I changed the name of my project from MoPyica to Lyvaic (took me about 45 minutes). The old name was somewhat awkward, and people might have made fun of me by calling it Myopica. Lyvaic = Lyv(athon) + (mos)aic, which is a mosaic of images and text. Lyvathon = L(isp) + (p)ython + (ja)va, and borrows features from those 3 languages: Lisp, Python, and Java. You can visit my site by clicking on Lyvaic.com. Now I've come full circle, as the first business that I've ever been involved in starting was Mosaic Desktop Publishing in 1991. I was their tech expert, and worked there for 5 years.
Recently I discovered that many images on the Net (and most porn images) are not free, you have to pay licensing fees if you want to post them on your blog or some other website such as MoPyica.com. That discovery made me realize that my porn-based business model was no longer valid, so I changed my business model to hosting websites and charging web hosting fees. That meant that I now have to implement Lyvathon in order to monetize my website. I'm glad that Lyvaic no longer has anything to do with the porn industry.
Later today I must write 3 lines of code to call 2 helper functions: generate random password and set the password of the current user ("forgot password" feature). After I implement the image collection managing functionality of Lyvaic, I must approach Specialisterne so they can help me recruit an autistic programmer who knows Python and/or server-side web programming. He will work for free for 4 to 6 months in exchange for equity, and after that he will be paid a competitive wage. Then I will submit an application to join the Digital Media Zone at Ryerson University, which is an incubator for tech start-ups. If they don't reject my application then I will have to pitch my Lyvaic business plan to the folks at DMZ. I already made 3 pitches to StartMeUp Ryerson, which was affiliated with DMZ but no longer exists. Those 3 pitches were made for older projects at various times in the past 3 years, and for each pitch I received feedback from a panel of 3 industry experts. I must now spend a few months writing code before I'm ready to approach Specialisterne.
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