kfrz

It would seem you love things that aren't exclusive to Apple, crisp fonts and development friendly ecosystem. I make my living writing code and I never game these days so I feel you! I say fuck apple because they know they have a huge market and they can exploit it, for money and not for the sake of the user. There are other ethical reasons to dislike the company but those are my own so idc much what others think there I just say fuck apple since they went and removed the decision making process and told me what I wanted. I had to go find what I wanted instead. Obviously to each their own I'm just spitting my thoughts as per the definition of a comment.

Note the potential extensive value for someone who needs a display they can use with multiple inputs or wants to keep it for the future... There's something different about a standalone display panel. Besides all said and done a custom build PC + 2x 4k panels can be bought for the same price range so why wouldn't you? Because Apple socks the psychology of scale and experience at you so the price is a bit easier of a pill to swallow alongside any other hang backs you may have: closed ecosystem of software, oh and hardware, questionable design changes re: battery life and touch bar in latest MBP, their pattern of designed obsolescence, insert gripe here but that's plenty for me to laughably head to the nearest Dell or Lenovo product when it comes to a laptop and entirely self built when it comes to PC.

Right now I have a thinkpad e560 with 1tb ssd, 16GB rip jaws ram, i76500u at 2.5ghz. Now I know this anecdote is not really the same as what is on the market now but I paid $1.2k, I have a blu-ray if I want it, extra ssd if I don't. Also card reader. And plenty of USB 2/3 and network and even a Fucking VGA out. It's just as fast as my last retina MBP, and I used the cash differece for 4k panel.

Why people upgrade so often is beyond me. Maybe it's a capitalism thing. This human race is fucked.

This is my thought too. PC has always been interesting to people who care about performance, price, future proofing, free software, etc. Specifically glad the author is going to be well, on the side of the Holy Master Race but overall people who want to buy macs are, in my opinion, paying for the shiny brush and Apple not the guts. I run Debian on my thinkpad e5 series without any problems. Ubuntu 16,04 installed with 4k multi monitor support out of the box. Windows is dead, long live Tux

I bet with a bit of deal scouring one could find a 5k panel that is comparable but not quite as good. The opportunity cost of using that monitor on any other computer rather than just the one mac? Priceless. Fuck Apple, they sell you on the brand not the product they just happen to have good products.

Hey I've been a follower for awhile, both you and your brother have been huge influences on my growth mindset. It's amazing to see you posting on HN and I will leave it at this: thank you.

I'm not mad, but I just got spoiled that Randy apparently goes to prison. I'm at about chapter 40, finally listening to Cryptonomicon on Audible (thanks Amazon Prime).

On the bright side, I'm now listening to Bach's Brandenburg Concertos and grateful for the explicit choice in music for my afternoon. I'm EDM-d out lately.

Same thing here. I listen to music I listened to when I first started spending 6+ hours after school coding. It's not what you'd guess. I know the music so well it puts me into a comfort zone that always allows me to just get shit done. Brain hacking at it's best.

Bonobo radio on Spotify is a great starting point for laid back EDM that isn't anxiety-inducing but keeps energy up.

I love all forms of jazz too much to listen to it while I work, because I start listening critically and getting into musician mode not coder mode.

So it's like S03E01 of Black Mirror.... or what's happening in China with their social scoring system

Compared to reddit, you're 100% on the money. At least here, I'm looking at the news/writings I'd be looking at elsewhere, but the discussion is much closer to humane than some things I've seen elsewhere on this internet.

We'll all in this game together, learning how to be a single mind. Be nice to your fellow human-cells no matter their goal, if their goal is for the greater good. The thing is - we can save the dolphins && live on Mars, not mutually exclusive goals.

If somebody told Elon "don't go Mars, do something like cure cancers first" what would he say? Thye're missing the point altogether, right? People are curing cancer, saving dolphins, working on hunger. The reason Musk is so successful and iconic is because specifically he followed things that interested and mattered to him, i.e. energy and colonization.

If someone is following their passion and investing enough energy to be recognized on the level of these people, they're assuredly more cognizant of what's in the realm of reality in their scope than the average journalist/internet commentator. I can glean so much from just listening to the man react to the audience's question.. the one about the Funny or Die video, he's sending "you're wasting our time" body language... I get it, though, this is a pointed, focused thing they're working on; grandiose and monumental indeed, focused nonetheless.

Only yesterday I discovered I could play an adventure game in emacs. Then I discovered a bunch of layers and modes that were awesome. I haven't begun to scratch the surface, but if I buy a new Nexus 6P can I just flash Emacs on it?

Sure but I can just go to the Wiki page for Information Theory and see the relevant information. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_theory

True, save the areas where legislation disallows. But this is a consideration when I purchase/rent a place now, so your point is definitely valid.

> I moved back home and use it as a homebase to fly everywhere. I like that I have the freedom to take a taxi to the airport and be there in 10 minutes, board a plane with my laptop in a carry-on backpack and fly somewhere random, work from there and stay there until I get bored and fly back. That's extreme freedom and it means I still can have my home life and friends + have amazing travel experiences.

