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I am just getting started after many failed attempts but the goal is to have a place where I can do deep writeups on things I am interested in like software and mastery.

The first post is somewhat meta and shows how to build the site in AWS using Terraform

https://www.howtojeremy.com/aws-terraform-static-website


Watch Band of Brothers - Dick Winters I think is the best example of a good leader.

Doesn't ask from the team things that he wouldn't or isn't capable of doing.

And as many of the other comments have said you are there for the team. They will produce the real value.

What can you do to get them all the things they need to succeed? What can you do to shield them from the nonsense? Poor requirements, unnecessary meetings.

I think you want to give chances to fail but also provide that safety net so they don't fail too hard.


Invest in RV parks now.


Or not. You won’t need to park overnight and sleep. Sleep while on the road.


I don't think many people know how expensive RVs are to drive. It is much cheaper to park for extended periods of time.


Yeah, if the RV is driving itself, say, 10 hours a day that's 500 miles. Call it $2/mile to operate--cars today are about 50 cents on average--that's $1,000/day. Maybe that's a bit high, call it $500/day.

You can live as a digital nomad today easily for that kind of money and aren't limited to being on the road or parked at RV parks. I'm not sure I see the attraction of being isolated and on the road all the time even if something else is doing the actual driving.


I have been working on this idea for a little bit. Started putting together a list of intermediate projects for people that finished a bootcamp. It is still in its infancy. I ran a programming bootcamp for a year and a half and think there is a need for this, but still figuring out the right way.

https://github.com/Jbot29/intermediate-programming-projects


- Learn a new skill/craft. If you are in tech, maybe something more physical, cooking, woodworking,etc. Six months is a good amount of time to build a base.

- Learn a foreign language, again 6 months is a perfect amount of time. Highly rewarding.

- Work on holes in knowledge, build a self-course around it. Algorithms, dbs, whatever.

- Pickup an new programming language.

- Build a side project, doesn't have to be commercially viable, could be open source or not. Build a redis replacement for no other reason than to understand it.

- Travel. I understand the constraint of wife/kids, but there are ways to fit it in. Don't have to live in Southeast Asia, but travel, I feel is a great brain boost. Awesome rush of new.


> If you are in tech, maybe something more physical, cooking, woodworking,etc.

Second this. Spend vast amounts of time in front of a screen, woodworking provides much stress relief, even when you screw things up.


I'd like to just be more handy in general, to be able to take a pile of wood and build something but it doesn't need to be some super complex 8 different types of hardwood kinda thing. Any recommendations on getting started?


I'm taking an introductory cabinetry class at my local community college and it was a good option for me. There was some hoops involved in getting signed up but once you take the first class others are easier. Here is a photo of the project everyone in the class builds over 12 weeks. http://i.imgur.com/2raCXzP.jpg


This is a key goal for me. Cooking more is on the list already as is something as mundane as fishing. Keep the ideas coming!


Rouxbe is a great resource for learning how to cook from first principles.


This looks very promising thanks!


Got a contract, it took awhile for a response but found it on HN.


Thank you. I really appreciate you taking the time to give me feedback.

While unlike the lisp syntax, I think you are right, more people could use it if there was regular syntax.


Congrats on the launch.


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