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by joeax 9y ago
There is no "criminal defense insurance". Believe me I looked all over. There are just some surprise expenses out there you have to be prepared for.
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by joeax 9y ago
Funny you ask. I looked into this very thing when I became involved in this situation. There are pre-paid legal services like LegalShield, but most will only cover 20-25% of the cost. This represents a possible startup opportunity IMO.
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by joeax 9y ago
If you are guilty a plea deal is a good deal. If you are completely innocent, and have some money to defend yourself, you have a moral obligation to fight the charges. (Note: I'm no expert on moral authority, it's just how I feel.
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by joeax 9y ago
I want to extend my comment. The big takeaway from all of this is that to beat the system, you need to be prepared to defend yourself at all costs, to the very end. The system depends on everyone taking plea deals. It's a well-oiled ma
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by joeax 9y ago
I have first-hand experience in this area. Someone close to me was accused of a crime she didn't commit. The police officer was hell bent on arresting her on the worst possible charge. At her initial hearing, the public defenders were
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by joeax 9y ago
I bought Mark Dawson's SPF course, which focuses on running targeted Facebook and Amazon ads. I also ran ads on Goodreads that were mildly effective. The most effective approach though for me so far is Freebooksy/Bargain Booksy. G
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by joeax 9y ago
Just throwing this out that you should definitely include the park name in the search. I would have never thought of that. I just checked recreation.gov API and it has all that info there. Moreover, if a park has multiple campsites you coul
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by joeax 9y ago
I'm not the OP but I have some investments in high-yield ETFs. These are worth a look: REM, YYY, LVL, ROOF
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by joeax 9y ago
Awesome tool. But I wish your site monitored Zion NP. One of the busiest parks in the US. I can never score a campsite, and the first-come ones fill up by 7am.
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by joeax 9y ago
I wrote a science fiction novel, The Final Six Days . I had been kicking around the idea for 5 years, working on technical side projects until I decided to shift course toward writing. I'm in the process of writing out the rest of the
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by joeax 9y ago
You need a home office for your own sanity, this much is true. I found this out the first year when the kids were out of school. Many others I've talked to also found satisfaction in co-working centers.
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by joeax 9y ago
I work with a guy just like you, and I think that's great. Some people are natural extroverts, and love the interactions and water cooler conversations that come with that personality type. Just don't drag me into the office just
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by joeax 9y ago
Hopefully, more employers are waking up to this reality. I'd bet there are thousands of devs out there willing to take a pay cut for the opportunity to work at home full time, some who have confided this to me personally. It actually m
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by joeax 9y ago
I work remote. You are still part of a community. I travel to the main office on occasion and visit with co-workers, go out to dinner, and catch up. If you are looking for social interaction while remote you can also find like-minded indivi
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by joeax 10y ago
A toxic person is someone who becomes an impediment to you getting your work done, either directly by sabotaging your efforts or indirectly by mobilizing others on your team against you.
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by joeax 10y ago
My criteria: 1. Being able to work from home. 2. Being able to work from home full time. 3. Getting paid well. 4. The work is gratifying and challenging. Personally, everything else is fluff and unnecessary: Ping ping tables, free drinks, b
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by joeax 10y ago
Be careful. Recruiters are using the "I saw your profile on GitHub..." line when in some cases they have never even seen your profile and/or have no clue what you've contributed. Also, it helps to have meaningful contrib
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by joeax 10y ago
Not disagreeing, but what you are really doing is spending your time instead of money. It's a predatory industry for sure, but there are trade-offs. Sometimes they find deductions you didn't know you had.
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by joeax 10y ago
Both excel at finding ways to gouge customers too. Doing standardized deductions, but happen to sell one stock? Nope. Gotta upgrade to Premier for $30 more.
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by joeax 10y ago
Don't click the thumb means you haven't supplied a rating yet. NULL in the database.
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by joeax 10y ago
The 5-star rating system is archaic. It's just natural human psychology to rate things they really like or really hate, thus a ton of 5 or 1 star ratings. I'd like to see it replaced with the tri-state, 2-star system: 2 - loved i
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by joeax 10y ago
They are out there. I bought a Switch on Monday. The scalpers will be out of business soon.
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by joeax 10y ago
My takeaway is that web components are purposefully low-level (as specs out of the W3 usually are). It doesn't have a databinding spec because it's not supposed to. That's why libraries like Polymer emerged, to make the featu
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by joeax 10y ago
> Incorporating as a C-Corporation in Delaware is the gold standard for high growth startups Not every business is designed to be a "high growth startup". Consulting firms, bootstrapped startups, small micro-ventures, self-publ
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Show HN: My science fiction novel is free today on Amazon(amazon.com)
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Facebook to start live streaming MLS soccer matches(techcrunch.com)
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by joeax 10y ago
Maybe I'm out there as far as this topic is concerned, but as a software engineer I enjoy whiteboard interviews. If you can't get up in front of a couple potential colleagues and talk/draw code, how are you supposed to whiteb
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by joeax 10y ago
+1 I am a software developer and I wrote and published a science fiction novel. I agree. Everyone needs diverse, away-from-work hobbies.
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by joeax 10y ago
Look at the patterns. You are in a "product management" role yet you hate it. You are interviewing for a similar role, and they are all signaling that you are not a good fit. My guess is you are telegraphing to these prospective e
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by joeax 10y ago
Yep. I remember back in the day you could go into the dungeons out of order, even with a wooden sword (which made the game magnitudes of order more difficult). Looking forward to tomorrow.

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