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At work I have a standard desk (4 legs, flat surface, you get the picture). For a while now I've been thinking about converting to a standing desk. What would be the best way to go about this on a limited budget? Are there some good laptop/keyboard stands I could place on my existing desk? Which ones are the best?
I'm trying to avoid requesting a whole new desk, and keeping things as simple as possible.
Talk to an occupational therapist and get their advice because you'll be drastically changing the way you posture yourself for hours at a time.
Agencies that assist people with disabilities and their carers (if you're in Australia, look up the Independent Living Centre in your capital city) would be a good start. You'll be able to test out a variety of models if they have a showroom and get advice from a medical professional not a furniture salesman.
This has been featured in a couple of blogs that are likely near and dear to most SOers:
Lifehacker: Coolest Workspace Contest: DIY Startup Desk
Coding Horror: Computer Workstation Ergonomics
I think there are clearly some benefits to standing for a portion of the day. Even better would be a treadmill desk (watch the "Exercise boosts brain power" film, and pay attention about 3:09 in).
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I'm doing software engineering and I'm learning Artificial Intelligence course in the current semester, then I need to give the project at the end of this semester (after 3 months). So, my question is which project is recommended for me, voice expression AI project or face expression AI project?
VOICE EXPRESSION: This software will listen user's conversation whole day then at the end of the day, it will show that how many bad words the user spoken, for how much time user got hyper, for how much time user got angry, etc.
FACE EXPRESSION: This software will monitor the screen of computer (for example teacher delivering lecture on ZOOM and camera of students are opened) then it will tell the user(or teacher) who is taking interest in user's lecture, who is confused, who wanna ask question etc.
So, If I'm a beginner in AI what project should I choose from those two projects? or should I choose easy project other than those two projects?
In principle, voice analysis seems to me easier than face analysis. To begin with, there is only one dimension, rather than two, and it would probably be easier to recognise words in a stream of sound than faces in a stream of images. However, I have a background in phonetics/signal processing, so sounds do look easier to me than images. If you've done image processing before, that might be better suited for you.
The key for a good project should not necessarily be how easy or hard it is, but whether it is something you are (a) interested in, (b) capable of achieving, and (c) relate to the course.
Also, be clear about what you want to achieve and how easy that is to determine: matching the sound pattern of a word is something much more objective than trying to identify if someone is bored or wants to ask a question based on facial expressions.
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Ive been trying to find an answer to what I thought would be a basic question.
What software development methodologies are relevant for a single programmer.
The only one I can find is RAD.
When I've looked into others such as agile they require a team of people.
Could someone more clued up point me in the right direction.
I am just looking for any methodologies that a single programmer can do so I don't waste more hours trying to find the answers.
Development methodologies like agile can be applied in almost any context, including going "solo". You just have to take the best out of it and apply it to your needs.
For instance as a single programmer you can have a product backlog with your user stories, you can give them story points, plan your sprints, find your velocity, etc.
In the end you'll be more organized and you'll improve your planning skills for sure.
Hey, i'm not saying that you must have daily standup meetings with yourself! :)
This applies to all development methodologies/processes(RAD, DDD, TDD, ...) don't forget they're just ways of doing things.
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I do not mean English. Just communication. I have this problem in my team that we are often discussing complicated topics, be it face to face, in emails, during meetings or in our issue tracker, and people often find it difficult to stay focused and understand each other.
What are the best resources (books, presentations) on that topic? Is there any way one can learn this quickly?
For your personal growth:
-take the intiative to be in situations that require this. Join the army! :D But on a more practical note: join a theatre group, start writing/casting a blog, TA some students (officially or not). Simply practicing this often (and getting the immediate feedback through the reaction of other people), you'll start noticing what is more effective and get in the habit of doing it.
-I recommend the book "On writing well.", William Zinnser. Well written and concise, and short enough that you have the time for it, and most concepts can be applied to communication in general, not just writing.
Note that even though it is quite easy to understand the concepts, this is very much a matter of charachter, so it'll take a while for your effort to become habit. Worth it though.
Are you also looking for ideas for your current situation, or just resources?
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My company has been using FogBugz for a while now and we are generally happy with it as a bug-tracking tool. I've been reading Joel Spolsky's articles about their Evidence Based Scheduling feature. It sounds great in theory, but I haven't seen much discussion about how well it actually works in practice. Before I spend a lot of time and effort trying to convince my co-workers to buy in to using it, I'd like to hear from people who have been using this feature in their development.
Have you been using FogBugz' EBS? If so, are you happy with it? Have its estimates been accurate enough to be helpful? With the benefit of hindsight, do you think it was worth the effort to set it up and input all of the information/estimates it requires? Is there some other mechanism that you found that works better?
(Note: I've deliberately posted this to stackoverflow.com rather than fogbugz.stackexchange.com, since I suspect that the user base at fogbugz.stackexchange.com might be unduly biased in favor of FogBugz -- in particular, ex-Fogbugz users who've moved on to something better are unlikely to read or post there)
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For the last few years I've been working as a self-employed software developer. Doing various gigs as they came my way. For the most part I've been fairly lucky, as my own personal network has yielded all the work I need to sustain myself and then some. As I said, I've been lucky to get all my contracts, I haven't had to put any real effort into finding work yet.
Although I'm currently employed, I'm unhappy and thinking about moving on.
My question is for the experienced self-employed contractors, how did you find your contracts? Are recruiters/headhunters/agencies helpful? What is the best way to expand your professional network? Can the internet be useful?
Thanks for the tips
Craigslist, network with former co-workers. Stay away from rent-a-slave and elame sites. They will only waste your time and frustrate you (I want a youtube/facebook/amazon clone for under $500).
Local is better. Clients love to have you come onsite and talk with them.
It will take a bit but after a while, you will find enough clients who keep you busy and you won't have time to look for new ones :D.
Start off moonlighting so you can keep the lights on and the internet paid while this ramp up happens.
Good luck!