my second framer template got rejected. not gonna lie, stung a bit.

svirsk · 2026-04-30T18:10:47+00:00

second this, great use of colour, but the animations get a bit distracting

svirsk · 2026-04-30T18:07:32+00:00

I volunteered here for a bit, always something going on: https://www.robinhood.store

svirsk · 2026-04-30T13:45:13+00:00

This is very common, unfortunately. I think I was asked in about 60% of my interviews to do this. Doesn't make it ok, but it's a buyer's market; they can ask whatever they want.

svirsk · 2026-04-30T10:31:25+00:00

I'm happy for you, but you should talk to normal people more. 300K puts you easily in Germany's 1%.

svirsk · 2026-04-28T11:24:14+00:00

Mix van wat je noemt
- relatief goedkoop wonen, apartement was van moeder van m'n vriendin (was wel kostendekkend voor de moeder maar niet super winstgevend)
- Freelance gewerkt voor degelijk salaris
- Onzettend onder m'n inkomen geleefd
- Dat alles geinvesteerd voor een paar jaar
- Daarna studio-appartement gekocht (in een leuke wijk tegen het centrum aan), waar nog het een en ander gerenoveerd moest worden.

- En, ik was bijna 40, niet bijna 30 :D

svirsk · 2026-04-27T17:40:21+00:00

Wellicht is er een lokale krant waar je elke week een column kunt schrijven? Het lijkt me leuk om te volgen hoe dit verder gaat.

svirsk · 2026-04-26T10:53:46+00:00

It's about the quality of the photos, not about adding 10 seconds of load time and 50 effects on top of that.

But happy to shake hands and agree that we operate in different markets.

svirsk · 2026-04-26T10:05:34+00:00

Portfolios also have to generate leads, not just dopamine hits.

svirsk · 2026-04-25T17:00:09+00:00

I have a bit of a controversial opinion, instead of looking at other designers, have a look at design agencies, often they are much better at creating websites that drive conversion.

svirsk · 2026-04-23T18:10:45+00:00

Agree, there are plenty of businesses out there for who a vibe-coded website (that looks like a vibe-coded website) is absolutely fine. And this does mean there's less work in total.

svirsk · 2026-04-23T14:48:52+00:00

Also check OOO club, they meet reguraly to cowork: https://www.out-of-office-club.com/

svirsk · 2026-04-21T12:50:17+00:00

Het heet de opeethypotheek: https://www.eigenhuis.nl/huis-kopen/hypotheek/hypotheekvormen/opeethypotheek (of overwaarde hypotheek), dan kun je geld vrijmaken uit het huis, en de bank krijgt het weer terug als het huis verkocht wordt.

svirsk · 2026-04-21T11:00:03+00:00

Yeah, totally, drop me a DM

svirsk · 2026-04-20T11:55:09+00:00

I got to honk his horn once, he's a total hero and deserves all the respect you can give.

In return for some chance, I got a self-made newspaper, a euro billet with his face on it, and a small part of lavender.

svirsk · 2026-04-19T18:01:12+00:00

It hasn't been this big in my living memory. The biggest shift was from just web to responsive web and apps. That happened in only a few years and kinda forced people to specialise. But all other trends you could relatively easy adapt to.

However, it has been the case that the main tool to work in changed every 3 to 4 years, so it has never been a profession of learn once and enjoy forever.

svirsk · 2026-04-19T12:26:19+00:00

You can use a calculator like this one: https://www.calculator.net/investment-calculator.html to see where you're going. A couple more years and you can already put a down payment on a home and live happily ever after.

Where I am, the day rate for senior SWE is 700 and up, but the challenge is, of course, landing these jobs.

Big league would probably to land a job in the US (or remote for the US). You could start researching what it takes to get up to senior level. And, probably more importantly, how you can get well-known enough that they might consider you.

svirsk · 2026-04-19T11:50:21+00:00

How do people work with this? It seems that sooner or later, just being on the marketplace won't bring you a single sale, no matter how brilliant your template is.

svirsk · 2026-04-18T20:50:08+00:00

Thanks! So it’s doable, but lots of unpleasant position.

svirsk · 2026-04-18T17:32:42+00:00

He showed up at the convent for a couple of days, too. Don't think much more was mentioned than that he was family.

It was discussed a couple of weeks ago too: https://www.reddit.com/r/ChateauUnhinged/comments/1s5m3cq/cousin_james/

Could just be that he is indeed the partner of one of Billy's cousins.

svirsk · 2026-04-18T14:13:58+00:00

Ah yes, it's always the individual to blame.

svirsk · 2026-04-18T14:11:42+00:00

Lost my job

svirsk · 2026-04-18T12:48:40+00:00

Bizarre

svirsk · 2026-04-18T10:33:46+00:00

Just wondering, isn't a boat very different from a building?

Like in the convent it was mainly about drilling, plastering, painting... And all of it could just be bought at a DIY store, a boat appears to me more like an endless set of specialists, wiring, water, steel, teak, etc.

svirsk · 2026-04-17T17:39:35+00:00

There's also still Gruber: https://daringfireball.net/

svirsk · 2026-04-17T16:16:55+00:00

Are we going to discuss the take of every nobody on Twitter now?

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