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Ask HN: How to Get Noticed

14 points by hardkorebob ↗ HN
With so much noise and toxic attitudes rampant at each turn, how or where do I, find people that are actually living on earth? This is a legit inquiry. The ability, of the majority of people with whom I chat with over IRC, to be snarky, rude and straight up mean is hands down the worst ever. Where are the human developers?

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PaulHoule
I think forums are better. Try

https://coderanch.com/

I'll also add the question of what exactly your motives are, who you want to be noticed by, what you want to be noticed for, etc. Blogging or LinkedIn or some other venue might be what you really want.

hardkorebob
Im on LinkedIn. Havent used it per se. My profile is ok I guess. I just want a peer to speak with. To indulge is the satisfaction of being understood, and to be at service since Im generally available for software endevours.
houseatrielah
Its not clear if you want programming help, to be hired, or people to notice your product. People are more polite IRL, you could go to a tech meetup.
hardkorebob
Would love to start and *nix User Group for the Richmond DMV Fred VA area. Im a fired up haxor that seeka connections. Im available for assistance. Im just coming back into the web. I dont need a dev job but I would like to do it for anyone. Not need a career or $ just networking, legit.
shortrounddev2
Hey I live in Richmond. There are user groups and code meetups you can go to. Checkout meetup
hardkorebob
Oh sweet! Problem is I want to lead/build my own group not just go meet folk and be a follower. Im on the Jobs,Yarvin & Kay, vibe/level of vision to be clear. I understand the internet is fragmented into all these specific ideology groups. zim part of the plain text is God group who also dislikes every bit of DOM and web2 tech!
sysadm1n
> whom I chat with over IRC

What, IRC is still used in 2023? There is a panoply of other discussion forums to shill your talent/products/services.

hardkorebob
I lve the protocol. Im a "hacker" from #hacktheplanet!. So ZeroCool and Crash Override are my personal buds. :) And I miss Hotline!
VoodooJuJu
Touch grass. Internet people aren't real. Get off the internet for a while.
hardkorebob
My friend I am very much busy with the living and the dead. Plenty trust me. Im simply calling out to thos who been waiting for me.
infamouscow
Discord communities are similar to IRC, but with less jerks and more features to make human interaction more human.
hardkorebob
Im familiar. Dislike the business logic and sourcings. Personal preference is plain text. Accessible is important to me. Too much code abstracted in front is not much my thing. I want to support the software I use daily.
comprev
Turn off your computer and meet people in the real world. This isn't a snarky comment, it's a serious suggestion.
hardkorebob
Thanks friend. But your presumptions are incorrect. This is not a snarky reply. I am very much engaged with the world, at a level that most folks, I could safely presume, are not even capable of operating at. Im not by any means in need of a break from the internet but a break from the real ugly dirty world I work in 24/7. While most of u r tidy and comfy sound asleep in ur pjs Im out awake getting it done for you actually. So... that gives some pov for yall.
runjake
In case this isn’t trolling, I’ll say this in the kindest but most direct way I can.

You sound like a presumptuous asshole. Maybe the problem isn’t other people, maybe it’s you?

It’s worth considering, if you do not possess sociopathic tendencies or clinical narcissism.

You’re coming across like a troll or you are attempting to express sardonic humor and it doesn’t come across well.

rpastuszak
I've been doing this for the past 3 years or so:

https://sonnet.io/posts/hi

TL;DR Everyone can book a call with me to talk about their ideas, hang out, pair program or just rant.

Details:

I've had 130-50 calls so far, met a tonne of fascinating and kind people. None of the people I've met in this manner were mean or snarky -- on the contrary, it's just a bunch of beautiful weirdos.

Sometimes I get people asking me for advice, needing help with a technical (or product-related) problem. Sometimes we pair. Sometimes people call me to rant, and that's fine too!

The range of people is relatively broad, here's a semi-random sample: a homeless software engineer who built a famous site I used 15 years ago, some students, some founders, one or two FAANG engineering managers, a writer, some musicians, photographers.

I can only recommend keeping a slot in your calendar open for this kind of interactions. The depth of connection/quality of discussions is just so, so much better than HN/social media!

If you'd like to learn more about this, let me know! I'm trying to write an article about this, and could use a kick in the butt to stop procrastinating :)

hardkorebob
Yo! would love to! This is a great idea. Would be something I wanna do. Can I book an appoitment from my shell? lol
rpastuszak
1. Calendly has an API

2. Your terminal has curl

Speak soon!

hardkorebob
I greatly appreciate everyones time. I do hope yall see my replies.
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