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by akudha 8y ago
To be fair, this isn't just a Udemy problem. I paid $1000 for a udacity nanodegree, they too write some code and keep moving sometimes with no explanation. At least with Udemy, it is just $10-$20 most of the time :)
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by akudha 8y ago
Not me personally, but the company I started my career with (was an intern there for a few months). ERM software. When a new client comes onboard, install the product and database, but make sure not to make any optimizations, not even the b
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by akudha 8y ago
Getting rich by charging insane amounts of money from sick people (healthcare) charging insane premiums and still trying every way to not pay when a person does fall sick charging insane amounts of money in fees from students, selling textb
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Ask HN: Know of any place to buy UI templates for SaaS websites?
1 points by akudha 8y ago|2 comments
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by akudha 8y ago
Companies quietly fix problems all the time. Why would anyone disclose anything negative if they are not mandated to, by law? Remember when Uber paid off a hacker and kept the hack under wraps? That is just one example. This is not guilty u
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by akudha 8y ago
Yes, intermediaries add value but in many cases they get paid disproportionately, define rules and regulations that range from one sided at best and truly evil at worst. And this has been going on for a long time and people are understandab
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by akudha 8y ago
There is something awe inspiring about people who spend long times doing something they love without expecting much in return, for public good. These are the projects that need to be supported so they are able to do it as long as they physi
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Ask HN: What is your strategy for personal blog, for getting work?
7 points by akudha 8y ago|3 comments
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by akudha 8y ago
"war on poverty" Here we go again. Using the word "war" for all sorts of things that have nothing to do with actual war, even in a discussion about actual war.
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by akudha 8y ago
Some form of communal space, completely (or almost completely) free for people to stay for a while and work on whatever they want (software, books, videos etc). Food, stay, internet etc will be free, with the understanding that they give aw
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by akudha 8y ago
Were those small companies? Where they software (or some other digital work) companies? We live in a world where companies go to extreme lengths to screw their employees over - everything from paying for overtime to healthcare. It might not
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They Bought a Ghost Town for $1.4M. Now They Want to Revive It(nytimes.com)
1 points by akudha 8y ago|0 comments
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by akudha 8y ago
There are other ways to bond than partying. I've never had a drop of alcohol in my life, I don't even go to christmas parties. And for the past year, I am working remote. Still, ended up making a few friends from work, despite not
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by akudha 8y ago
Personally I don't care what others do. I care if I am put in a position that I have to engage in these activities, just to win a contract, get paid or whatever else. Especially if I wasn't warned in advance. I guess it would be
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by akudha 8y ago
Just one Euro per month per inbox? That is awesome, I wonder what their margin is
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Ask HN: How do you decide skills to specialize, from a freelance perspective?
2 points by akudha 8y ago|0 comments
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by akudha 8y ago
Good luck finding all places that access some table if you want to change something Is it really that hard though? All we need to do is have a class for Users (or products or whatever) and put all queries in that class. ORMs are annoying,
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Microsoft’s ICE involvement illustrates tech’s denial problem(engadget.com)
5 points by akudha 8y ago|0 comments
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by akudha 8y ago
my work freed an innocent man who was serving life in prison If you are allowed to, can you share the story?
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When a cold case is solved, why can't internet sleuths move on?(theoutline.com)
75 points by akudha 8y ago|37 comments
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by akudha 8y ago
I'm also looking for a new laptop to replace my 7 year old Air, this time I'm thinking of going for a Linux machine like system 76. I'd also prefer something that is powerful enough for 5 years at least