Re:Mechanical Watch
by wlesieutre on Wednesday May 04, 2022 @04:09PM
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> I write interactive articles about physics, math, and engineering. It's a weekend hobby of mine, so I only end up making a few articles per year.
Superman it is!
They made anywhere from £470 to (using a rough sharp-tail model) £1666 per article.
Whilst I agree that the amount of time required do this doesn't professionally cover that, it's a very nice hobby which makes somewhat real money (very much depending on how many sharp the tail of £54's are) and garners some serious traffic whilst building a very solid credability in the industry.
Plus I signed up, so now they make £2.50 more!
A cursory search indicates that he's a game developer in the UK which explains the WebGL chops.
Re:Mechanical Watch
by badindentation on Wednesday May 04, 2022 @05:15PM
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I think that's a different guy because his twitter profile (from the website) says he lives in California.
The hardest part for me when doing open source work full time was giving it up and getting a day job. I was fortunate that my wife was the breadwinner, and that I got to see what it was like to be a stay at home husband. I’ve often wished to go back to it. Did the author figure out a way, or is he wealthy?
He could also be a Superman, being able to do this with a full time job or contracting work.
I spent a few days studying their blog. The work is so good that when I retire, I’ll make a conscious effort to copy their style as closely as possible. It seems like the optimal way to transmit knowledge.
I wish there was an equivalent to YouTube sponsorships for blogs. If this had a 3 minute preroll ad, they would be rolling in money.