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by beatpanda 16y ago
I prefer WordPress, it's super easy to install, manage, and run and you get a bunch of free services from WordPress.com even if you host it on your own server.
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by beatpanda 16y ago
The problem with this idea is visuals. You can only have so much footage of people sitting at computers before viewers would get bored.
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by beatpanda 16y ago
This isn't a new observation, and as a few people have pointed out in this thread, some of the more digitally-aware news organizations are working on this problem actively. The Knight News Challenge gave out grants this year for people to t
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by beatpanda 16y ago
Yes, you were right, and I wonder what influences have led you to question whether declining to work for a company for ethical reasons is "childish". From what I understand about Goldman Sachs, what they do at its most basic level is figure
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by beatpanda 16y ago
All of these stories point to one solution- re-decentralize the Internet. Depending on either corporations or the government for a functioning Internet is a recipe for disaster.
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by beatpanda 16y ago
In the same situation except I went the community college route and just recently transferred to a CSU, as it's all my parents can afford. My situation's a bit different because I'm only a Caltrain ride away from SF, but I understand how yo
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by beatpanda 16y ago
Speaking only for myself, I decided to learn Python/Django instead of Ruby/Rails. Part of this is because I work in journalism, where Python is more widely used than Rails, and part of it is that I didn't like the framework doing so much wo
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by beatpanda 16y ago
Thanks for this. What's the cancellation policy?
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by beatpanda 16y ago
One tip- move across the bridge to Midtown or South Side Park. I'd consider moving back to Sacramento from SV to work for a startup, but not West Sac. Forget it.
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by beatpanda 16y ago
Speak for yourself, a $50,000 salary would be 4 times what I make now, and I live in San Jose. $50,000/yr would definitely be "fuck you money" from where I'm standing. I'm planning on applying for YC once I graduate, and I can't imagine a s
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Ask HN: Best intro to programming (heavy on algorithm design/mathy stuff)?
7 points by beatpanda 16y ago|8 comments
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by beatpanda 16y ago
Yes, if you can figure out how to eat while you're creating it.
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Ask HN: Sub-$1000/mo passive income in 30 days?
40 points by beatpanda 16y ago|10 comments
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by beatpanda 16y ago
You should check out a more recent version of WordPress.
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haha. asked and answered.
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I have to disagree here, only in that learning to hack PHP has been my meal ticket for the last 3 years and it sure as hell pays better than being a line cook. It's also opened up opportunities in journalism that wouldn't otherwise exist fo
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by beatpanda 16y ago
Teaching hippies to program doesn't work, they assume you've been brainwashed by The Man and you're trying to trick them. (not joking)
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Ask HN: How important is a CS degree?
19 points by beatpanda 16y ago|11 comments