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Ask YC: In the hack of life, is it the people or the code?
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Re: Ask YC: In the hack of life, is it the people or the code?
#42Code without an observer is true beauty! Beauty in nature does not demand an observer to beg for its act and beauty. Why should you demand an observer to make a tom foolery or praise out of your code or people?
You cannot have code without people, so understand the people (hint: start with yourself, you'll realize you are very much like "other people"; gulp this, you will uncover more about anything)!
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#43Well that just inspired me to finally register on this site after just lurking for six months. I went to San Francisco State and got my degree in film. Now I'm coding AS3 and RoR and doing UI design at a web startup. I discovered at some point after I graduated that a hobby is not the same as a passion - I like movies, but I love making cool things. I didn't have enough passion for movies to actually stick with the p…
Thank you for your kind words. It gives me a lot of perspective from someone who has "been there, done that"; Also, btw, it takes a lot of guts to admit that you used to too write "Catcher in the Rye" stuff that I just wrote now, ;-).
Haha, you're welcome.
I know it sucks to hear this, but I get the impression you're probably younger than I am, and a lot of this uncertainty can only be sorted out with time, age, experience, etc.
Maybe a few more failures, too. It took some really annoying stuff happening for me to get completely out of film stuff (and music stuff too - I used to be really involved in local music)... and it was incredibly liberating.
One of the big things that got me going in my current direction was the book The Art of Innovation. That may only be inspiration for people into product design, UI, etc. (like me) and not necessarily for CS nerds... just a suggestion.
Re: Ask YC: In the hack of life, is it the people or the code?
#44Earlier quoted context omitted.
Thank you for your kind words. It gives me a lot of perspective from someone who has "been there, done that"; Also, btw, it takes a lot of guts to admit that you used to too write "Catcher in the Rye" stuff that I just wrote now, ;-).
Haha, you're welcome. I know it sucks to hear this, but I get the impression you're probably younger than I am, and a lot of this uncertainty can only be sorted out with time, age, experience, etc. Maybe a few more failures, too. It took some really annoying stuff happening for me to get completely out of film stuff (and music stuff too - I used to be really involved in local music)... and it was incredibly liberatin…
I may be a CS nerd, but hey I can roll with the cool kids, too ... you know. I could do RoR and I am pretty good with Photoshop that I could too design websites with rounded corners.
But seriously, I am pretty interested with design and will definitely check out your recommended reading.
Re: Ask YC: In the hack of life, is it the people or the code?
#45Like another commentator, I also get several compile errors trying to digest your question. For example "alienate my friends" gives a compile error: if they are really your friends, being a reclusive from time to time wouldn't alienate them. I have some friends from the arts scene, and my impression is that they are under a lot of pressure to be special and artsy. What made you think that they would be closer to life…
Just wanted to say that I really liked the link that you have posted in your reply, about the correspondences between Feynman and Wolfram.
Re: Ask YC: In the hack of life, is it the people or the code?
#46Well that just inspired me to finally register on this site after just lurking for six months. I went to San Francisco State and got my degree in film. Now I'm coding AS3 and RoR and doing UI design at a web startup. I discovered at some point after I graduated that a hobby is not the same as a passion - I like movies, but I love making cool things. I didn't have enough passion for movies to actually stick with the p…
Thank you for your kind words. It gives me a lot of perspective from someone who has "been there, done that"; Also, btw, it takes a lot of guts to admit that you used to too write "Catcher in the Rye" stuff that I just wrote now, ;-).
btw, it takes a lot of guts to admit …
Almost everyone feels like this at least some of the time.
Re: Ask YC: In the hack of life, is it the people or the code?
#47As Don Knuth put it, "Life is binary search."
[Citation needed]
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#48Well that just inspired me to finally register on this site after just lurking for six months. I went to San Francisco State and got my degree in film. Now I'm coding AS3 and RoR and doing UI design at a web startup. I discovered at some point after I graduated that a hobby is not the same as a passion - I like movies, but I love making cool things. I didn't have enough passion for movies to actually stick with the p…
Your Catcher in the Rye reference reminds me of "A Separate Peace" Anyone else not only read this classic but had it as a "favorite" book once, in the introvert genre?
Re: Ask YC: In the hack of life, is it the people or the code?
#49You probably just need a girlfriend (or a boyfriend). Getting laid on a regular basis makes all your imaginary existential issues disappear. Unless you're a character in a french movie...
And does that not prove the superficiality of non-French people's existential woes? As in, only French people see these issues as deep enough, so that they cannot be forgotten even after getting laid? Or maybe they see deeper in the issues?
I'm just kidding. This argument is getting ridiculous.
Re: Ask YC: In the hack of life, is it the people or the code?
#50You probably just need a girlfriend (or a boyfriend). Getting laid on a regular basis makes all your imaginary existential issues disappear. Unless you're a character in a french movie...
Thank you menloparkbum for pointing out the true core of my problem.
I would argue it will only make those issues disappear for a short time. Knowing yourself is a precursor to any successful relationship.