Stoicism and the Art of Computer Maintenance
5 July 2013
Yesterday I submitted a story to HN for the first time. This story. It went to the front of the site and stayed there all day. I had 1 karma point at the start of the day... and nearly 300 just 24 hours later.
Wild. Learned a lot on the Node front, fast. Thankful to Substack and Substack's buddy, Peter, for helping out. Proud of Ev for writing the article that went to the front page, and handling the sudden influx like a pro.
4 July 2013
Got a message from Chad Whitacre, head people and code wrangler at Gittip. I made it onto the team somehow. Which is exciting and weird and touching. Well, first I felt touched. Because I've joined the company of people I respect, admire and want to be more like as a programmer.
This week I started learning Vim. I got some magic potions from Zed Shaw, and several suggestions to use Vim Adventures, which dulls the pain.
On the Gittip front, I'm now earning enough to say I'm earning a portion of my living on Gittip. That's amazing. I'm grateful to be able to do the work, and know that even when it takes me down forks I can't describe or teach yet, which is normal, I am nonetheless supported.
I believe that's the brilliance of Gittip. The ongoing streaming income frees me up to think about and work on harder problems. If you're one of the quiet, anonymous supporters, thank you.
Current
- Location: Cabin in the woods, US
- Purpose: Learn Vim
- Reading: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
- Poly Log: Kanye, Blood on the Leaves, on new reclaimed wood in-ear buds
- Public Cash Reserves: Gittip
- Gittip Goal: $500/week by end of July 2013
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