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<h2 id="org62de9c7">Reflections on Independent Contracting in the Cryptocurrency Sector (2021-2022)</h2>
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<h2 id="orgb6a1fef">Reflections on Independent Contracting in the Cryptocurrency Sector (2021-2022)</h2>
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<h3 id="org0270cf9">Introduction</h3>
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<h3 id="org2b5c26d">Introduction</h3>
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<p>
This is a reflective article on the time I spent working as a software contractor in the cryptocurrency sector between 2021 and 2022 (maybe 10 months total?). I did a variety of things including full-stack web development, blockchain integrations, as well as some smart contract development and general consulting.
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<h3 id="orgbf90526">Background</h3>
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<h3 id="org18803a5">Background</h3>
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This period was around the tail end of my passing interest/involvement in the cryptocurrency phenomenon, a time period that roughly spans from 2016 until the end of this gig in early 2022. I was interested in the technology, but wasn&rsquo;t actively building on it until 2021 and being 23 years old and living off student loans I didn&rsquo;t hold a significant financial stake in cryptocurrency. My connection to the wider crypto<sup><a id="fnr.1" class="footref" href="#fn.1" role="doc-backlink">1</a></sup> ran primarily through a good friend, and it was this friend that recruited me to this gig.
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<h3 id="orgedadffa">The Work</h3>
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<h3 id="orgee24660">The Work</h3>
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<h4 id="org901abf1">VW</h4>
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<h4 id="orge97510a">VW</h4>
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<h4 id="orgd4fe61b">EW</h4>
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<h4 id="org06c8cd1">EW</h4>
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<h4 id="orgbe7bcb1">CM</h4>
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<h4 id="org1765f31">CM</h4>
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<h3 id="orgd0f7c68">Quitting</h3>
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<h3 id="org42a5483">Quitting</h3>
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<h3 id="orge04ff61">Spending the Money</h3>
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<h3 id="org1d2c6d9">Spending the Money</h3>
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<h3 id="orga84c4eb">Lessons Learned</h3>
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<h3 id="org51fc9ea">Lessons Learned</h3>
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<title>Eris Retrospective</title>
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<h2 id="orgf81ea5d"><span class="todo TODO">TODO</span> </h2>
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<h2 id="orgaddea3c"><span class="todo TODO">TODO</span> </h2>
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<h2 id="org7ffca38">Work Index</h2>
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Here I keep various documents relating to my professional life.
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<h3 id="org13476b8">I am looking for work! Here are <a href="./looking_for_work.html">the services I offer</a>.</h3>
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<h3 id="org478e8e7">I am looking for work! Here are <a href="./looking_for_work.html">the services I offer</a>.</h3>
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<h3 id="org03b015d">Here&rsquo;s <a href="./portfolio.html">my portfolio</a>.</h3>
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<h3 id="org16402f9">Here&rsquo;s <a href="./portfolio.html">my portfolio</a>.</h3>
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<h3 id="org3a2fa20">Memoirs about work I did in the past</h3>
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<h4 id="org39a8b13"><a href="./toshokan_retrospective.html">Toshokan.moe</a></h4>
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<h4 id="org64f802f"><a href="./eris_retrospective.html">Eris</a></h4>
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<h4 id="org0bd661c"><a href="./eris_retrospective.html">Eris</a></h4>
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<h4 id="orgddf26b8"><a href="./crypto_contracting_reflections.html">Working as a cryptocurrency contractor</a></h4>
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<h4 id="org57a0c80"><a href="./crypto_contracting_reflections.html">Working as a cryptocurrency contractor</a></h4>
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<h2 id="org6a39547">Looking for Work</h2>
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<h3 id="orge735cbf">About Me</h3>
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<h3 id="org8d6a24a">About Me</h3>
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I&rsquo;m Akk0, long-term enthusiast software developer, sysadmin, freelancer and this website&rsquo;s webmaster. I&rsquo;ve been at this computer thing for a while &#x2014; my first <code>dist-upgrade</code> was Linux Mint 15 &ldquo;Olivia&rdquo; in 2013 &#x2014; and I am currently actively looking for work on a freelance, contract or part-time basis, full remote or partially on-site in the Paris area<sup><a id="fnr.1" class="footref" href="#fn.1" role="doc-backlink">1</a></sup>; I also accept full-time offers.
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<h3 id="orgb86380e">Services Offered</h3>
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<h3 id="orgbd8200c">Services Offered</h3>
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My specialisation is in end-to-end, start to finish software development; taking software from idea to specification and through implementation to clean, finished, deployed and of course well-documented product. The independence and flexibility on which I pride myself can be put to many uses, however, and jobs I would love to do for example include:
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<h3 id="org9be3d7a">Two Hours Free!</h3>
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<h3 id="org5c123f4">Two Hours Free!</h3>
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As an offer of goodwill, I am currently offering up to <b>2 hours</b> of work <i>entirely free, with no obligations, no strings attached</i>; simply contact me using the contact information below. Time starts from the moment I start reading your email and includes communication time, so try to be detailed!
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<h3 id="orgde7e88e">Contact Me</h3>
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<h3 id="orga991cbc">Contact Me</h3>
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To inquire further, contact me at <b>akk0</b> <i>{at}</i> <b>webbieweb</b> <i>{dot}</i> <b>org</b> and tell me:
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<h3 id="org08ab8c5">Qualifications and Accomplishments</h3>
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<i>Main page: <a href="./portfolio.html">portfolio</a>; under construction.</i>
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