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Ask HN: What are you working on (August 2024)?

634 points david927 | 7 comments | 24 Aug 24 22:00 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source | bottom

What are you working on? Any new ideas that you're thinking about?
1. tomcam ◴[25 Aug 24 01:29 UTC] No.41343542[source]▶
Officially retired. Managing the money I saved to retire on, which is more time-consuming and stressful than expected. Working on yet another static site generator but stymied by my terrible Git/GitHub skills. Studying historical Western secular music. Jazz guitar too.
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2. adityaathalye ◴[25 Aug 24 01:43 UTC] No.41343617[source]▶
Happy site-maker-makin'... It is a most respectable yak shave. I had such a good time making mine a couple of years ago in Bash (https://github.com/adityaathalye/shite).

If Git/Github are interfering, just drop the folder in dropbox (or suchlike) and version control like it's 1990 (ssg_2, ssg_3, ... ssg_final_final :). Nobody can fire the officially retired developer for doing this in 2024.

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3. tomcam ◴[25 Aug 24 04:14 UTC] No.41344335[source]▶
Ha! Love Shite!

> Nobody can fire the officially retired developer for doing this in 2024.

Hey! You’re right! Lovely idea.

I like the cut of your jib.

4. darkwater ◴[25 Aug 24 12:19 UTC] No.41346780[source]▶
Would you mind sharing your approximate age? Did you work in a FAANG?
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5. tomcam ◴[25 Aug 24 12:48 UTC] No.41346931[source]▶
Mid 60s. Microsoft 1996-2000 but ran my own business for 20 years after.
6. pdfernhout ◴[25 Aug 24 16:31 UTC] No.41348608[source]▶
On managing money, given you mention time and stress, have you considered the Bogleheads approach (e.g. VTSAX+Cash/Bonds and chill)? https://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Getting_started
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7. tomcam ◴[25 Aug 24 19:55 UTC] No.41350702[source]▶
That’s what I do. But tbh I came to it late and I am still trying to time things a little due to economic turbulence.