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Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same,
I've been running my side project - free ecards that are wrong for every occasion - ( https://wrongcards.com ) for eighteen years. I felt like the internet needed something like that, back in 2008. Back then, it was a tribute to the 90s era of terrible, awful ecards websites, about which I had become oddly nostalgic. It was also semi-intentionally a terrible idea from a SEO perspective (ecause, like, search engines a…
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> On your side-project it's also ok to ignore best engineering practice, reinvent the wheel because you feel like it or make decisions based on what seems most interesting even if it's not a 'good' decision. Pro tip for enjoying your life at work: this also applies to you work projects. Once you realize this, you can have a lot more fun at work and even coerce work projects to be more like your for-fun/side projects.…
> your company almost definitely does not care about you and you might as well extract as much enjoyment as possible This is a very post-millenial attitude that explains in a nutshell a lot of the problems we have in society today.
What evidence do you have for this?
I've been running my side project - free ecards that are wrong for every occasion - ( https://wrongcards.com ) for eighteen years. I felt like the internet needed something like that, back in 2008. Back then, it was a tribute to the 90s era of terrible, awful ecards websites, about which I had become oddly nostalgic. It was also semi-intentionally a terrible idea from a SEO perspective (ecause, like, search engines a…
Definitely think there's more room to use inappropriate cards and even in inappropriate ways for more humor.
I like the idea of having an “end of life wrap-up" for half-finished side projects. Rather than just stopping and leaving them abandoned, you make something like a report on what you learned, what you built, and why you're stopping. Then it feels less like you've abandoned something outright.
Quite cathartic. And I occasionally share it in some conversations to avoid repeating the story.
I had a side project going off and on for YEARS. I thought it was a great business idea with some interesting technical challenges. I asked Claude and ChatGPT about it, and they both shot the idea down as a viable startup. It was a liberating feeling honestly! I have since focused my efforts on other projects and have been more successful with those.
On the one hand this makes a lot of sense. On the other hand I get oogy about humans deferring their passionate feelings in favor of cold machine logic.
I have such a project I just can't shut down: https://myowndb.com/ I started it 20 years ago, with ruby on rails. I neglected it but then decided to rewrite it in F# and publish it as open source ( https://gitlab.com/myowndb/myowndb ). There are very few users, some from many years ago, all non paying. None gave any feedback I asked during the rewrite. I should have shut it down years ago, but I just can't take the s…
Hey that looks pretty neat! I sort of miss MS Access sometimes, and this feels like it might fill the same niche. The star count also just went up 50% :-D Does it use Sqlite or something on the backend, or is it all it's own? Do you know if it runs on Linux? Edit: My answers based on a quick review (please correct if I'm wrong). It uses Postgres (cool!) and definitely runs on Linux (I see Dockerfile in there). UI is…
Thanks for the star!
I have such a project I just can't shut down: https://myowndb.com/ I started it 20 years ago, with ruby on rails. I neglected it but then decided to rewrite it in F# and publish it as open source ( https://gitlab.com/myowndb/myowndb ). There are very few users, some from many years ago, all non paying. None gave any feedback I asked during the rewrite. I should have shut it down years ago, but I just can't take the s…
Perfect website! Clear texts, clear screenshots, and an about page with a small photo of the person behind it. If I wasn't already using PHPMyAdmin I would definitely consider your product trustworthy. Am I right that it is - sort of - the same functionality as PHPMyAdmin? I especially appreciate the honesty about the upcoming pricing. Do you plan/want to make it a business?
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> On your side-project it's also ok to ignore best engineering practice, reinvent the wheel because you feel like it or make decisions based on what seems most interesting even if it's not a 'good' decision. Pro tip for enjoying your life at work: this also applies to you work projects. Once you realize this, you can have a lot more fun at work and even coerce work projects to be more like your for-fun/side projects.…
> your company almost definitely does not care about you and you might as well extract as much enjoyment as possible This is a very post-millenial attitude that explains in a nutshell a lot of the problems we have in society today.
1. Lack of faith in the company they work for, ie they don't fully "believe in the vision"
2. Love of tinkering and programming
I haven't noticed age factoring in at all. Working far far away from ant tech hub areas might be a factor as well.