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What ROE Doesn't Tell You

What ROE Doesn't Tell You: A Beginner's Look at 200 US Companies' Financial Health My first Python data project, and what it taught me about reading ratios like an analyst, not a spreadsheet.

  • ROE can be misleading due to aggressive stock buybacks
  • Liquidity and leverage vary significantly based on interpretation
  • High ROE often correlates with high leverage, misleading superiority

The 35-Watt Roommate: Docker Cleanup and Surgical Data Recovery

Sometimes you just want to clean up a bit and accidentally tear down half the house. That's what happened to me last week with my home lab.

  • Author experienced Docker cleanup gone wrong, accidentally deleting Gitea instance data
  • Author opted for surgical recovery using Proxmox backup to restore Gitea data
  • Lessons learned: avoided Docker internal paths, used proper rsync options, repaired SQLite database

Breaking Down the Door

In 2022, I was 26 and working for a major grocery store chain. I had been there for more than five years, two of them as a manager.

  • Reporter was 26, worked 5+ years at grocery chain
  • Earned $23/hour, felt overworked, underpaid
  • Transitioned to software developer via coding bootcamp

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