mronetwo

Is any of that OK? No. It's just not surprising.

Mostly embedded stuff. Some zig, some computer graphics, some Python, some opinions.

I just use journaling as a way to converse with my brain, complain about what's difficult and remind myself what's important to me. Sometimes I analyze things that happened or will happen.

Helps when I'm overwhelmed.

I also think that it actually might affect the way we value art. I’d need to spend a bit more time thinking about it but even on a surface level it seems that if we devalue something then people might not engage with it in the same way. We actually live in an age when the internet (and many other things) are destroying communities, and I do not think that online communities can feel that void. We need people around yet we push everyone away. Tech is a huge culprit in that. We need to be creative yet we build evidence we’re not that special or creative. Who knows many we actually are special and we’ll survive this.

I think there’s a lot to deconstruct here and I don’t think I’m prepared to write it down in a good way right now.

First of all there is the professional aspect of it. People just have to market themselves to get jobs. ArtStation (its predecessors actually) eradicated the new to have a portfolio website. It's THE place to host your work.

Then there is the need for validation. There is nothing wrong with wanting to be appreciated for your accomplishments. That's just one of our needs.

Community aspect is also important. People want to get better and they want to learn from others. Showing your work and exposing it to scrutiny or inspiring others is perfectly fine.

Lastly, I've never said that we derive EVERYTHING from the process. Final result is also important. It's just meaningless without the process, imo.

I'm generally worried that we're creating a world which is not for us anymore. Maybe we should introduce boundaries to our world, just so we don't fall into a nihilistic pit of insignificance. Humans derive a lot from process, not the final product. Now we're creating tools to jump directly to the final product. Hedonistic treadmill gets faster and faster. Grim times.

Anyways, documenting projects for yourself is very important. Treat your future self as best as you can. Think about the problems your future self my encounter.

Looks interesting. Definitely too expensive for my personal use. I hope I'll get to test it one day. Also, there are pictures on the website of people having quite non ergonomic setups. I know the focus is the chair but it's a weird contrast of a high tech ergonomic solution next to an obvious, bad work setup choices (example being the slightly slouched man, who looks at the screen of his laptop).

I'm not focused on these making money but I'd like to reach a point where I can sell some devices. My main goal is quality and great user experience. I do lack some knowledge in PCB design which usually slows me down. Feel free to reach out via the linked website or the email I have in my 'About'. Even if you just want to pick my brain.

Devices that have some physicality to it are always super cool (flip dots). That also makes them very expensive. Super happy to see products like these though.

A good example is working from home: now it's the employees responsibility to find a good environment for working. The company now has several responsibilities less... I couldn't care less for that chair or desk that the company offers. Work environment isn't about where I put my butt and my computer. Hopefully working from home will become and option and never a mandatory thing.

Anyways there is more and more responsibilities on the employees and less on the employers (at least it feels like it).

I agree with the article though.