Hackers, Etc

I'm not shy about my failures and successes and tend to revel in both equally. This time's different. It's fair to say things haven't been going my way since the book came out. I'm thinking about Alangate and whatever came between that and Thanksgiving. But the 10 days following Thanksgiving and culminating in the breach this weekend has been the worst 1.5 weeks of my life. 

An endless string of bad luck that I struggle to make sense of. Brand new computers crashing, mysterious loss of wifi, pulling my left glute so bad I couldn't tie my shoes or sit right, and then my accounts got hacked and emptied on top of it all. 

I could hardly bring myself to write this post and I'm so exhausted from it all that I just wanna lie down and sleep. That's all I can think of and all I want to do. Anyway, enough of that shit. Here's a few things I need to say.

• If you have an account at Quora, get the fuck over there right now and change your shit - Quora.com admits data breach affecting 100 million accounts – Naked Security
• If you have an unanswered question about the HFT routine, I'll do my best  to answer it in the next two days. 
• If you have an Airbnb with good wifi and sun somewhere, or if you know your way around Thailand and where I could procure a house with aforementioned amenities and a decent gym, drop me a DM. My contract's up in January and I don't feel like staying, don't feel like buying, and I am considering some options. 
• If you're an Android developer that wants to work on the Android version of the LG app, AKA the fitness app to end all fitness apps, get in touch and bring your CV. 
• If you're waiting for a T-shirt, they're coming - I just haven't sent them yet. Will do before the weekend.

If you're wondering what happens next, here's the plan. On Friday evening/early morning Saturday, I will freeze my Patreon account for a month. No one gets charged, I get some rest and a tiny chance to get back on track with the stuff I'm planning to release before the holidays. 

Given recent events, that's the only way forward. When this place opens again in January,  I'm confident that I'll be in a much better state. Right now, I'm spending all my time undoing what was undone and searching for reasons to keep on going, because what's the fucking point, seriously? 

Been miserable ever since the book came out and I blame that on others to a large extent. But if I were to break it all down, I realise that I've put my own damn self in this situation by simply doing too much. The 2/3 you haven't seen yet also depend on me for everything 'cept that which I can't do, i.e. certain programming languages. 

But I've lived my life between Slack, Gmail and text editors for a few months now and it's not been pretty. When you're living on the edge, it doesn't take much of a push to lose your balance, and this recent bullshit was like getting tackled by 10 linebackers and now I'm hanging over the edge and staring into the void. But I ain't letting go. Just managing my expectations. 

So I'll be back with a final post for this year on Friday. Don't get your hopes up - might just be another competition or a few screenshots of the app. But it'll be something. Who knows. I'm surprised I made it this far.  640-something words. *whistles* Maybe I'll be alright. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

P.S. Y'all like video games? Forza Ultimate? Red Dead Redemption 2? I got a bunch of 'em. No questions and you can have one (digital download). Need to check if it's possible first but stay tuned. I'll make a competition if it's possible to gift them.