Ask HN: What Are You Doing? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: What Are You Doing?

#31

Post by SeanAnderson » Tue, Dec 13, 2022, 2:28 PM UTC

I'm quitting my job of 4 1/2 years next week to pursue a passion project. I woke up a bit ago, am sitting on the couch, procrastinating, and dwelling on the bittersweet realization that I'm going to be lacking job security soon. Exciting times.

I'm building a "sneaky" mental health app. It presents as if it were a modern, sci-fi take on Tamagotchi coupled with a daily self-reflection routine. You find yourself surprisingly compelled to nurture your virtual pet, commit to the routine, and then the software nudges you to journal and meditate since you're already showing up for your pet.

I'm excited to see how I improve myself with my software and if I can touch others who might typically be reticent of adopting additional self-care habits.

Sorry, I didn't mean to turn this into a pitch, but now you know where my head is at. :)

Re: Ask HN: What Are You Doing?

#32

Post by tonetheman » Tue, Dec 13, 2022, 2:29 PM UTC

Looking at advent of code day 13 thinking it will be hard to do given that I am an idiot.

Re: Ask HN: What Are You Doing?

#33

Post by 101008 » Tue, Dec 13, 2022, 2:29 PM UTC

Watching the TV in the background while I should be working. Too excited/stressed/nervous for the World Cup semifinals.

Re: Ask HN: What Are You Doing?

#34

Post by spsesk117 » Tue, Dec 13, 2022, 2:29 PM UTC

AnIdiotOnTheNet wrote: post #12

Fighting the urge to fire up Dwarf Fortress while at work. I will probably lose this fight because there isn't enough work to hold my attention.

Right there with you Urist. Nothing else out there hijacks my brain quite like DF...

Re: Ask HN: What Are You Doing?

#35

Post by frob » Tue, Dec 13, 2022, 2:29 PM UTC

I am prepping the area where I milk my goats every morning.

Re: Ask HN: What Are You Doing?

#36

Post by fallat » Tue, Dec 13, 2022, 2:29 PM UTC

SeanAnderson wrote: post #31

I'm quitting my job of 4 1/2 years next week to pursue a passion project. I woke up a bit ago, am sitting on the couch, procrastinating, and dwelling on the bittersweet realization that I'm going to be lacking job security soon. Exciting times. I'm building a "sneaky" mental health app. It presents as if it were a modern, sci-fi take on Tamagotchi coupled with a daily self-reflection routine. You find yourself surpri…

Investing in yourself is job security. It's literally why I've never had to worry about work :) Good on you :D

Re: Ask HN: What Are You Doing?

#37

Post by fallat » Tue, Dec 13, 2022, 2:32 PM UTC

tonetheman wrote: post #32

Looking at advent of code day 13 thinking it will be hard to do given that I am an idiot.

You have no idea how common this thought is. I think people forget that AoC actually does get harder and most people drop off at about the 3rd day. You're competing with others who have a lot of time on their hands. Most likely, you're just being hard on yourself! :)

Re: Ask HN: What Are You Doing?

#38

Post by secondcoming » Tue, Dec 13, 2022, 2:32 PM UTC

I'm investigating a linker error around the use of `boost::none` that happens with clang but not gcc. Google is no help.

I suspect it's related to LTO.

Re: Ask HN: What Are You Doing?

#39

Post by emehex » Tue, Dec 13, 2022, 2:32 PM UTC

I have Xcode open. Building a cashflow management and forecasting app with Swift/SwiftUI. And using ChatGPT to write a large chunks of it!

Re: Ask HN: What Are You Doing?

#40

Post by civilaircraft » Tue, Dec 13, 2022, 2:32 PM UTC

Have really got into fitness (much more strength training) lately and trying to up my protein levels but trying to do so in a healthy way. Kind of went down a rabbit hole a few months ago of reading way too many labels and trying to understand ingredients lists on products (takeaway: supplements usually have lots of weird stuff in them). I've started trying to compile all of this information into a database so when I have spare time (like I do right now, I just upload more info). If anyone is curious: https://proteindb.com/database