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Ask HN: Cool Things You've Done (Brag Thread)
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#212* I know 7 languages. (5 of them I speak perfect)
* Everyday I read 300 pages (book & articles) of writings, and scan (eye scanning) 300-400 articles online. Pro day.
* Now I study my second university. First was 6 years medicine, second is also medicine, I am in 4th semester and I am 23 now.
* I went 5 years to piano school.
* I went 2 years to painting school.
* While I study medicine, I learned graphic design and it's already 5 years that I work as a graphic designer in a very big design firm.
* While studying medicine I've learned myself - Marketing
* I was born in USSR and now I found myself in Germany.
* In 2003 I became a muslim.
* After 3 month I am planning to start a startup.
I saw that HN people are so SMART! so great brains in one place. wow.
Re: Ask HN: Cool Things You've Done (Brag Thread)
#213* I know 7 languages. (5 of them I speak perfect) * Everyday I read 300 pages (book & articles) of writings, and scan (eye scanning) 300-400 articles online. Pro day. * Now I study my second university. First was 6 years medicine, second is also medicine, I am in 4th semester and I am 23 now. * I went 5 years to piano school. * I went 2 years to painting school. * While I study medicine, I learned graphic design and…
I know 7 languages. (5 of them I speak perfect)
Which languages do you know? (When I was a kid, I wanted to learn 6 languages but it didn't work out. It bothers me less now that I know a little CSS, HTML and XHTML.)
Re: Ask HN: Cool Things You've Done (Brag Thread)
#214* I know 7 languages. (5 of them I speak perfect) * Everyday I read 300 pages (book & articles) of writings, and scan (eye scanning) 300-400 articles online. Pro day. * Now I study my second university. First was 6 years medicine, second is also medicine, I am in 4th semester and I am 23 now. * I went 5 years to piano school. * I went 2 years to painting school. * While I study medicine, I learned graphic design and…
I know 7 languages. (5 of them I speak perfect) Which languages do you know? (When I was a kid, I wanted to learn 6 languages but it didn't work out. It bothers me less now that I know a little CSS, HTML and XHTML.)
I mean human languages, not programming. They are
-German
-English
-Turkish
-Russian
-Azerbaijani
-Arabish (lower intermediate)
-Ottomanish (not so good at speaking)
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#215Earlier quoted context omitted.
I know 7 languages. (5 of them I speak perfect) Which languages do you know? (When I was a kid, I wanted to learn 6 languages but it didn't work out. It bothers me less now that I know a little CSS, HTML and XHTML.)
I mean human languages, not programming. They are -German -English -Turkish -Russian -Azerbaijani -Arabish (lower intermediate) -Ottomanish (not so good at speaking)
Thank you.
I knew you meant human languages. I know a little conversational German, took French in high school and college, and took two classes of Classical Greek in college. I know a few words of Russian. As a teenager, I wanted to be a simultaneous translator, but I never got the opportunity to seriously pursue it. I feel better about only dabbling in human languages now that I also dabble in computer languages and it has allowed me to communicate with more people than learning French ever did. :-D
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#216Earlier quoted context omitted.
Shamelessly copying that warehouse idea is very tempting.
Do it! I've lived in 3 warehouses now, and am looking for a new space this summer when my apartment lease runs out. The key to warehouse living is to find an unassuming, out of the way warehouse (so as not to attract attention from the authorities), with a landlord who knows what you're doing and is fine with it, and to establish really good relations with the neighboring businesses who will otherwise be annoyed that…
I'd love to see some more pics of these warehouses, I've always wanted to live in something like that.
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#217Built an off the grid house.
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#218Earlier quoted context omitted.
Initially I wanted to post a silly comment to the original question, but after I read your answer, I can't. You have my full respect, man. Your ghetto story is way more awesome than mine. :)
I'll admit something... my story hampers my present. The problem with such a dark background and fighting out of it is that once out, not going back dominates everything you do. This translates to, "Don't risk what you have". And therein lies a problem, if I have little but can't risk it then I'm risk averse and cannot gamble on high risk opportunities. I desperately want to do a start-up and to do something new, but…
First off, I'm very much impressed by your tenaciousness.
> The problem with such a dark background and fighting out of it is that once out, not going back dominates everything you do. This translates to, "Don't risk what you have".
I so agree with that, I feel that exactly like you do, and my background isn't nearly as rough as yours, not by a long shot.
Screwed up childhoods seem to come in all shapes and sizes.
I try to make reasonably small steps in order not to fail too badly. If I was more risk oriented I would have probably made out much better than I have, but whenever something works I become ultra conservative about it.
Investing in other peoples ventures is one of the ways in which I try to cure myself of that, it's been slow going and my 'batting average' so far is not fantastic but it still works for me.
It splits the 'fight to go back' from the 'fight to go forward', I literally write off the investment the moment it's done and from there it can only go 'up', not drag me back.
And it gives someone else a chance to fight their way out of whatever hole they're in.
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#219- I quit Google after hearing Steve Jobs Speak. - I won an IBM thinkpad from IBM. - I wrote a program that could sing. - I was slapped by a girl at the streets of Kolkata for wishing her good night. I was drunk. - I am doing what I love.
I quit Google after hearing Steve Jobs Speak Eh? Why?
> > I quit Google after hearing Steve Jobs Speak
> Eh? Why?
Reality Distortion Field.
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#220I strongly believe in initiative, achievement, and success, but for some reason, I find this thread a little troubling. Not because it's bragging, but because it's seems to be mostly about "me me me". I'd rather hear people brag about what they've done for others. At the time I write this comment, most other comments are about "me". Noteable exceptions: - jgrahamc obtaining a government apology for the mistreatment o…
I agree. I'm rather disappointed in HN's readership that they voted my response up higher than patio11's.
That may be because everybody here would agree that in Patricks position they'd do the same thing, but hardly anybody can see themselves even getting to parity with what you've done.