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maybe if bitcoin 200k
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Laeserin 10mo ago

I was thinking, people could buy users and ask them to be added to a sponsored-user pool, or something. We have devs who are students, apprentices, or come from countries where $50 is a lot of money, so it would be nice if there were some cross-financing.

Like nostr:npub176gqu66z4qax6ejcju2dujdvs6gecerys47eu9jtj5aul8r7jwwsnqq836 could "donate" his user, since he isn't going to use it. He would get the Lightning invoice, but someone else could get the server space.

Seems like a Christian-y, non-creepy way of offering some free server space to particular people we know.

And it would help out GitCitadel, by further lowering our overall cost basis.

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ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴍʟᴇᴋᴜ 10mo ago

yeah, i think there is some potential in the charity/sponsorship side as a business model in this business, the hard part is finding donors without spending so much it becomes a false economy

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Laeserin 10mo ago

Yeah, this is different than when a fund just pays for everything, so that nobody appreciates it. It's more like a scholarship model.

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TheLegendaryMan 10mo ago

Definitely would be nice. Only income I have now is from Nostr zaps. Don't see that changing any time soon unless a miracle happens. Which maybe I should just start praying regularly again. So one might come along.

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ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴍʟᴇᴋᴜ 10mo ago

pray, and learn how to do a highly demanded kind of computer programming... front end dev is not as complicated as you might think, i just can't stand it because i'm compulsively hacking at it and it's delicate shit

so fair warning, if you want to get a job doing front end dev, curiosity is not your friend

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TheLegendaryMan 10mo ago

The biggest challenge for me right now is time restraints. I am a full time caregiver for a family member who needs me. I have the executive level experience as CEO & CTO. Which under normal circumstances would land me a 200-250k a year job gracefully.

However to me. Family always comes first. So we are just getting by right now while I take care of them during the day.

Realistically, whatever job I can acquire. It has to be from 8pm-12am. Fully remote. Monday to Friday. This has proven to be a VERY tall order. Have not found anything working for anyone that meets this strict criteria.

Which is why I have been learning more coding, writing, and even considering getting back into creating artwork to sell. Hoping maybe my extensive experience creating new start up companies and doing my own ventures. Will somehow turn into a living if I just keep at it.

Whatever happens though. I am grateful for what I have. Hope a miracle happens for me soon, because I sure could use one right now.

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ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴍʟᴇᴋᴜ 10mo ago

yeah, if you are in USA that is only gonna mean working for an asian team but they are racist, sorry, not sorry

making stuff fit into the timetable is hard, i am only just now starting to really get a handle on it

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TheLegendaryMan 10mo ago

There is no such thing as racism. Only pattern recognition. The key is to notice the patterns, but not let yourself be blinded by them. Give everyone a clean slate and not judge them based on their race. Instead judge an individual based on their own merits and actions.

Whether they fall into the pattern that their race has a reputation for is frankly irrelevant, because there are exceptions to every rule. For every gang banger thug living in the ghetto you can also find another of the same race that is highly intelligent and a productive member of society. Do not ignore the patterns and take precautions mentally in case they do not live up to your expectations. Be pleasantly surprised if and/or when they exceed your expectations by breaking the patterns that which their people are known for.

I think this is what so many people struggle with. They fall into the false dichotomy of racism, because they see more people with the negative patterns their people have a reputation for. Never giving anyone the opportunities that they deserve, because they are blinded by their bias. Not saying this is you, or that you view yourself as racist. Just felt I should share my point of view on this subject matter. Even though it is a very unpopular one, because so many people want to ignore pattern recognition all together instead of realizing that they do exist for a reason.

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ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴍʟᴇᴋᴜ 10mo ago

ok but i was just warning you about asia, especially china

just remember the word for westerner in japanese is Gaijin, which basically means outsider, but it's not unusual, really, all cultures are a bit insular because of language and there is also biological basis for this

essentially, you will not get hired by an asian company, unless you are really lucky

asians often get hired by european and american companies but rarely the other way around

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ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴍʟᴇᴋᴜ 10mo ago

you might be able to swing something with west european company, they are a lot less fussy, and more flexible, american companies can be too but with your schedule you mostly would be doing fireman work and monitoring and helpdesk for australian companies maybe

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Laeserin 10mo ago

Americans tend to have trouble getting hired overseas because of the draconian tax and compliance rules.

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ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴍʟᴇᴋᴜ 10mo ago

there's that too haha

to be honest idk even how i am managing, i am very lucky... i think the company is registered in switzerland maybe, or is it delaware? idk, most of the guys are swiss or dutch or asian

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TheLegendaryMan 10mo ago

My parents have been wanting me to apply for dual citizenship due to my lineage over in Europe since they moved there. I could get my way around the complications that way. However, every time I even seriously think about it. An eagle flies in through the window, lands on my shoulder, and screams in my ear You're An American!

I don't want to piss off the freedom bird. So I haven't done it yet.

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ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴍʟᴇᴋᴜ 10mo ago

you could join the growing mass of bitcoiners here in the most far flung territory of portugal, #madeira

it's nice here, though quite strange, but there is plenty of americans and euros who have come and set up shop here

i feel like it's probable that there will be a political dislocation between this island and the mainland in the near future too, because what is good for portugal is not good for madeirans

all europe has brought this place lately is ever increasing mortgages that make the normal small plot farming very difficult, and the endless streams of tourists which are unpleasant for the locals, for the most part

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TheLegendaryMan 10mo ago

Know of any good videos for tourism, documentary, or otherwise that can educate me on Madeira? Know absolutely nothing about it and I had to look it up on a map.

Also, what is the annual weather conditions like there?

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ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴍʟᴇᴋᴜ 10mo ago

haha... the south side of the island is literally perfect sunny weather all year around except october to march it rains a little

a lot of locals know english, because of the tourism, and also because a lot of them either resettled here from south africa about 20 years ago or they are younger ones who went to work in the UK, literally every young person on this island i have met speaks like a londoner lol

it's a very rugged landscape, and outside of the dense urban areas around the capital funchal it's mostly farmers, and practically anywhere beyond 10 miles from the centre of funchal you are likely to be walking down a street and hear goats or sheep bleating, as there is a substantial market of especially goat milk to make cheese here

you need to have a car, pretty much, unless you are a crazy mofo like me i have got by for about 15 months on foot and bicycle, and the buses are terrible, but not that expensive, but expensive, because actually the ripples of the landscape make travel very slow between places that look close on the map

not sure what else to say about it, but for sure you could probably settle yourself here, especially if you can get your hands on a european passport, that would be a piece of cake

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TheLegendaryMan 10mo ago

I just felt like going on a rant about this subject matter. lol

I don't doubt that you are correct. I just wanted to state that I do not think racism is actually a thing, even though people think it is. More like a misnomer.

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The Bird 10mo ago

I don't mind basically sponsoring a dev space and if it's not taken then essentially donating to the project. I don't have the knowledge to do any of the things that y'all are doing. It seems like a really good and necessary project to help with a better world not controlled by big tech and govs and the surveillance state. If I sponsor a spot for someoneit has to be for someone increasing freedom and liberty for people though

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ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴍʟᴇᴋᴜ 10mo ago

i am capable of doing something in this space but i do it on my own dime, so i appreciate anything that is helping me or helping those who work adjacent to me

especially building a credible way to get off github

thankyou