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@ericapisani @FullStackEU Hahaha. Yup. I was going to ask @arvidkahl about his experience going from Germany to Canada.

I love the extensive use of Comic Sans in @nic_o_martin’s slides.

Big fan. 👏

(He’s giving a great talk on progressive web apps at @FullStackEU #fseu23)

Ran into a couple of fanboys after my talk today at @FullStackEU #fseu23

RT @freekmurze: The amazing @mijustin taking the stage at #fseu23

RT @ericapisani: Loving this advice from @mijustin @FullStackEU on starting a business as a developer and getting around the hurdle of gove…

RT @shrutibalasa: Super inspiring and insightful talk by @mijustin 🔥

“Success is a series of jumps.. Don’t stop at one” https://t.co/7O2g6…

RT @nic_o_martin: @ruslansteiger @FullStackEU This talk will be amazing😍. Trust me!
@mijustin at #FullStackEU

RT @djgeisi: Start your day right with a beautiful talk about building indie development companies by @mijustin #fseu23 https://t.co/whFO0a…

Btw - Antwerp Old Town is incredible. 😍😍😍

@czue @plehoux I think we’ve done a fairly good job of optimizing Transistor for fun.

There are projects and tasks that are definitely not fun (integrating with large partners, legal, accounting, and admin issues), but on the whole, I think it’s mostly fun. 👍

Following these values, and…

@johnrudolphdrex Happy birthday! 🎉

Fun hangout in Antwerp after day 1 of @FullStackEU with this crew. 👍

#fseu23

@digitaltrouble Wow. Big year! Happy birthday. 🎉

@nic_o_martin @ruslansteiger @FullStackEU @warsh33p @tobias_petry @freekmurze @gehrisandro 🤣🤣🤣

(yes)

RT @ruslansteiger: What a crazy first night in Antwerpen 🇧🇪 before @FullStackEU is starting

Met the coolest people ever @warsh33p @tobias_…

Ethical hacking talk by @andreascreten at @FullStackEU #fseu23

@pieterbeulque Hahaha. That’s what someone next to me told me too. 😄

@warsh33p 🤣🤣🤣

It’s true! Let’s make this happen @taylorotwell 💪

First up is @bramus talking about animating between states with the View Transition API.

Love the opening. Learned a new Belgian word: “goesting”

Amazing venue for @FullStackEU #fseu23!

@shawnblanc @MoBunnell @mds @TomFrankly @nathanbarry @brennandunn @MollyFletcher @jenny_blake @jaypapasan @sweatystartup @chasewreeves I’m really sad I had to miss this one!

Made it to Antwerp for @FullStackEU #fseu23! 🙌

Excited to see everyone soon.

👋 @freekmurze @driesvints @AnnekeSchoonjns

@mattragland @Harris_Bryan @TransistorFM Thank you! ❤️

@driesvints @FullStackEU See you there! 🙌

RT @mattiasgeniar: I'll be at #fseu23 @FullStackEU this Thursday & Friday, the speaker line-up looks absolutely amazing.

There's only a h…

@_lhermann @arvidkahl @dqmonn Join us! 🇨🇦

Check out this interview I did with Shift Magazine.

“How to turn an idea into a successful software product.” https://twitter.com/InfobipShift/status/1713852283765604486

@bramus @mattiasgeniar @FullStackEU @Una @warsh33p @sebdedeyne @andreascreten I’ll see you there! 🙌

@aarondfrancis Wow! Incredible.

Why do you think this one has picked up so much steam?

@mikemcalister Love this vibe! 🙌

@joasdb Thank you!

Amsterdam 😍

@DCoulbourne @MostlyTechPod …and Taylor Otwell.

@driesvints @FullStackEU 🙌

@PaulvdDool Haha. Here you go!

Just landed in Amsterdam!

Excited to speak at @FullStackEU in 6 days. https://twitter.com/FullStackEU/status/1713102369288864068

@FilmLifestyle Oooh yeah, I dig this visual too. 👍 @waitbutwhy

If you're wondering about the role of luck in all of this, check out this thread:

https://twitter.com/mijustin/status/1259997890631446528

Actions you can take (now) that will create opportunities in the future:

- Invest
- Podcast
- Give a talk
- Collaborate
- Write a blog
- Go to meetups
- Take a course
- Learn new skills
- Get a remote job
- Join a community
- Grow your network
- Promote your work
- Go to a…

Most opportunities in life are a result of:

1. Your connections: who you know and who knows you.
2. Your skills: the value you can add to the world.
3. Your assets: money, equity, resources.

These are all things you build up over time.

For me personally, every thread I've woven into my life (experiences, projects, events, skills, relationships, jobs) culminated in me founding @transistorfm with Jon.

Transistor became a success largely because of the actions we took in the past.

Think of your life in threads:

Every action, project, person, event, skill, experience, and experiment are threads woven into your life.

Your opportunities are a result of these threads.

Source: https://gizmodo.com/github-copilot-ai-microsoft-openai-chatgpt-1850915549

“So Far, AI Is a Money Pit That Isn't Paying Off” – @gizmodo

For Microsoft, GitHub Copilot is popular it loses money. Despite its $10/month subscription, the company lost between $20-$80/month per user.

How do people listen to podcasts?

(Results from this informal survey)

1. Driving
2. Chores at home
3. Walking
4. Relaxing at home
5. At the gym

@markahesketh @calebporzio If you like that one, you gotta check out @DCoulbourne and @johnrudolphdrex's new one!

https://podcast.thunk.dev/

@jmduke I've been trying @pocketcasts lately (switching from Overcast). I like it!

