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Re: Wellness Wednesday: E-Cigs, Sleep for Children, and Foot Heath, Hemorrhoids, Antibiotics

Megan Taylor — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 08:45:34 -0000

I would have loved to hear the vaping segment presented with more balance. I switched to vaping to quit smoking and it works for me. Are there questions we don't have the answers to? Yes, of course. Should the industry be regulated? Yes, but not to death please. Can we treat vaping like a smoking cessation tool instead of demonizing it? The Royal College of Physicians in the UK has published several reports on vaping, and has stated that "the hazard to health arising from long-term vapour inhalation from the e-cigarettes available today is unlikely to exceed 5% of the harm from smoking tobacco." (https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk...

Re: Little Pork Chop coming back

Megan Taylor — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 08:19:48 -0000

Can you whitelist me please? http://twitter.com/selfmade...

Re: How snow is supposed to work

Megan Taylor — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 09:26:30 -0000

Solution: Don't watch TV. :D

Re: Coding Boot Camps: Three Months to Six Figures?

Megan Taylor — Sun, 18 Jan 2015 19:14:13 -0000

I took Thinkful's (http://www.thinkful.com) Front-End Web Development course in the Fall of 2013 and I'm so glad I did! The curriculum was comprehensive, the community was super helpful and my mentor gave me all the guidance I needed to complete the curriculum and make my projects the best they could be.

Thinkful is one of the more reasonably-priced and flexible programs. They
charge per month, so you can go at your own pace (fast or slow), and they vary between $300-$600 per month depending on the course. They have also recently added a Freelancer course and career services.

Shortly after completing the course, I got my dream job as a Jr Dev at an awesome company, and I have since been promoted. My salary increase since completing the course has been around 40%. I give Thinkful a lot of credit for giving me the guidance and self-confidence I needed.

Re: This NYC Startup Raised $4.25M to Expand Online School and Offer Career Services

Megan Taylor — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 10:46:20 -0000

I'm so excited to see Thinkful growing and doing so well! I took the Front-End Web Development course in 2013. Shortly
after completing the course, I got my dream job as a Jr Dev at an
awesome company, and I have since been promoted. I give Thinkful a lot
of credit for giving me the guidance and self-confidence I needed.

Re: Beginner Body Weight Workout & Exercises: Lose Weight, Build Muscle ANYWHERE!

Megan Taylor — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 11:37:52 -0000

Steve,
I just started this routine yesterday, and was able to do 2 full circuits without stopping! I have a question though: I log my calories to make sure I eat enough, and I'm having a hard time coming up with even a general number for this workout. Do you have any ideas for calculating this?

Re: http://lifeandcode.tumblr.com/post/15784891189

Megan Taylor — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:51:52 -0000

That is the best idea ever!

Re: Scripting News: Why I stand up for Stallman

Megan Taylor — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:05:25 -0000

I absolutely agree that adults can be just as cruel and silly as children when confronted with something different that they don't understand. I agree that no one should face that alone. I think it's interesting that you interpreted Kottke's post as ridicule, however. Kottke didn't specify whether his use of the word crazy was a positive or negative adjective. It can go either way. Sure, the parrot thing is a little weird. But people think I'm weird because I treat my cats like tiny, furry humans. I think there's a difference between pointing out that someone is different and ridiculing them for it.

Re: http://blog.mattwaite.com/post/10994534739

Megan Taylor — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:48:14 -0000

Don't be sorry. Let's just make sure something comes of this other than a bunch of really excited, passionate comments. :)

Re: Conferences: How can we help more people feel dumb?

Megan Taylor — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:58:28 -0000

YES YES YES YES YES. Also, Matt Waite's post: http://blog.mattwaite.com/p...

Re: http://blog.mattwaite.com/post/10994534739

Megan Taylor — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:57:11 -0000

I've been thinking about that as well. My speculations: a) Money b) Passion c) Culture.

Re: It’s the location, stupid

Megan Taylor — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 07:29:08 -0000

Poynter almost gets it right: http://www.poynter.org/late...

