Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2021 – Show and tell
I love these kind of posts. Here are some interesting ideas for side-gig: Books. There are quite a few books there, books for babies, books about iOS dev etc. Mining Cryptocurrency. This comment got a lot of attention. Apps. Too many but was glad to see Mac apps generating decent income. Music. Decent income from YouTube content ID payments according to this comment. DIY biologist. Seems fun. A lot of SaaS or content sites.Published on
Web 3.0, DeFi, NFT, Metaverse
I don’t really have much understanding of these terms in the headline. I mostly associate NFT with scams, metaverse with Second Life in VR. But recently I have been thinking about all the times I lost big opportunities because I didn’t understand innovations. Back in late 2000s, I had a friend who was talking about Bitcoin and how it will change everything. I think he even send me some. But I didn’t understand it and didn’t really wanted to learn it.Published on
ROI when using your primary residence as rental too
Calculating rough ROI on rentals is easy: For example, let’s say one buys $500,000 single family home and rent it out for $3000 per month. Since it is investment property, they will need to make at least 20% down payment. On $400,000 loan, their monthly payment would be about $2750 at 3.25% interest rate, with $10,000 in property taxes per year and $2000 yearly insurance. ($36,000 – $33,000) / $100,000 = 0.Published on
Ask HN: Software Engineer hitting 40: what’s next?
Recent thread on Hacker News, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29360119, was very interesting for me especially since I turned 40 this year. Programming is something I enjoy and pretty good at it. I’m still not at the top of salary range for programmers but this is a tough question. I can get into FAANG but there is still a ceiling of how much one can earn as a software engineer. This comment says it best:Published on
Hotel California
Hotel California is such a beautiful song. And it’s deep meaning can apply to pretty much any situation. I have been especially thinking of last line, “You can checkout anytime you like, but you can never leave.” A lot of people think this song is about about drugs and Hollywood life that is hard to leave. But it can apply to anything. One can never leave their corporate life, they are stuck there forever because they got bills, family, and fear of going on their own.Published on
Leetcode 92: Reverse Linked List II
Here is my leetcode solution in JavaScript: /** * Definition for singly-linked list. * function ListNode(val, next) { * this.val = (val===undefined ? 0 : val) * this.next = (next===undefined ? null : next) * } */ /** * @param {ListNode} head * @param {number} left * @param {number} right * @return {ListNode} */ var reverseBetween = function (head , left , right ) { let currPos = 1 ; let currNode = head ; let startNode = head ; let endNode = null ; while (currPos < left ) { startNode = currNode ; currNode = currNode .Published on
Ayden & Simba go to the Moon
Ayden and Simba were playing when they saw the moon. Ayden wanted to go to moon but didn’t know how. Then Simba remembered their friend Rocky the Red Rocket can take them to the moon. They went to Rocky’s house but he was not there. Simba said let me find him because he can find anyone by sniffing their smells. Simba sniffed and sniffed and found Rocky swimming in the pool.Published on
Blue Bus and Yummy Apples
One day, Blue Bus wanted to eat yummy yummy apples. He looked in the fridge but there were no of apples. He went to Target to buy apples. But Target was out of apples too. Then Blue Bus went to Red Bus but Red Bus was out of apples too. She had just eaten the last apple Blue Bus then went to Green Bus’s home. Green Bus was out of apples too.Published on
Broken Dreams/Bheegi Yadein by Junoon
As I turn back, my eyes dampen When I realized my incomplete life My life became clear to me Broken promises Deserted dreams Broken promises Seek time’s tender shade Yesterday too, was in ruins Now is deserted as well Life asks for a moment of support Damp memories Won’t let me sleep due to grief Damp memories Won’t let me live. By Junoon Not sure if I translated this this or found this translation on the web, Google search shows only this post though.Published on
Yellow Bus and Red Car
Once upon a time there was a Yellow bus. Yellow bus was very fast, but there was a Red car which was faster. One day, Red car challenged yellow bus for a race. They decided to race from Dallas to Houston. It was the longest race ever. All the cars gathered around the highway. Referee said 1, 2, 3, Go! Yellow bus goes zoom zoom. But red car goes zoom zoom zooooom.Published on