Ryan Palo

Ryan is an engineer in the Sacramento Area with a focus in Python, Ruby, and Rust. Bash/Python Exercism mentor. Coding, physics, calculus, music, woodworking. Looking for work!

Elk Grove, CA Joined on Mar 15, 2017 ryan@thepalos.com https://assertnotmagic.com

Education

M.S.C.S. Lewis University, B.S.M.E. Cal Poly (SLO)

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Nov 9 '18

The Programmer and the Sea

#learning #story

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Jun 20 '18

Bash Brackets Quick Reference

#bash #shell #cheatsheet

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Dec 16 '17

Wishful Coding

#tricks #focus #productivity

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May 16 '17

Douglas Adams's Whale

#python #physics #scientific #fun

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May 6 '17

Plan Your Commits

#git #gittricks #beginners

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Dec 30 '20

Sticker Swap!

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Advent of Code 2020 Solution Megathread - Day 17: Conway Cubes

This is confusing to look at too, but there's one important p...

Jan 28 '21

Advent of Code 2020 Solution Megathread - Day 23: Crab Cups

Little late to finish this one, but I did it and I'm happy wi...

Jan 8 '21

Advent of Code 2020 Solution Megathread - Day 25: Combo Breaker

I'm not ashamed to say that I set this one up and let it run....

Dec 28 '20

Advent of Code 2020 Solution Megathread - Day 24: Lobby Layout

Quick one today! Probably could improve efficiency in the Co...

Dec 24 '20

Advent of Code 2020 Solution Megathread - Day 19: Monster Messages

It's not pretty. It's not elegant. I'm sure there's some Re...

Dec 23 '20

Advent of Code 2020 Solution Megathread - Day 21: Allergen Assessment

Finishing this one up a little late, but it's my second one c...

Dec 23 '20

Advent of Code 2020 Solution Megathread - Day 22: Crab Combat

This one seemed pretty straightforward, so I knocked it out i...

Dec 22 '20

Advent of Code 2020 Solution Megathread - Day 18: Operation Order

Here's my solution. Doesn't quite support arbitrary levels o...

Dec 21 '20

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Dec 25 '20

Advent of Code 2020 Solution Megathread - Day 25: Combo Breaker

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Dec 24 '20

Advent of Code 2020 Solution Megathread - Day 24: Lobby Layout

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Dec 24 '20

Advent of Code 2020 Solution Megathread - Day 23: Crab Cups

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Dec 22 '20

Advent of Code 2020 Solution Megathread - Day 22: Crab Combat

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Dec 21 '20

Advent of Code 2020 Solution Megathread - Day 21: Allergen Assessment

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Dec 20 '20

Advent of Code 2020 Solution Megathread - Day 20: Jurassic Jigsaw

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Dec 19 '20

Advent of Code 2020 Solution Megathread - Day 19: Monster Messages

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Dec 18 '20

Advent of Code 2020 Solution Megathread - Day 18: Operation Order

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Dec 17 '20

Advent of Code 2020 Solution Megathread - Day 17: Conway Cubes

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Dec 16 '20

Advent of Code 2020 Solution Megathread - Day 16: Ticket Translation

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Dec 15 '20

Advent of Code 2020 Solution Megathread - Day 15: Rambunctious Recitation

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Dec 14 '20

Advent of Code 2020 Solution Megathread - Day 14: Docking Data

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Dec 13 '20

Advent of Code 2020 Solution Megathread - Day 13: Shuttle Search

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Dec 12 '20

Advent of Code 2020 Solution Megathread - Day 12: Rain Risk

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Dec 11 '20

Advent of Code 2020 Solution Megathread - Day 11: Seating System

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Dec 10 '20

Advent of Code 2020 Solution Megathread - Day 10: Adapter Array

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Dec 9 '20

Advent of Code 2020 Solution Megathread - Day 9: Encoding Error

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Dec 8 '20

Advent of Code Megathread Comment Tracker!

