Serious question: do you even want to write? It's not glamorous or even particularly enjoyable. And it has more in common with shoveling snow or chopping wood than anything recreational. Honestly I don't recommend it. All the world building, outlines, research and whatever is pretty useless when...
I'm 47 and more than ready to retire. Ain't happening just yet, but I'm taking as much of 2026 as I can.
BTW ads to pay the server fees are dropping tomorrow.
Kidding.
Sorry to hear about it. I had started transitioning over 3 months and was planning to leave in two weeks. Fine by me to call it early. I'm fairly certain my position would have been axed by the end of the year anyway. As the guy who monitored the finances and business models, I would have capped...
I'm cool with it. Honestly, I'm shocked I wasn't shown the door a month ago. They're hemorrhaging cash like you wouldn't believe. All the shit I've been warning them about for years. Whatevs... ain't my bitch.
Yeah, that jumped into my head about 30 seconds. I actually just got let go a few weeks ahead of schedule, so it's it more of a So Long and Thanks for all the Fish.
No doubt. There's an ass-ton of liquid water beneath the service, so we'd just need to degas things a bit, dissolve the oxygen from solution, and then torch the joint!
South African guy, right? My aunt is from South Africa and gave a couple of his once. I couldn't get into him but that was decades ago. What would you recommend by him if I had to pick one?