There are some in Spanish

https://elreferente.es/

https://startupslatam.com/

https://loogic.com/

https://startupchile.org/en/

Thanks a lot!

A few years ago, I met a Brazilian speaker who traveled the world speaking to software engineers. He had been around the world several times. He called himself a "brand ambassador" and an "evangelist". He speaks 5 languages and loves chess, photography and gifs. His talks were very entertaining with a very 'developer' style of humor. At his conferences he sold books on both professional topics and his hobbies. The companies paid him only for his travels, so most of the time he stayed in couchsurfing.

There are many jobs that are challenging and sound cool: Robotics, artificial intelligence engineer, blockchain, 3D printing, augmented reality, virtual reality, user experience, game developer, cybersecurity engineer.

It would be helpful to be more specific because there are many challenges in remote work, such as:

* communication between the team, managers, customers, etc.

* Avoid distractions and interruptions.

* Misunderstood communication.

* Data security

* Maintaining a sense of teamwork

etc.

Hi ppjim,

It would be great to know more on the issues with communicating with colleagues and sense of culture/community.

What does that look like now, and what would you improve?

Finding the equivalent of a face-to-face conversation is, in my opinion, one of the main communication problems (for the record, I don't think putting on a VR headset is the solution).

Working from home and working in an office have very different environments. So finding a solution that feels like the technology doesn't feel like it's present would go a long way to creating an improvement in remote work.

Another key issue, is being able to completely disconnect so that - by design - you can be separated from the constant barrage of communication without feeling worried about FOMO.

It seems to me a very interesting and entertaining mechanic that could evolve into a game.

Bubble Bobble (1986)

https://www.c64-wiki.com/wiki/Bubble_Bobble

-- bubbles meets Tetris --

So far, the solution that has worked for me has been Focusmate (https://www.focusmate.com/).

It's like Omegle for focus. Pick a time slot and pair up with someone to be accountable together.

You can get more information on how it works here https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46624137

You can also book a session with me if you like. https://www.focusmate.com/i/nLUDAIR5oh/calendar

I've been curious about these kinds of services for a while.

Genuine question: do you not end up just chatting with your paired partner?

It's very bad form (and against the rules) to make chat the focus. You will eventually get reported if you do it a lot. A short chat at the end is fine.

The session template is: brief greeting > outline what you're gonna do > wish the other person well > mute mics and get stuff done for the bulk of the session > end of session chime sounds > share how well you did (and here you can chat for 2-4 mins if both parties are keen)

So far it has not happened to me. You only speak before starting and at the end. During the session we both mute our microphones.

One thing that struck me is the similarity in the wording of the Stripe and Meta layoff memos. They appear to have been written by the same AI.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/gadgets-news/stripe-lays...

Thanks

I think AI will be the bitcoin of 2010. Many people will say that our lives will change forever. Big new technology companies will be built on this idea. I think the next big thing will be to create entire open worlds created in AI to explore with the use of VR lenses.

Previously discussed here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33278926