Re: Link roundup: On the future of the CMS

Megan Taylor — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:51:54 -0000

While the discussion is around big news sites, I think the concepts are applicable to a lot of other big sites. Would love to have something like what's being discussed at the non-profit I work for. Our CMS is like carving in stone tablets.

Re: Almond Pasta Salad

Megan Taylor — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:54:12 -0000

from the hare krishna at uf facebook page:

1 cup almonds or walnuts (walnuts are cheaper, and I like them better)

1 cup extra-virgin olive oil (or oil of your choice)

1-1/4 cup water

1/2 cup nutritional yeast

3 tablespoons tamari soy sauce or Braggs. (Krishna Lunch uses Braggs)

3 tablespoons lemon juice (fresh or bottled, your choice. Lemon
juice is NOT in the Krishna Lunch recipe, but I like it better. If you
leave it out, add an equivalent amount of water)

1/4 teaspoon hing ( aka "asafetida"--optional) You can buy this
in the bulk section at Wards or any Indian store--there's one on 34th
Street, just off of Archer Road, next to the Goodwill Thrift Store. All
other ingredients may be purchased at Ward's or Mother Earth.)

Blend all the ingredients with half the water in a blender. When
the nuts are pureed, add the rest of the water little by little. If the
dressing is too thick, add more water, a tablespoon at a time. The
dressing also thickens up if it sits for more than a half-hour

Re: Learn Python the Hard Way, Exercise 22: What Do You Know So Far?

Megan Taylor — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 09:33:43 -0000

Yes, thanks, fixed. What does % do in an equation like 3 + 2 + 1 - 5 + 4 % 2 - 1 / 4 + 6 ?

Re: How journalists can use Mechanical Turk to organize data, transcribe notes

Megan Taylor — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 12:29:34 -0000

Thanks for pointing that out Tai. That's definitely a concern that journalists (and other users of MTurk) need to address.

I also wanted to add a link for anyone interested in MTurk demographics; this study was done in 2010: http://behind-the-enemy-lin...

Re: Can I Please Give You My Money In Return for Your Goods?

Megan Taylor — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 14:03:23 -0000

Fresh Direct doesn't deliver to my hood. But I think one of the grocery stores nearby will do deliveries, I should look into that.

Re: A viewer review of the Rally to Restore Sanity

Megan Taylor — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 15:56:58 -0000

"TV news fear-porn" is possibly the best phrase I've read all month.

Re: I Did It My Way

Megan Taylor — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:53:57 -0000

"This sets a session variable (denoted by the @ sign at the beginning) called @title. Session variables are available to other parts of the code, including the views. So we can now refer to @title in the views and layout. Let’s give this a go by entering the following code in home.erb:"

home.erb here should be layout.erb

Re: I Did It My Way

Megan Taylor — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 15:43:04 -0000

Yea, 2 diff versions of Ruby. I'm in the IRC rooms now, getting answers. Thanks.

Re: I Did It My Way

Megan Taylor — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 13:24:12 -0000

Hi, I'm just getting started with Sinatra, but I have another project going with Rails, so I installed RVM http://rvm.beginrescueend.com. When I type ruby test.rb, I get nothing. No errors, no Sinatra, just new Terminal prompt...any ideas?

Re: Journalism Warning Stickers Bookmarklet – Help?

Megan Taylor — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:12:56 -0000

Yup, Baconize and Cornify were my inspiration.

Re: Journalism Warning Stickers Bookmarklet – Help?

Megan Taylor — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:35:02 -0000

Hm, OK. Thanks!

Re: Journalism Warning Stickers Bookmarklet – Help?

Megan Taylor — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:56:58 -0000

I'm assuming that's how this (http://newscrud.com/) works, right? Could you still do the user-end with a bookmarklet? And connect it to the server-side script to get the URL?

Re: Journalism Warning Stickers Bookmarklet – Help?

Megan Taylor — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:24:30 -0000

Part of the idea is to generate a URL that runs the jscript so you can share it...I'm assuming this is doable...