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by bicx 12y ago
Yeah, he clearly wasn't thinking straight on that one. Even if the time he spent on the first app was worth $50k, he said earlier that he created the other apps just by changing the YouTube channel on the first app and repackaging. Def
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by bicx 12y ago
That's a nice setup! Really like the rocks, even if they are just holding down the table cloth.
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by bicx 12y ago
As a side note, it's always surprising how many Chattanoogans come out of the woodwork on HN when a Gig story appears.
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by bicx 12y ago
I did the same; I stopped by their office on the way to work with my cable boxes. While standing in the customer service line held up by a problematic customer, a woman took me aside to her cubicle nearby where she had me sit down as I turn
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by bicx 12y ago
I'm in Chattanooga and I love it. Their customer service is great and they've upgraded me from 50mbps to 100mbps, then again from 100mbps to 1000mbps for the same monthly price. I just get emails that say "We've upgraded
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by bicx 12y ago
I have "unlimited vacation." Basically, there is no allotted number of days for vacation. At first, it sounds great, and for a day off now and then, it is. However, you can't just leave and spend all month at the beach. You h
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by bicx 12y ago
Because we're crazy, driven, hard-workin' believers. That's Why! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGJSI48gkFc But seriously, vacation is really important for your mental and physical health. Time off is how yo
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by bicx 12y ago
He's not talking about those people. He's talking about the types who talk a lot but have no real skills, no track record, and add no value to the ecosystem.
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by bicx 12y ago
Isn't this how practically everyone tracks email open rates? MailChimp, Amazon, etc...
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by bicx 12y ago
And draft a lucky few hundred thousand when the "need" arises. :)
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by bicx 12y ago
Depends on what you do. I kept my grades up in high school, got enough scholarships to more than cover my tuition, and got my degree debt-free. You have to play it smart. Maybe don't go the most expensive school.
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by bicx 12y ago
> but with the boom in startups lately That will not always be the case, and when the market starts cooling off, you will want as many options as you can find. A degree may feel worthless right now, but it provides you with a well-rounde
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by bicx 12y ago
After doing the 80/hr week grind in the earlier days, I'm really glad to get to a consistent 40ish-hour week. If I could pull off a steady 20-32 hours, that would be awesome. Honestly, using time trackers like Harvest has shown th
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Ask HN: Can I make it in the Valley and live a well-rounded life?
39 points by bicx 12y ago|20 comments
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by bicx 12y ago
The Mythical Man-Month and The Pragmatic Programmer are two of my favorite classics. Fairly easy reading and valuable insights.
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by bicx 12y ago
I've noticed that this really doesn't happen to me unless I've got some outside motivation to make coding my number-one priority. Otherwise, my brain always kicks in with a nagging feeling that I need to better moderate how t
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by bicx 12y ago
The quintessential Hacker News response! :D
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by bicx 12y ago
While obviously dated, a lot of it is common practice these days. You know, because every man is a sex predator at heart.
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by bicx 12y ago
Glad I could help you out a bit. If you ever need someone to talk to, you can always email me at brian@spire.me.
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by bicx 12y ago
It may be an unpopular opinion on HN, but I would urge you to seek meaning in your life in something more fundamental than your career. Once you find your identity in something more important (God, family, relationships... don't hate,
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by bicx 12y ago
I really hope they don't. Go is really good for some things, but true object-oriented languages are great for designing and controlling UIs.
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by bicx 12y ago
Wish Android would move in this direction. We're stuck in a 1.6 API for the most part.
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by bicx 12y ago
Fortunately, there's more of a casual drinking culture brewing (no pun intended) in the U.S. based around craft beer and other alcoholic beverages. I probably have a beer a day on average, but I make a point to never get drunk.
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by bicx 13y ago
Definitely. When I started my degree, it was during a time when everyone was worried that all IT-related were going to India. However, I chose CS anyway because I enjoyed it. I just lucked out. The industry has been booming, my LinkedIn acc
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by bicx 13y ago
This is interesting to me because my brother and I (both in our later twenties), ended up taking two different paths. I knew what I wanted to do since high school (software engineering), unwaveringly pursued my 4-year degree with solid scho
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by bicx 13y ago
That is currently in the hands of the Obama Administration, not Dropbox.
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by bicx 13y ago
Unless a company is actively hurting people, I'm going to choose what I use based on the quality of the product, not on a board member's past. Maybe they determined that a hardened political voice would balance them out in the boa
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by bicx 13y ago
This. And while learning is important, I really am getting tired of the bullshit line about everyone needing open-source side projects (and this is coming from a guy who enjoys side projects). How many other professionals need side projects
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by bicx 13y ago
Yes. The smiley seems like a response to the almost humorous over-reaction and display of subservience on Google's part.
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by bicx 13y ago
I know the advantage here is the open source availability, but ever since my team joined Slack for dev team chat, we haven't looked back. So many integrations. Such awesome.

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