Got me jobs, helped me hire other people, got me a ticket to some of the big technology debates and then helped me win one or two. Gave me a place to write cat obituaries and heavy-metal reviews. Launched Feb 27, 2003 (20 years last month) and I haven't regretted it for a microsecond.
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#292My personal website is for my family only - a simple chronological photo albums grouped by year - have been maintaining and using it for last 20+ years and had given immense amount of joy and conversation starters for my family. It’s a static website built using JAlbum. Nothing interactive more than navigating between photos and albums. Very very satisfied and happy that I did it and plan to continue ahead as long as I keep taking photos of family and family gatherings.
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#293> What has your personal website/blog done for you?
Nothing, but it helped many people to get started with something or fix problems for themselves.
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#294Given me great joy over the past 23.5 years (!). Given me a place to say things that matter to me and maybe nobody else. Oh, and kept my mom and dad up-to-date.
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#295I've been blogging for about 16 years. Writing is an underrated way to cement what you learn any given day or year, and over time has made it possible to reach into any part of the industry and get an actual response. Writing is particularly powerful in combination with actually doing things that (are perceived to) matter; the credibility from doing both is much higher than doing either. Concretely answering the ques…
Your writing is awesome! I have followed your blog for a while now and have recommended it to my team.
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#296Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Best part is I didn't get murdered. I was almost going to say this sounds crazy dangerous and more like a trap, but 15 years ago I would have done the same and probably came out safe. I don't know what changed, it feels like things are getting more dangerous, but unsure if it's perception, or the truth.
"Things" are objectively not more dangerous, in fact quite the opposite.
Overall things are much safer, but contact by scammers online (online scams in general) is much more a thing now than it was then. There was a turning point in the mid-late aughts for me where the level of trustworthiness of random anonymous online contacts took a dive.
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#297There is an extensive network of caves under my city that were used by beer breweries in the 1800's to store beer. They are all but inaccessible, and, at the time, kind of a myth. Most people didn't believe they still existed. I was fascinated by this and I compiled as much information as I could find on my personal website in the early 2000's. One day I received an email, "do you want to go into the caves? I know so…
>Me, being young and always up for an adventure, showed up and it was awesome. These were legit spelunker urban explorers who knew how to pick locks. We got into the caves and it was crazy. Best part is I didn't get murdered.
Sure Cave Murder Tour Guide, sure
Re: Ask HN: What has your personal website/blog done for you?
#298There is an extensive network of caves under my city that were used by beer breweries in the 1800's to store beer. They are all but inaccessible, and, at the time, kind of a myth. Most people didn't believe they still existed. I was fascinated by this and I compiled as much information as I could find on my personal website in the early 2000's. One day I received an email, "do you want to go into the caves? I know so…
Cincinnati?
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#299There is an extensive network of caves under my city that were used by beer breweries in the 1800's to store beer. They are all but inaccessible, and, at the time, kind of a myth. Most people didn't believe they still existed. I was fascinated by this and I compiled as much information as I could find on my personal website in the early 2000's. One day I received an email, "do you want to go into the caves? I know so…
Over-the-Rhine?
Is this also a thing in Cinci?
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#300Absolutely nothing besides teaching me how awesome tailwind typography is.
tailwind typography is like having a web dev cheat code - its awesome. I've been building a personal site and its crazy how few classes I've had to add to style it.