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   by augustflanagan 16y ago

   Thanks! GAE is definitely a great way to get something up and running fast. After spending a few months with RoR though I definitely am enjoying writing in Ruby more so than Python. I might try JRuby next time I do something on app engine -
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   Show HN: Coding noob - first weekend project(aflanagan.com)

   69 points by augustflanagan 16y ago|54 comments
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   by augustflanagan 16y ago

   Oh no, I'm not saying it failed because it wasn't simple enough. Not at all. It failed because we were unable to find a reliable revenue model for our users. I'm also not saying that you shouldn't work for a nice looking site and a non-bugg
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   Why not keep it simple?(aflanagan.com)

   2 points by augustflanagan 16y ago|2 comments
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   The Dude on California's Prop 19(opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com)

   2 points by augustflanagan 16y ago|0 comments
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   by augustflanagan 16y ago

   Thanks, I'd never heard of Jruby before, that looks really interesting.
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   by augustflanagan 16y ago

   Thanks! That looks like a good place to start.
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   Ask HN: How do you structure your Python programs?

   7 points by augustflanagan 16y ago|7 comments
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   Malware built to sabotage nuclear plant(news.cnet.com)

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    by augustflanagan 16y ago

    I love Reflexiones del Comandante en Jefe. I had the opportunity to study at the University of Havana in 2009. I read Fidel's "blog", which appears on the front page of Granma, the country's biggest newspaper, every time he publishes a new
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    by augustflanagan 16y ago

    Sean is a really great guy. He helped my partner and I out when we were sort of at a crisis point. He reached out and gave us several hours of his time and put us in touch with a great advisor who we are still working with.
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    by augustflanagan 16y ago

    Thanks, I had thought about that, but wasn't sure if it was OK. I guess if no one responds to this in the next couple of hours I will do that.
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    Ask HN: How do you find good freelance designers?

    4 points by augustflanagan 16y ago|2 comments
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    What it means to create content.(aflanagan.com)

    1 points by augustflanagan 16y ago|0 comments
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    by augustflanagan 16y ago

    A lot, but the This American Life series on it was incredibly well done. Definitely better reporting than any other news agency out there. http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/355/t... http://www.thisamericanlife.org/r
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    by augustflanagan 16y ago

    If you do start with Python I found Zed Shaw's Learn Python The Hard Way to be incredibly helpful when I first started learning to code some months ago. http://learnpythonthehardway.org/
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    by augustflanagan 16y ago

    You're right "shot" may be a bit of an over statement, but I was definitely on my way to being there. That said I was following a great program and training with coaches and athletes at the University of Washington. In hindsight I was prob
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    by augustflanagan 16y ago

    Three or four years ago I was really into powerlifting. I always weighed about 165-170, but over the course of a year I got up to about 200lbs, and was lifting a ton of weight. I did a mixture of low rep/high rep workouts, but the emphasis
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    by augustflanagan 16y ago

    I've spent a good deal of time over the last year hunting for good VAs. Here's what I've learned. 1. Hire three of four to start. Give each of them a chunk of the same job (if it's research) and see who does best. Then use that person to e
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    Ask HN: Am I working enough?

    10 points by augustflanagan 16y ago|5 comments
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    by augustflanagan 16y ago

    As a pretty novice programmer who is trying out Rails for the first time after learning to code with Python and Django, I really enjoyed this. Sure, there may be ways around all of the issues he mentioned, but I think that his initial obser
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    $1.2 billion secured to build world's largest wind farm(techcrunch.com)

    1 points by augustflanagan 16y ago|0 comments
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    by augustflanagan 16y ago

    I'm not a "professional" writer, but I do write fairly often, and am working on my own startup. I am looking for some part-time work sort of along the lines you are mentioning. What's your site/blog? You can check out my writing at http:/
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    by augustflanagan 16y ago

    I was having this discussion with a my partner not too long ago. Basically, we launched an MVP (a downloadable ebook about a niche topic) about 5 months ago. It has done pretty well considering we have spent almost no time on it since then
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    by augustflanagan 16y ago

    I only ever went on one internet date. It was the best date of my life and I ended up marrying her 4 years later. Obviously this a ridiculous statistical outlier, but one of the reasons I always thought it was successful was because we didn
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    by augustflanagan 16y ago

    Clickable http://getmetricmail.com
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    by augustflanagan 16y ago

    After a particularly frustrating day I reminded myself that at least I don't work at Mahalo.
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    by augustflanagan 16y ago

    check out these guys - http://lessaccounting.com/
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    by augustflanagan 16y ago

    I'm really interested in learning more about this. I've been making sales calls lately (for the first time in my life), and one of the biggest sticking points I have come across is when someone tells me they have a problem (that my busines
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    by augustflanagan 16y ago

    I have two recommendations for places to look into if you plan on only working for yourself, and not looking for work (unless it is remote contract work). 1. Oaxaca, Mexico - I lived there for a year while working on a startup and loved eve