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Great idea - agreed we need an agency to go to that has some teeth, as the insurance co's will never be afraid of individuals.

This has been happening to me for the past several months.

1. Cigna will not tell you for any reason, why the claim is denied

2. Reps will not help at all other than "Oh I see the issue, will reprocess" which often just results in another denial

3. The issue that a helpful rep finally disclosed: Cigna's own claim form for providers has a box that is overloaded for procedure code and equipment code; apparently the CPT code for therapy is the same as the equipment code for injections.

So one claim processor decided that the claim was for injections and denied it. Then every subsequent claim has been denied under the same reason.

4. At this point the only option for me is for my provider to appeal every single claim (which takes months), as this is the only way to get someone to actually read the claim and make an intelligent decision.

An absolute nightmare :(

Also using Kagi - I like the customization how you can boost certain sites results and block or derank others on an individual level.

It does take a little getting used to vs Google, but I'd say 95% of my searches are on Kagi now. Occasionally if I can't find something, I'll use Google as backup, but for most things, Kagi is good enough.

I really appreciate this comment - when I was working on my old startup, I felt exactly the same way.

I quit my old job and was working on what I wanted to, and yet felt this resistance that I couldn't explain. The nagging doubts that I was doing the right thing, that it wouldn't be good enough, and the fact that it would be all o n me if things didn't work out.

It's definitely one of those mental roadblocks that's hard to explain until you've been through it.

Agreed - the startup I work with now uses C# and its been very solid.

The tooling is good, and the lang has never gotten in the way of getting work done.

Thank you! This also fixed my slowdowns.

> Woodworking or motorcycle repair are hard, and the initial setbacks are extremely demotivating. You won't hit the ground running, so you better prepare for disappointment.

This mirrors my experience as well - also there is a dollar cost to each try, and no undo button, which puts more pressure on each attempt.

I still enjoy doing hobby woodworking, but it's not quite as zen in the beginning as I imagined.

I've also switched to part time IC this year, and it has been much better for my mental health.

The ability to work on side projects or pursue hobbies with the extra time is definitely worth it for me over the extra pay.

I've worked remotely for the past several years, so that part has unfortunately not been a benefit for me.

Not being able to go to coffee shops/coworking spaces for socialization, as well as not seeing friends in person has really started taking a toll in terms of depression. I am an introvert, however people often confuse that for not wanting any social interaction. I do prefer to have social interaction, just with close friends and usually in smaller groups (followed by rest after).

I do realize that I am lucky to still have a job and be healthy. Still, it has been a tough time.

Learning some Vue.js - struggled a bit to get into React (nothing against React, might try it again later), but I find Vue+Typescript with class components works well for me as a .NET dev.

Web dev tooling really has come a long way in the past few years!

This is a great idea - would love to have this info integrated into nuget.

Most likely people aren't going bother to run this on dependencies themselves (not to mention every version update), so having the info surfaced at the point of decision would be very useful and reach a ton more folks.

Great post - it really resonated with me, having personally tried to do an overambitious startup that failed with a small budget. I agree with you that doing a 'lifestyle business' and getting to really zero in on a niche group's needs is an ideal area to be.

Thanks for sharing, and hope you find what you're looking for in your next venture (and keep sharing details!).

I bought two nest outdoor Cameras on the general recommendation that they were the best all around for the job. I have them hooked up to my home automation system so that they sync away statuses - now this is pretty much kaput.

How much would it possibly cost for Google to just keep the Works with Nest Apis on maintenance mode? I personally will never buy another Nest (or I guess Google Nest) product since apparently this is how they are treating folks.

Good article, I did this several years ago (or rather I quit, got a part time contract job, then went full sabbatical).

Definitely agree with the negatives, the procrastination and loneliness is very real when you're on your own. I tried to make my own app and started getting depressed when I associated its failure with my own (since who else do you have to blame).

Still don't regret it though, I think it actually helped my career by forcing me to learn parts of running a business and programming I never would have done otherwise. But it's not all roses for sure.