tymerry

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by tymerry 1y ago
*The transition is easier/possible* In the short term AI's perceived benefit is making existing people more efficient. Engineers being more efficient means need for LESS engineers. Downsizing 100 ICs to 90 is lower risk then it is
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by tymerry 3y ago
Are these layoffs outside of of a normal range? If we assume the rate is consistent for the remainder of the month we can say `currentLayoffs * 2.5` using Layoff.fyi[0] numbers that puts us around 6k people for the month. [0] https:/&
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by tymerry 3y ago
TLDR: I have a laptop riser similar to a roost stand, a usb-c second monitor, mechanical keyboard (nuphy air75), wireless mouse (Logitech g305). I also have kindle paper white. Extra Info: The second monitor works fine for documentation, bu
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by tymerry 4y ago
I found 20-30 hours a week of work for an agency/staff aug company.
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by tymerry 4y ago
I use Calibre [0] for ebooks, and PDFs are just in a file on the desktop. I supose you could put them into calibre, but reading papers on an eink reader doesn't sound idea. [0] - https://calibre-ebook.com/
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by tymerry 4y ago
Yes, the pandemic motivated me to take an earlier retirement that switched into part time work, and perhaps a career change. Wife and I had worked toward FIRE for a while. In 2021 it became financial viable. We have been transient in North
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by tymerry 4y ago
What is the pain you are looking to alleviate? YMMV with notion. I think your personal reflections are probably the most important part of this because personal productivity and organization are so personal. Single app has worked better for
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by tymerry 4y ago
I have never used it for business cases, but I am in notion for at least an hour a day for personal uses. I use it for a daily planner, personal wiki, and ticker(getting things done) I am naturally unorganized, so I overcompensate. I don&#x
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by tymerry 4y ago
I am very lucky, I don't have to do much estimation. I am just a cog in a machine, more senior people break apart work and I execute it. I tried to get a client who has a team in place and just needed extra velocity. Non-technical peop
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by tymerry 4y ago
I was based in Denver Colorado, and years ago worked full time for an agency/consulting company. I got my one and only client through a contact I kept in touch with at that agency. After doing some work with that client I started trave
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by tymerry 4y ago
I first acknowledged burnout at the end of 2020. It took 6-12 months of struggling before a baseline could be established and to this day I don't feel "recovered" but I am improving. From reading a lot about burnout I realize
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Ask HN: Do you have more respect for UX designers or developers
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