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Hehe, two years ago, I wrote a similarly titled article - "You're not dumb, the prerequisites are bullshit." :) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30035456

Hey! Author here! It's been 3 years since I wrote this article. I realized pretty soon I don't need as much resources. I think I'm at 17 bucks per month currently, and I have several more projects running.

My angle was more about the ambiguity of the status/using the phrase, but I can see how it may appear insensitive to others. It definitely wasn't my intention.

Hey. Author here. It's not, that's where I draw the line! :)

I just started following Bryan's journey two weeks ago.

I didn't get the same impression as you. I always thought it's implied he's talking about what's good for him, not all people. He then uses that as a framework for something others could pickup and incorporate in their lives.

I like the iterative nature of his work - he always tries to improve the recipes and supplements he takes.

I always see a lot of negative comments about the guy here on HN, and he's basically hacking his own body and publishes everything for free[0].

[0] https://blueprint.bryanjohnson.co/

Great job! I love that you only need to press the record and stop on the phone and the rest is done automagically in the background.

I wonder if there's a thing for Android that's as accurate as Whisper!?

One directly, one indirectly. :)

The article "Screw it, I'll host it myself" was on the first page for some time, and the traffic was crazy. Some people used my referral link for Vultr, earning me enough hosting credits to last me for a year for my little websites and development projects. [0]

Later that year, I posted a collection of my favorite hacking/coding movies and literature[1], and several people bought a book I wrote[2]. I did put a disclaimer for both, being a good netizen I am. :)

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26725185

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29501157

[2] https://codeofwar.xyz/

I just thought of a similar thing when reading the article. My question was more in the direction - will someone unearth my remains in a few hundred years? How many years does it have to pass for your bones to become something that might end up in a museum?

I guess a lot of people have the wish to be buried and left alone once they die. How do we deal with ethical questions regarding archeology? If you had an ancient burial site with clear writings on the entrance like "PLEASE DON'T UNEARTH US" :)), would that be honored?

That also makes me wonder - do you fellow hackers feel connected to your ancestors? Are generations that lived hundreds and thousands of years ago just fun stuff to look at when you visit a museum, or they're something more to you?

I'm getting off-topic now, but just like the vastness of the universe can make you feel small and insignificant, time may even be worse in that regards.

Do the chickens lay eggs? >Yes. They are the best fresh eggs you’ve ever tasted. They are available for $20 each. Pick up only.

Wow, some expensive eggs! Is it because these chickens are now celebrities? :)

Kidding aside, I just bought a box of 10 eggs today for 4 euros (~4,15USD) and thought that was a bit expensive. Also from free-range chicken.

I can find "egg prices around the world", but I can't find a single site where I can filter results by the size of eggs and type of chickens. Here's an idea for a really unneeded SaaS!

After a long time, I visited Stallman's site because I woke up humming the free software song (weird, I know :). I forgot just how much information the man has put up there. Like him or not, he's a fascinating character. Not just that, but he stands for something the majority of us only profited from in our professional careers.

One other interesting article he wrote is about his decision not to have children[0]. I remember reading it for the first time some five years ago, sharing it with a bunch of friends, and ending up having a night-long discussion about it. I personally believe that he went a bit too far with that one though.

[0] https://stallman.org/articles/children.html

Hehe, just tried it with today's word and it made me laugh out loud. I guess that at the time the OP posted this, the word was more kind to his solution. :)

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I lost the game and it seems there's a bug in the stats. Cool idea tho! As a person using the terminal all the time, now I have one more thing as an excuse to procrastinate while pretending to do some actual work. :)

Laravel. You'll get a lot of plug n' play stuff within its ecosystem. The community is at this point massive, so there's no doubt it will stick around for the time to come.

It's not a no-code solution, but the shallow learning curve will allow you to get up to speed in no time.

You're not you when you're hungry.

I am a practicing Markoist. I don't have any children, mostly living my life in solitude. Every morning I wake up, I feel different. Sometimes I think about killing myself because this shit doesn't make sense. Sometimes I hop out of bed feeling excited about everything, and I go out and do exciting shit. I believe in myself. I believe in finding the answers within myself. That's why I'm a Markoist, a religion named by the name my parents gave me. I think it's no different than any other religion I have encountered; this is just one I can own. I have a lot of extraordinary rituals I came up with. I do them daily.

