damoncali

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by damoncali 11y ago
If you think today is anything like the 90's then you weren't there.
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by damoncali 11y ago
One more thing. Getting a mortgage is a pain in the ass. You will be held to a higher standard than someone with W2 income, so you might not be able to borrow what you can actually afford, and won't get anything at all until you'v
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by damoncali 11y ago
It gets easier over time. The first contracts are the hardest to get. Then, if you're any good, you start to get referrals. You just have to make sure every single client is happy . If you go out and network, you will eventually get t
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by damoncali 11y ago
Basically, yes. Don't let it discourage you. It's a great way to earn a living, but it has downsides - so go in with open eyes. It's not a life for "I just want to code" types. They're better off with full time
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by damoncali 11y ago
I do this, but it's not all roses. Getting and keeping those contracts continually takes effort and time. It's stressful when you don't have much line of sight into the future. And even though you can charge a high hourly rat
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by damoncali 11y ago
I've always wondered what would/will happen when the tax code gets so complicated that nobody can understand it, and we have to rely on a machine to interpret it. A sort of brave new world where the inputs are collected by compute
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by damoncali 11y ago
I believe we were studying Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" at the time. Now that I think about it, it was probably more like 10th grade. But it was an informative exercise, as I've since found that many good ideas
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by damoncali 11y ago
I enjoy them. I still can't tell if this one is real or intended as humor. That's fascinating to me.
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by damoncali 11y ago
How depressing is it for us in the US that the Indian tax code is simple enough that someone can "show HN" a tax calculator.
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by damoncali 11y ago
In the eighth grade I had an english teacher who challenged us to write either a serious essay or a piece of satire, with the goal of getting half the class to believe it was satire and the other half to think it was serious. I do believe t
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by damoncali 11y ago
Voltage, mainly. Sometimes NiMH batteries just don't do the job for very long- it's like putting in an almost dead battery to start with. My kids' wii remotes, for example, don't work very well on rechargeables. They wor
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by damoncali 11y ago
calories vs kilocalories, I suppose.
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by damoncali 11y ago
Funny. Just the other day, my gas cap was loose. The traction control light came on along with the check engine light. As far as I could tell, it (traction control) was still operational, however. Seemed like a funny combination of lights t
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by damoncali 11y ago
Been there done that. Have a talk with the client NOW, and reset the expectations more realistically. You'll both be less stressed out. Honest, frequent communication is the answer to this problem. A strong work ethic, ironically, just
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by damoncali 11y ago
I think you misunderstand what I'm trying to say. WordPress is great for them. They want WordPress because it makes them comfortable to know they are on a "standard platform". They can hire someone else to maintain it if I ge
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by damoncali 11y ago
Don't take it so literally. The point is that the personality traits that give us our strengths and good characteristics are very often the source of our weaknesses and bad characteristics. Take a look around at the people you know wel
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by damoncali 11y ago
BS is s pretty strong word. I would suggest that maybe you have different clients than I do. Most of mine throw their hands up very quickly and just have me do it - if they even try. Maybe 50% don't ever attempt to. Things like adding
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by damoncali 11y ago
No idea about Ghost. I found Jekyll to be too limited for client work - but it's been a good 18 months since I used it.
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by damoncali 11y ago
Think about the thing you like most about someone. Think about the things you dislike the most about that same person. 9 out of 10 times, it's the same thing. Same goes for strengths and weaknesses.
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by damoncali 11y ago
It also works because customers have heard of it and believe that they can edit the sites themselves (in spite of your warnings), so it's much easier to sell. "We'll just put you on WordPress!". Done. Of course, they nev
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by damoncali 11y ago
Build something that looks nice so you can show people. Use a good theme or pay a designer. It's more important that it looks nice than that it works well. Then start going to networking events for entrepreneurs and meet people - you w
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by damoncali 11y ago
It's far more holistic than a simple credential that will get you a pay bump. Ten years after I graduated from B school, I've done significant amounts of business with several classmates and juat started a company with another. I
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by damoncali 11y ago
If you're going to B school for the salary bump, you're doing it wrong.
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by damoncali 11y ago
It happens a lot for various reasons. Admissions people aren't that good at their jobs, good ol' boy networks, outright cheating on standardized tests (this is a huge problem in Asia), and more than a few "dumb smart kids&quo
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by damoncali 12y ago
I don't pretend to understand the subtleties of the license. All I know is the lawyers say "don't use it" and if I see it, I move on. Many others do this as well, and it can't be good for those projects. It's j
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by damoncali 12y ago
The tax problem is a common one and one of the major downsides to equity compensation in some situations. I've never heard of your particular situation where they didn't keep you informed of the valuation, though. That's fair
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by damoncali 12y ago
Lawyers pretty much freak out over it if there's even a hint of using GPL software in a product. Not so much for tools, etc, but they get pretty adamant about it in stuff that touches the product code (this is admittedly vague) in my e
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by damoncali 12y ago
As much as I hate where this is going, it makes sense for a certain type of app. Apps where you need a login, really don't want it to be posting randomly/inviting friends, but in the end really isn't that important. It helps
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by damoncali 12y ago
My God I feel old.
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by damoncali 12y ago
I interpreted it as "she's using Google Apps on her own domain, which has a registered address of her house". But it's not exactly clear.

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