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I tried that before. Trouble is we had a falling out. Each blamed the other for it. Then he moved 3000 miles away to NYC. I tried to bury the hatchet after years. He tried too, but things were just never the same.
In a way, I helped make the guy rich tho. I'm the one that taught him to code. We don't hate each other, but we just can't connect like we used to.
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
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honey the codewitch wrote: Then he moved 3000 miles away to NYC.
Wow, he really can't stand being near you! 
Sounds tough though.
How many years ago is that?
Maybe if you call him now he's like "hey, that's nice, how are you!"
He'll still live 3000 miles away though.
I had the same thing happen with a really good friend from high school.
We met a few years ago and it was just a bit awkward.
After all those years we just went completely different ways.
Anyway, this is exactly what I don't like about being my own boss.
It's always just me.
Sometimes it's fun to talk about some code with coworkers.
I do share a workplace with some people now, but they're not on my team so it's not quite the same.
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Actually, he survived a mass shooting that took several of my friends in seattle in 2006. He was in the house.
So I think part of the move was to get away from that. Completely change gears. I don't blame him. That, and Mastercard offered him a ton of cash to develop something for them, so he took the deal and started his own shop in NY.
It was a couple years ago that I reached out. I don't think I will again for awhile.
Sander Rossel wrote: Anyway, this is exactly what I don't like about being my own boss.
It's always just me.
Sometimes it's fun to talk about some code with coworkers.
Gosh, that's relatable. Even I'm not working in software, i was my own boss in the arena for a bit. But I've found in doing it so long, I just didn't have a lot of peers in general in the field depending on where I landed. It's why I sometimes liked bigger shops like MS that sucked up all the local talent. I could find people to talk to. Otherwise, it was really hit or miss. A lot of other coders don't understand my work.
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
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honey the codewitch wrote: Actually, he survived a mass shooting that took several of my friends in seattle in 2006.
Ouch 
Did that in any way contribute to your current mental health?
honey the codewitch wrote: A lot of other coders don't understand my work.
That includes yourself 
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My therapist seems to think so. It destroyed my inner social circle. Even the people that survived were never the same.
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
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I can imagine.
Really sorry to hear that 
Luckily, you now have CodeProject, your distributed, highly available FaaS (Friends as a Service) cloud offering 
If one region goes out it'll failover to another (unless that region is hamster world in Canada) 
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Sander Rossel wrote: your distributed, highly available FaaS (Friends as a Service) cloud offering
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
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honey the codewitch wrote: Kinda wish I still did work with that someone right now though. He'd get a kick out of this.
You could still show it to him though. Right?
honey the codewitch wrote: A) maybe i can't explain it to anyone
Not everyone, but anyone yes. I intend to read it properly during Christmas vacation.
honey the codewitch wrote: B) maybe i'm the only one that ever uses it
Just because I don't have a reason to use it today. I still know where to go when I need to look it up.
honey the codewitch wrote: C) maybe it's only even cool to me
Nope.
The ways to reach Ikigai is can be convoluted.
So keep in mind that what the world needs might be wisdom and knowledge.
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Upvote for making me google a word
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
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Hope you read it too. ;-D
There's a lot of wisdom in that word
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honey the codewitch wrote: A) maybe i can't explain it to anyone
B) maybe i'm the only one that ever uses it
C) maybe it's only even cool to me
I have a lot of code like that. 
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Quote: A) maybe i can't explain it to anyone
B) maybe i'm the only one that ever uses it
C) maybe it's only even cool to me
A. I don't completely follow it.
B. I probably won't use it.
C. I still think it's cool though! 
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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I'd love to know about the things you're not clear on as it will help me in future explanations/articles.
I'm probably going to continue working on this beast for awhile. It's got a lot of shoring up that needs to happen
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
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It not a case of I can't understand it, it's a case of I don't have enough free time to spend on going through the stuff that isn't immediately obvious. I am working on three home projects at the same time as being under pressure at work to finish ahead of schedule because... government!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Good because I'm more asking about what wasn't immediately clear? I'd like to make this accessible, even to people without a lot of free time.
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
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I think the first thing you should do by way of explanation is to describe what this/these would be used for and demonstrate a "real-world" application for it/them. I once wrote my own language compiler and debugger and your stuff is rather puzzling for me too. I think this would help people appreciate what it is a bit more.
"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"
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My professor from Design and Analysis of Algorithms class (who is BTW known to be a crackhead) is teaching Big Data Analytics in next semester and since I'm a crackhead too so I thought not only taking up that course but also doing my research with him.
I emailed him about my interest and he asked me to visit him during his office hours. Guess what... I went to his office and the only response I got from him was "I don't know what you are talking about" 
So of course I had no option but to come back and perhaps reconsider my choice. But guess what... I just received email from him saying that I can join his lab as early as starting tomorrow with no further questions 
I'm shocked since I know he doesn't accept students that easily and well though this means giving up my winter vacations and the very little time that I've been having these days for myself but still I'm happy and I guess a little proud too.  Wish me luck
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Cool! Good luck
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
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Good luck! In my experience if you have the guts you can learn a lot from 'crackheads'...
"The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012
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Maybe he had taken some sleeping pills again?
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RickZeeland wrote: Maybe he had taken some sleeping pills again?
I wonder what would it be like when he and I both are on sleeping pills
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It would be like a dream come true
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Good luck and have fun
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Good luck with the lunatic, hope he's worth the hassle.
"Five fruits and vegetables a day? What a joke!
Personally, after the third watermelon, I'm full."
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