I respect others, and all I want in return is the respect back.

I believe that Daimler, Porsche, and other players in the automotive industry are looking for people with the skillset you possess.

Autonomous vehicles are all the rage now, and I think you could find a job in that space pretty instantly.

I wouldn't say it's risky. Never mind what people think about Bill, and what he's into currently, but I definitely consider him a hacker!

Having said that, I didn't read the book. Thanks for the recommendation!

Funny, someone just reached out to me on Twitter and recommended that same book! I guess I know what I'll be doing over this weekend. :)

All legitimate solutions, I agree. The thing is, it really sucks when this happens over the weekend. Alerting a colleague in their off-hours to be able to continue with your work is not ideal. Of course, it happens rarely, so you're making a good point. If it happened weekly, that would be another story. :)

Hmm, I think we understood 'local' as two different things. I understood it as a self hosted git server, like on premises in parent's company that he and his colleagues would use. Now that you mentioned it, I'm starting to think I understood it wrong.

But, based on the fact that the author offers 'happy' movies if you're feeling sad, he would probably provide some movies that would try to stop you from being horny. :) Now, the question is - what kind of movies can make you stop being horny? :)

What if he needs to pull some changes he needs to continue with his work?

Based on my personal experience, learning the ins and outs of the Magento platform can be quite a lucrative long-term investment, especially if you plan to do some consulting later. There's no shortage of open positions for Magento experts. Certificates play a significant role here, so you might want to look into that later if you decide to go down this path.

I'm talking about the situation in Europe, so I don't know if it's also true in the US. Nevertheless, by everyone working remotely now, you could work for a European company and get some pretty sick rates as a Magento consultant, easily over 100EUR/hr.

It's built on PHP, and elements of ZF (which is not actually that hot anymore), so it will give you a good intro to the whole PHP ecosystem. Shopware is also pretty popular now, and once you get a hold of Magento, the switch shouldn't be that hard if you decide to learn more e-commerce solutions.

1000 hours does seem a lot, but I guess you will spend a lot of those hours building custom extensions, etc., and building on the skills you've learned at the beginning of the training. Also, 1000 hours translates to roughly six months, so don't worry about overspecialization! :)

It all boils down if that's something you find interesting, but money-wise, it's definitely not the worst idea.

There are some of us still out there! I started using Clementine Music Player[0] on my Linux desktop. Amarok inspires it, but it's a little less bloated. I'm not sure what more I could want from the player. Well, maybe some cool skins. :)

0: https://www.clementine-player.org/

Hello dear HN crowd,

I love when I stumble upon a developer war story in a random comment here on HN. I love it so much that I also wanted to share some of the stories I've collected over the years working in IT.

I came up with the idea to present the stories in a somewhat unusual way, in the style of the malicious self-help book. The book gives you advice on how to succeed in IT, from the interview phase to the management, by acting like an immoral, unscrupulous person.

The advice is based on experiences with some shady, weird people I met throughout my career. After every chapter, there's a short story about the person who was the chapter's inspiration. I've worked with those people, so everything is a first-hand experience!

This was my first attempt at doing something like this, so go easy on me! :)

One cool fact! I used entirely free and open-source software for the creation of this title. That's why I'll donate 10% of all the proceeds to my favorite free software projects!

That would be Mania! :))

If you turn on all the cookies, and press apply, it's finished immediately!

I came right now from a Twitter bubble where I got the feeling that people earn even more than the crowd on HN, so I wrote these few words as a reminder that some of us really do live in a bubble. And we should remind ourselves that our bubble isn't the representation of the real world.

You would be amazed how many people wouldn't feel a bit embarrassed taking food from a food bank even though they're not poor.

I assume that some would even do it just to save some money.

Then when you take into consideration that there are organized beggars and such, I believe they would also take food and try to resell it, etc.

As you say, it doesn't seem very German, so I would bet that there probably was a reason to include the checks.

I'm not sure why you're being downvoted. That it's more sensible to keep things professional to begin with sounds totally logical to me.

It certainly minimizes the potential drama that comes with being in a romantic relationship with a colleague.

I've witnessed many beautiful things happening between people that met each other at a workplace. I've also witnessed a lot of shit shows as a result of that same thing.

Not playing the game excludes both of the situations, and while you can't win and have a beautiful thing in the end, you also can't lose. I personally chose not to play that game.