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Are you claiming that we don't need to be in offices because it's been validated by research or because it's convenient to your worldview?

m0zg 7y ago
Because I've been working from home for a while. I wake up when I want, without an alarm. I drink a couple cups of coffee and take a shower, then I go to my "office" downstairs and work. When I'm bored I practice electric guitar or do cardio. Then I work some more. When I'm tired I go do something else, or take a nap. When I'm in the mood for music, I can listen to it on my studio monitors. When I want to work from my backyard in the summer I unplug one of my clients' laptops and go work in my backyard. And, get this, _nobody_ can interrupt my flow unless I choose to be interrupted. I can't imagine being productive in what passes for a regular "office" nowadays.
- askafriend 7y ago
  I would get extremely lonely if I spent time in only 1 physical space the majority of the time. Also I'd want to be with coworkers during the day. That's just me though - I know a lot of people love working from home and remote work.
- dorkwood 7y ago
  Who do you work for, or at least what sort of thing are you working on? This sounds ideal to me, but I'm worried my skill set isn't as conducive to remote work.
  - m0zg 7y ago
    I have a somewhat rare blend of skills in that I do deep learning (computer vision mostly) and I also do C++ (including low level optimization and CUDA). Usually you get one or the other, almost never both. So I don't really work _for_ anyone. I consult companies when things are too gnarly for them to figure out on their own. Thus far, I have more work than I can possibly handle. Not a realistic setup for most people, of course, but my point stands: it's stupid to require butts in chairs nowadays. It's also very expensive. If I decide to expand, there's no way I'm renting an office of any kind, and there's no way I'm relying solely on the local talent pool.
    - rckoepke 7y ago
      Any recommendations on study path for this? Not due to the money/remote aspect, but rather I have genuine interest in these things specifically. Would a curriculum like this be at all valuable: https://uh.edu/data-science-institute/education/tutorials-courses/index https://uh.edu/data-science-institute/education/tutorials-co...

m0zg 7y ago

Because I've been working from home for a while. I wake up when I want, without an alarm. I drink a couple cups of coffee and take a shower, then I go to my "office" downstairs and work. When I'm bored I practice electric guitar or do cardio. Then I work some more. When I'm tired I go do something else, or take a nap. When I'm in the mood for music, I can listen to it on my studio monitors. When I want to work from my backyard in the summer I unplug one of my clients' laptops and go work in my backyard. And, get this, _nobody_ can interrupt my flow unless I choose to be interrupted. I can't imagine being productive in what passes for a regular "office" nowadays.

askafriend 7y ago
I would get extremely lonely if I spent time in only 1 physical space the majority of the time. Also I'd want to be with coworkers during the day. That's just me though - I know a lot of people love working from home and remote work.
dorkwood 7y ago
Who do you work for, or at least what sort of thing are you working on? This sounds ideal to me, but I'm worried my skill set isn't as conducive to remote work.
- m0zg 7y ago
  I have a somewhat rare blend of skills in that I do deep learning (computer vision mostly) and I also do C++ (including low level optimization and CUDA). Usually you get one or the other, almost never both. So I don't really work _for_ anyone. I consult companies when things are too gnarly for them to figure out on their own. Thus far, I have more work than I can possibly handle. Not a realistic setup for most people, of course, but my point stands: it's stupid to require butts in chairs nowadays. It's also very expensive. If I decide to expand, there's no way I'm renting an office of any kind, and there's no way I'm relying solely on the local talent pool.
  - rckoepke 7y ago
    Any recommendations on study path for this? Not due to the money/remote aspect, but rather I have genuine interest in these things specifically. Would a curriculum like this be at all valuable: https://uh.edu/data-science-institute/education/tutorials-courses/index https://uh.edu/data-science-institute/education/tutorials-co...