This is really smart.
It’s low friction.
It’s a drag to need two devices, but it is a low compromise bridge to building up something like a pinephone/pinebook’s ecosystem without needing to keep swapping your sim card.
> I have no idea what I’m doing and still made money from it
I feel like this describes most people that start their own business at first. It just usually isn’t a lack of experience in producing the product. It’s a constant tradeoff of what skill to invest more time into to keep it afloat. They’ll learn sooner or later.
Fun fact - you already have them. The gnu project made ‘info’ pages decades ago to solve exactly this problem. It never caught on outside of the gnu project though, sadly.
It doesn’t have to be 17 years old though. I think the point he’s making is that it’s still solving problems for him. I have one that’s 12 years old. It just does what I need to. Parts are easily replaceable. I keep doing the cost/benefit of upgrading but I just don’t need it.
- Listen to their team. Issues arise, complexity may be higher than appears. Being receptive to reality and not being obstinate.
- Manage priorities, when there is too much to do everything, so progress can continue instead of gridlock by stakeholder updates, changes, and context switches leaving you feeling like a husk
- Not an expectation, but I find the good ones almost play the role of team therapist. I had a very kind manager stay up until midnight with me being supportive when it got really bad. The opposite of this is the not-my-problem people
- Really really good managers understand the pressures you are under, and give suggestions on how you can work smarter.
I do think sometimes there is pressure and they get in the way of work to produce visible artifacts to have something to point to that they did. I’m empathetic, a lot of their work is invisible.
This resonates so strongly with me.
I worked a job where I needed to use outdated Microsoft toolchains to build plugins for software, and the documentation was just -- gone. Good luck. I've been almost compulsively saving the things that feel important to me, while seldom browsing them for years -- all the while hunting for a faster and more intuitive recall system that lets me find them later.
My ex, however had a much more fluid relationship with the internet and media in general. They liked new things, and didn't particularly care if they enjoyed something and it faded into obscurity. I feel like that's the winning mentality, but I just can't bring myself to embrace it.
This is interesting. I don’t find that she’s hating on the tool at all - I think she’s frustrated by negative interactions that sap her energy, has taken note of that, and is explaining her absence.
I both agree and disagree with some of the comments. Until very recently my interactions with the internet have been fairly shallow and that has protected me in some ways. But I think some people are looking for community, and want to give a bit more of themselves to form deeper connections. I think others are trying to grow an audience - reading the comments is not much different than surveying your customers.
Veronica seems really lovely, and I hope this helps make her life happier.
Talon is such an exceptional piece of software. I’ve donated to the project for a few years now. I’m so grateful software like this exists, that it’s cross platform, and that it’s extremely customizable.