My first real day in DC. I slept for nine hours, read a book in my super comfy bad, had a nice breakfast. And then I spent two hours trying to understand the banking system in the US. And trying to figure out which credit or debit card I should order. I didn’t come to a final conclusion. Afterwards I rewarded myself for all these efforts with a trip to China Town and a spontaneous visit of the American Arts / National Portrait Gallery. And man, these galleries rule! They were great not only because my low expectations, but - as far as I can judge that - objectively as well. I’m a fan. Also, I have a US number now. And data. This is the first time I’ve had data in a country outside of Germany. It feels… strange. And really adds to the feeling of home that I’m trying to build up here. Tomorrow: first day at NPR! Also: more primaries!
Input? 8 Output? 1
Learnings?
The DC Chinatown restaurants are disappointing, at least according to the Google Reviews.
Food trucks seem to be an everyday thing here, for lunch in un-restauranted areas.
The difference between a credit card and a debit card. Yep. Yes, I didn’t know that before. That’s how little likely it is that you own a credit card in Germany.
I like giant paintings of cheesy landscape sceneries more than I thought.
Relational databases are awesome! At least that’s how the model of them they look like in my Python book. Great idea.
Questions?
When should I use relational databases? How do I build them? How do they look like?
Should I try to stay in this neighborhood in DC, although it’s so far away from my work place?
When should I look at the world (the territory) and except it, and when should I try to form the territory according to my map (imagination, potential features or change)?