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by m3mpp 8y ago
You have this same problem as non-chinese or as non-daughter (son). It's the issue of living far away from your parents and family, they get old, sick and will die at some point and you can't do much, besides feeling guilt and fru
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by m3mpp 8y ago
The fact that they were the first to support an infant OS that will end up powering the majority of the server out there is a stronger reason imo, but you're right, it's definitely a reason. Another one is the internet bubble of c
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by m3mpp 8y ago
Why do you think they're the only one, don't you think maybe they enjoyed a very special set of circumstances that will, more than likely, never happen again?
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by m3mpp 8y ago
When you see that donations come only from individuals, corporate don't care, it's definitely not the answer.
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by m3mpp 8y ago
For sure, but if they benefit from it and don't give anything back, money or time, they're just freeloaders, as simple as that. EDIT: people or corporations, same thing.
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by m3mpp 8y ago
> You can't have your cake and eat it too. It's not that simple, what would be this industry without Linux, without the FSF, without the BSD network stack (that is in all the macs...) The growth of our industry, and probably of
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by m3mpp 8y ago
What is the situation with GPL (2 or 3) for those issues with cloud providers? Is it better than BSD licenses in that regard?
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by m3mpp 8y ago
Our western/christian way of seeing the world has a lot to do with this condition. The illusion of control, this permanent struggle for betterment and perfection is a very good recipe for anxiety, depression and mental illnesses. Add t
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by m3mpp 8y ago
I've had them all my life, the first at 21, in my mid 40s now, spent a good 10 years of my life with crippling episodes, were I couldn't go out, drive, and have panic attacks lasting for hours. At the worst, it was so bad, I lost
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by m3mpp 8y ago
Just a couple of precisions here, to clarify (even for myself) and maybe bring some more fuel to the discussion. >make up for a slower brain, less stamina and decreasing memory It's a fact, physiologically, that our cognitive skills
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by m3mpp 8y ago
Yes, save some, destroy inspiration in some others too, experience can do both, don't you think?
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by m3mpp 8y ago
1. definitely a great advice, work on something greater than oneself. For 2 and 3, not so sure, it's so difficult to say, I've seen a lot of shitty things becoming successful, and some real good things never amounting for anything
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Ask HN: Software development after 40, how do you keep the fire?
111 points by m3mpp 8y ago|100 comments
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by m3mpp 8y ago
This culture of startup is completely insane, what can possibly justify driving oneself to the limit of craziness? Revolutionize the world? How can you revolutionize anything when the method you are using are what created the problem in the
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by m3mpp 8y ago
Indeed, you say friction, I'd say contrast, we need frustration to be able to enjoy the ease, discomfort to enjoy comfort, and it goes on for all emotions. Too long in one state, and we're back to the dissatisfaction state.
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by m3mpp 8y ago
Oh yes, and it's a shame because software development used to be meaningful, until accountants took over the world...
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by m3mpp 8y ago
Yes, and twitter, facebook, 24/7 news, computer games, everything we can to escape the simple fact that life, for most of us is just plain boring and meaningless.
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by m3mpp 8y ago
We procrastinate because most of the jobs we do are completely mindless, repetitive and boring, and we have to spend so much time doing them. Good luck finding a method to fight that... Unless you're rich and the owner of your own time
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by m3mpp 8y ago
What popularity has to do with OS design?
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by m3mpp 8y ago
I think this one shows it even better: http://hot-topic.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/GRIPtempBo... And yes, there's a fast climb, but it's not the only instance in history, look at 800AD, 2
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by m3mpp 8y ago
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2018/07/doggerland-europes-los... Doggerland was submerged 5,000 BC because of water rising due to the ice cap melting...
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by m3mpp 8y ago
Look at the temperature chart for the last 10,000 years, the greenland core ice temperature, GISP2 for example, and you'll see a completely different picture. Everything looks extreme when looked at a very small scale...
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by m3mpp 8y ago
To add to the comments here, it's also important to stay very humble about those compulsions, knowing that they can appear anytime in life, when you have kids, when they to go college, when you lose a parent etc, even sickness can brin