It seems like it’s becoming more popular for foreigners to move to rural Japan but which type of skills would actually be beneficial to contribute to the development and prosperity of the communities there? And actually be part of the community in a meaningful way?
How did you feel psychologically and physically at 50, 60, 70 etc and how has it influenced with how you interact with your environment and social groups?
I grew up with cancer and other health problems. I’m 27 and I’ve always been fit and the long term effects are not too bad. But I’m just wondering how fitness is in general for people who are older who started young
3 days a week 4 days off as a nurse. Could I work 3 days as a welder?
Socrates: “For this invention will produce forgetfulness in the minds of those who learn to use it, because they will not practice their memory. Their trust in writing, produced by external characters which are no part of themselves, will discourage the use of their own memory within them. You have invented an elixir not of memory, but of reminding; and you offer your pupils the appearance of wisdom, not true wisdom”
I gotta say I agree with him. Now look at us, doom scrolling reading here about some who enjoys the smell of smelly feet. Digital dementia, fifty shades of grey, war, online debates…. the world is fucked
So I called a construction company Delbert Adam’s Construction Company, and I was actually surprised that they considered me to join with my very limited experience. I told them how I have build a fence for family and though I was completely new I was willing to learn and give them labor.
They were pretty nice. But the limitation was that I don’t have a car and when they were asking if I could get to the job sites that’s when the conversation ended lol.
But I got further than I would have thought so that’s reassuring. So I just need to save money and get a car and continue learning at Open Works.
For reference here’s a pic if the fence I built in its early stages
Open works is honestly becoming a bit of a saving grace for me to learn these skills.
I only have experience building fences.
I just need to get out of my remote job. I love working with my hands and learning how things are built. The job I have now is low paying repetitive data entry and it’s making me insane. I’m used to waking up at 4 am from my previous job at the gym. I did a bachelors in geospatial science but the market is shit right now.
I go to open works to learn carpentry and metal working.
Building things makes me feel like I’m actually contributing to society
I would like to just find a place to spend my energy because I have a lot.
I’m in fed hill, I only have a bicycle cause I had to sell my car cause it broke down completely but I’m gonna get an e bike soon and Im to using the public transit
My instructor said that in the metal working space aside from the welding space you are not allowed to wear gloves. He said that because gloves could get tangled into the different saw machines and sanders and grinders and could cost you a finger.
The thing with that is I can understand that but also working with the hot metal and getting all that metal dust and coolant and oil on your hands can be a kinda a hassle at times. I was wondering if there is a way around that like heavy duty disposable gloves?
Or should I just suck it up and work with my bare hands?
So with AI disrupting a lot of the workflow all of the main white collar jobs including data science and geospatial science (I guess except for surveying?)
The repetitive tasks, some visualizations, coding, some development task etc will eventually be mainly done by AI… what should we do? What should we focus on?
Someone said we should focus on developing a deep understanding of the systems that underlay the concepts of geography and data science but what would that look like? While in college or while in a gis technician role what do we need to do to level up?
Currently ive been trying to learn more python, more development skills, math, as well as data visualizations and how to use different spatial softwares and 3D modelers etc.
I’m also trying to get better at writing and presentation for environmental policy and planning as well as more science for geoscience research.
And I think that’s the right path? I’m applying to geology job, environmental planner, logistics analyst, surveyor, forester, urban planning, design positions but it all feels more muddled like I am just not quite sure what to focus on now that there’s AI is here. In a way all of those jobs are different flavor of being a spatial analyst.
And I wanna learn how to use copilots and use it as a tool, but it just feels like it’s moving so fast and I don’t wanna feel like I need to rely too much on it?
Or at least I am not sure what I’m supposed to rely on it for right now and how that will change in the next 3-5 years.
I want to make maps visually better, artistic even but also knowing how to portray them in highly useful ways for story telling or in very technical ways.
Broad question but what did you find improved your ability to do that?
