(Part 2) Top products from r/SaltLakeCity

Umm, I think Python is a good language to start with. It's forgiving and low on boilerplate code. I haven't read it but Learn Python the Hard Way by Zed Shaw is supposed to be decent (and it's free online). I didn't like Learning Python published by O'Reilly. I'd just read reviews on Amazon if Learn Python the Hard Way isn't working for you. Whichever you end up with, I recommend typing all examples from the book into the computer by hand. Something about doing this really helps make things stick in your head. You'll also make the occasional typo and have to debug your program which is something we programmers spend more time doing than any of us care to admit.

I think it is important to try to think of something you want to make and have it in mind while you are learning the language. It can be any software but I recommend a video game. They are really good for this because you can just think up a simple concept or implement your own version of an existing game. Having a goal makes it so you are constantly solving the problems you will encounter while trying to reach that goal which is the most important part of programming (more so than learning the syntax of the language). This is actually the highest rated Python book on Amazon and is all about gamedev with Python.

After you've learned Python to the point where you are comfortable (no need to master it), learn other languages to grow as a programmer. Once you've gotten a couple languages under your belt it's actually really easy to learn even more languages (unless it's a very odd language like Haskell, Lisp, or Brainfuck). The problem solving skills you've acquired often work in any language and you learn some new techniques as you learn new languages.

• Accelerated C++ is the go-to these days for C++.
  
• The C Programming Language is often recommended for learning C but it's pricey and there are dozens of good books on C to choose from.
  
• Head First Java gets recommended a lot for learning Java.
  
• C# In Depth is very highly rated and happens to be written by the guy with the largest score on StackOverflow (a kind of Q&A for programmers).
  
• The D Programming Language I really enjoyed.
  
• Programming Ruby 1.9 is often recommended but it felt more like a reference manual to me. There are higher rated books on Amazon.
  
  

Most of the wasatch front area is watershed so your going to run into problems finding places.

As already mentioned there is five mile pass. Been there a couple of times. It is better for 4wheelers but it is fun in a jeep/suv.


Theres the pony express trail out that way as well.

Dunes and such- try knoll's.

A more serious rock crawling place exists west of utah lake called mini moab.

Theres a number of roads through the Oquirrh mountains that explore old mining areas. Don't know many details.

Have fun, do some more research and be respectful of private property and the wilderness so as to stay outta trouble. People can get real angry these days when you screw around off trail and leave trash etc.

Heres a book I recommend. There are a few near the valley listed in it with trail info and more. http://www.amazon.com/Utah-Byways-Utahs-Backcountry-Drives/dp/0899974244

EDIT: Oh yeah! I almost forgot there are a couple great trails up American fork canyon but they are moderate to technical. Great scenery! Take a friend with a four wheel drive, its necessary. And make sure you read up on them. Like I said they are pretty technical.

Quite close to you: Bells Canyon at least, the lower part of the trail near the reservoir. It's rare that there's so much snow in the valley to make that area dangerous. A bit farther away, Bonneville shoreline trail near Red Butte Garden is pretty nice when the LCC/BCC trails are covered in snow.

Otherwise, I'd suggest investing in a pair of used snow shoes or "golf course" cross-country skis. With an investment of <$100, you can ski safely on terrain with basically zero avalanche risk. Some of the better ones are Lambs Canyon, lower Neffs Canyon, and Guardsman Pass. For these options, I recommend the book "Wasatch Winter Trails" by John Veranth.

http://www.amazon.com/Wasatch-Winter-Trails-John-Veranth/dp/0874806291

For any of the incredible BCC/LCC hikes on more difficult terrain, you want to look into snowshoes, telemark or alpine touring gear, an emergency backpack with avalanche gear, and (most importantly) competent friends willing to dig you out in case of avalanche. That requires a significant investment of money, and (unless you already ski) time learning to ski the backcountry. For this, I recommend getting secondhand tele gear (it's so much cheaper than AT, and more fun too), and taking an backcountry/avalanche course in one of the resorts. And buy the seminal Hanscom-Kellner book, "Wasatch Tours":

http://www.amazon.com/Wasatch-Tours-The-Northern-Volume/dp/1884744036

Depending on what you want to learn, books are a very good resource.

The downside of many internet resources is they are sparse, and lack introduction to simple subjects.

Some of the most effective books I have found for really teaching you how to think like a programmer in various languages are:

• Java: Thinking in Java: http://mindview.net/Books/TIJ4
  
• Ruby: http://shop.oreilly.com/product/mobile/9781937785499.do
  
• Design Patterns: http://www.amazon.com/Design-Patterns-Object-Oriented-Professional-Computing/dp/0201634988
  
• The C++ Programming Language: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0321563840/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1451697887&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX220_SY330_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=c%2B%2B
  
  
  It just will take patience, thought, and persistence.
  
