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150 days of living and coding in a van

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Re: 150 days of living and coding in a van

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Post by icebraining »

sealjam wrote: post #78
justonepost wrote: post #64

I think it's really sad and pathetic that someone can enjoy such a simple, non consumerist based life. How are you supporting the global economy? How are you proving that you are worthy? This sounds like homelessness to me. Without a home, are you really a worthwhile human being deserving of a mate? I don't think so. Unless you shop and own, man, you don't really exist.

I think (hope) the downvoters have missed the sarcasm in this comment

Or they just don't think the comment brings much to the discussion.

Re: 150 days of living and coding in a van

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Post by codesnik »

zenandpeace wrote: post #42
danielbarla wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Interesting idea. Does sailing a boat typically allow for one to be immersed in coding for longer periods at a time (a few hours)? Or would you just park it while you work?

Modern yachts basically sail themselves on an autopilot. If weather is not rough you can do whatever you want, as long as you still keep looking around from time to time

staring at the screen while not in the calmest water isn't the nicest experience.

Re: 150 days of living and coding in a van

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Post by Luc »

sealjam wrote: post #78
justonepost wrote: post #64

I think it's really sad and pathetic that someone can enjoy such a simple, non consumerist based life. How are you supporting the global economy? How are you proving that you are worthy? This sounds like homelessness to me. Without a home, are you really a worthwhile human being deserving of a mate? I don't think so. Unless you shop and own, man, you don't really exist.

I think (hope) the downvoters have missed the sarcasm in this comment

Nah, it's just not that clever.

Re: 150 days of living and coding in a van

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Post by classisch »

hellohellojello wrote: post #4

How did you find the remote work? Is it with an existing client who is flexible or do you take short term contracts instead?

I still haven't found the time to write a little "About" section. @sampl is right, I work as a full-time employee for GitHub. Meanwhile you can read a short summary on my unmaintained developer blog: http://mikrobi.github.io/about/ :D

Re: 150 days of living and coding in a van

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Post by jlebrech »

icebraining wrote: post #77
jlebrech wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

after not renting a house for a decade he could afford a boat? cool

He's on his third boat. The first was the Microship trimaran, designed by him (using off-the-shelf parts) and could run on wind, sun or even pedal power.

now, i want to make my own.

Re: 150 days of living and coding in a van

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Post by cfn »

twobyfour wrote: post #86

Are there any women here who have done something like this and would be willing to comment on it? Theoretically it sounds cool, but I'd be a bit anxious about personal safety.

There are a number of videos on YouTube about it. Search for "woman solo van". Here is the first result:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nMBNAlHQMo

Re: 150 days of living and coding in a van

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Post by GvS »

classisch wrote: post #54

Hey everyone! I'm the author of that article. I just started the blog and still have a ton of things to write about. I like all the (critical) feedback. That inspires me for further blog posts. Thanks for reading!

Great blog. I plan to do the same with my wife in near future, but we want to buy a new campervan to have better fuel economy and emission standards. I would love to read more about places where you stop. How do you decide on that? Are they free/paid? Is it easy to get rid of waste and fill in fresh water? How long do you stay in one place?

Re: 150 days of living and coding in a van

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Post by icebraining »

classisch wrote: post #68
k4ch0w wrote: post #8

Nice man that looks awesome, pretty jelly. I can work remote and have been thinking about leaving for a while. How much was the initial cost of the van? How did you maintain your internet connection? What would you say is the biggest struggle?

Hey! > How much was the initial cost of the van? I bought the van for 7.000 Euro. > How did you maintain your internet connection? I'm working with 4G. Works perfect all most everywhere in Europe! I use a pre-paid Italian SIM-Card that I can use all over Europe. It costs me 9 Euros for 20 GB. I usually need around 30 to 50 GB a month. So it's roughly 20 Euros per month. You can read more about the technical setup her…

9€ for 20GB and it works everywhere in Europe? That sounds like an amazing deal. Can you tell me which provider you're using?
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