Property management. It can be a pain sometimes, but honestly I enjoy having to spend a day once in a while painting a house or clearing weeds.
Where do you get clients? Or is it your own property?
Ask HN: What is your money-making side project outside programming?
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> Do you work on the road or take off years at a time? For the first one (AK->Argentina) I just took time off and lived off my savings account. For around Africa I wrote my first book and I write for multiple magazines while on the road. > Are you armed, or do you just avoid central conflict areas? Crossing an international border with a firearm will result in instant jail time in virtually every country on the plane…
I just bought your book and am excited to read it. I've fantasized about doing exactly this, but in South America. Twice I almost did it, and twice I backed out because I didn't know how to start. You might get me over the third hump!
You can absolutely do it! Don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or need more nudging!
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#593I've long been a professional fine artist and illustrator. As side gigs go, it has the added benefit of being a cathartic shift from tech-land. I work in a studio space where none of the artists other than myself day-gig in tech. It's a good cache-flush for the soul.
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#594About 10 years ago and ten years into my career, I had been working and stayed at the same job way too long and both my salary and career stagnated. I had two part time money making side projects. I was a part time fitness instructor and had some rental real estate. Teaching fitness classes was fun, I made a lot of friends, and it gave me a release valve from working at a computer all day. Real estate was a headache.…
Can you tell me more about your cloud consultant, “digital transformation consultant”, or “Architect” as in what area are you looking to go (or already are in)? I'm guessing you are helping companies move to Azure or Amazon? Thank You.
Most AWS consultants that I’ve encountered are old school net ops folks who took one or two classes, became certified and all they know how to do is a “lift and shift” and apply on prem designs and processes to cloud. That always ends up costing the clients more without many real benefits.
Coming from a development background, with some Devops experience, I want to take companies to the next step - actually taking advantage of what cloud providers offer and interface with the developers and Devops.
As far as “digital transformation consultants”, some recruiting companies offer both staff augmentation services where they hire contractors temporarily on a W2 basis to work for clients and offer complete project management. Companies pay them to actually build a project and/or build up a software development department.
The consultants work for the recruiting agency permanently. A team is built up under them consisting of temporary workers either locally, “rural sourced” by hiring developers in lower cost of living areas domestically, or outsourced.
I don’t like the politics and red tape of large companies and have avoided them for most of my career. Being a consultant I hope gives me the best of both worlds. The total comp that only a large company can offer and the ability to just work on projects without worrying about the politics.
If I were to work for Amazon instead of one of their partners, I wouldn’t have to move - just travel a lot.
Right now, I work as a developer at a small company and the de facto “AWS guy” but I am also filling in some non AWS technology gaps.
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Anecodte: Bought an old one for my aunt, but it was dirty and rusty. Polished it, but I just learned some parts might be Cadmium coated. What a bore.
Out of curiosity and ignorance, why is cadmium significant?
Metal on metal knee and hip joints replacements contain cadmium. It can ruin your life. If you want to see a good documentary about problems with modern medical devices, check http://bleedingedgedoc.com/
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#596I help founders hire technical staff, or find co-founders. I’m not a recruiter - I’m a CTO who’s done a lot of hiring myself, and it’s more about how to understand who you need and how to talk to them. (I’m currently working on some free resources/workshops on the topic to build my pipeline, so if the above sounds useful to you then get in touch - my email is in my profile)
It seems, I need your advice/help - but unable to see your email in profile - how to contact with you?
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#597I make and sell staff paper notebooks for musicians: https://www.themusiciansnotebook.com/ I'm an avid saxophone player and am taking evening classes in theory, so I made this to solve a problem that I myself had. Nothing else like it on the market! Every part of this notebook is automatically generated with a bunch of python scripts: the cover design, the interior, the line placement, the margins. The program basica…
If you don't mind me asking, how did you find print shops? I've had random ideas for notebooks that might be useful to someone else before, and getting something printed has always been kind of interesting to me.
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Wait, are you saying that private used car sale is illegal in your state?
No, private car sales are legal as long as the seller isn't trying to make a profit off the car.
Like if they try and sell it for more than they paid for it?
What if they end up selling it for more than it is estimated to be worth in something like blue book?
Is that considered profit?
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#599This role playing game for pre-school aged kids https://kidsdungeonadventure.com/
i really like this idea, but i am not a fan of the elaborate battle rules in d&d. in fact, i'd like to do roleplay without any fighting at all. just treasure hunting, puzzle solving, etc...
i did some research for what else is out there and found http://www.susanjmorris.com/dd-for-kids/ and also https://www.wired.com/2010/09/rpgkids-a-critical-hit-with-li...
but most helpful was this review which i found inspiring to come up with my own ideas https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/137660/great-introductory-d...
basic setup: there are no monsters, just NPCs that block your path. role the dice to decide who needs to give way. if the player "wins" they get to keep the NPC as a score. if the NPC wins they need to move back as many steps as the NPC roll, and try again when they get there later, or go another way. there can also he other surprises such as treasures or cards that add to your rolls (+1, +2 etc)
the rest can be like any d&d game, but this avoids the whole battle scenarios which is not something i want my kids to grow up with when i don't even like it myself. (when i play online RPGs, i find fighting just a nuisance that prevents me from enjoying the rest of the game)
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#600Not really a productive venture, but it was profitable. I used a 3% cashback credit card on a financial company's money sending service with no fees, and sent my sister $3,500 every two days. She'd then eventually pay me back through bank ACH (also free). Then I'd pay off my credit card every week so my credit balance remained low. Made about $1,500 a month for a year, before they stopped giving cashback for transfer…
Before CCs started treating purchases from the US Mint as cash advances, people did something similar. At the time the mint wanted to get the $1 coins into circulation so they had free shipping. People would buy thousands of dollars of coins, deposit them into their bank, and then get the CC points/miles.
https://www.askmrcreditcard.com/news/you-can-no-longer-buy-c...