kirso's comments

On: Half-Life

[kirso]

I remember Soldier of Fortunte, at the time I was still in my home country and somehow I get to find the CD.

It was a great game and one of those which stuck in my head despite being a kid back then.

On: Half-Life 2 and Dishonored art lead Viktor Antonov has died

[kirso]

You clearly didn't reach Ravenholm because throwing the saws into zombies never been that fun.

On: Show HN: I convert videos to printed flipbooks for living

[kirso]

Think the majority of the technical crowd overestimates the value of the idea, building something and actually getting and talking to customers. 99% of folks will do nothing about this.

On: Startup Winter: Hacker News Lost Its Faith

[kirso]

So whats next?

On: Building a Knowledge System That Enhances Rather Than Replaces Thought

[kirso]

I agree with your disagreement. The retrieval of pen and paper are awful.

The problem is that we are overly complicating PKMs and and knowledge systems and focusing on storage instead of thinking or active retrieval which mostly comes from the fact that people tend not to know what is important and how to engage with it.

A simple journal timeline with bullet points and insights / interesting things that are relevant to me made a difference.

I have no idea how I would have stored these in a paper format dragging with me whilst travelling.

On: Using LLMs and Cursor to finish side projects

[kirso]

Yep a good article about this: https://addyo.substack.com/p/the-70-problem-hard-truths-abou...

LLMs are good for the first 70% (I'd argue probably 50%).

On: I am rich and have no idea what to do

[kirso]

Isn't it basically separating your identity from your work and finding meaning in different parts of life (relationships, interests)?

On: I am rich and have no idea what to do

[kirso]

Having a spouse helps, but overall I think this is a road to depression. People are social creatures and you need to be proactive with friends especially in the adulthood and also participate in communities if time allows (sports, interests etc.)

On: Fractional Jobs – Job Board for Fractional Work

[kirso]

Informative. I almost tend to think there should be a division between advisors and hands-on work fractionals.

On: Ask HN: What skills do you want to develop or improve in 2025?

[kirso]

I started with non-technical skills at the earlier stages of my life (sales, marketing, communication) so my goal in the next 10 years is to pick-up:

- Programming and be proficient with one language fundamentals (for now JS/TS) - launchschool seems like a great place for mastery learning.

- Math academy for learning math as an adult with a similar principle of mastery.

On a personal front I've managed to lose 14kgs with the skill of consistency of calorie tracking with Macrofactor and strength training + walking.

And last but not least the self-discovery, meditation and couple counseling made the major difference in my day to day.