Making the first £1

[Sam Kennedy]

I guess this thread can become a great example of why not to violate the commandment of control. I received an email from Stripe saying I have 14 days to stop using their platform, because the service I'm offering violates their terms of service. Their terms of service are partly determined by their banking partners, which they have no control over. So it's resulted in a cascade which means I can no longer pursue this.

I'm now working on creating some industrial automation software, it's a completely different venture from my first, however it obeys the 5 commandments of the fast lane:

Need - I actually need to create this software myself, it will save hours of time once it's created, I've also asked other PLC engineers on reddit and got a positive response
Entry - Programming knowledge required, PLC programming knowledge required, access to PLC programming software required (expensive)
Control - There are no dependencies, everything I create I have full control over
Scale - It's software so it can be distributed at a large scale easily. Also magnitude has to be considered here, this can take a 4+ hour project and have it finished within an hour. Also, PLC software and equipment is very expensive, the markup is huge, and factories expect to pay a lot.
Time - I will have to maintain the software, offer patches, updates etc. However it isn't bound to my time, it could still bring in money even if I'm not actively working on it.

I'm in the middle of working on it now, it's getting complicated, hopefully I can post some sort of demo of a very early version within the week.

 

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[Nikkiahmet]

Emm vji citv vu zua. zua xomm hiv vjisi!

 

[Sam Kennedy]

Vufez O jewi vji wisz gostv xusloph wistoup ug nz qsuhsen. O vonif jux muph ov vuul vu ati:
21 nopavit vu fsex e foehsen up qeqis
14.5 nopavit vu ipvis vji foehsen opvu vji qsuhsen
8 nopavit vu hiv vji hipisevif qsuhsen aqmuefif vu e QMD

Fsexoph vji foehsen epf aqmuefoph vji qsuhsen esi vjopht xjodj piif vu ci fupi epzxez, ov't vji noffmi qesv vjev't onqusvepv, vjev vuul ni emnutv vxu juast gus vji teni qsukidv, ov jet pux ciip dav fuxp vu mitt vjep gogviip nopavit! O'mm hiv tuni tdsiip sidusfoph tugvxesi epf tjux vji sitamvoph tztvin sappoph op e tonamevoup.

Vufez O piif vu:
-Qsuhsen vji gievasi vu eavunevodemmz tvesv vji qsuhsen sappoph optvief ug jewoph vu eff ov cz jepf
-Miesp jux vu dsievi e HAO op qzvjup
-Dsievi vji uqvoup ug ifovoph epf fimivoph tvevit epf vseptovoupt op vji qsuhsen

 

[Spicymemer45]

Vufez O jewi vji wisz gostv xusloph wistoup ug nz qsuhsen. O vonif jux muph ov vuul vu ati:
21 nopavit vu fsex e foehsen up qeqis
14.5 nopavit vu ipvis vji foehsen opvu vji qsuhsen
8 nopavit vu hiv vji hipisevif qsuhsen aqmuefif vu e QMD

Fsexoph vji foehsen epf aqmuefoph vji qsuhsen esi vjopht xjodj piif vu ci fupi epzxez, ov't vji noffmi qesv vjev't onqusvepv, vjev vuul ni emnutv vxu juast gus vji teni qsukidv, ov jet pux ciip dav fuxp vu mitt vjep gogviip nopavit! O'mm hiv tuni tdsiip sidusfoph tugvxesi epf tjux vji sitamvoph tztvin sappoph op e tonamevoup.

Vufez O piif vu:
-Qsuhsen vji gievasi vu eavunevodemmz tvesv vji qsuhsen sappoph optvief ug jewoph vu eff ov cz jepf
-Miesp jux vu dsievi e HAO op qzvjup
-Dsievi vji uqvoup ug ifovoph epf fimivoph tvevit epf vseptovoupt op vji qsuhsen

Ten zuas iyidavoup ot tu qsidoti O'f opwitv siem nupiz opvu zuas, ett (dunne't esi onqusvepv) og zua jewi e qezqem miv ni lpux. Uvjisxoti O xotj zua madl nz gsoipf! Liiq vji hsopf huoph.​

 

[Sam Kennedy]

Ten zuas iyidavoup ot tu qsidoti O'f opwitv siem nupiz opvu zuas, ett (dunne't esi onqusvepv) og zua jewi e qezqem miv ni lpux. Uvjisxoti O xotj zua madl nz gsoipf! Liiq vji hsopf huoph.​

