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Re:How much do you “really” earn creating content on YouTube?
on Saturday May 06, 2023 @11:26AM (#35842259)
That’s a good point! Though, I would still argue that things like RC cars are more mainstream then a video about building a RISC-V emulator or re-implementing an existing protocol.
Re:How much do you “really” earn creating content on YouTube?
on Saturday May 06, 2023 @09:18AM (#35841103)
I think DIY content is so hard to make. For me, it usually involves building stuff that I find interesting, but that is usually super niche and doesn’t appeal to a mainstream audience. Thus, less views which makes the whole time spent on making the video feel wasted compared to other projects I could be doing.
On the other hand, I could try to build projects that might be more mainstream for the better views, but then I’m spending time creating stuff I don’t want to make.
Re:An Open Letter Against Apple's Privacy-Invasive Content Scanning Te...
on Friday August 06, 2021 @01:39PM (#28090473)
Wait, why is everyone so distraught about this? Am I missing something? This only affects people who upload their photos to iCloud?
Just don't store any data on iCloud. Seems simple enough. Yeah sure, we can make conspiracy theories and all, but based off of what was officially announced I'm not understanding all the hysteria.
Re:Ask HN: How Do You Optimize Your Intake of Information?
on Thursday April 22, 2021 @10:48AM (#26903376)
I relate to this so much.
Re:Why Even Go to Work
on Monday March 15, 2021 @09:27AM (#26465823)
> Work is about finding a meaningful way of living your life, of creating something or giving something you can be proud of. If you just do it for money, you already fell prey for the bad parts of human greed and status games. This has nothing to do with other people.
I'm definitely doing that part wrong...
Ask HN: What can I do to better stimulate my mind for business ideas?
I often read advice saying that you can't just sit down with a piece of paper and start coming up with business ideas; it just doesn't work that way. Many people seem to suggest to just start naturally doing stuff and "notice" the problems that you encounter. Paul Graham and Peter Levels both seem to advocate for this approach.My problem is that I rarely get any ideas I notice. Maybe I'm not...
I Feel Like I Have No Real Interests; My Only Interest Is Making Money
Classifying and Translating Objects to Another Language in Realtime on Android
I Will Build Something Great Once I Get an Idea
Re:Ask HN: How could I align a Tech Career with my values and life goals?
on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @11:18AM (#24493484)
Thanks for the wisdom! It's encouraging to know that other people have the same thought process but are still able to achieve what they want. It also goes against the whole "one career your whole life" mantra that I hear a lot.
Ask HN: How could I align a Tech Career with my values and life goals?
I've been pretty underwhelmed and kinda unhappy with my career (and it's slipping into my personal life a bit) and looking for suggestions. I know it's still early (graduated 3 years ago) and been working as a Software Dev at standard B2B company.After a couple of assessments and personal growth exercises I found out that my core values in life are:- Curiosity- Intimacy (cultivating one-to-one...
Re:Don't Get Stuck
on Monday August 31, 2020 @09:29AM (#24331248)
Hmmm....but what if you are "stuck" in a job that pays decently (enough to cover needs) extremely flexible hours and unlimited vacation and awesome work life balance (sometimes less than 40 per week). But the actual work is pointless and boring. Is that time for a change?
Some people say yes, but often these are the people who are the "high achieving" tech workaholics who love to go home and code for fun.
Other people say no, and these are often the people who don't really care much about work and just look at it to a means to an end.
How would you know?
Me and my quarter-life crisis
What Job Candidates Want: Meaningful Work
Upload Speed Is Probably Too Slow
Re:Ask HN: How to make a difference in the elections as an engineer?
on Monday June 01, 2020 @09:28AM (#23378175)
Honestly, you might be better off getting involved in non-tech ways. That's often where most of the help is needed. I do manage a website for my party but it's very hands-off WordPress style.
Friendly PSA – Your Job Doesn't Need to Be Your Passion
Ask HN: What is your process for coming up with business ideas?
Do you just sit down with a piece of paper and brainstorm ideas or is there another process that you use?
Re:Career advice for people with bad luck
on Friday April 24, 2020 @05:01PM (#22972862)
This is so true! I wish more people would recognize it
Re:Ask HN: Why did you leave the tech industry?
on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @10:54AM (#22878416)
How do you propose finding those real problems to solve? I know that every problem I encounter in my life (or work) has already been solved 100 times over.
Re:Ask HN: Why did you leave the tech industry?
on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @10:17AM (#22877942)
I relate so much to this!
Re:Ask HN: Why did you leave the tech industry?
on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @09:01AM (#22877186)
Thanks! I will look into those types of jobs.
Re:Ask HN: Why did you leave the tech industry?
on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @08:31AM (#22876928)
I haven't left, but I'm thinking about it (despite still being early in my career lol). For me, it's the frustration of "nothing really matters." I value helping people, and building software actual people will use is one of the ways of doing that. Unfortunately, I have not had that opportunity. I've had to work on multiple projects that served no real purpose. It's extremely annoying.
Re:Ask HN: What is your blog and why should I read it?
on Thursday April 09, 2020 @08:34AM (#22821913)
https://bennettnotes.com/
I mainly write about things that are on my mind or stuff that I struggle with.
* People Who Are Obsessed With Success and Prestige - https://www.bennettnotes.com/post/obsessed-with-success-and-...
* I Can't Do Anything for Fun Anymore; Every Hobby Is an Attempt to Make Money - https://www.bennettnotes.com/post/making-money-out-of-every-...
* Where Are All the Fun Software Engineer Jobs? - https://www.bennettnotes.com/post/where-are-all-the-exciting...
Re:Ask HN: If you only do programming at work, how do you manage your ...
on Thursday April 09, 2020 @08:30AM (#22821887)
I work on side projects if it's something that interests me. Otherwise, I try not to make programming my life. I have other interests in politics, film, etc. that I would also prefer to pursue.
Seriously, how do you get passed the “solve a problem” phase?
Ask HN: How will the coronavirus affect the tech industry?
How do you think it will affect the tech industry?
Ask HN: What Is IoT Security?
I've been hearing a lot of buzzwords around IoT security and I'm still trying to understand what the big deal is. Let's take the following situation.Say I have a raspberry pi on my home network that has only one function: Every hour it performs a GET request to https://www.myapi.com/time and gets a JSON response back (current date) and maybe reads out loud through a speaker.If the device has...