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  • Elise@beehaw.orgtoChat@beehaw.orghow's your week going, Beehaw
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    4 days ago

    I’ve been preparing for going nomadic in two weeks 🚵⛺💻🇪🇺🌸

    It’s quite the juggle financially, but the people around me have been coming through. An acquaintance will do my taxes, so that saves hundreds. At the store the lady gave me free underwear. At the second hand market yesterday I got a ton of stuff for a friendly price.

    The thing is, costs are unpredictable. You think you have the perfect bicycle, but it needs a new rear wheel with new gears and it costs 300! And that’s with free labor!

    I’ve also had a cptsd flashback. Those are nasty, because you never know that you’re inside of one, even though I’ve overcome countless flashbacks in my life. And I’m like 100% dysfunctional in such a state, so problems just build up and it’s a huge waste of my time. So I’ve informed my friends more deeply on the topic so hopefully they’ll help me realize what’s happening next time I have one. Because without realizing you’re in one you simply can’t handle it or get out of it.










  • Well it sounds like you’re serious about it. I’d always recommend focusing on where your passion lies. If that’s embedded then c and rust are solid choices.

    Just always be aware of what motivates you. Adjust your plan as you go. Find the balance between boring and frustrating. Did you know that the guy behind Google earth is a gardener now? That’s totally fine.

    I’m just saying don’t torture yourself with your own fantasies, but always remain skeptical and cut cut cut. Choose consciously and then commit your full energy.

    The only failure is to go against your own nature. Managing your motivation is way more important than optimizing performance. You can always refractor anyway.

    That being said if you want to be thorough I’d recommend you start at c with a side of assembly. Stick to that until you feel comfortable and then move on into rust.

    When switching you’ll probably want to start from scratch because you’ve improved your design so much. You can always port it too or link it as a library. Don’t worry about that right now, that’s a future you problem.