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Testing out forestry.io Sorry Netlify CMS # I still ♥️ your product dont be forestry is simple I have been playing with the netlify cms for a while now, and it has been a decent experience, but I really struggle configuring it. Forestry is so simple to setup. My favorite part is that I can code up my gatsby.js site, storing all editable text in markdown, and come back later and add the CMS based on existing documents. Configuration is Simple # Forestry.io has this amazing feature to create create based on existing document 🤯. This is great because it sets up the config for me without error. And If I really want to come back later to customize it more I have that option, too. Multi-File Gallery # I have a use case for a photography site where the owner wants to be able to show off sample photos of each type of work she does. I got it working in the netlify cms, although it was not very user friendly. Everything was nested in an accordian 😢. Next I looked into forestry.io. I pointed fore…

This is my story into data science. The Journey Begins # I am addicted to the process of learning and improving my skills nearly to a fault. The reason I say nearly is because my addiction is fueled with results. I crave the output of my work enhance the work of others. I jump with joy as I see users gain insights they could have never imagined before. My mouth starts watering as I see their boring repetitive data mining activites be completed in a matter of seconds, opening up their mind to focus on their expertise. The day I stop learning will be the day that I start looking for another career path. It’s not all about winning. ~Mom This happened to me in 2014. I have a mechanical engineering degree and had a really good position at the time. I owned full engineering control of a small subset of engine components. The problem was that Everything is so proprietary and hardly documented the process of learning did not click with me. I felt like I had learned a lot about the product earl…

This morning I log into my VCS and check activity on my projects to find that someone else has been very active on my projects fo the last few weeks. I quicklyhover over the missing avatar to find that It’s Me. What’s wrong here, why do I look like two different people throughout the day! upon further investigation I see the issue. while setting up a new terminal environment I mistyped my email address by one character. After much searching and a few failed attempts I was able to fix it by following an article no longer available (2021) from https://help.github.com/articles. Bare Clone # Clone the repo, note it must be a clone. git -author-rewrite # Curl down the script and edit the following variables Run the script, and push the updates. Cleanup # Delete the repo from your local machine. I hope this helps someone, or future me who needs to fix their information in git.

The year of intenionality This is a follow up to my previous post 2018-retrospective professional # This year I will become more productive, by intensionally working on a well thought out plan, learning the right technologies, and leave behind a positive legacy. Productivity # Last year I was able to make some great strides in my productivity and focus. This year I want to be able to bring it up a notch. Intentionality plays a big part in this. Taking some time to sit down and think about the tasks you realistically want to complete for the day, then focusing on those tasks one at a time. I started off the year last year using the pomodoro system to focus on one task and one task only for 25 minutes at a time. This worked really well for me but I quickly fell off of the train and fell into my old trap of reacting to the loudest customer over the items I put intensionally on my todo list. A kanban system is key to keeping it intentional. I currently use a very simple trello system, with…