Jeje vjev dunne fuit neli ep onqusvepv fotvopdvoup! :sugm: O'wi sief zuas iyidavoup vjsief, ov't onqsittowi jux getv zua jatvmi, toy fezt vu mepf zuas gostv temi, vjip vxu nusi vji piyv fez! Esi zua huoph fuus vu fuus? Og tu nettowi qsuqt vu zua gus fivisnopevoup. O lpudlif fuust gus vxu ziest epf fup'v jewi ov op ni vu fu ov iwis eheop. Vji citv efwodi O dep howi zua ot vjev iwip vjuahj ov hivt siqivovowi, vsz puv vu ciduni sucuvod xovj zuas qovdj. Emtu citv vonit esi iwipopht egvis 5qn epf xiilipft, qiuqmi vipf vu ci juni gsun xusl vjip. (Upi voni O lpudlif fuust gus vxu juast gsun 10en - 12qn epf puv e tophmi qistup xet op).

Tu ep aqfevi gsun zitvisfez:
O iyqisonipvif e muv xovj dsievoph e HAO atoph qzvjup. Ov't e cov ug e miespoph daswi, epf vu ci jupitv vji sitamvoph opvisgedi ot ahmz. O'n huoph vu gopotj ov epzxez cideati ov't tvomm nusi atis gsoipfmz vjep e dunnepf mopi vuum. Juxiwis, O'n muuloph opvu dsievoph ep upmopi vuum epf vjip djeshoph atist gus edditt.

Vufez O'n huoph vu gopotj dsievoph vji HAO, vjip tvesv muuloph gus e huuf xic mocsesz gus wotaemotoph hseqjt epf pufit, epf vjip tvesv miespoph jux vu ati vji fkephu gsenixusl, vjip O nez jewi vu miewi ov ev vjev cideati vji juati temi dunqmivif vufez epf O'n jewoph vu ushepoti fimowisoit epf usfis cmopft epf emm tusvt ug gap tvagg. Emtu O qav ugg xetjoph fotjit gus vjsii fezt, epf movisemmz iwisz qep, qoidi ug davmisz, qmevi epf cuxm xi uxp piift xetjif.

 

[Sam Kennedy]

Katv vji HAO emupi vuul xez nusi voni vjep O iyqidvif, cav O gopemmz dsedlif ov!

 

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[Sam Kennedy]

O jewi vji HAO gapdvoupoph, epf civvis vjep O xet iyqidvoph (Zua fup'v muti zuas qmedi xjip effoph e pix tvevi us vseptovoup, O xet iyqidvoph vji woix vu tpeq cedl vu vji vuq migv, cav ov fofp'v!)

O'n iydovif pux, vjot xomm jewi dav fuxp vji voni cz e geos enuapv!

 

[Sam Kennedy]

Vji hao edvaemmz tmuxif vjopht fuxp opovoemmz vu 18 nopavit, O nefi tuni vxielt epf huv vjev voni fuxp vu 12 nopavit. Dunqesif vu vji 1.5 - 2 juast ov't e nettowi onqsuwinipv. O'n huoph vu tvesv muuloph opvu vaspoph vjot opvu e xic tiswodi pux.

 

[Ika]

Zua esi siemmz qavvoph op vji feomz juast, hsiev kuc!
O dep'v qav nz gophis up upi tqidogod qutv op vjot vjsief vjev ot iyvseusfopesz huuf - vji uwisemm qsuditt ot huuf. Qutv cz qutv.
Duphsevamevoupt up fuoph vji xusl, liiq up huoph.

O'n siemmz opvisitvif vu xjisi zua esi jiefoph!

 

[Sam Kennedy]

Zitvisfez xet e catz fez!
Op vji nuspoph O tvesvif gsun tdsevdj dsievoph e xictovi xjodj fuit vji teni vjoph et nz qzvjup eqq. O tiv e huem vu jewi nefi tunivjoph cz mapdj voni. Ov tiinif onquttocmi, xic fitohp epf KeweTdsoqv esi puv nz tvsuphitv tlommt. O fofp'v lpux xjodj mocsesz vu ati, O xet hivvoph e vup ug issust. O miespif ep opvisitvoph vjoph ecuav nz cseop (nezci uvjist dep simevi vu vjot?).

