Could we make this a monthly post, just like the Who's Hiring one? I miss that aspect of HN.
I would love this as well!
Ask HN: What you up to? (Who doesn't want to be hired?)
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#82A 2D slippy map that shows sun and shadow around the world. Today’s sunset around Puget Sound: https://shademap.app/#47.89056,-122.66785,7z,1635813675213t
Nice! Was thinking it'd be cool to have a little tool that calculates the height of an object (tree, building, etc) given the length of its shadow and the time of day (GPS coords might also be necessary).
Seems like you've already performed most of the necessary calculations here.
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#83Earlier quoted context omitted.
What was the biggest factor in contributing to your decision to start taking T supplements? You were already happy with how you looked, so I’m curious to hear why you decided to take them. I’ve held this idea in the back of my mind that someday, at some point, when I plateau, or when my body starts to deteriorate, I’ll start taking T.
I'm happy relative to how I've looked in the past. On the whole I have a TON of room for improvement. I want to be jacked. I want people to look at me and be like oh shit he works out. So as to why: largely vanity. My fiance is very happy with my progress and her actions show that, which is nice too. But also because it's a challenge and quite different from anything I've done before. I'm also just curious what it's…
You mentioned liver health.
Have you looked at the state of your liver before starting the regime?
AST/ALT/Ferritin etc.
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#84I recently got into CAD and 3D printing, which combined in a weird way with my other hobby - guns. Currently I’m designing and prototyping parts for a parametric workholding setup that will help me repeatably produce an item whose dimensions match some of those which make an AR-15 lower receiver capable of mating with other components of the gun. Now, I have no background in any of the above, but I have lots of patience and no fear of failure. All this helps me keep sane while listening to yet another interminable sprint planning.
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#85Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm happy relative to how I've looked in the past. On the whole I have a TON of room for improvement. I want to be jacked. I want people to look at me and be like oh shit he works out. So as to why: largely vanity. My fiance is very happy with my progress and her actions show that, which is nice too. But also because it's a challenge and quite different from anything I've done before. I'm also just curious what it's…
You mentioned liver health. Have you looked at the state of your liver before starting the regime? AST/ALT/Ferritin etc.
I didn't, partially because a liver panel is like $350 and I have no reason to think my liver is anything but healthy. I'm injecting the testosterone directly and not using orals. Injecting it doesn't really have a reputation of being hard on your liver - orals do though. I mean they both do have an effect on your liver but it's not really the focus of all the material I've read on injection (which does advise strongly against a lot of orals).
I will likely get one in a couple months mid-cycle and if it's fine then I won't get a follow for my liver speciically up at the end (but will do all the other common markers still)
I mentioned liver health only because I was comparing steroid use to drinking, not trying to imply injecting really messes with your liver.
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#86I'm starting to make some progress with an Unreal Engine crafting game.
Everything is going to be data driven, and have the spawn rates for forage, trees, and mobs working ok.
Now up to the fun part - getting a good amount of recipes for the crafting stations, and once the core stuff is all running nicely, I will get to polishing animations and models.
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#87I posted on a thread about burnout back in May about quitting my job[1] after nine years, this seems like an invitation to post an update. I used the time off to travel around in a van, hiking, eating, camping, and visiting friends. I'm now back in the city and catching up all of the life stuff that I put on hold for the pandemic and / or travel -- minor remodeling, maintenance, friends I didn't really get to see dur…
I'd love to hear more, specifically about moving outside of FinTech. Do you foresee yourself leaving tech altogther, or are you thinking about moving into another industry of tech?
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#88I am building two apps one for algo trading and one for eating well. This in addition to client work for 20 hrs per week. Not sure how to switch context and I keep thinking about client work in my personal days.
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#89Building a meeting timer app as there is none for Teams right now. Will be releasing its as a Teams Meeting Tabs app. Will do a ShownHN soon
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#90Not so much that I don’t want to be hired so much as I’m struggling to find the right fit. Would love to start something, as I don’t seem well built for larger orgs and have done well in the past with startups. Just spinning my wheels at the moment on what is feasible to pursue.