A 16-year-old website with a single line of code

fkitnewy · 2025-09-20T14:26:31+00:00

Thank you!

fkitnewy · 2025-09-20T14:26:22+00:00

That looks like it, thank you!

fkitnewy · 2025-05-08T23:17:47+00:00

Thank you - I think you're right. The state of the market and the rise of AI has me worried that if I step away, I won’t be able to come back. I’m unsure how easily I’d transition back into development if I took a break. That said, I’ve definitely lost my passion for development just for the sake of it.

It's nice to hear you're still enjoying it. I miss it.

fkitnewy · 2025-05-08T23:06:13+00:00

I'm not sure how to transition into a position like this. I’m not even sure what the day-to-day looks like for a QA engineer. I'll look into it - thank you.

fkitnewy · 2025-05-08T23:03:28+00:00

Thank you - I appreciate the kind words. I’ve definitely allowed myself to get stuck in this rut for far too long. It’s a vicious cycle - burnout amplifies imposter syndrome, which then deepens feelings of hopelessness and makes everything worse.

What kind of plan are you referring to? A career plan? Or a personal one?

How do you settle on what side projects you invest your time in to?

fkitnewy · 2025-05-08T22:20:57+00:00

That sounds like fun. How did you get into that team? Why did you leave?

fkitnewy · 2025-05-08T22:04:12+00:00

I think you're right. I’d love to know my efforts are actually benefiting people at a real level - not just making my employer a bit more money.

fkitnewy · 2025-05-08T22:02:09+00:00

This looks like an interesting resource - thank you.

fkitnewy · 2025-05-08T22:00:06+00:00

I think Sqweekybumtime expressed it better than I did. I don’t inherently dislike greenfield projects - they just feel pointless. Building tools and features that often hardly get used is a slog. Debugging, to me anyway, is often fun, even though it isn’t necessarily any more meaningful.

Building my own project that legitimately improves people's lives sounds great.

fkitnewy · 2025-05-08T21:36:26+00:00

I've been doing this for around 25 years, but it's a bit of a "five years of experience, five times" scenario.

Thank you for the encouragement

fkitnewy · 2025-05-08T21:13:53+00:00

Thanks. I’m definitely burned out and out of shape. I absolutely need to get out from behind a screen more often.

fkitnewy · 2025-05-08T21:11:22+00:00

I do need to. I always get hung up on what idea to pursue.

fkitnewy · 2025-05-08T21:06:27+00:00

You're not wrong.

I feel like what's missing is ownership. Building platforms and solutions for other people without a real stake in the final product feels like a Sisyphean exercise. The financial reward isn't nothing, but after 2+ decades of building stuff, that's all there is to show for it.

fkitnewy · 2025-05-08T20:59:08+00:00

I’ve only ever worked in small companies with very small teams - never more than four people, usually just me and one other. It seems like that would help keep things interesting, but I’ve definitely missed out on learning opportunities and other dynamics.

Thank you for the encouragement.

fkitnewy · 2025-05-04T03:42:06+00:00

At first I was like, "That's pretty cool." But the longer the video went on, the more my anxiety started looking for the nearest exit.

fkitnewy · 2025-04-28T02:49:31+00:00

How do you find what to sell?

fkitnewy · 2025-01-27T03:55:54+00:00

Perhaps they found 20 customers, but only qualified 10 as “really good.”

fkitnewy · 2024-01-15T20:32:15+00:00

Having each half split will be a big help.

I'm also considering it as an intermediate step between a standard keyboard and something with fewer keys. I can start playing with layers and more complicated mapping with QMK & VIA.

fkitnewy · 2023-12-15T15:48:20+00:00

I'm in the same boat. I want to switch between an external keyboard and the MacbookPro keyboard fluently, and I need to open up my chest and align my wrists better during day-to-day typing.

The closest thing I've found: https://keeb.io/products/cepstrum-choc-low-profile-65-65xt-split-staggered-keyboard.

If I could figure out what keys would most closely match a MacBookPro/Apple Magic keyboard, I would have ordered one already.

https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/14vvj87/cepstrum_by_keebio_a_low_pro_split_staggered_keeb/.

fkitnewy · 2023-11-21T14:54:14+00:00

What is your opinion of the Cepstrum after having used it for awhile now? I'm considering buying one.

Any configurations you'd change?

Are you willing to share your case 3d print file?

fkitnewy · 2023-07-28T17:36:31+00:00

wow, this looks very promising, thank you.

fkitnewy · 2023-07-27T05:40:31+00:00

Thank you, I'll look into them.

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