Show HN: Developed from my Prison cell: A Libcurl TUI HTTP Client in Rust.

by dvektor • 3 years ago

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dvektor4• 3 years ago

Story of how I went from international drug trafficker, to hardened convict, to a back-end web dev/open source Rust enthusiast, and college student all from my prison cell, from where I am writing this post.

Link to the blog post with my story at the bottom of the README. (or https://PThorpe92.github.io but I would prefer you check out the project ;) I tried sharing this previously, but there wasn't a blog post to go along with it. It took a while for me to decide how much to share. But either way, sorry the post is so long, that's about as short as it could be condensed into. Constructive criticism on the project is appreciated, just keep in mind it's still in pre-0.1

awilber331• 3 years ago

Really cool story, rooting for you

quickthrower2• 3 years ago

Well told story. Thanks for sharing.

There is a lot to unpack and a lot of comments I could make, but the main one is that you had that chance at your current prison to both have access to resources to better your chances, to even get good employment and to not deal with basic street survival in prison. I think more prisons should offer this. There is a balance obviously some will abuse it but they should be offering an environment for people to “correct”.

The “conservative” and “progressive” politics should both want this. This reduces crime, reduces cost for government, increases tax revenue, and is humane.

mortallywounded• 3 years ago

Read your story post-- probably shouldn't admit to additional crimes they didn't charge you with :)

dvektor4• 3 years ago

I hear you, everything I spoke about was from before I turned 20. I think it's been long enough at this point at 31 with the statute of limitations and all

Woshiwuja• 3 years ago

Good luck my man, hope you find someone who will notice your qualities and ignore your past, you talented

thatha7777• 3 years ago

Awesome project, incredible story. Your efforts are truly commendable.

renzobanks• 3 years ago

Dope story man, can't wait to drop mine.

sebnun• 3 years ago

Very interesting read, I'm not fluent in Rust but it looks pretty good :)

davidwritesbugs• 3 years ago

I must one day tell the story of how I got moved from open prison to closed for doing a Debian update.

Show HN: Developed from my Prison cell: A Libcurl TUI HTTP Client in Rust.

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