I wonder whether this is something built on top of either ECL or Gambit-C, or something completely new? I'm certainly interested to find out more. ATM Gambit-C is top of my list of "alternatives for Lisp on iOS & Android".
I lived in Amsterdam for a couple of years, and it was great to be in a country that respected cyclists.
As it was explained to me, the rule was that in the event of any accident between a car and a cyclist, it was automatically the car driver's fault. Which seemed like a pretty good strategy for improving cyclists' safety to me.
I'd always wear a helmet though, since it doesn't matter who's at fault, it's always the cyclist that comes off worst.
The bits that resonated with me were the references to "courage", i.e. overcoming one's fears in order to do that which would make oneself happier, more fulfilled etc. When I think of "regrets", I think of this wish that I'd overcome more of my own fears of other people's reactions, fear that the universe would not somehow provide at some minimum level etc. in order to try to follow my own dreams and passions.
At least if you try and things don't work out, you won't regret never having made the effort to seize the opportunity.
I'm with you for (a) and (b). The other thing I've found working as a consultant (well, an "off-site contractor" anyway) is that the freedom from "office hours" means I can structure my working day around time with my young kids (i.e. three meals with them and then working on into the evening) and still get lots of work done.
Of course this could just be due to my current project being particularly favourable, hence my interest in start-up ideas to try once it ends...
Yeah, and once you have kids it seems to get even worse... on the plus side, not having to wonder "am I doing anything really meaningful with my life?" any more is a bonus. On the other hand, you're forced to face more mortality; but even this has its advantages (c.f. "meaningful" above).
It's a simple statement. You confuse naïveté with stupidity. If there is a "ceiling" as you describe, then Sergei and Larry must have godlike intelligence to have 20,000 engineers working for them.
The point is not "I'm not capable of coding this, I must hire someone smarter", it's "I'll manage someone to do the coding I don't have time for, and they can observe my attempts to run the rest of the business (or whatever)."