- lots of stress in the past months
- lots of stuff to pay, everything is getting so expensive
- moving with a small kid is very hard
- home renovation with a small kid is very hard
- mind completely clouded with things that need to be taken care of and things that need to be paid
- had a moment of clarity on a saturday afternoon when I was reading about the ubuntu package
icedtea-netx - “implementation of the Java Network Launching Protocol (JNLP)” (need to install Java Web Start for applying for some government subsidy)
- somehow, out of the blue, reading that one line brought back that lost feeling of excitement and curiosity about software and computers that I used to feel when I started out
- maybe because the acronym is similar to JPL which I’ll always associate with one of the most motivating articles about software engineering
- I really lost this feeling in the past 1-2 years since my son was born (not blaming him!) and the only time I spend writing software is my dayjob
- I want to get it back, I want to feel excited and curious about software again
- want to work on meaningful things and not waste my working life just for the money