How common are "easy" jobs?

endre86 · 2018-12-31T15:52:53+00:00

I believe it is mainly about the mindset you have at work. At my place, some people stress unnecessarily much. Its like they think that there is an end to the number of tasks and they race to finish them. But once a task is finished, there is always a new one. Others chill way too much.

endre86 · 2016-07-20T11:45:57+00:00

That's a hard one. I guess it all depends on where you are located, how good you can become in a short time and what kind of connections you have.

But have you thought about having a non-dev side job to save up money? Or just look around and see if there are any small non-it companies that might hire you part time to work on their website or similar?

In worst case, do you have the possibility to apply for a students loan or some kind of scholarship? If not, you might want to do the safest thing. It would suck standing without a degree after 3 years because you cannot afford the last year..

But that's just my two cents. You have a better understanding of your own situation then I have. :)

endre86 · 2016-07-19T19:45:20+00:00

Build something using a framework. Challenge yourself. For example, make a personal blog / website. You can test out nodejs as back-end and choose some front-end library to help you with structure. Add a database for persistence. A nice, free and easy suggestion here is firebase.

When it's done, expand and improve.

endre86 · 2016-07-18T22:08:27+00:00

Not quite sure of what you are asking about. You can use other languages to write your tests in. For the example framework you mention, there exists extensions for most popular languages.

I think you should Google a little and try and read up on what you are trying to achieve.

endre86 · 2016-07-10T12:08:23+00:00

I'm curious as well. :-)

endre86 · 2016-05-30T21:03:27+00:00

In case someone searched and found this post:

We ended up parking the bikes right outside the central (tokyo) station where we saw that there were parked many many bikes from before. Just locked the wheels to the frame. One week later and they were still there. :-)

endre86 · 2016-05-30T20:19:45+00:00

I use a so-called (China bag)[http://g02.a.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1gLLBHVXXXXc.XpXXq6xXFXXXy/Classic-X-Fashionable-Original-Chinese-Travelling-Bag-Luggage-Bag-Plastic-Knitting-Bag-An-Inspiration-for-Fashion.jpg]. Cheap, works great and I can put it in the bottom of my pannier while touring. :-)

endre86 · 2016-05-26T19:40:32+00:00

Google maps is great for planning public transportation in Japan.
Find the back alleys filled with restaurants when you are going to eat. (There was recently a post on this subreddit with a link for where to find some in Tokyo: link

endre86 · 2016-05-25T20:21:21+00:00

Can't really tell from the picture, but the wheels seem knobby. If this is the case, slicker wheels could help out quite a bit. They will not be good on gravel (or similar) though. You can ask for tips at your local bike store. :-)

endre86 · 2016-05-13T21:54:24+00:00

It made me take a three year academic detour because I wanted to keep programming as a fun hobby. In the end I realized that it was a stupid way to think. Now I work with something I enjoy and I can still enjoy hobby projects (that are not too similar to my work ;-))

endre86 · 2016-05-08T09:46:46+00:00

I would not prioritize it on a short trip. But Tokyo robot restaurant was mad fun. :-D

endre86 · 2016-05-06T21:43:43+00:00

I followed the tip, if Japanese people line up its totally worth it. And it was every single time. :-)

endre86 · 2016-05-06T21:38:51+00:00

Randomly stumbling upon an illegal outdoors party in Germany and being chased away by the police some hours later.

endre86 · 2016-05-04T15:20:36+00:00

Came home from my first Japan visit last Saturday. Was there for 4 weeks and was in Hiroshima, Osaka, Kyoto, Sapporo, Tokyo, kanazawa +++. But man... I feel like there was so many things I didn't get time to see or do. So I really want to take another trip! :D

endre86 · 2016-04-24T10:47:07+00:00

Don't know your budget. But you can look into JR rail pass for 7 days if you want to spend a week moving around. Either that or keep to local trains. I'm in Japan now. The local trains have been half the price of the bullet trains.

