pedrig

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by pedrig 2mo ago
to me it seems that "normal" (non-tech) people just dont bother even looking for better options. they dont know and dont care.
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by pedrig 11mo ago
I'm working on a paragliding track visualizer: https://skyviz.io - I started it just for myself, then it kind of got out of control, and now I'm spending wayyy to much time on it After many years of working on enterp
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by pedrig 1y ago
I'm working on a tool to track and smoothly visualize paragliding flights in 3d: https://skyviz.io . It started as a side-project for my own needs. I wanted to share flight replays of my paragliding tracks on instagram, but
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LLMs take away the joy and reward of coding [video](youtube.com)
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by pedrig 5y ago
Coolio! :) I built something similar [0] a while ago. My goal was to _visually_ demonstrate how fast a virus can spread. I wanted to make it is easy for everyone to get an understanding about exponential growth and how different measures c
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by pedrig 5y ago
> The only other thing I can come up with which could be easier than Scrum Master is to apply for a manual QA role. I don't think I have to say more, but essentially, you will look like you've worked around the clock when reall
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by pedrig 6y ago
Discussions like these are why I love HN. Sorry for non-constructive response, but this time I just had to say it. Great laugh.
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by pedrig 6y ago
I am really surprised so many people actually use recruiters :O Why not just look for a job yourself? They are so annoying to me, I can barely imagine anyone actually taking them serious...
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by pedrig 6y ago
> Once you build the MVP, how will you find customers? Can you skip to that part without even building the MVP? It's not that I've never heard this before, but my excitement just gets in the way and wants to start building im
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by pedrig 6y ago
Wow, that looks very promising, thank you :) Just signed up.
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by pedrig 6y ago
I just read your whole journey since quitting google and it was very inspiring, thank you :) Glad to hear you still feel like it was the right choice. I am now where you were 3 years ago: I just quit my well-paid SWE job without any concret
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by pedrig 6y ago
can confirm, i too am positively surprised that most people i meet are absolutely willing to switch.
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by pedrig 6y ago
Depends on what you want. It surely will stay relevant for many years, and angular jobs will not go away anytime soon. If you are interested in it or you find a job that requires it, just learn it. It's not like it's gonna take a
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by pedrig 6y ago
For that I use my own group-chat on whatsapp(kicked everyone else out) - super convenient :P