Ask HN: What's your greatest achievement in life?
What's the achievement that you're really proud of? be it an app, software, hardware, research, music, kids (anything personal/professional)?
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I often noticed people asking me why I were chill in most situations.
On the technology front, I am very proud of many of the technologies that I worked on as a team member: evangelizing Java 2 Enterprise Edition and writing software for the Philips P100 Screen Phone.
I can't say that I changed the world or had any significant impact on technology. I gave it one hell of a try and met some amazing people along the way. One highlight: Larry Page gave me a tour of Stanford before he became famous and scolded me for suggesting that google.stanford.edu should be made into a business. I still have his student business card.
The one that most people want to hear more about is my Guinness World record for non-stop movie watching - https://jacobaldridge.com/quirky/guinness-world-record-longe...
(63 hours and 27 minutes; the current record is much higher, but they have changed the rules since we broke the record so it’s possible now to take short naps between movies!)
Among a certain demographic, my ‘Bogan Beer Wall’ is a great conversation starter - https://www.twitter.com/jacobaldridge/status/151855452120694...
This is an empty example of every different beer I have tried in my house since moving here in 2013, ranked by my tastes from most to least preferred. It was fairly pathetic for the first year or so, but I persevered and it now sits at 165 bottles.
Making it on my own and thriving in Silicon Valley.
I have a feeling the best is yet to come. But time is running out.. we'll see.