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New comment by jbot29 in "Tell HN: John Friel my father, internet pioneer and creator of QModem, has died"

jbot29 — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:59:10 +0000

Sorry for your loss. Like many others QModem was a huge part of me getting into computers. I loved the shit out of QModem, ATH0 ride or die.

New comment by jbot29 in "Ask HN: What is your blog and why should I read it?"

jbot29 — Tue, 07 Apr 2020 11:37:31 +0000

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

New comment by jbot29 in "Ask HN: Advice for a new and inexperienced tech lead?"

jbot29 — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 16:25:09 +0000

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.

New comment by jbot29 in "Waymo granted a permit to operate as a Transportation Network Company in Arizona"

jbot29 — Sat, 17 Feb 2018 10:02:08 +0000

Invest in RV parks now.

New comment by jbot29 in "Ask HN: Any “bootcamps” or courses for intermediate/advanced people?"

jbot29 — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 17:41:32 +0000

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

New comment by jbot29 in "Ask HN: What should I plan to do on a 6 month sabbatical?"

jbot29 — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 02:13:45 +0000

- 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.

New comment by jbot29 in "Ask HN: Ever been hired through a “who's hiring” post?"

jbot29 — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 14:28:09 +0000

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

New comment by jbot29 in "My slightly more than weekend project"

jbot29 — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 14:11:17 +0000

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.

My slightly more than weekend project

jbot29 — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 02:58:19 +0000

I run a few calculations over and over again, and got tired of doing so. So I made a little app, the kicker is that the calculations are expressed in lispy like syntax. I thought HN might enjoy it. It is free and yes needs work. I did the absolute minium to get it out.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/candlestickcalc/id485900364?ls=1&mt=8

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3336767

Points: 9

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New comment by jbot29 in "Show HN: Monster Coloring Book, my first App just launched. What do you think?"

jbot29 — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 20:36:07 +0000

Congrats on the launch.