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willnzon Ask HN: Who here is learning to code?

I try to spend at least 30 minutes a day. Ideally more, but consistency is key – I find it much more beneficial to be looking at code on a daily basis, rather than 'batching' it for one day a week or less.

willnzon The one-salary experiment, ten years in

Do you accept a lower salary if you opt to work four days a week?

willnzon Ask HN: What's the tech scene like in New Zealand?

NZ is a great place to live, the quality of life is pretty hard to beat. We have moderate summers (but still plenty hot enough to enjoy the ocean) and moderate winters (but still plenty of places to enjoy the snow).

I live in Auckland, and if you're willing to try out the city of sails, I'd suggest going to the various co-working spaces such as:

- https://www.theicehouse.co.nz - https://generatornz.com - https://smalesfarm.co.nz/bhive/

There are lots of startups that build in Nodejs, Rails etc, ask around and you'll probably find yourself some job offers or short term contracts to start you off.

willnzon Ask HN: What is the best “dumb” phone?

I haven't used one myself, but perhaps The Light Phone would meet your needs? They recently launched an updated model - https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/light-phone-2#/

Doesn't deliver until July 2019 though...