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Damien Le Thiec
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Published in dlet

·Apr 14, 2018

Today’s realities that will sound wrong to my great-grandchildren

History is full of unquestionable beliefs that seem silly today “I will say then that I am not, nor ever have been in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races.” — Abraham Lincoln History is full of horrible quotes…

Basic Income

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Basic Income

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Feb 5, 2018

Becoming freelance digital nomad after Le Wagon

Ok, I got it, you have just finished Le Wagon and you now have a lot more options. Before learning to code, it seems totally impossible for you to work remotely. Nobody would have accepted… But now you can! Or at least it seems more doable. You have seen some…

Digital Nomads

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Becoming freelance digital nomad after Le Wagon
Becoming freelance digital nomad after Le Wagon
Digital Nomads

9 min read


Published in dlet

·Dec 23, 2017

The future-proof bundle: 4 books you need to read

Non-technical books that will help you understand our future and have an impact. — 1. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind By Yuval Noah Harari If you only read one book, read this one. Sapiens is incredible. In a few hundred pages, it will make you rethink your conception of humankind and its societies. Ever since the Cognitive Revolution, Sapiens have thus been living in a dual reality. On the one…

Books

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The future-proof bundle: 4 books you need to read
The future-proof bundle: 4 books you need to read
Books

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Published in dlet

·Dec 9, 2017

Stopping my imposter syndrome by teaching myself computer science

How I plan to become a self-taught software engineer in 12 months EDIT (so you don’t have to scroll to the bottom to get the important news): I received amazing responses and we created a Discord community. We are already more than 500!! Join us here: https://jointeachyourselfcs.carrd.co/ Software engineering is…

Motivation

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Stopping my imposter syndrome by teaching myself computer science
Stopping my imposter syndrome by teaching myself computer science
Motivation

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Published in dlet

·Sep 9, 2017

The story of my first Burn

Raw memories from my notes and pictures I have just come back from my first Burning Man. It was an amazing experience. Actually, the experience was so intense that I felt the need, while in the desert, to write my impressions and sensations down every day. When I decided to…

Burning Man

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The story of my first Burn
The story of my first Burn
Burning Man

21 min read


Sep 9, 2017

The story of my first Burn (final part)

Raw memories from my notes and pictures This is the final part of my story! Click here to read part 1, here to read part 2, and here to read part 3. To read the full story, click here. Saturday, 2 September Today with Pauline, we went to the Playa Pops Symphony. It…

Burning Man

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The story of my first Burn (final part)
The story of my first Burn (final part)
Burning Man

4 min read


Sep 8, 2017

The story of my first Burn (part 3)

Raw memories from my notes and pictures This is part 3! Click here to read part 1 and here to read part 2. To read the full story, click here. Thursday, 31 August I woke up early this morning. I wanted to see the sunrise. And it was worthy! Crazy beautiful. …

Burning Man

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The story of my first Burn (part 3)
The story of my first Burn (part 3)
Burning Man

7 min read


Sep 7, 2017

The story of my first Burn (part 2)

Raw memories from my notes and pictures This is part 2! Click here to read part 1. To read the full story, click here. Tuesday, 29 August I am tired. I got some amazing pancakes in a camp nearby and feel a bit better but I need some rest. This morning, Niklas sang…

Burning Man

7 min read

The story of my first Burn (part 2)
The story of my first Burn (part 2)
Burning Man

7 min read


Sep 7, 2017

The story of my first Burn (part 1)

Raw memories from my notes and pictures I have just come back from my first Burning Man. It was an amazing experience. Actually, the experience was so intense that I felt the need, while in the desert, to write my impressions and sensations down every day. When I decided to…

Burning Man

7 min read

The story of my first Burn (part 1)
The story of my first Burn (part 1)
Burning Man

7 min read


Published in dlet

·Aug 21, 2017

Stop storing strings when you should use Enums

A dive into one of the most interesting but surprisingly little known ActiveRecord feature. A status problem Let’s say you are building an e-commerce application in Rails. Of course, you will store orders in your database. These orders have different statuses. They can be pending (not paid yet), paid or canceled. …

Ruby On Rails

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Stop storing strings when you should use Enums
Stop storing strings when you should use Enums
Ruby On Rails

4 min read

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