Right, its concerning as I never realized this was a feature. Updating my info now!
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A common tool was called Syipkpker[0]. It was really annoying dealing with these bots. All you could do is IP-ban them and pray the attacker didn't change their IP
Also there was another kind of attack where you would start thousands of bot clients at once that would spam messages. The hopes would be that you would (a) shut down the server, (b) attract the players to the server your bots were advertising
I'm interested in watching more videos like this so if anyone has any links to videos where the creator (who's deep into their field) goes over their tooling, please send them my way :)
It would start with a small group of players convincing a bunch of casual players to join their clan and buy out as much of the supply of a specific item on the market as they could. They claimed if everyone held on to the items for two weeks the price would rise and they'd all get rich.
Of course, the leaders would then sell their items one week in. This would cause the price of the item to drop, resulting in the other members of the clan panic-selling all of their items. The price of the item would then crash resulting in most players losing their money.
Eventually the game developers made the organization of such clans a bannable offense since too many casual players were losing a lot of their wealth participating in these events.
[0] https://answers.endy.com/hc/en-ca/articles/360004784591--How...
Perhaps see if there are modding communities for his favorite video game(s)?
Its a simple point-and-click game where you level up and accumulate resources over time. Its an open world so you can set whatever goals you want
It's free to play, but you can also pay for membership ($11/month) where you get access to a bigger world, more things to do, and more items to acquire
[0] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/old-school-runescape/id1269648...
I understand what you're saying about the similar feel. There was a company that went through YC called Aesthetic[0] that's a design agency. I have a hunch that a lot of YC-backed companies probably go to them for design work. If this is the case, then perhaps this could be a reason for this homogenous startup aesthetic
I too have been looking for templates that replicate this style. The two examples I really like are Dashkit[1] and Landkit[2]. I believe they're made by the same team
Also, a popular CSS framework is TailwindCSS and I know the guys behind that launched a component library called Tailwind UI[3] that has this modern startupy feel. I just saw on Reddit today[4] that someone created an open source TailwindCSS-built component library[5] that could be of interest
I'd love to hear if anyone has any additional insights!
[0] https://www.aesthetic.com/
[1] https://themes.getbootstrap.com/product/dashkit-admin-dashbo...
[2] https://themes.getbootstrap.com/product/landkit/
[3] https://tailwindui.com/components
[4] https://www.reddit.com/r/reactjs/comments/klwy07/open_source...
- Do I believe in god?
- Does the universe exist?
- What is my purpose in life?
I did not, and do not, have definitive answers but going through the rabbit holes trying to answer these questions have led me to adopting specific axioms which I use to help justify my place in this world.
For example:
Request 1: install dependencies
Request 2: add scaffolding to application like adding a menu item, page layout, etc
Request 3: add feature A
Request 4: add feature B
My questions:
1. Do you add all 4 Request reviews at once, or do you wait until the previous one has been approved before adding the next one?
2. How do you communicate Request 2 is dependent on Request 1?
3. How do you enable the reviewer to review Request 4 without reviewing duplicate code (since Request 4 has merged Request 1, 2, and 3)?
Here's my working formula at the moment:
`P = A * SUM([B * C * TopicA] + [B * C * TopicB] + [B * C * TopicC] [...])`
Where:
P = Perceived intellect
A = Coefficient that measures the ability to connect different concepts
B = Depth of knowledge of a topic
C = Ability to break down topic into concepts
The people I perceive to be smart come up with logically-sound answers to questions they don't know the answer to, based on past knowledge.
If I ask `what is X?`, they say `I don't know what X is, but based on Y and Z, it might be ...`
So if you're trying to identify if this person can come off as smart, perhaps a tactic could be asking them a question about a domain they are not an expert in.
(sorry for the hasty weak reply; just wanted to get a response in before the thread locks. I'll email you some specific use cases in a couple days)
For social habits, the mindset that I'm adopting is that its a necessary factor to perform at a high level. I've observed, especially recently, that my confidence and mood shoots out the roof when I regularly socialize.
I think the approach for me is to treat it like exercising: it won't help me type faster or solve that bug, but it will enhance my mood and confidence which is a huge competitive advantage over the long run.
I'm going to try finding a mastermind group[0] (or just creating one) and literally set time aside in my calendar for socializing. Lets see how that goes.
Looking back, the venture was doomed from the beginning. I think it was due to a lack of structure:
* No daily routines to take care of my physical & mental health (working 0-16 hrs a day on 3 coffees is not good haha)
* No systems in place to socialize (sometimes I'd go weeks without talking to friends)
* No clear weekly/monthly goals. I would operate on 1-2 day sprints and constantly change the product roadmap & distribution strategy
* No clear distribution strategy. I kind of just did whatever came to mind
* No focus on generating income. I wanted to build cool shit that impressed people > building something of value and asking people for money in return
That period of my life was pretty dark and depressing, but a period I'm glad I went through. In the end I learned how to code (which has 2x'd my income potential) and I learned a ton about product & business.
I'm going to go for it again, and when I do I plan on putting a much bigger emphasis on taking care of my physical & mental health, as well committing to 1-2 month plans (instead of changing plans every 1-2 days)
At first I was pretty socially awkward, but over time (1-2 yrs) I became more confident in social environments and my conversation skills improved. I think the "fake it till you make it" worked great for me here.
Obviously there are limitations to this - not sure most people can just move to a new city - but perhaps the principles can be applied ---> put yourself in an environment (like going to a meetup) where no one knows you and act like a socialite