I want to be able to break away from GIS technician roles and I find it hard to find jobs when filtering with the keyword GIS technician, analyst, even surveying etc. (though survey would be fine actually)
I need help thinking outside the box as to what I could look for so my job search can be more productive than pessimistic.
Below is my experience and preference but that doesn’t have to apply to your answer cause it seems like we all just need a new list of titles to look for so we can handle this job market:
I have a geography degree, took classes in environmental policy, regional classes, GIS minor, programming, soil science, model UN, cartography, and have 4 years of experience of going between gis analyst, gis technician and even research geographer where I helped engineers map substation, and scientist record data on the Chicago electric dispersal barrier to map changes in voltages for a week.
I don’t yet have zoning or more environmental science classes/lab/work experience like chemistry, geology, or engineers have but I’d like to move more in that direction if possible. Get my foot in the door
I did not take advanced math or science like chemistry or physics or biology in college.
But I am currently learning on my own through textbooks, khan academy and my dad (who is a PhD mathematician), but basically I don’t have any formal educational cert to show that I know math or some science.
I did my degree in geography and gis
What would be geospatial projects I could do to add to a portfolio to showcase to employers that I do understand math at a calculus level and/or environmental science at at least a functional level?
The purpose is to find a way to reach out to more job types that expect a certain level of mathematical of scientific understanding for entry level.
I want to be able to break away from GIS technician roles and I find it hard to find jobs when filtering with the keyword GIS technician, analyst, even surveying etc. (though survey would be fine actually)
I need help thinking outside the box as to what I could look for so my job search can be more productive than pessimistic.
Below is my experience and preference but that doesn’t have to apply to your answer cause it seems like we all just need a new list of titles to look for so we can handle this job market:
I have a geography degree, took classes in environmental policy, regional classes, GIS minor, programming, soil science, model UN, cartography, and have 4 years of experience of going between gis analyst, gis technician and even research geographer where I helped engineers map substation, and scientist record data on the Chicago electric dispersal barrier to map changes in voltages for a week.
I don’t yet have zoning or more environmental science classes/lab/work experience like chemistry, geology, or engineers have but I’d like to move more in that direction if possible. Get my foot in the door
I started with geography and GIS at my college. And have 4 years of experience in GIS.
I’d like to find a way to get into landscape architecture if possible. I do not have the resources right now to go to a masters but if it is possible to get into a firm I’d like to know.
I’ll do a lot of self education and make a portfolio of maps and a visualizations to start.
Any ideas?
I am in humid Maryland weather:
I have dandruff prone and dry prone skin, non-oily
I’m also bald, shaving my head a few days a week.
I tend to sweat more than usual and overheat more than usual because I have one adrenal gland.
My skin is more vulnerable to skin cancer according to my oncologist: I had stage 4 neurblastoma from ages 13 months to 3 years old.
I want to be able to use sunscreen daily but find it hard specifically in the summer because I will often sweat it off, my skin feels dried. I do wear hats but I’m trying to be more proactive. I use moisturizers and that kind of helps.
If there’s any recommendations for sunscreens?
Edit: Idk why I put my height it doesn’t really help the contexts lol
As you’ve become more skilled at calligraphy and your everyday cursive has improved, have you noticed any changes in how you learn, process, or retain information while studying? If so, what changed?
Here are the measurements of the colony in the photo:
Depth: 8 meters (26 feet) deep.
Core Footprint: 50 square meters (540 square feet).
Interior: Features over 7,000 individual chambers for farming fungus and managing waste.
Ants here are 10-12 mm long.
This is just for fun, hypothetical question. If humans needed to live underground in the way ants built their structure here what would that process look like?
What materials and excavation process be like?
How would the temperature be regulated and waste disposal?
I came here from Illinois and in my town we had an art club where people would gather and paint/draw together. It was either from pure imagination or we’d have an object to draw directing from.
Is there a club like that here in Baltimore?