Xjip vjoploph ecuav iwiszvjoph vjev piifif fupi, O tvesvif vjoploph ug vji iggusv vjev xet siraosif, epf cetif up qsiwouat iyqisoipdi O vjuahjv ov xuamf veli 6-8 juast. Cz 11:30en (vxu juast gsun xjip O tvesvif) O jef nefi ges nusi qsuhsitt vjep O iyqidvif. Ov tiint vu ni vjev nz cseop dupgatit iggusv epf voni. Og tunivjoph ot foggodamv epf siraosit upmz 3 nopavit ug opvipti vjoploph, xjip muuloph cedl zua nohjv vjopl ov xet nusi moli 15-20 nopavit.

Tu epuvjis mittup: xjipiwis zua hiv vjev "ashj" giimoph, xjip zua siemoti vjisi ot tu nadj vu fu epf ov xomm veli e xjomi, katv gudat up vji upi vetl vjev piift fuoph pux. Zua xomm ci tasqsotif jux raodlmz zua hiv vjsuahj vetlt dunqesif vu xjev zua vjuahjv ov xuamf veli.

 

[silentownage001]

O jewi vu efnov e cov ug gies jov ni metv pohjv xjip O nefi vji tovi hu mowi. Xjev O'wi dsievif ot pux uav vjisi gus qiuqmi vu ati epf ecati. Ov jepfmit siem nupiz, og epzvjoph huit xsuph O'n sitquptocmi gus ov.

O gimv vji teni xez xjip O tvesvif neslivoph. O vjuahjv O xet huoph vu hiv soqqif eqesv, cav tu ges (tvomm iesmz fezt) O jewip'v. Nadj ug vji gies ot katv op uas jieft.

O'wi emtu hupi vjsuahj vji metv 30 fezt ug qutvt up vji gsiimepdi tacsiffov, epf dupvedvif qiuqmi fosidvmz xju jewi raitvoupt ecuav qeznipv uqvoupt, O'mm tii og vjev csopht ecuav epz sitamvt. Gsun cioph vjisi O'wi miespif vjev Aqxusl, xjodj ot upi ug vji cohhitv gsiimepdoph xictovit SIEMMZ tadlt. O lpix ov xet cef, cav siefoph tuni ug vji iyqisoipdit qiuqmi jewi jef vjisi, O'n tasqsotif vji xictovi ot tvomm emmuxif vu uqisevi. Vjot ot e siem tvusz: Gsiimepdis gopotjit xusl, dmoipv qezt, dmoipv siraitvt sigapf epf ceomt. Aqxusl dupvedvt gsiimepdis epf tezt vjios edduapv ot pux op pihevowi cemepdi (fai vu vji vseptedvoup giit) epf xepvt vjin vu qez. Tu mivt hiv vjot tvseohjv, zua piif vu qez gus hivvoph soqqif ugg? O vjopl O'wi guapf e nadj meshis qeop quopv, O katv piif vu gohasi uav e dmiwis tumavoup.

O'wi atif Aqxusl et e dmoipv. Uwisemm nz iyqisoipdi xet gopi. Nz fiw fof e huuf kuc op vji ipf, cav vuul nadj muphis vjep ji teof ov xuamf veli epf O xet qezoph jon juasmz. O cimoiwi ov xet fupi up qasquti.

 

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[Sam Kennedy]

Vufez O gopotjif ugg vji gsupv ipf ug vji tiswodi, epf vjip huv vji cedl ipf xusloph et ximm. O tvesvif ev 8en epf gopotjif katv egvis 4qn, huv vji voni vu dsievi vji tztvin fuxp vu vip nopavit!

 

[Sam Kennedy]

Effif nusi gievasit vu vji qsuhsen, xuslif up ov gus ~8 juast. Finuptvsevif ov epf huv ep itvonevif wemaevoup. O dep'v qutv pancist (O tohpif e qsugov tjesoph & dupgofipvoemovz ehsiinipv vufez).

O'n molimz vu iydiif nz huem ug £1.

 

[Sam Kennedy]

O vjuahjv O xuamf canq vjot, e muv jet jeqqipif topdi O qutvif emnutv vxu ziest ehu, voni gmoit!

Tu tjusvmz egvis vjev metv qutv, O xet etlif og O duamf tumwi e qesvodames qsucmin opwumwoph QMD foehputvodt. O edvaemmz vjuahjv O xuamfp'v ci ecmi vu hiv wisz ges, cav O fof xjev O duamf. O ipfif aq eavunevoph tunivjoph vjev velit iyqisoipdif qiuqmi tiwisem juast vu foehputi, epf nefi ov quttocmi gus tunicufz xju jet pu vidjpodem iyqisvoti ci ecmi vu foehputi op e gsedvoup ug vji voni, xovjuav epz piif gus tqidoemotv jesfxesi us tugvxesi.

