right or an investment.”

One of these days I’ll figure out why a backwards baseball cap looks significantly cooler than a front facing baseball cap.

With all of the talk about Amazon controlling the libraries, I think Starbucks has quietly taken over that role.

Great WWDC!

Hulu’s inclusion of commercials is super apparent.

What a basketball game.

I’ve been trying to put together the perfect “How to Succeed at X Conference” post.

LeBron James in this Celtics game is just crazy.

Pick a goal to work towards Figure out a series of steps to get to that goal Execute That’s it.

I’ll keep it short.

After hours of searching for a great git tutorial, this help page demonstrates all one needs to know.

How to Boost Productivity with Tableau

In a world of weakening privacy, is there value to posting things publicly?