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03-29-17, 11:51 AM
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i wrote a boggle solver once that would help teach you to get better by figuring out which words you commonly missed and tracking improvement. i partly got an internship because of it - i was asked to write a boggle solver in an interview and just pointed them to the one i'd already written.
best way i was able to improve at boggle was studying word frequency lists (for example, Boggle Word Frequencies). you can figure out groups of letters that can be used to form *multiple* words (for example, ATE, TEA, EAT, ETA, TAE). stemming is also super important - looking for ER and S and then building off of those, etc.
best way i was able to improve at boggle was studying word frequency lists (for example, Boggle Word Frequencies). you can figure out groups of letters that can be used to form *multiple* words (for example, ATE, TEA, EAT, ETA, TAE). stemming is also super important - looking for ER and S and then building off of those, etc.
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The gap is closing.
03-29-17, 11:55 AM
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Sorry. I'm Old School and play board games on boards, not my phone.
03-29-17, 12:00 PM
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i dont own an iphone
03-29-17, 12:04 PM
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03-29-17, 12:11 PM
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Job interview today! Turned out to be an informal pre-interview interview, which I hadn't quite understood going in. So it was a bit disappointing to realize they weren't actually done with me yet. Fortunately, it went very well, so I feel good about things proceeding, but it would've been nice to be done with the show. Oh well! Another one at a different company tomorrow morning. This one really should be the real deal. Busy week!
03-29-17, 01:11 PM
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Other side of the table re: job interviews, I have to hire two new staff in the next couple weeks. Seriously not looking forward to interviewing people. Such a time suck. I've got stacks of work that needs doing though, so it's a necessary evil. We're also public agency, so that adds a level of formality and processes that I didn't have in private industry.
03-29-17, 07:03 PM
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Job interview today! Turned out to be an informal pre-interview interview, which I hadn't quite understood going in. So it was a bit disappointing to realize they weren't actually done with me yet. Fortunately, it went very well, so I feel good about things proceeding, but it would've been nice to be done with the show. Oh well! Another one at a different company tomorrow morning. This one really should be the real deal. Busy week!
03-29-17, 07:06 PM
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Other side of the table re: job interviews, I have to hire two new staff in the next couple weeks. Seriously not looking forward to interviewing people. Such a time suck. I've got stacks of work that needs doing though, so it's a necessary evil. We're also public agency, so that adds a level of formality and processes that I didn't have in private industry.
I had to hire a part time guy just recently. Surprisingly hard to do
03-30-17, 08:42 AM
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Went to the gym before work this morning. After I got dressed, I forgot to put my wedding band back on. It's sitting in my car. Feels weird to be at work without it.
03-30-17, 09:00 AM
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Glad to know that I'm not the only one to take it off to work out or do things. Sometimes I feel like I'm doing something wrong by not wearing it.
03-30-17, 09:01 AM
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My wedding ring only bugs me when I sprint. That really hurts.
03-30-17, 01:51 PM
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Think I might prefer to fall on it in a pocket or let the guys in my age class get ideas. Degloving is no joke.
Team kit from Podiumwear showed up today. I was a bit concerned. Luckily it should still work when I'm race fit and dropped 10 lbs of water weight at the end of long sweaty day. Honestly, being skeletor thin, this was a major hurdle to racing. I got as far as going to a kit fitting a couple times and opted out when nothing came close to fitting. This stuff is honestly amazing.
Team kit from Podiumwear showed up today. I was a bit concerned. Luckily it should still work when I'm race fit and dropped 10 lbs of water weight at the end of long sweaty day. Honestly, being skeletor thin, this was a major hurdle to racing. I got as far as going to a kit fitting a couple times and opted out when nothing came close to fitting. This stuff is honestly amazing.
03-30-17, 02:40 PM
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Job interview today! Turned out to be an informal pre-interview interview, which I hadn't quite understood going in. So it was a bit disappointing to realize they weren't actually done with me yet. Fortunately, it went very well, so I feel good about things proceeding, but it would've been nice to be done with the show. Oh well! Another one at a different company tomorrow morning. This one really should be the real deal. Busy week!
03-30-17, 06:46 PM
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When I sprint with a ring on it feels like I got my finger caught in a vise. Hurts for days after. There must be a nerve point or something because I don't even grip the bars super hard.
I generally no longer wear a ring because it hurts to hold any handle, and removing it all the time was just inconvenient.
I generally no longer wear a ring because it hurts to hold any handle, and removing it all the time was just inconvenient.
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03-30-17, 06:57 PM
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I've been looking for something to wear instead of my wedding ring when I'm traveling for work and spending a lot of time in electrical substations and other places it isn't allowed.
My wife said a lot of people just wear a silicon band thing. I'd use it for cycling too probably.
My wife said a lot of people just wear a silicon band thing. I'd use it for cycling too probably.
03-31-17, 10:36 AM
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took 20 minutes to drive into work today. it takes 5 minutes to bike. super lame. i need the car to run errands, but its faster to just bike in, bike home and then do errands from home before biking back to work.
03-31-17, 01:29 PM
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New kit day 
But it's at the post office and I can't find my umbrella
But it's at the post office and I can't find my umbrella
03-31-17, 01:51 PM
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I would have been wet at the post office before you had time to post.
Wait why is it at the post office? Whenever I get kits they fit like 3 kits and all the extras in a package the size of a box of pasta.
Wait why is it at the post office? Whenever I get kits they fit like 3 kits and all the extras in a package the size of a box of pasta.
03-31-17, 03:01 PM
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They won't carry anything larger than a letter. I walked down and picked it up. omg new kit so nayyyyce
03-31-17, 03:41 PM
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Partially broken rear shifter and extremely gummy cables didn't phase me after years of destroying drivetrain parts riding outdoors in Winter. Just took off the RD while rectifying all that. The pulley frozen in place was about as expected. Them being in the wrong order and the second completely devoid of any guard, bush, or otherwise was not. Hahaha, the squeaking was driving me nuts but I swore no new parts were going on until the roads were clean.
03-31-17, 04:09 PM
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Maybe this helps with crashes and not winning.
Playing 'Tetris' after trauma may reduce bad flashbacks | Fox News
Playing 'Tetris' after trauma may reduce bad flashbacks | Fox News
04-01-17, 06:55 PM
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Today I saw a guy who was one of the officers on my club when I joined in 1989. He doesn't do club rides anymore but he looked great. He is going to ride his age in miles this month for his birthday, which will be 82. And it won't be flat.
04-01-17, 07:03 PM
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I want to be like him when I grow up! 
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04-03-17, 07:58 AM
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Recent publicity stunts aside, this has quietly been among the best pro cycling related sites for awhile now. Offering a mix of racing and small glimpses into what happens when not riding a bike/eating/sleeping a lot (+PG's podcasts.) It is a chronicle of male and female pro cycling and the people who make that life enjoyable. Hopefully a few of you enjoy browsing through it on company time.
tales, travels and travails of the pro Peloton: GIRONA @pelotonbrief
I leave this as a teaser of what fun awaits you.
Recent publicity stunts aside, this has quietly been among the best pro cycling related sites for awhile now. Offering a mix of racing and small glimpses into what happens when not riding a bike/eating/sleeping a lot (+PG's podcasts.) It is a chronicle of male and female pro cycling and the people who make that life enjoyable. Hopefully a few of you enjoy browsing through it on company time.
tales, travels and travails of the pro Peloton: GIRONA @pelotonbrief
I leave this as a teaser of what fun awaits you.