  Really what you want to do is just come up with a fun personal project, and then bumble through it. It doesn't matter which language you pick, just read about some and choose the one you identify with the most.

TLDR: It's at best cultural appropriation in a city that's really screwed over African Americans.

I'll preface this with that I'm white/hispanic and woefully under-qualified to discuss the issues facing African Americans.

Mumbo Sauce is cynical commercialism targeted at white millennials who started moving into D.C. proper about 15 years ago. It's part of the broader gentrification going on in D.C. that systematically benefits white people at the expense of African Americans. D.C. currently is going through a massive cultural shift that includes marketing a new concept of D.C. that's friendlier and ignores the real effects of gentrification on African American communities. I find this particularly insidious given the history of Slavery in Washington D.C. and long term marginalization of African Americans in D.C.

The sauce itself isn't particularly unique, I literally thought it was bbq sauce the first time I had it. However, it's packaged and labeled for white people in a way genuinely gives me the creeps.

If you really want to get into the whole mess of issues I really recommend the book Dream City. It's easily one of the best books written about Washington D.C., and if you're even remotely curious about D.C. it's the best book to read.

I'll give Mumbo Sauce one thing, it's one of those things that's really made me think. I'm pretty libertarian politically but I've had to think a lot about race issues, privilege, and broadly the use of political power to address systemic issues.

First of all, I'm not a Mormon. The fact that I'm having to deal with that accusation really doesn't speak well for your reasoning ability. I frankly couldn't be less impressed with the "if you don't agree with me then you must be a Mormon" mentality.

So, moving on from that, the claim that you are someone who has studied western culture, especially theology, is pretty doubtful considering all of the mistakes you are making.

Someone who has studied this wouldn't define Christianity by a belief in the Trinity. The amount of nontrinitarian contemporary (as well as historical) Christian churches is not insignificant. A person who studied this wouldn't define it by polytheism either, since Christianity came from early Abrahamic religions of which some were, in fact, polytheistic. Not only that, but some theologians would define the veneration of saints or idols (which is rampant in Christian history) as polytheistic. It's kind of a weird thing to think of it that way, but it's not uncommon.

Also, defining God as truth, beauty, and love doesn't really fit a theological argument either, and very few of the people you mention would have defined the concept in that way in any of their writings.

Yes, Mormons are Christians. The only people who disagree are Mormons in the mid 20th century and people with an axe to grind.

About the whole Bacchus thing, or the idea that to Mormons God is not the fabric of reality, I can't really comment on. I don't understand where you are coming from with that. I also don't get the rant about "figures," but maybe you define that in a different way than I do.

Edit: Sorry, my link was crappy. The book does talk about Christianity and polytheism, but it might be useful also to google the author, Jordan Paper, to get his take on things.

You're best option for winter climbing is to head a bit south as Jugemu suggested.

Scrounge up some cash and pick up this guide and/or this one to help you with picking out some routes. Or just hit up www.mountainproject.com.

Sorry I can't throw out any specific examples; I don't do much in the way of outdoor climbing in the winter.

If you smoke and want to quit there is a really good book called the easy way by Allen Carr. Just read the reviews if you’re not convinced.

Two very prominent planning researchers (who also happen to teach/research at the U) just published their transportation planning book. It's a great 200 page crash course into the topic.

Link

Sure sounds like the guy. He's been training other drivers a lot lately so he gets to just ride along, and sometimes he brings in old kid's books to show us. One time he even read Cajun Night Before Christmas to the whole bus.

This is seriously the best hiking book I have ever read.

healthier minds and better educated people. see peter gray: https://smile.amazon.com/Free-Learn-Unleashing-Instinct-Self-Reliant/dp/0465084990/

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Start first by reading this book

VIOFO A129 Duo with CPL Add-On... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HMBV3H3?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

No, they all have much smaller block sizes and narrower streets. Even though NYC's are fairly long in one dimension, there's s fair number of avenues in NYC that cut their blocks in half, much like the mid block streets I mentioned in SLC.

There's a few interesting books that talk about how the layout of streets affect the development of a city. Green Metropolis specifically talks about NYC and The Death and Life of Great American Cities talks generally about city planning.

There is a book I read from the library about a man in the late 1900s said he could raise the dead. It freaked people out and he was to leave. I forgot what book...


Edit: http://www.amazon.com/Mysteries-Legends-Utah-Unsolved-Unexplained/dp/076274930X found it. I read it when I first moved here.