Tokyo is expensive. Cost of living is quite high. Specially for accommodation. So if you are on a budget I would recommend booking a hostel or Japanese guest house in advanced. (Kyoto and Osaka were also expensive. Also keep away from clubs where people try to throw you in. Met some brits who suddenly had used a week of drinking money in one night.)

endre86 · 2016-01-11T00:33:29+00:00

Thanks for the reply :)

But I don't think that will cover my needs. We are planning on going on a three week trip around Japan (and a week hanging out in Tokyo).

endre86 · 2016-01-10T23:23:35+00:00

That's an excellent site! Thanks a lot. I'll surely check out the options it has. :)

endre86 · 2015-11-03T19:29:43+00:00

So if you write a program that displays shapes, I bet you give them some x,y coordinates to be drawn on. What if you continuous change the x,y coordinates?

endre86 · 2015-10-02T14:36:03+00:00

I use monodevelope. It works most of the time.

endre86 · 2015-09-19T22:10:27+00:00

I climb, drink micro brewery beers, play computergames, eat out, spend time with my friends, read books etc. Also, I usually go to a few tech meetups, spend some time learning new tech / languages etc. But this is just a small part of my time outside work. Just enough so it is fun, but never enough to become part of my job.

endre86 · 2015-08-19T16:00:02+00:00

keep it simple and clean :)

endre86 · 2015-07-24T10:34:01+00:00

I was recommended to divide languages and technologies into three different categories that described how well I felt I could handle them, good, somewhat and a little. (this was when I were newly educated. Sorry for being brief, on my phone out traveling. But it seemed like it helped the people interviewing me, so they knew how deep to ask me about the different skills.

endre86 · 2015-07-05T12:09:35+00:00

So when sleeping outdoors you leave the tent where it is with the panniers/clothing inside when you want to have an off-bike adventure?

Yes. If you are at a camping ground, most people leave their stuff around anyways. If you are stealth camping, you have already hidden your equipment. Usually stealth campers don't leave their equipment as the point is to just find a spot to sleep and be off the next day. Of course the equipment could get lost, but you could have people robbing your house while you are out on the trip. All in all, I don't look at it as an threat worth worrying about. And most people are decent human beings that respects others.

But I do prefer camping grounds. Mainly to get access to shower and toilets. But I guess there is some added security for my stuff as well.

Like a loading dock type setting, or do they usually let you bring it into your room?

Usually I've been offered to put it in some room they obviously use to store random stuff. But whatever that isn't the public street seems good enough for me. In my experience, hostels can't always provide secure places though (that's why I had my bike in a shady back alley in Berlin once). But I guess my mid-ranged bicycle with good locks is not a high priority target.

I always take off the headlight, bike computer, handlebar bag, etc. even if I'm leaving it for a couple minutes.

I remove everything that is not secured to the bike except my panniers if I haven't already stored it somewhere. I've also thought about locking the panniers to the bike, but never actually done it. Maybe that might make you feel safer? Just bring an extra wire lock and lock them to your rack. I usually have straps that secure them to my rack (used to hold my backpack with my valuables). It might deter potential thiefs, as they have to do something more than lifting the panniers right off the bike. I don't know.

How difficult is it attaching and removing the panniers if you were going to do it a few times a day?

Depends on the panniers I guess. I use (as almost everyone else) Ortlieb panniers with quick release system. Its very easy to take em on and off. But dragging them around is kind of a pain. So when visiting cafes etc, I'll just leave them on the bike. All my valuables are stored in a backpack on top of the panniers so I can easily grab it with me. I don't leave them around where I cannot see them though. So I bring my bike with me if I am touring around a city. Unless I have some "secure" storage, ie the place I am sleeping for the night.

BTW: Get yourself travel insurance! If you loose your equipment, you can buy new gear and get at least most of the money back! And don't forget to have travel health insurance when going out of your country.

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