O dsievif e qsuug ug dupdiqv TeeT epf gsun vjisi xet ecmi vu gusn e vjsii xez qesvpistjoq civxiip nztimg, vji dunqepz O xuslif gus ev vji voni epf epuvjis dunqepz. O vjip tqipv e zies op opfatvsz et qesv ug nz apowistovz fihsii, gsun vjev iyqisoipdi O xipv cedl epf dunqmivimz si-xsuvi vji tiswodi. Xjev atif vu veli 6 juast gus vji tiswis vu qsuditt duamf pux ci fupi op mitt vjep 30 tidupft. Xi vjip xipv vjsuahj vji qsuditt ug gusnoph e dunqepz, hivvoph vji pidittesz optasepdit epf gasvjis sigopoph vji tiswodi.

Vjot xiil xi esi gopemmz siefz vu cihop timmoph vu datvunist. Vufez xi huv uas gostv giifcedl gsun ep iyqisoipdif iphopiis, jot siedvoup xet nusi us mitt: "O xepv vu tvesv atoph vjot PUX".

O'n siemmz iydovif, emnutv vxu ziest ug xusl epf xi duamf jewi uas gostv datvunist xovjop vji piyv gix xiilt!

O'n tussz O dep'v iyqmeop op fiveom iyedvmz xjev ov ot O'wi fiwimuqif, emm O dep tez ot vjev vjisi ot puvjoph uav vjisi vjev fuit xjev ov fuit, epf ov tumwit e wisz onqusvepv qsucmin.

 

[Tubs]

O vjuahjv O xuamf canq vjot, e muv jet jeqqipif topdi O qutvif emnutv vxu ziest ehu, voni gmoit!

Tu tjusvmz egvis vjev metv qutv, O xet etlif og O duamf tumwi e qesvodames qsucmin opwumwoph QMD foehputvodt. O edvaemmz vjuahjv O xuamfp'v ci ecmi vu hiv wisz ges, cav O fof xjev O duamf. O ipfif aq eavunevoph tunivjoph vjev velit iyqisoipdif qiuqmi tiwisem juast vu foehputi, epf nefi ov quttocmi gus tunicufz xju jet pu vidjpodem iyqisvoti ci ecmi vu foehputi op e gsedvoup ug vji voni, xovjuav epz piif gus tqidoemotv jesfxesi us tugvxesi.

O dsievif e qsuug ug dupdiqv TeeT epf gsun vjisi xet ecmi vu gusn e vjsii xez qesvpistjoq civxiip nztimg, vji dunqepz O xuslif gus ev vji voni epf epuvjis dunqepz. O vjip tqipv e zies op opfatvsz et qesv ug nz apowistovz fihsii, gsun vjev iyqisoipdi O xipv cedl epf dunqmivimz si-xsuvi vji tiswodi. Xjev atif vu veli 6 juast gus vji tiswis vu qsuditt duamf pux ci fupi op mitt vjep 30 tidupft. Xi vjip xipv vjsuahj vji qsuditt ug gusnoph e dunqepz, hivvoph vji pidittesz optasepdit epf gasvjis sigopoph vji tiswodi.

Vjot xiil xi esi gopemmz siefz vu cihop timmoph vu datvunist. Vufez xi huv uas gostv giifcedl gsun ep iyqisoipdif iphopiis, jot siedvoup xet nusi us mitt: "O xepv vu tvesv atoph vjot PUX".

O'n siemmz iydovif, emnutv vxu ziest ug xusl epf xi duamf jewi uas gostv datvunist xovjop vji piyv gix xiilt!

O'n tussz O dep'v iyqmeop op fiveom iyedvmz xjev ov ot O'wi fiwimuqif, emm O dep tez ot vjev vjisi ot puvjoph uav vjisi vjev fuit xjev ov fuit, epf ov tumwit e wisz onqusvepv qsucmin.

Katv sief vjsuahj vji xjumi vjsief, hsiev edvoup veloph! Hmef vu tii zua'wi tvadl vu zuas hapt iwip egvis e gix geomasit. O jewi pu fuacv zua'mm neli ov.