I'd buy a sailboat and take people on tours in Greece. Except I hate people, which is why I work in tech.
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#172Earlier quoted context omitted.
What is the point of owning tech books when a) much of the content is online and b) there are new developments in languages/frameworks all the time?
There are quite a few great books on stable information. To name a couple: Knuth's Art of Programming, Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, Advanced Systems Programming in the Unix Environment, the dragon book. Why should I own them physically? Well, I find physical books more comfortable to read than digital ones. They lack text search, but being able to have it open on my desk next to my computer is h…
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#173I've thought about the concept of a business in private education for (older) kids for software/computer science.
And I've never spent any time with music but I think it would be a really enjoyable endeavor.
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#174I'd open a bookstore/cafe that sells tech and engineering books. We'd run tech classes in a space in the back, with a discount for vets and artists looking to change careers. I'd live in the apartment above the store, with a garden on the roof. The wifi would be phenomenal.
What is the point of owning tech books when a) much of the content is online and b) there are new developments in languages/frameworks all the time?
Some books will remain relevant. A quick glance at my bookshelf of old but relevant books: K&R The C Programming Language, Programming with POSIX Threads (it's from the 90s but pthreads really hasn't changed), Algorithms, and Expert C Programming.
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#175Primary school teacher
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#176I want to be a Game Designer like Hideo Kojima!
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#177I would move to Wyoming and become a cowboy.
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#178Architect
FYI: Architecture student here, the field is not fairly compensated like Software Development
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#1791. Write children's books - because I love reading good books to my children, and if successful, the revenue scales and they have great recurring revenue potential (much better than adult books, I think). 2. Try to bring software development education to underprivileged kids in some way that eventually scales and has real career potential. There is part of me that feels this has potential, because the opportunity for…
What kind of children's books, out of curiosity? I have some interest there myself.
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#180Tournament poker player or national park ranger.