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My macbook pro M1 is still running fast and silent.

Did you use any libraries?

My boss has AI fomo in the sense that he is scared we need to use it to not be left behind, but no enforcement or anything.

I sometimes went to bed early just to think! I was excited about it and looking forward to it. I don't do that anymore, but going for a walk without smartphone, no music, no audiobook reminds me of that time.

As father of three, lets ban it until 25. It adds zero value. Also parents, lay down your phones more, way more. Every generation is addicted. From teenagers to retired folks!

Lying about my compensation always worked so far

This kind of content has been popping up a lot recently, probably trying to sell the just copy it with AI dream, buy my course, or whatever.

My solution is simple: noise canceling headphones, which I only have on for meetings. If the wife sees them, she knows

Why cant I see the product before signing up? at least a screenshot

Even if AI pops, I do not think it is going away; the question is only how long it takes to recover. Additionally, robots are on the horizon. I am still very bullish on tech and honestly think it is foolish to be bearish on tech.

I read hackernews and sometimes try out a new lib. In the end, you're up and running within a week on most topics if needed.

I don’t get any calls, seems to be an US problem?

Can you share snippets of both so we can compare? Would be interesting to see

How do you guys organize your photos to give to your kids one day? We just have too many photos and videos. I like it, but I try to make some form of a library that has the best photos of each year/vacation/birthday, etc.

There is no need to see 50 photos of each vacation or birthday, but it's nice to see 3-5 and have the ability to dig deeper if you want to.

They never found out or cared or followed up on it in any way possible.

I think it works so well because it is not a negotiation. Just stating my fake current number and they can make up their number.

I usually did this in the past, and it has worked every time so far (four times). Not in the US, this from Switzerland.

I think of a number I want to earn in the new job. For example, if I would currently make 100k, I say I currently make 115k in my current role, and then they offer 120k. I accept, done.

I did this after a bad experience. Made-up numbers. They offer me 80k, I already make 90k, I say I already make more. They ask how much, I say 90k, they say we can match that and one more week of vacations. I give them a pass, they ask why, I say I got another offer for 110k, they say we could have given you 110k too.

If they are allowed to lie, I can too.

I play it evertime when I watch a tv show. I played it probably 10 thousands time.

Hire a CEO? Train someone to help do your job and concentrate on your health for a couple of months.

I read HN to stay informed. I sometimes try new stuff but mostly ignore it. Many times in my career, I had to learn those new shiny things. And you know what? Learning is fun, and if you do it on your day job and have a real task, it's very fast to get into new stuff.

I work 100% remotely, can set my own hours, no politics, almost no meetings. It is a dream! I can work and prioritize my free time. I know there are not many jobs au there like this but they exist.

Congrats on selling your first side project!

I do not look at side projects that are set up to make money as side projects. Those are businesses you create with the goal of making money. And when you also have a full-time job creating a business on the side is hard enough, so no fun projects.

Basically, I look at it this way:

A) Fulltime job + building a business on the side

B) Fulltime job + fun projects

I don't mix those. Sure, sometimes you set up a new project to try out new technology. But that is for learning, and you do not have to finish the product.

Sales sale sales, network network network.

Yes, we like to avoid it, so we come up with excuses like let's get a certificate. It's pointless. Learn to sell yourself or get another job.

I unsubscribe from everything, keep a zero inbox. Every mail in there needs attention. Currently I have 3 mails in my inbox. Works like a charm.

I do not want to learn git tricks. I just wanna use it as simple as possible. Just let me push my code and be done with git and keep on working.

Kudos to all who love git, for me, it's just a tool I have to use.

Printed emergency kit from 1Password in a bank safe so my wife can access everything if I die.

I am a .net guy and had to write react for over six years daily, combined with c#, so I got pretty decent at it. Even did some sideprojects with react.

Recently, I started a new project for work with Blazor, and I felt at home again. It was weird, just a relief to work with what I know best.

I'm not saying Blazor is good or you should use it, but for me, coding was fun again. I truly hope I do not have to work a lot with JavaScript ever again. I just do not enjoy it. Maybe I have to go to full backend after so many years of full stack.

I feel the same about javascript:

"I think the folks building Tailwind are talented and nice people. But at a pure technical level, I simply don't like Tailwind. Whoever it was built for, it was not built for me."

Same car, amazing, never any problem at all.

And who knows why I always have to search for the login link? Sure, new accounts are cool, but existing members should be treated better

The older you get, the easier it becomes. You realize that everybody struggles in some way. Everybody carries something. And you start to see it. And you also realize that most reactions and stuff people say are not about you. It's about them.