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Dec 8 '20

Advent of Code 2020 Solution Megathread - Day 8: Handheld Halting

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Dec 7 '20

Advent of Code 2020 Solution Megathread - Day 7: Handy Haversacks

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Dec 6 '20

Advent of Code 2020 Solution Megathread - Day 6: Custom Customs

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Dec 5 '20

Advent of Code 2020 Solution Megathread - Day 5: Binary Boarding

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Dec 4 '20

Advent of Code 2020 Solution Megathread - Day 4: Passport Processing

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Dec 3 '20

Advent of Code 2020 Solution Megathread - Day 3: Toboggan Trajectory

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Dec 2 '20

Advent of Code 2020 Solution Megathread - Day 2: Password Philosophy

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Dec 1 '20

Advent of Code 2020 Solution Megathread - Day 1: Report Repair

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Nov 16 '20

Building an Automatic Measuring Table: Part 0

#robotics #python #mechanical #woodworking

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Nov 11 '20

Awestruck by C Structs

#c #beginners #structs

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Oct 22 '20

Control HTML Video Playback Speed with the Console

#javascript #html #tricks

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Sep 17 '20

What are your favorite subscriptions?

#watercooler #discuss

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Jul 30 '20

Scheduling Jekyll Posts on Netlify with Cron

#jekyll #cron #netlify #automation

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Jul 18 '20

I Asked DEV for Resume Advice and Here are 14 Things I Learned

#resume #career

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Jul 9 '20

Looking for Feedback on my Resume

#help #resume #jobsearch #forhire

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Jun 23 '20

What's the best way to render specific items from a Rails collection?

#help #rails #ruby

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Jun 19 '20

Returning Multiple Values (“Tuples”-ish) from Bash Functions

#bash #scripting

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Jun 9 '20

Dev Journal 6/8/2020: Avoid the Pull of the Rabbit Hole

#rails #javascript #devjournal

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May 27 '20

Dev Journal 5/27/2020: Good Progress and Some Footguns

#ruby #rails #models #architecture

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May 26 '20

Dev Journal 5/26/2020: rails new Who Dis

#devjournal #rails #ruby

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May 12 '20

Untangling a Complicated TypeScript Function Signature

#typescript #beginners

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May 12 '20

Strings: A Neat Hexdump Alternative

#bash #cli #steganography

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Apr 29 '20

Dog-Fooding as a Roadmap

#brainstorming #projects

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Apr 16 '20

This Was Puzzle Day 2020

#cs50 #puzzles

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Mar 4 '20

Java Programs, Packages, and Class Paths Explained… Plus a Bonus Mystery

#java #bash

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Mar 1 '20

I’m Looking for My Next Job

#job #employment #hireable

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Jan 24 '20

Dev Journal 1/24/2020

#linux #awk #cron #devjournal

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Dec 5 '19

Type Aliases in Rust

#rust #readability #types #adventofcode

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Nov 27 '19

Advent of Code is Almost Here!

#adventofcode

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Ryan Palo

Nov 11 '19

Want to Run DEV's Advent of Code?

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Oct 31 '19

Don't Let Big Ideas Stop You from Doing Small Things

#encouragement #productivity

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Oct 25 '19

What are your Favorite Text-Processing Tools?

#discuss #textprocessing #tools

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Oct 4 '19

Mounting Network Drives into Windows Subsystem Linux

#linux #windows #wsl

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Oct 4 '19

Count Child Directories with PowerShell

#powershell

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Sep 23 '19

3 Hypothetical Security Hacks and Discussion

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Sep 21 '19

Need Laptop Recommendations for Linux

#help #laptops #linux

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Aug 26 '19

Mocking by Adding Attributes to Functions

#python

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Aug 26 '19

What Are Your Favorite Command Line Hidden Gems?

#discuss #commandline

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Jul 26 '19

Help Me Understand This Vectorized Logic

#help #python #datascience #numpy

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Jul 19 '19

Solving Eggnog Problems with Binary

#python #binary

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Jul 12 '19

Learning is Sneaky

#encouragement #learning

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