12Jan 2017 by lewisbenf_l4g8es

The Power of Point Five – Learn More About Your Numbers

Blog, General
I've been doing daily coding challenges on a couple of websites. It's been great to keep my skills fresh and find where I can improve my programming skills. Now the problem that I was working on yesterday was a simple one. I looked at it and thought to my self, "this is a little bit of simple math, I'll bang this out nice and quickly!". I write my code, give it a check, run the test case and at that point I think I'm golden. Then I run the submission tests, Pass, Pass, Pass, Fail..... wait, what just happened? I check my code and run the test case again, Pass. I run a custom test case, Pass. I run the submission tests, Pass, Pass, Pass, Fail. Ok, my first thought is…
Read More
05Jan 2017 by lewisbenf_l4g8es
Why Tony the Tiger thinks you’re great, and doesn’t give a shit who’s the best

Why Tony the Tiger thinks you’re great, and doesn’t give a shit who’s the best

Blog, General
Tony the Tiger, mantiger, myth, legend. It's all about being a tiger, an animal. But it's not about being the best... [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6VHr1u5n_k[/embed] Here's the standard scenario. Kid isn't sure he can do something, Tony has faith in them and gets them to eat Frosted Flakes. This brings out the tiger in the kid and everyone is impressed, queue ending and "They're Grrreeeeat!". Now what's going on here?  There's been an intentional decision to focus on positive change and it's almost a perfect development of a story. They set the stage for an obstacle that needs to be overcome, the Frosted Flakes work as a agent of change, the subject undergoes a transformation and fulfills their goal, and this is reinforced with positive affirmation. What I want to highlight here is that…
Read More