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Re: Ask HN: What are some easy ways to earn some side money?

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Post by Phlebsy »

gsaines wrote: post #73
justinram11 wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I didn't realize the creator of Skritter was on HN! Just want to say that I've really enjoyed your app, and it's helped immensely with trying to learn Chinese

Really glad to hear that! It's always awesome to know that the product is helping people.

Another one here - was the only app/tech I needed for practicing other than kindle and a dictionary app. Replaced Sudoku and other puzzle games as my train time-killer when I still commuted perfectly when I didn't feel like reading.

Re: Ask HN: What are some easy ways to earn some side money?

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Post by konha »

akmarinov wrote: post #90
drones wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wouldn't multiple jobs like this make you a huge security/IP rights liability?

Get a LLC per job and sign on its behalf, then if sh*t hits the fan - declare bankruptcy.

Not sure if you are being serious, but that is terribly bad advice.

For starters google “piercing the corporate veil”.

Re: Ask HN: What are some easy ways to earn some side money?

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Post by arandr0x »

If you're good at 3d graphics or game programming I have a lead on a contract that could work (it's too much work to do by myself, client wants people in Canada, my network won't do it for less than 5 figures). If not your skill set, my point is reach out to other contractors, they may have overflow work or e.g. design/front-end contractors might need someone to refer for backend/devops work.

Re: Ask HN: What are some easy ways to earn some side money?

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Post by david-gpu »

Gnarl wrote: post #86
lun4r wrote: post #2

You could consider apiculture. Yes, that's right, beekeeping. You might wonder how this is relevant to your 11 years of development experience, but let me explain. Beekeeping can offer a relaxing, nature-oriented antidote to the stresses of coding, and moreover, there is a burgeoning market for smart apiary technology. Bee mortality rates have increased over recent years for numerous reasons, and technology is beginn…

Very interesting suggestion! I must however point out that near monitoring of bees should not be based on wireless tech. There are now numerous studies showing that bees exhibit avoidance reactions to active phone and WiFi signals (think: colony collapse, hive abandonment). Probably an effect mediated via their high magnetic field sensitivity. For starters, see: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13592-01…

The methodology in the study you link is suspect. Instead of changing just one variable, whether the phones had their batteries on or off, they changed other parameters. For instance, in one branch of the experiment the experimenters introduced a radio loudspeaker 60cm from the hive. This is particularly problematic when the measurement they used to determine the status of the bees was --wait for it-- sound.

I also saw nothing done in the experiment to separate whether the observed effects were caused by vibration, noise, or electromagnetic effects.

I sincerely read it with an open mind, but it doesn't look like a well-designed study.

Re: Ask HN: What are some easy ways to earn some side money?

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Post by pcdoodle »

lun4r wrote: post #2

You could consider apiculture. Yes, that's right, beekeeping. You might wonder how this is relevant to your 11 years of development experience, but let me explain. Beekeeping can offer a relaxing, nature-oriented antidote to the stresses of coding, and moreover, there is a burgeoning market for smart apiary technology. Bee mortality rates have increased over recent years for numerous reasons, and technology is beginn…

Dang, this is a good answer.

Re: Ask HN: What are some easy ways to earn some side money?

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Post by Gnarl »

david-gpu wrote: post #94
Gnarl wrote: post #86

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Very interesting suggestion! I must however point out that near monitoring of bees should not be based on wireless tech. There are now numerous studies showing that bees exhibit avoidance reactions to active phone and WiFi signals (think: colony collapse, hive abandonment). Probably an effect mediated via their high magnetic field sensitivity. For starters, see: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13592-01…

The methodology in the study you link is suspect. Instead of changing just one variable, whether the phones had their batteries on or off, they changed other parameters. For instance, in one branch of the experiment the experimenters introduced a radio loudspeaker 60cm from the hive. This is particularly problematic when the measurement they used to determine the status of the bees was --wait for it-- sound. I also s…

Thanks for looking. That was for starters. A pilot study. There's much more there. A selection:

"Electromagnetic radiation of mobile telecommunication antennas affects the abundance and composition of wild pollinators" https://pubag.nal.usda.gov/catalog/5196373

"Exposure to cell phone radiations produces biochemical changes in worker honey bees" https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3052591/

"Distribution, diversity and abundance of some insects around a telecommunication mast in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria" https://bnrc.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42269-021-00...

