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In light of recent events, I'm putting together a course on practical cyber security.

Basically it's a practical guide to make the average internet aware of what information they are revealing, and put together a bunch of rules that will help them stay safe if they follow.

contact me if you want to help teach this.

badass code. badass music.

Not bad, but doesn't really solve this problem. I'm fluent in emacs, but I'm slow with the drilling. The reason is that when I type the shortcut when I think about what I want to do. This test makes you associate the text you see with the shortcut that you type, which is different from associating an action that you want to do with the correct shortcut.

The other issue was that several of the shortcut key controls created unintended consequences in the browser.

Alright, you're in a slump.

I pulled out of a failing startup that I was bootstrapping. I wrote tons of code, and built a product, that several people in the industry told me was great, and they would love using it. Unfortunately, it failed from a business standpoint. ... then I spent some time thinking about what I did wrong, and I think that we've made the same mistake.

I ignored people in my business. At the end of many days, I would rather sit in a room and write code rather than go out into the world, network with people that could collaborate with me, or even just be friends. Look at other business people - they can't code, but they have a problem to solve, they get organized, they motivate other people, they solve problems. But the world isn't about code. Programming is one profession, and there are many, many other ways to lead a successful and happy life.

Look at the pattern in your work: Money isn't a concern for you. It looks like you're setting out to create meaningful value, or to "be someone", at least in your own eyes .... tbh, there are many, many other ways to do that rather than start your own company. But you're doing it for its own sake, not because you have a problem you want to solve. You can be entrepreneurial within a system, working for a company. You can apply for grants to work on problems that are relevant to people. Given your opportunity costs, it's likely that it's not particularly lucrative for you. For most people, a job is just a way for them to sustain their family and personal life ... nothing wrong with that either. Based on your actions, the most important thing to you doesn't seem to be to create value, but to make a contribution while avoiding other people and institutions. Are you dating, do you have a family, are you in shape? There are many other ways to get value in your life.

You're living in the "hacker news" bubble. As a demographic, we are generally male, often single, highly skilled with computers, slightly introverted, and abhorrent of institutions. Because we're good with computers, we use this as are catch-all answer to life's questions. Pretend you were somebody else - somebody who is a non-nerd. What would you do?

tl;dr; My advice is to get out in the world, become part of communities (itrw), and make sure that you are getting fulfillment in other ways. Code is the solution you're familiar with, but no amount will not solve any of your problems, guaranteed.

"""So why were people always asking him for it? Because even when Richard didn't understand, he always seemed to understand better than the rest of us."""

What a gift of a human.

I think there's a conflict of interest. If you're telling the truth, and they lock you out of your account, then they lose a customer. If an attacker is trying to steal your identity, you suffer much more than Skype.

Thanks for bringing this to my attention.

surgery first, then makeup, then lighting, then photoshop

South korea has a far lower genetic diversity then a lot of european countries, and America for sure. In a totally non-racist way, the "all look same" stereotype may have more truth than it does for a lot of other countries.

The link is part of the larger survey to understand the allocation of addresses on the internet: http://internetcensus2012.bitbucket.org/paper.html

Something that I should have mentioned in the post: I've reached out to several people on Youtube, as well as Reddit U.

In a sense, I am in the same situation, as I have created a product, and am searching for a market. However, I do believe that market exists, as I see plenty of evidence of amateurs struggling to teach with only mediocre tools. It's not really the way "west coast" entrepreneurs tend to operate - but quite a few successful companies are started that way.

Thanks for the advice. I would be interested in meeting this group - I didn't develop the company in a place like SF or in hub with active developer / startup communities, which I think was a big mistake.