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by eengstrom 16y ago
Hah! Me? Too cautious? I would never have listened to my own advice, but then I had a job in hand and money saved, which seems an entirely different scenario than the OP. How, also are you too old? Go to your pitch meetings like I plan to:
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by eengstrom 16y ago
Much of the same sentiment jlouis sums up above plus I always keep in mind: Time, Quality, Cost, Scope If what your coding will have limited impact on use or functionality, scalability or performance later down the road... Fine. However, it
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by eengstrom 16y ago
I didn't think joining HN, I'd be spending so much time answering questions from young people, but hey, it is somewhat satisfying in lieu of more technical and human science discussion. I'm 38 and I took a GED to leave high school for a pro
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by eengstrom 16y ago
Self-esteem is often the root of most cyclically self-destructive behaviors. It may be that you may know the right thing to do for any given problem, but find yourself unable to resolve them when dealing with yourself and your own happiness
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by eengstrom 16y ago
Perhaps you've already seen this: http://techcrunch.com/2011/02/14/can-you-really-build-a-grea... I am currently investigating two cities away from my home in San Francisco.
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by eengstrom 16y ago
I've been using Scriblink for a couple of years. Essentially a white board. Hosted many small design and much larger coordination events online. Link to: http://www.scriblink.com/index.jsp?act=about
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by eengstrom 16y ago
Addressing your last question: So how do one find time to read and how do you manage to read a great deal? Always carry a book with you and never leave the house without one. Read outside, read in the bathroom, read at lunch. Read on transi
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by eengstrom 16y ago
I too have difficulty focusing in noisy environments. If you're interested in filtering environmental human-sound out while still being able to listen to music, or hear an approaching train, check Mack's Earplugs out. Clickable: http://www
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by eengstrom 16y ago
I spent some more time with WeatherSpark this morning, wanted to offer some thoughts on how this would prove to be very useful for me and others like me. I would like very much to have a trip or travel plotting function. Origin point, traff
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by eengstrom 16y ago
Reading. Cooking. Wine. Travel. Gardening. TV. Sailing. Guitar. Cats. I didn't do much of this when I was in my 20's, was all about work. My 30's seemed to be about spending time with myself, less with other people. Now I'm over that phase
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by eengstrom 16y ago
Can you work on an elevator pitch; 100 to 150 words max? Can you identify three intangible benefits you offer a customer? Can you list a few customers, or provide referring comments from past customers? Give it some thought and post here. Y
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by eengstrom 16y ago
Your web presence is really very splattered and doesn't tell me in 15 seconds that you understand the pain I'm going through and how you will go about doing that. Websites don't work really well for niche services. Your best approach is to
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by eengstrom 16y ago
Yes, of course. New and all that.
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by eengstrom 16y ago
One of the most brilliant concepts and potential companies I've worked for failed miserably because 400 years of combined Wharton and Columbia MBA experience failed to ask the customer what they wanted. We failed on the cusp of brilliance b
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by eengstrom 16y ago
Apple was never cute, nor cuddly, just your perception of it. I started in technology at the Berkeley Mac Users Group in the mid-80's while in my early teens. I was around when Microsoft was clearly the dominant leader in business and Apple
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by eengstrom 16y ago
Thanks for supporting the dissenting opinion. :) I've had to grow a large staff in the dearth of available people in the 90's and we did just fine technically. Mentoring and leading isn't just managers. Picking people that are able to conce
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by eengstrom 16y ago
Good luck with the project. Remember less is more; especially when handling copious amounts of data. There's nothing wrong with making a tool that has a touch span of 45 seconds, provided the user leaves with everything or more than expecte
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by eengstrom 16y ago
Tell your brother to finish college, enjoy life and and don't worry about what you're doing. Any good luck he may experience now will not serve him later on like a college degree. If you were older, you would understand what I mean by the p
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by eengstrom 16y ago
(insert unrequested humor) What? My mother learned rails (really, she's a web developer)! Doesn't anyone develop on C any more?
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by eengstrom 16y ago
I think I understand what you're asking for. Some things you need to learn through experience and whether you can afford to spend any money on utilities, but if you're comfortable working in English check out url: http://github.com/plans
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by eengstrom 16y ago
There's such a thing as too much data. I'm looking for information. I want to be able to set my trip range and make a list of destinations. I want to be able to set options like "I prefer to travel to Hawaii when there is less rain". I want
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by eengstrom 16y ago
There are two people I love more than cats, despite conventional hatred of them as a class of people: My CPA and my Attorney While it may seem expensive now, spending $2500 in consultation will save you a heck of a lot more in tax liability
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by eengstrom 16y ago
+1 for the reschedule in San Francisco. Common experience is that once an employer knows you're stepping out and interviewing, you're already out. Especially if you haven't informed them you're looking, or at least asked them basic question
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by eengstrom 16y ago
You sound exactly as I did 12 years ago, right down to the rationale and the description of the employee. If you haven't fired this engineer yet, or started moving in that direction, feel free to contact me directly at eengstrom@gmail.com.
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by eengstrom 16y ago
Meaning remote enough to have at least two methods of connectivity? Yes. Constantly. Even used my early windows smart phone to run performance tests through HP's performance center while on vacation in Paris (no ide, only web controls). Bei