amorphous

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by amorphous 9y ago
The obvious answer is to specialise. The problem is how? There seem to be two options: 1. Become an expert in a rare, rising tech stack (see elixir/phoenix) 2. Specialise in a market vertical On hn and as a dev Option 1) is very appeal
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Ask HN: Will I get in trouble with my business name?
1 points by amorphous 9y ago|5 comments
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by amorphous 12y ago
http://www.reddit.com/r/futurology
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by amorphous 12y ago
collapsable comments for HN
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by amorphous 12y ago
Ah yes true, I remember when registering for social security that there were two options, but the more expensive one didn't seem worthwhile (at the time at least) Yes I meant freelancers are rare in IT, which makes finding projects har
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by amorphous 12y ago
Social security in Madrid is around 260 EUR/month Rates are much lower compared to London or Germany (where I have worked before, I'm german). However, income tax (IRPF) also, I pay around 20% (in Germany I'd pay at least 3
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by amorphous 12y ago
Around 1983, I went with a friend into an electronics department store. He typed following lines onto the screen: 10 PRINT "HELLO" 20 GOTO 10. Pressed run and walked away. I was immediately hooked. Love at first sight. I got one o
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by amorphous 13y ago
untethered soul - after 15 years of reading about meditation and "inner freedom" this book explains things so clearly, direct and obvious that I feel I have made an important step forward. Right after finishing it I re-read most p
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by amorphous 13y ago
Untethered Soul. Just finished it but I can already say it has influenced me more than anything spirituality related I have read in the last 10 years. The power of this book is it's clearity and simplicity. It's not a new age book
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by amorphous 13y ago
If you had graduated in the 60s or 70s (or even 80s) chances are that you wouldn't have worked in Computer Science at all. Today you can choose from a vast field of possibilities. Keep looking and go to the edge of one area
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by amorphous 13y ago
I have moved quite a bit already (US, UK, Spain, Germany). What I realized is that the older you get the more you have to work for making friends. Just plant a lot of seeds. Events, hobbies, sport and so on. You have to make the first steps
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by amorphous 13y ago
Werner Herzog's documentaries, for example Grizzly Man, My best fiend (not sure it exist in English), Wings of Hope (That is, if you don't mind a heavy German accent which after watching quite a few I strangely enjoy now as it bec
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Ask HN: resources/papers about the future of programming?
4 points by amorphous 13y ago|2 comments
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by amorphous 13y ago
I find longreads.com quite useful for getting good magazine articles
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by amorphous 15y ago
I have been using Eclipse since at least 8 years. This year an employer insisted that I use Intellij. It took me around three weeks to get used to it. I never want to switch back to Eclipse. It just runs so much smoother
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by amorphous 15y ago
Cryptonomicon, so far love it Interesting that most seem to read two books at the same time. Usually I read one fiction and one non-fiction, but this time really enjoying to focus on only one book
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by amorphous 15y ago
Hi I created something like that: http://www.codingquiz.com
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by amorphous 15y ago
SEEKING WORK Madrid, Spain or remote I'm a Java developer mostly doing web-backend and frontend work. Also very much into Python development including Django homepage: http://bit.ly/java-dev
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by amorphous 16y ago
Found the contents here: http://my.safaribooksonline.com/databases/business-intellige...
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What is your opinion about feedback tabs?
10 points by amorphous 16y ago|8 comments