@JunaidQadirB Oh no! Glad you're back. 😊

@jessjoyce @PivotPod Nice! Which app do you use while you're at your desk? @Spotify on the web? @ApplePodcasts on your phone?

@CasJam Oooh. I'm a huge Paul Simon fan (have you listened the paid podcast of his on @pushkinpods? It's excellent)

I'm going to check this episode out!

This morning, I listened to @sherrywalling's "Zen Founder" podcast episode:

"Ask for what you want" (it was excellent!)
https://lnkfi.re/IP52EC9z

I listened while walking to the office.

Recently, I've been trying @pocketcasts (previously, I always used Overcast).

What was the last podcast you listened to?

Where did you listen? (in the car, on a walk, dishes)

Which app did you use?

@tibo_maker “Starting is a gift to your future self”

Love that. ❤️

Night owls be like…

@damengchen Nice! 🙌

@lkr There’s @coreyhainesco’s @SwipeFilesco community.

@AnthonyCastrio 😆😆😆😆

@ifelsejosh 🤣🤣🤣

@ChrisKoziol_ 🤣🤣

@NealOGrady 🤣🤣🤣🙈🙈🙈

@typeoneerror 😆

@bouthouri101 🤣🤣🤣

@jackmcdade I’ve been using @Clarityflow for this kind of stuff and really like it.

@VicVijayakumar 🙈

@AlbanBrooke 100% handsome in both shots. 🔥

@jerryhjones 🤣

😳 no wonder my interactions on LinkedIn have been weird lately!

Demonstrating your product in public is a great catalyst for product improvement.

Making YouTube videos for @TransistorFM helps me become aware of UX issues that need to be fixed, and opportunities for new features.

(Livestreaming accomplishes this too)

@calebporzio This!!!

I do this all the time: start a video, only to realize we need to fix/improve something. Demonstrating your product in public is a great catalyst for product improvement.

(cc @aarondfrancis: “screencast-driven-development”)

@damengchen I've been waiting for this! (I would love to chat with a grouping of PDFs)

@mbuckbee Really great write up!

We’ve been hesitant to rent booths at conferences, but I like your principle of “de-risking” the investment by committing to multiple actions (card game, LEGO car, etc). 👍

@mikeherreraTD @mxpx @DarrenDoane @Tomwisniewski @tomisnotangry Love the aesthetic of this one! 🔥

@marckohlbrugge Oh fuuuuuuck. That really sucks

@roqueadeleon Yeah, like “family-nostalgia-comfort.”

What’s the equivalent of Home Alone when it comes to Halloween movies?

@MrGregZen Haha. Exactly.

It’s Canadian thanksgiving! 🇨🇦🍁🦃

This might be our new holiday tradition. 😄

@hasnain_codes Yup! We have them for lunch, dinner, snacks… anytime!

@asifkabeer 👍

@heyjoshwood Agreed.

Thanks for sharing it!

These #vernonbc sunsets 😍

Walking home from downtown, and I’ve got dinner!

RT @tobi: It’s tragic what’s happening with with Canadian regulation in this space. It’s probably well meaning, but extremely bad. Push bac…

@damengchen "Be a good dad, a good husband, and a good man who can raise the whole family and help others if needed"

Me too. ❤️ I couldn't have said it better myself.

@KaneJamison @EconomicPolicy Their calculation methodology is here:
https://www.epi.org/publication/family-budget-calculator-documentation/

@KaneJamison @EconomicPolicy * 2017 dollars

This Family Income Calculator (from @EconomicPolicy) shows what motivates so many bootstrapped founders:

https://www.epi.org/resources/budget/

In America, going from "single, no kids" to "family, with 2 kids" is a massive financial jump:

$36k --> $82k (after tax income!!!)

With wage…

@asifkabeer Not sure I understand what you're referencing.

For me, having "more margin for life" has been a consistent driver of happiness.

https://justinjackson.ca/margin

@DustinLeblanc Yeah. It's really hard to explain to someone who hasn't experienced the struggle.

Every year our family income has increased I've felt this massive relief.

For me, "more margin for life" has been a consistent driver of happiness.

On a recent episode of @hackersincpod, @aarondfrancis asked @r00k & @adamwathan, "When was your biggest change in net happiness while running your businesses?"

My answer is quite different from theirs.

Because it was so difficult trying to make ends meet for my family in my…

@mattwensing We definitely survived, but (in Canada, at least) surviving on $36k with a family of 3 was tough.

After taxes, we had about $2,000 monthly for rent, one car, food, diapers, clothing, student loan payments, etc.

Today, $2k wouldn't even come close to covering my mortgage. 😅

The early 2000s was a hard time to graduate. The dot-com bubble had just burst, baby boomers were staying in high-paying jobs, and it was hard for a new grad to make a living.

I made around $36,000 in my first year after graduating.

That might have been doable if I was a normal…

I've wanted to be an entrepreneur since I was a kid. The idea of building & running a business has always appealed to me.

But then I became a young dad at age 22.

My daughter was born before I graduated from university. The night of graduation, my classmates went out drinking…

RT @patio11: As someone who would have happily paid $10k a year for Twitter for direct business utility in any of the last 5 years, the pro…

Oddly, I still see the old style (a box with url + title) on my main feed.

From a click-through perspective, this design is clearly better.

@alyssaschwartz @nandoodles I’m mostly seeing these ads (without title + URL box) in threads.

@alyssaschwartz @nandoodles I’m suddenly seeing some ads with the old URL + title box.

I wonder if they just reversed this change.

Advertisers aren’t going to like links being stripped of their titles on X either.

This ad has a hyperlink that’s completely hidden from the user.