What should this US Government Employee do, during the shut down?
- Thread starter DorianSkyphire
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Study things that interest you, and which could open up opportunities in the future. Hundreds of online training sites out there.
I actually want to work on machine learning, and bought a book to start studying
That is in high demand.
Amazon has a whole slew of free AWS training for cloud stuff and it has some machine learning components.
Do you have any links to such free documentation? I am also interested in such topics.
shutting down again? like every year? lol i do not miss being in the military.
Find a different job that doesn't expect you to work and not collect a paycheck. I much prefer my current employment over my former government employment
just keep working
trust us, we'll pay you eventually
trust us, we'll pay you eventually
Yeah, I have a ton of friends who work at Amazon, and that is what is motivating me to check into it :D
Radegast74
Space Marshal
Dude, I find your lack of faith disturbing. The Mexicans ARE going to pay for that wall!
(now please excuse me while I go lmao)
AWS skills are in high demand currently, I recommend checking out Udemy, I used their course to get enough information to be able to pass the test and get certified architect. I found it faster to be able to spin up my own servers than to wait on the overworked systems guys.
Radegast74
Space Marshal
Yeah, on a more serious note, what are your current skills and what are looking at trying to do/accomplish?
Most important question right here!
But machine learning... that's interesting. Where does this interest come from? (Actually that's the same question as above...just more targetted)
I'm a Senior IT Project Manager, since 1997. My life has been spent in Technology, but not programmed since my Army Days (Encryption Programmer/Analyst during Desert Shield/Storm). I recently took a role with the Dept of Treasury/IRS. I am kind of planning on staying there for awhile, but that doesn't mean I can't learn new and exciting things.
Or watch porn all week.
Or watch porn all week.
You could play 3.4 a lot. Do a bunch of bug hunting if nothing else...
As for a shut-down, here is a tale to inspire you: Belgium (The country) went without a government for 589 days:
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2013/10/09/how-belgium-survived-20-months-without-a-government/
So i'd say to take your mind off it start working on a plan for if a Belgium Event occurs
As for a shut-down, here is a tale to inspire you: Belgium (The country) went without a government for 589 days:
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2013/10/09/how-belgium-survived-20-months-without-a-government/
So i'd say to take your mind off it start working on a plan for if a Belgium Event occurs
Keep your IT learning ongoing. That's what I do. I've been in IBM RPGILE Programming/Development and Database Builds since 1998 and with RPG being a dead language I'm always trying to learn new tech, get certified so that my options are always open. Making myself marketable should that day ever happen. Below are some sites that can help and might find interest in:
https://www.coursera.org/
https://www.edx.org/
https://www.udemy.com/
Some you can take free classes, others are paid. But very helpful for continued education.
https://www.coursera.org/
https://www.edx.org/
https://www.udemy.com/
Some you can take free classes, others are paid. But very helpful for continued education.
Radegast74
Space Marshal
This is kinda considered the classic in the field:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1600490069
It has a lot of free online supporting info, if you pay the $28 for the book:
http://amlbook.com
I work peripherally in this area, more in research / statistics. "Machine learning" is kind of a buzz word, like "data science." A lot of people are doing things, maybe (?) without really knowing what they are doing, or necessarily the best way of doing it.
This book is a good overview of data analysis and what to do and what you can do with it:
http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9780596802363.do
Not sure what your statistics back ground is, there are some free books on line that are good, but may be a bit much if you don't have some background. But hey, they are free!
http://www-bcf.usc.edu/~gareth/ISL/
https://web.stanford.edu/~hastie/ElemStatLearn/
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1600490069
It has a lot of free online supporting info, if you pay the $28 for the book:
http://amlbook.com
I work peripherally in this area, more in research / statistics. "Machine learning" is kind of a buzz word, like "data science." A lot of people are doing things, maybe (?) without really knowing what they are doing, or necessarily the best way of doing it.
This book is a good overview of data analysis and what to do and what you can do with it:
http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9780596802363.do
Not sure what your statistics back ground is, there are some free books on line that are good, but may be a bit much if you don't have some background. But hey, they are free!
http://www-bcf.usc.edu/~gareth/ISL/
https://web.stanford.edu/~hastie/ElemStatLearn/
I think a Project Manager who understands the business language, and the implementation language is a powerful thing, and not just in IT. I'm not talking about programming languages here, I'm talking language. How you communicate an idea. In the case of an IT Project Manager, the task is that much more complex, because within the programmer community, the language is not consistent and there might be 2, 3, 4 or more different development languages involved. If there's anything about the Web or UI in the project, then these communities won't even agree on the definition of "program".
@DorianSkyphire, I think that following up on any AI technology interest, especially as it relates to machine learning is a fine way for a project manager to augment their knowledge base. There's a lot to know and it can be incredibly interesting. It also turns out to be quite useful to know for anyone involved in Government technology. You can also use either Visual Studio or Visual Studio Code, and IronPython to do some proof of concept in Windows.
@DorianSkyphire, I think that following up on any AI technology interest, especially as it relates to machine learning is a fine way for a project manager to augment their knowledge base. There's a lot to know and it can be incredibly interesting. It also turns out to be quite useful to know for anyone involved in Government technology. You can also use either Visual Studio or Visual Studio Code, and IronPython to do some proof of concept in Windows.