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I can't stop playing Baldurs Gate III. Someone help
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have you tried praying? or going for a walk?
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That moment when you realize that bitcoin crashing 70% was the best thing that could happen to you
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After any good idea's discovery (nontrivial if its novel) and motivation, 50% of the active effort is moving the idea from a vague concept to something highly specific that can be implemented. The remaining 50% is implementing the idea.
If you can't implement an idea yet want to maximally participate in generating something new, do the 50% of the work that doesn't require implementation. Specify in detail how something should work with allowance for your ignorance of its implementation.
You will be bad at providing detail at first, and your failure will hurt, but you'll get better at it like anything else assuming you don't give up trying.
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183 sats \ 2 replies \ @ek 9 Aug 2023
Finally finished my first blog post about WireGuard and iptables yesterday: #221471
Got 11.1k sats which is a lot more than I expected (more like between 0-1000) but zero comments, lol
I think 15 minutes is too long for most people. But that's how much it requires to explain fundamentals, at least for me.
But overall, I liked the process of creating one (I even created a video but I didn't like it enough so I didn't publish it). I double-checked a lot of things and spotten a lot of holes in my knowledge so I definitely learned a lot while doing this. Also a lot more than I expected, haha
I will definitely create more :)
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It looks amazingly detailed but I haven't read it yet. Although I'm generally aware of them (and quite interested in wireguard and its use of UDP), I don't directly use either tool.
I'll try to read it soon though.
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You don't need to read it haha
It's always a struggle to share links in DMs since I don't want to pressure people into reading the content.
It's detailed but I am wondering if it's still worth the time. 15-20 minutes is a lot. Maybe the same could be explained in less time, idk.
But I think the iptables primer which is at the top is a good resource to get a good grasp on iptables.
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Heading to a Milwaukee Brewers baseball game with some buddies. Bitcoin will be discussed
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Go Mets!
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Hello everyone!!! It's hump day, the middle of the week is here and this week is going fast, it doesn't matter if it's going slow or fast though as long as you're giving it your best, remember that you, my friend, are important, you matter and you are appreciated. Thank you for being!!! I wish you all a phenomenal day and may you have success in your endeavors!! As always, be well and stay frosty!!
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Thanks coach!
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Anytime my good friend!!! Give this Wednesday a taste of what you can do!! You've got this!!
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Eating a light breakfast. First day of new job! woohoo. let's goooo
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blessings to whomever superboosted me :)
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Congrats and good luck. I saw in your profile it says youā€™re a yacht mechanic, seems like a fun job. Do they ever send a dedicated mechanic along for the ride when a yacht goes out on charter? Thatā€™d be a great thing to get in on if so
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This depends a lot on the size and purpose of the yacht. Larger yachts usually have a dedicated engineer, who isn't necessarily a mechanic, but should be. Mostly the answer is no :)
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I think thatā€™s a great skill set to have; Iā€™ve been stranded on a boat several times and all I could do was let my dad beg the other boaters to tow us ashore
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Depending on what's wrong that might be your only option. I would recommend all recreational boaters have a tow service membership. The best way to avoid such situations is installing and maintaining things properly. Most people procrastinate on boat maintenance.
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Itā€™s a tough sell - ā€œboatā€ stands for ā€œbreak out another thousandā€
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well I got into this industry because I would eventually like to have a boat, and apparently the only way I'll afford that is by being able to maintain it myself
Fantastic!!! best of success!!!
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Good luck!
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Day 116 of snailposting everyday 'til BTC hits $100k. __@_'-'
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šŸ‘
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Did anyone see a snail? Iā€™ll check the priceā€¦
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You were fast today.
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40 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 9 Aug 2023
we should hold a daily snail race on SN and livestream it
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Even then I would still pick the slowest!
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Got lucky..
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