journal july 26th

 

I realize you've got you're own lives, so you don't need to read this. I'm in front of the computer a lot, and just typing things out comes most naturally. It's a journal, to get my thoughts out of my head and hopefully get back to what I need to do to move forward. I'm happy that there is a distributed systems paper group. It was a fun way to connect, and maybe something a little more neutral than asking for help with a project. I don't feel like I fit in where I live. There are a lot of React and C# development jobs, but I typically don't gravitate that direction. I thought I had it made when my HAM buddies challenged me to find a gig, and I found one on GitCoin for a known web3 project, but it got closed up when I pointed out a broken link in the documentation. Oh well. I spend a lot of time at home these days. It's frustrating that my interests don't seem to fit in with the local market. I've been into distributed/decentralized systems for about 10 years but it doesn't seem to be a thing here. I always have to remind myself to keep my chin up and focus on where I want to go, even if that means finding and investing in another community to succeed. I found a JavaScript discord that I wasn't aware of, so it is another place to look if I get totally stuck.

I think I will get back to working with group theory. I've been trying to figure out how this fits in with cryptography, and well category theory too. (It's a subset afaik). Tonight is the HAM thing. I guess if I cannot pull myself away from my project and learn something like React or C#, I could work at the drive-in for extra cash. Or just not bother, and read books and build projects for as long as I can. I think I've been pretty good about managing my money, with a few exceptions. I'll be going to the Internet Identity Workshop this fall. I hope to present on an abstract data model for dids and v.c. (if possible) and talk about my adventures with IoT. A friend of mine just sent me a cryptographic protocol that they developed. I'd like to check it out. If it can get me away from using an auxiliary cryptographic co-processor it could save on the complexity and unit cost.