"Electromagnetic radiation as an emerging driver factor for the decline of insects" (review) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S00489...

"Biological effects of electromagnetic fields on insects" (review) https://ehtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/Thill_Review_Insects_...

"Effects of non-ionizing electromagnetic fields on flora and fauna, part 1. Rising ambient EMF levels in the environment" (review) https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/reveh-2021-00...

"Effects of non-ionizing electromagnetic fields on flora and fauna, Part 2 impacts: how species interact with natural and man-made EMF" (review) https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/reveh-2021-00...

"Effects of non-ionizing electromagnetic fields on flora and fauna, Part 3. Exposure standards, public policy, laws, and future directions" (review) https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/reveh-2021-00...

Re: Ask HN: What are some easy ways to earn some side money?

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Post by merry_flame »

lun4r wrote: post #2

You could consider apiculture. Yes, that's right, beekeeping. You might wonder how this is relevant to your 11 years of development experience, but let me explain. Beekeeping can offer a relaxing, nature-oriented antidote to the stresses of coding, and moreover, there is a burgeoning market for smart apiary technology. Bee mortality rates have increased over recent years for numerous reasons, and technology is beginn…

The bees you can breed are not the bees/pollinators that nature is losing. This is like suggesting that to counter the global collapse in birds, you should raise chickens… Worse, domestic bees are often competitors to wild bees, bumblebees, etc. The solution there lies in fighting against the use of broad-spectrum pesticides, planting hedgerows, allowing meadows to thrive, etc.

Re: Ask HN: What are some easy ways to earn some side money?

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Post by Glench »

I made https://extensionpay.com to monetize my own browser extensions and between that and free distribution on the extension stores it’s really easy to try making extensions that make money. So far devs have made over $300k with ExtensionPay. That said, it still take some skill to find a niche that works.

Re: Ask HN: What are some easy ways to earn some side money?

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Post by meristohm »

merry_flame wrote: post #97
lun4r wrote: post #2

You could consider apiculture. Yes, that's right, beekeeping. You might wonder how this is relevant to your 11 years of development experience, but let me explain. Beekeeping can offer a relaxing, nature-oriented antidote to the stresses of coding, and moreover, there is a burgeoning market for smart apiary technology. Bee mortality rates have increased over recent years for numerous reasons, and technology is beginn…

The bees you can breed are not the bees/pollinators that nature is losing. This is like suggesting that to counter the global collapse in birds, you should raise chickens… Worse, domestic bees are often competitors to wild bees, bumblebees, etc. The solution there lies in fighting against the use of broad-spectrum pesticides, planting hedgerows, allowing meadows to thrive, etc.

Until we planted ~native meadow in our yard (Pacific Northwest), I didn't know there were so many different bees! What I think of as bumblebees vary from almost entirely yellow to nearly all black, with mixed stripes in between, and varying in shape and size, from tip of pinkie to end of my thumb. Then there are the littler bees, often iridescent green or shiny black. I also learned how unthreatening they are; I can get within inches and all they seem to care about is the flowers. The various wasps/hornets I'm more wary of, but even they haven't stung me yet. I like them in the garden because they eat pests. I've only killed one colony, because it was a nest in the ground on the path to the garden.

Re: Ask HN: What are some easy ways to earn some side money?

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Post by ferennag »

amerkhalid wrote: post #82
ferennag wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not sure why would this be an unpopular advice. I think it's a good advice. I tried this before, but the problem is, the reason many people/businesses have shitty websites is that they are not willing to spend money on it. I approached a few local shops (e.g. a comic book store) to create a cool website for them for a few hundred bucks, but they wanted it for free. If I would be a junior developer looking for stuff t…

> to create a cool website for them for a few hundred bucks I think this price range will push away serious businesses. I knew a consulting company that had hard time getting customers when they were charging under $1000 for simple WordPress sites. They had better luck when they raised their prices to $5000. It was 10 years ago for simple WordPress sites.

That is interesting, thanks for sharing. I guess it makes sense, if they think I am cheap they might also think I produce low quality.
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