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Recovered big-tech leader, now certified professional coach mostly working with mid-career folks trying to figure out how to balance making money while having fun along the way. 🌎 Hyneck.com 📞 DM me for ☕️ chat
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Found a kind commander in Elite Dangerous to show me the ropes for some pirate missions. Needed to jump 5 hops to get to him. Accidentally supercharged my FSD and almost blew up my ship. Now stranded in the void without fuel and he needs to rescue me. LOL. Elite is hard

It's that one moment in the week when I actually have time/mood to play a video game. "Before playing this game you'll need to download a 30GB update" It's currently downloading at 5.9Mbps and will likely be done in 14 hours... Grand

Winter wonderland in Falkensee today

There is this super cute 🧙 house in my neighbourhood. On a snow day it’s just perfect 🤩

How to make your nerdy teenager happy...

A personal story that changed my life

Today is a good day to replace one proprietary piece of software with open source. Claiming back my freedom, one tool at a time

you absolute cop-outs (this is Google Maps as viewed in *Germany*...)

Today Flickr turns 21 years old. I am celebrating 🎉 Without Flickr I would have never met my wife.

My 15y/o has a crazy obsession with the movie Interstellar. He’s watched it over 100 times now. Tonight we +1 the counter.

Been thinking on ideas for my next Substack post. It's either going to be on "2nd Chances" or "Mid-Career-Life Crisis".

Spent a few hours this week with Sniper Elite 5. Not sure whether my taste has evolved, but this game is boring as shit. (I used to love the series) Game mechanics are stiff, storyline is 😴 Main Charakter is a clown.

If you are interested in creative writing and publishing, this podcast episode is pure gold (skip the first 10 min, ads) pca.st/episode/ece1...

Turning an Old iPad into a Dedicated AI Assistant Screen If you're like me, you probably have an old iPad collecting dust somewhere. Instead of letting it sit unused, why not repurpose it as a dedicated screen for your AI assistants?

Met an old mate for breakfast and coworking in a cafe this morning. Breakfast and conversation were great, working was near impossible due to noise and commotion.

Live Panel Discussion w/ Sam Altman at TU Berlin Livestream starts in 10 min here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=McuO...

I just ordered 100 bucks worth of groceries while co-working in virtual reality. (immersed on quest3) They will delivered to my doorstep in 3h. I really love parts of our dystopian future.

Sun’s shining, Ben’s out walking. Did a 8km walk for lunch today. Beats sitting in front of a screen.

Spoke with 4 people working in big tech this week, who all believe their manager is the most abrasive d-head in the world. Different companies, different countries. Fear is a powerful tool of submission but it never works in the long run.

Another amazing day on this planet! Glad to be alive! Opportunity and Possibility everywhere!!!

Bluesky Hack: Go to Settings > Moderation > Muted Words and type in "Trump, Musk, Elon, Democrats, Republicans"

2nd Focusmate Session of the day starting ..3..2..1... NOW!

There is one spot in the backyard where the sun shines right between the trees. I just stood there for 5 minutes with my eyes closed.

The weeks starts with glorious weather 🤩