jclish's comments

jclish | 10 years ago | on: I quit the tech industry

I wish you the best! At 52 I have cashed out the stock options and paid the mortgage twice. In the end 3 weeks or so is the most I can go without either wanting to help someone build a company or wanting to build a company. There is work life after burnout!

jclish | 11 years ago | on: The days are long but the decades are short

Brings to mind the "Notebooks of Lazarus Long" portions of Heinlein's "Time Enough for Love". Viewed from 52 years old you make me wish my thoughts had been as coherent when I was 30. Good stuff.

jclish | 11 years ago | on: How Betty, Who Is 89, Gets Her News

My mom says she wants a "jitterbug tablet". She would pay for simple.

jclish | 11 years ago | on: Ask HN: Have you ever lost focus on your personal project?

Many times. Usually I become disheartened at how difficult the project really is to complete. Then I ask myself if the project is really important to me. If I answer yes I try to break it down to the next 3 steps, and just commit to doing those three. Sometimes you need to learn something to make progress. After a few question - recommit - work cycles more will have been done on the project. Then you wind up refactoring!

jclish | 11 years ago | on: Knock Knock? – A Survey of iOS Authentication [pdf]

Useful information, applicable to today's coding task. Many thanks.

jclish | 11 years ago | on: Ask HN: Cloud Based Bug Tracker?

And thank you! I like the price and feature set both.

jclish | 11 years ago | on: Ask HN: Cloud Based Bug Tracker?

Thank you.

jclish | 11 years ago | on: RFC 1925

Created in a interesting time, as was https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1118. Thanks for posting, nice time trip for a Saturday.

jclish | 11 years ago | on: I just outsourced UIGradientLabel

Many thanks! 2 very small spelling notes for the readme page: Liscense -> License Contacs -> Contacts

jclish | 11 years ago | on: OSI: The Internet That Wasn’t (2013)

The 7 layer model lives on. It remains a good reference point for discussing networking.

jclish | 11 years ago | on: Ask HN: How to find a co-founder that would help you sell your product?

This is what I learned this year also. Well said.

jclish | 11 years ago | on: Show HN: Meet me, I'll buy you coffee

Welcome to California.

jclish | 11 years ago | on: Why there is an age field in the YC application?

YC makes investments. Startups and their founders are not employees of YC. You are allowed to know the age(s) of individuals that own companies you wish to invest in.

jclish | 11 years ago | on: Xerox Alto File System Archive

Reading this made me remember how much I loved TENEX and TOPS-20. Many thanks for the post!