<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@dabeaz" class="u-url mention">@<span>dabeaz</span></a></span> spot on!</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/@slampoud" class="u-url mention">@<span>slampoud</span></a></span> That sounds like it would be pretty ideal. Currently funding situation sure makes the prospects of such a thing sound scary though.</p>

<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@dabeaz" class="u-url mention">@<span>dabeaz</span></a></span> I have an idea for a technical book I want to write, and I really really want to make the time.</p>

<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@dabeaz" class="u-url mention">@<span>dabeaz</span></a></span> I don’t want to teach, though. At least not yet. I was (the equivalent to, because the title doesn’t exist in the UC system) a research professor a bit over a decade ago, which is a postdoc blessed with grant co-PI rights, but no teaching reaponsibilities. That’s what I’m talking about.</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/@slampoud" class="u-url mention">@<span>slampoud</span></a></span> I&#39;d say you could be a visiting professor, but TBH it&#39;s probably a trap.</p>

<p>What I really need is a postdoc (again). I need someone to pay me a very basic salary to take some time to work through all the ideas in my head. I guarantee there are multiple things in there, but I need a few months to work through them, without draining savings. </p><p>When I’m draining savings it’s too hard to resist getting back on the horse and going out there to solve other people’s shitty tech debt and other crises for a lot more money.</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Mango_PG" class="u-url mention">@<span>Mango_PG</span></a></span> By &quot;no IDE&quot; I mean using no tool that provides programming assistance beyond basic text editing (no autocomplete, error hints, etc.). I&#39;m using emacs, but vim would be fine too.</p><p>As for the &quot;why&quot;, I&#39;m trying to build a solid working set of knowledge about Rust so that I can be productive without thinking about it too much. An analogy might be music--I should be able to play scales and chords in tune without any hand-holding.</p>

<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://tilde.zone/@wim_v12e" class="u-url mention">@<span>wim_v12e</span></a></span> oh yeah, I learned how to do it, but it will never not feel awkward.</p>

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