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by fbrncci 4y ago
I make sure that I spend an hour before work, around people (gym), then my break in nature (forest/park) and then the hour after work in a exercise class (yoga). Sometimes that boils down to 3-4 hours of exercise per day. So I am alway
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by fbrncci 4y ago
My main client which I work with, actively uses ChatGPT to brainstorm ideas and also write documentation on some parts of the product. They are now also expanding the internal knowledge-base with instructions on others to use ChatGPT in the
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by fbrncci 4y ago
Use something like codekeeper and contract directly.
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You could train it on different age ranges too and then use a sliding scale to lock yourself into a particular age. For an MMO this would be pretty cool, reminds me of something black mirror could come up with.
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by fbrncci 4y ago
Kind of frightening! I tried it out, and it doesn't look like me, but there is a resemblance to a younger me. Having my "current" me in the other video panel makes it even more shocking. I really understand why people are tak
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by fbrncci 4y ago
While learning programming there was never a plan B, it was either that or nothing. I think I fought pretty hard for it, and in the end that worked out well. Now that I am quite far into my career, my plan B for when things become even more
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Ask HN: How are the current layoffs affecting non-US developers?
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by fbrncci 4y ago
Higher pay (for EU standards) and more flexibility on where and how I can work. I relocated all the way from Europe to Asia, while serving European, US and Asian clients. Back then I could only serve local clients who wanted me to work for
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by fbrncci 4y ago
I dropped out of a cushy job to start contracting, and since then the axe has always been there. I have 4 months left in my current contract, but with only verbal promises of extension, I have been networking for the past 8 months to make s
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by fbrncci 4y ago
Absolutely. Growing up in the Netherlands, I would bike everywhere. At my height, I would be biking 90-120km per week. From commuting to work, to the gym on the other end of town and some trips .. whenever. Now I am in Asia, there are peopl
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by fbrncci 4y ago
Have you ever thought about a personal trainer? Someone close to home or perhaps even someone that comes home to help you train? Sounds silly perhaps, but if you can afford one its a good option. I exercise a lot (some days 2-4 hrs per day)
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by fbrncci 4y ago
During the pandemic, started taking 1-2 hour breaks in the middle of my workday to go outside and walk. It helped me detach from complex problems, and think about them differently. A year ago that changed. Or I guess I optimized. Now I jog
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by fbrncci 4y ago
I'm 35, and have a fairly stable income from consulting and contracting. Recently I made the move to south east Asia, where my cost of living is more than halved. I'm working on some businesses here, and have some online income st
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by fbrncci 4y ago
A "engineer" in the sense of software, is not the same as an engineer in a trade. It's not a protected title in most countries which protect the more general "engineer" title and role. I suspect that even in whateve
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by fbrncci 4y ago
Reducing headcount growth to a level 2 years ago, doesn't really sound that crazy in a recession. Also, headcount in tech, grew at a ridiculous fast pace over the past 3-4 years only. All these lay-offs aren't really surprising to
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by fbrncci 4y ago
More often, its better to hire a contractor, rather than a remote employee, if you are hiring across the world internationally. It's a lot more convenient taking into account tax, payment and not having to match every other employee be
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by fbrncci 4y ago
Yes. I spend the whole weekend, trying to find information on some caching and invalidation configuration for Django. I googled almost half a day, I get what I need to set up, but what I am working on is quite custom, and neither Stackoverf
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by fbrncci 4y ago
There have been countless of technological achievements since 2008/2009, which have seen mass user adoption, to the point where we have apps and devices which we can't think without. Yet, Bitcoin with so much promises, in the same
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by fbrncci 4y ago
Generally, this would be the point in the market where you would want to start buying assets. But this being crypto, you may be better of heading to a casino.
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by fbrncci 4y ago
You are right about the portfolio, I personally have one together which is quite nice, I brush it up every month, and it has had companies chasing me.
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by fbrncci 4y ago
Windows 10 + WSL2
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by fbrncci 4y ago
As someone in Asia, who is competing with remote US/EU job offers, there is one big tip which I want to throw out here, and that is to create a gargantuan digital billboard with your face, name and your skills on it. I have a remote jo
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by fbrncci 4y ago
From experience. Keep trying a lot of things, and keep introspecting and reflecting on things which have gone well, where interesting and felt less like work or effort; but where rather fun and enjoyable. Over time, you'll get a taste
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by fbrncci 4y ago
Well, you are now an outlier, perhaps even an extreme one. The great majority of people who bought Crypto, have lost money. We could argue that they haven't lost if they didn't sell. But in these economical times, at least Bitcoin
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by fbrncci 4y ago
Just keep interviewing, in May my interview counter hit 50 for the year, and 6 interviews later I ended up with a job. I just saw every interview as a opportunity to get better at the process. If a leetcode style interview was mentioned, I
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by fbrncci 4y ago
No real prediction, but economically we are definitely in one of the largest downtrends of the recent past. And I somehow doubt that we are trending towards avoiding even worse or getting a happy ending.
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by fbrncci 4y ago
Financially, I moved from the EU to South East Asia, decreasing cost of living by 70-80%. Additionally, just before I moved I was able to get a position with a 50% increase in pay. I'm saving a lot of money here, and locally am investi
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by fbrncci 4y ago
It's a one-off mutually beneficial agreement. They provide me with the structure, and some chance for networking, along with an office I can work from. I do some consulting for them every now and then, and they take a small fee from ev
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by fbrncci 4y ago
I'm now working for a local software agency which contracts my clients for me. Through them I've been able to get my work visa/permit. Took me some time to arrive at this point.
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by fbrncci 4y ago
At the first chance I could I moved to South East Asia while working a remote job in Europe. Employer was not too stoked. But then found a new employer, which was absolutely okay with me living there. There is A LOT to the story which I&#x2

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