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software. mindset. health. fitness. discipline.
Dec 29, 2021 9 tweets 4 min read
Things you should NOT skimp on if you work at a computer all day ...

1. High end chair 🪑
2. Crisp 4k-5k monitor and VESA mount 🖥
3. Standing desk 🧍‍♂️
4. Ergonomic Keyboard ⌨️
5. Anti-Fatigue Mat 🦶

My recommendations as follows ...

🧵 ... 🪑You're going to sit at least half the time you work, so get a high quality chair.

I recommend...

- The Herman Miller Aeron: hermanmiller.com/products/seati…
- Steelcase Leap V2: steelcase.com/products/offic…

Important: Make sure you get the right size for your body composition.
Dec 29, 2021 14 tweets 3 min read
Lightning Network's "Channels" are networked escrows.

That was the 💡moment for me.

Here's a quick 30,000 foot view of how it works in my head ...

🧵 ... 1. Two parties open a "channel" (escrow) with set funds from both sides with a multi-sig wallet.

This "channel" is "opened" by creating a bitcoin transaction with a multi-sig wallet signed by both parties by deposits from both sides.

The is the balance they transact against.
Aug 2, 2020 5 tweets 1 min read
A lot of people don’t start blogging/writing because what they want to share has already been shared by others.

My advice? - Share your experience anyway. 💯

Here’s why ... (thread) 👇🏻 It’s important that you write and share what you learned in your own words.

The way you explain something might make sense to someone who has been struggling with other tutorials, blogs, books or videos.
Jul 20, 2020 4 tweets 1 min read
When asked if you have any questions for the interviewer at the end of a job interview, say yes and ask this:

“No job is perfect ... what do you dislike about working here?”

You’ll get pure honesty or absolute lies. This question almost always throws the interviewer off balance.

They’re not ready for it and most don’t know how to answer it, which is why most of the time you’ll get honest feedback or obvious studdering lies.
Oct 16, 2019 4 tweets 1 min read
I'm not convinced that Android multi-module projects are the way to go anymore.

I'm finding gradle indexing, building and rebuilding is taking up the majority of my day now. It feels like

I'm barely coding anymore and just waiting for the tools to catch up. I appreciate the hardwork that is put into these tools, but at this point I'm starting to hate developing for Android with large projects. With small projects its a breeze.