That freedom is the holy grail, and I think has more to do with financial independence than anything. It's cheaper to be a full-time nomad because no rent, but money is worth trading for comfort. It all depends on individual preference. Confidence in your goals will bring you where you want to be!

I'm about 450 mi due East of SLC! We've got both sides of the range covered!

Yeah, I don't get why a lot of people are locked into a binary view point about it -- the beauty of this lifestyle is that you can just pick a spot and settle. I like to think of it as a walkabout to see more places before I decide where I want to settle.

It's not easy. I've been freelancing off-and-on as a web developer/hired code-hand for almost three years now, with the express goal of becming location-independent.

I still have debt (student loans, but no CC), so I keep my lifestyle expenses as low as possible. Exercise, good food, and near obsessive focus on the things I care about -- tracking data, writing code and improving my overall skills.

It took me two years of living at my parent's house, and in apartments with too many roommates while working jobs that weren't directly related to my new career, but since Jan 2016 I've been 100% independent, working in Ruby and PHP, as well as doing some dev ops. Every day is an adventure!

My advice? Keep pushing forward, keep your head over your heart, and keep your good friends close. Don't be a hero! If you're working too many hours to stay afloat, you're not making enough money per hour. Simple algebra. Keep yourself at least 10-12 hours of "personal time" a day, for sleep, relaxation, time to enjoy your slow food.

If you have family or other "tie-downs" I can't really help. I'm a free-bird.

I'm sort of in it now. It is a struggle to find a good routine, but when you do -- oh boy do I love waking up at 5:00 am to do a morning 3-hour hike in the mountains, come back for a killer second breakfast and slam into code-mode with the energy of Zeus, then spending evenings either working if I want, or doing things in town, meeting friends, exploring, etc...

That said, it's the most trying exercise in discipline I've had. I DO NOT miss my core-work block, noon-6pm every day no matter my geography or Internet connection. I can backup repos to my laptop and work from a tree if I have to, but I don't not work. I even work on weekends, but it's usually catchup or personal projects (a bit less stressful).

I think it's overall rewarding, and allows me to slow down time by experiencing more new things.

Ramit doesn't mess around.

Yeah, this is what I do to a tee. I just say "well, can't credit them as a reliable source of quality journalism." Then I move on and find some coherent research on what I need to know.

Just signed up. Can't wait to start talking to HAL

Jekyll is cool!

There are two tiers to Docker's support, for certain, but as pointed out on the Github issue by a Docker team member here (https://github.com/docker/docker/issues/23203#issuecomment-2...), there's a definite urgency sensed by the team.

Location: Minneapolis MN

Remote: Yes!

Relocate; Yes!

Tech: Ruby, HTML/CSS, SQL, jQuery, React

Résumé/CV: http://www.kfrz.work http://www.linkedin.com/in/kfurzland

Email: kfrz.code@gmail.com

SEEKING WORK: Minneapolis MN (surrounding) or remote

I'm a junior full-stack developer. Looking for between 20 - 25hrs a week in freelance.

Good at: HTML/CSS, Rails, Server admin, dev ops

kfrz.code@gmail.com

My latest involvement: https://100yss.org (I do devops/manage and implement updates). Cloudflare says ~ 20k uniques/month.

I'm excited to see this in fruition. I don't know how much of a concern this is but https://hyperdev.com/about/ loads an attachment (mime/octet-stream). I've never seen this behavior before so I didn't download it. Win 10, FF 46.0.1

How does this compare to Pinboard.in? I have used Pinboard for a while and would try this if I didn't have to sign up via a second-level form page just to see a demo. I'd be 100% more willing to sign up if you had a simple "demo" sandbox account that was cleared each day or something. I know this sounds incredibly apathetic on my part, but you're pandering to developers, a notoriously lazy crowd. EDIT: Lazy meaning "why do more work than necessary" not "poor, sloppy work"

SEEKING WORK

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Remote: Yes, have done it before

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: Ruby, Rails, PHP, C#, HTML/CSS, Linux

Résumé/CV: https://goo.gl/8SDXbB

Email: kfrz.code@gmail.com

I spend my days freelancing as a Rails developer, I've worked in .NET on a classic Agile team as well. I'm comfortable remote or in-office, and would love a place that is willing to nurture my further education as a developer.

Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Remote: Yes, have done it before

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: Ruby, Rails, PHP, C#, HTML/CSS, Linux

Résumé/CV: https://goo.gl/8SDXbB

Email: kfrz.code@gmail.com

Looking to join a growing team as a junior-to-mid level developer. I spend my days freelancing as a Rails developer, I've worked in .NET on a classic Agile team as well. I'm comfortable remote or in-office, and would love a place that is willing to nurture my further education as a developer.

I'd love to talk about opportunities in the Midwest especially, but I'm definitely willing to move for the right fit!

Just wiped OSX off my MBP 11,2 and rocking Ubuntu minimal. Happy days.