A couple of friends and I created this site when we saw dozens of our friends get laid off due to COVID-19. At first it was a google spreadsheet where people left a blurb about their situation, along with their Venmo/Cashapp/Paypal links. The spreadsheet ballooned to over 1000 people in a few days. We then created this site, and more than have 7000 people signed up to date.
It's a very simple site, essentially a list of people's stories and payment links. There's no qualification to sign up, so there may be some grifters. Since the site is intended for small donations ($5-10), we figured if someone is signing up, they need the money even if they're not in a dire situation.
The 'Resources' page is a nod to Hackernews itself, and was a fun challenge to build, though sparsely used.
We've since (nearly) automated a way for different communities to clone their own site on our subdomains (i.e your-community.leveler.info). If you're interested in that, sign up or feel free to shoot me a message at sambyoung@gmail.com.
Happy to answer any questions - there was a lot of traction in the early weeks of Covid and it was an exciting thing to work on.
P.S You may disagree with the messaging on the site. For my own end, I just wanted to help people in need.
Flash loans are composed using a smart contract. So basically you create a smart contract that will call all the DEX/loan platform/other contract functions necessary to obtain the loan, carry out swaps and pay it back. You then deploy that contract.
Then you would have a separate program running on your client machine to scan for market opportunities, and when it spots one, have that program send a transaction to your deployed smart contract to initiate the loan and set into action whatever logic you programmed into the smart contract that will yield a profit.
Yes, it’s quite a rabbit hole indeed. It is hard to believe that something like this is even possible, let alone profitable, but it really can be. I have seen single flash loan transactions yield up to $46k in profits. That profit is irrevocably delivered back to you in a couple of seconds.
As someone who uses a SPA (React) for webapps - I find it very useful. I run into issues that wouldn't happen if building purely html/css/vanilla js and when that happens I fix the issue.
The biggest benefit of using a framework IMO is that you're given a fairly strict structure to work within, which makes organization a lot easier. For someone who isn't a master, having some rules "baked in", helps a lot.
That being said, I wouldn't use React to build a static page/site, that makes no sense.
The Good Soldier Svejk by Jaroslav Hašek - this book is pee-in-your-pants funny. A Czech satire about WWI. Definitely shines a light on the absurdity of war and various institutions - a lot still applies today. There is profundity in the dark humor, and at the same time it is a great mood-lifter. The character Svejk stays with you as a sort of idiot-genius-rebel, a cool archetype
This is a fantastic book, unfortunately, I haven't been able to find a good English translation. I've read it in Polish, which is close enough to Czech to stay much closer to the original. The English translation loses a lot of the cultural character.
Interesting - I read in Polish but not as well as English. I imagine there could be a lot of good wordplay that is missing. Maybe one day I’ll try and pick up the Polish version
I don't know if I can give justice to it but there are scenes, like the pub owner explaining that he had to remove the portrait of the emperor, because the flies were crapping on it. There's just something that's missing in the translation.
Many jokes rely on language and cultural references. This book is like that.
I agree. I read it in English and even though I felt some of the punchlines, for the most part I had no idea why they were supposed to be funny. I assume a lot of it is cultural references.
Catch-22 is great though. Dystopic and hilarious at the same time.
It is very much like Catch-22 - which I have to say i don’t think I ever finished (was too young to really get it). I do remember some of the absurdities making me chuckle.
My family has told me stories about people like the main character, running his rackets in Catch 22. It must have been a truly crazy time
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It sounds to me like you're burnt out. I think it might be helpful (if possible) to take a break completely for yourself, in a new environment - even if it's 3-7 days. No work, no family, just a place for you to relax and think. If coding isn't something that you feel ready to do anymore, perhaps you can move into a more management/biz oriented role?
As for the increasing difficulty of webdev - it's worth considering how necessary some tools are to the project. Oftentimes things can be simplified. It would take research, but maybe if you wrote a well thought-out and documented assessment of how you can simplify, your company might consider it? Good luck
Basic Civics, Finance & Economy should definitely be required courses in HS. When I talk to older people they generally tell me they had these classes, and are surprised they're no longer commonly taught. It's almost as if, by design?
IMO a lot of people were misled by marketing i.e "get a college degree, everything will be fine". The advance of technology (amongst other things) has majorly disrupted that model. I'm not an economist but the rest of the world has gotten more competitive as well, beyond just manufacturing. The U.S public K-12 education system is a major long-term liability IMO.
To your point about teaching yourself skills and getting hired - good on you that you did this but it's extremely difficult - the average person couldn't do this. That's even assuming that they saw out of their bubble and became aware that this was an option, which isn't as obvious as it might seem.
Also, not everyone has the ability nor desire to be a programmer - which is one of the few jobs I observed where if you have the skills, you have A LOT of leverage.
It's a very simple site, essentially a list of people's stories and payment links. There's no qualification to sign up, so there may be some grifters. Since the site is intended for small donations ($5-10), we figured if someone is signing up, they need the money even if they're not in a dire situation.
The 'Resources' page is a nod to Hackernews itself, and was a fun challenge to build, though sparsely used.
We've since (nearly) automated a way for different communities to clone their own site on our subdomains (i.e your-community.leveler.info). If you're interested in that, sign up or feel free to shoot me a message at sambyoung@gmail.com.
Happy to answer any questions - there was a lot of traction in the early weeks of Covid and it was an exciting thing to work on.
P.S You may disagree with the messaging on the site. For my own end, I just wanted to help people in need.