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a_lifters_life··on Ask HN: How do you keep social life if WFH?
I have the same sorts of challenges you have. My way of solving it wasnt to do the complete opposite and go into the office. WFH 99-100% is a blessing. Regarding feeling sad/isolated - whatever - you need to find ways to combat this. The way I did this was starting a meetup group - so on time Im not working I can be running events with others primarily nights/weekends. This has helped me tremendously. I additionally will spend say friday afternoon at a local coffee shop. Hope this helps
a_lifters_life··on Ask HN: Is there a simple online medical diagnosis tool?
I think it's an interesting idea! The problem in healthcare is the same as the legal profession ... Too much ambiguity and "it depends"
a_lifters_life··on Ask HN: Remote workers, how are you meeting new people / making new friends?
I started a meetup group And now have something to do outside of working hours whenever I want. I've made some close friends this way
a_lifters_life··on Ask HN: Career outlook in tech without a CS degree?
This 100%. It's much more about what you know and who you know rather than where you went to college or what degree you had
a_lifters_life··on Ask HN: Should I study CS or Law?
Do Cs
a_lifters_life··on Ask HN: Which internet/website blocker do you use to stay focused?
I like this simple yet effective method
a_lifters_life··on Ask HN: Can you start a company in same field different sector?
what legal conditions would those be?
a_lifters_life··on Ask HN: What tool do you use to make flowcharts?
lucidchart!
a_lifters_life··on Ask HN: What car do you drive?
2010 Nissan Altima about 80,000 mi
a_lifters_life··on Ask HN: How to convince your manager to let you continue to WFH.
This exactly. Companies that initially agreed to work from home during the pandemic and are choosing to force people back to work will not work and they'll have an issue with talent themselves. Have self-respect and look at elsewhere to protect your a*
a_lifters_life··on Ask HN: Would you pay for Hacker News?
No
a_lifters_life··on Ask HN: Should I get a Masters in Computer Science?
I think you need to step back and think about what you hope to achieve by obtaining a master's degree in computer science. There are use cases but there are also many reasons not to get one. What are your reasons
a_lifters_life··on Ask HN: Anybody want to work on something together?
i sent you a PM email. i tried to add you on discord, but couldnt - try me: 0x01030307#3043
a_lifters_life··on Ask HN: Anybody want to work on something together?
lets chat
a_lifters_life··on Select a muscle and it provides the exercises to workout the selected muscle
Pretty neat! Thanks for this!
a_lifters_life··on Ask HN: Non-web developers, what do you do?
I've moved successfully to application security from software dev - primarily breaking apps now and helping devs more securely (re)write apps
a_lifters_life··on Ask HN: What would you do if you want to change job in the next few months?
Quite honestly my last two tech jobs came from LinkedIn - one was flipping the switch. The other was a random reach out on there
a_lifters_life··on An idea to end “follow-ups” at work
Thought about this question myself too..

I think a tie into jira or other platform could help here.

a_lifters_life··on FounderSec: New Security Newsletter for Founders
Bitwarden rocks!
a_lifters_life··on Ask HN: Alternative to Google play music once they close?
I bought an app Neutron and just play my own music from the hd from my phone. As soon as google music announced this was going to happen I immediately looked for some other solution.
a_lifters_life··on Ask HN: Startup in Pandemic?
So what is safe (besides healthcare) ?
a_lifters_life··on Ask HN: What changes has your company made to save money?
Lay me off
a_lifters_life··on Ask HN: Application Security vs. Software Development
I wish this were true, because i was apart of a boring company ... doing impactful work for private/public orgs, but do appreciate your thoughts - so thanks for writing them.
a_lifters_life··on Ask HN: Who has been laid off?
Laid off;1 day notice given; slight severance. Ive never been laid off/fired/whatever from a job, and now in 2020 I get to hopefully find a new job (soon)
a_lifters_life··on Which website can I reverse engineer for you?
tenable.com
a_lifters_life··on Ask HN: What do you use for diagramming?
Lucidchart
a_lifters_life··on Ask him: is my employer beginning to cheap out?
does not replacing someone count as "cutting back on people" ?
a_lifters_life··on Ask him: is my employer beginning to cheap out?
Definitely not assuming that at this point.
a_lifters_life··on Ask him: is my employer beginning to cheap out?
lots of signals like? can you explain your experience with an employer doing this?
a_lifters_life··on Ask HN: Newer job, feel like have to `carry` the team?
What if current job pays exception Ally high for my geographic area?
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