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by johnjlocke 12y ago
Hopefully there is a contract in place for this project. See what your lawyer says. There probably isn't a family emergency, he's just broke.
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DHH Keynote from Confreaks(justin.tv)
48 points by johnjlocke 12y ago|19 comments
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ICP Gets Cryptocurrency: JuggaloCoin(theguardian.com)
1 points by johnjlocke 13y ago|0 comments
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by johnjlocke 13y ago
Thanks for verbalizing this. There are a slew of talented developers in the Valley, all of whom can do the technical work. The paid audition is a chance for both the hiring company and the candidate to make sure their values are aligned.
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by johnjlocke 13y ago
The sports analogy is partially correct, but college prospects in all the major sports have to go to the talent recruiters before they are signed. (NBA tryouts, NFL Combine, etc.)
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by johnjlocke 13y ago
The process of applying for a new job while you still have a current job will take time, no matter what the process looks like. The hiring company will want a series of interviews, and either a whiteboard, pair program, or code audition. A
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by johnjlocke 13y ago
If you are happy with your current job, then there is no need to apply to a different job, so this scenario would never come up for you.
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by johnjlocke 13y ago
What if the hiring company culled the list down to a set number of candidates and gave them all paid contract work, on something they needed done anyway, as an audition? This gives both the applicant and the company a chance to see how work
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How MailChimp Sorted 700K Email Templates in 19 Hours(blog.mailchimp.com)
2 points by johnjlocke 13y ago|0 comments
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Content First Web Design(lockedowndesign.com)
1 points by johnjlocke 13y ago|0 comments
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Show DN: Robots Playing Motorhead's Ace of Spades (youtube.com)
1 points by johnjlocke 13y ago|0 comments
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by johnjlocke 13y ago
The advice so far is very sound; I will add this as well. In the future, work with a contract, and never work without one again. This first thing to do in future projects is define the scope and make sure that both you and the client are in
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What I Really Do When I Work From Home(medium.com)
2 points by johnjlocke 13y ago|1 comments
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by johnjlocke 13y ago
Giving vague feedback to disqualified candidates may be necessary to cover lawsuits against the hiring company, but does nothing to make the would-be candidates grow or improve.
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by johnjlocke 13y ago
> I don't do it because I want money, success, or fame. I do it because I deeply want to make a meaningful impact on the world. > I don't want to stop working. Rick, you need to be really careful what you wish for, because y
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by johnjlocke 13y ago
Perhaps this article was brilliant content marketing for Moleskine notebooks. That seemed to be the hero of the article, not the author.
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Changing How You Think(chrislema.com)
1 points by johnjlocke 13y ago|0 comments
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A Tale of Two Interviews, PArt 1(youell.com)
2 points by johnjlocke 13y ago|0 comments
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by johnjlocke 13y ago
This point cannot be stressed enough. If you hide stuff from your spouse about money, you're going down a real bad road. If your life at home is shaky, there is no way you are going to be able to lift a business successfully. The two c
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by johnjlocke 13y ago
That philosophy is also in The Richest Man in Babylon and every single book written on finances ever. If you can't pay yourself first, you will never save anything.
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Apple's Strategy Tax on Services(praxtime.wordpress.com)
7 points by johnjlocke 13y ago|1 comments
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That Turtleneck Is Choking You(medium.com)
4 points by johnjlocke 13y ago|0 comments
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by johnjlocke 13y ago
Moving to the Bay Area could potentially add $100K to OP bottom line, but it's not about what you make, it's about what you keep.
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by johnjlocke 13y ago
Consulting has no long term value only if your goal is to build a 100% product based revenue stream.
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by johnjlocke 13y ago
Finally...a rational statement about what is really going on. I do think Facebook will survive, as infrastructure for the internet, but the history of all social networks says they have a time limit before they are replaced by something coo
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by johnjlocke 13y ago
The anger has nothing to do with "nerdiness". It's economic. Since tech is the one job sector that is not suffering, wouldn't it be nice for some of them to volunteer something to help the community? Seeing as they have
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by johnjlocke 13y ago
And where do you suggest that all the other residents of San Francisco move? The street?
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by johnjlocke 13y ago
Rattling off excuses for why "that will never work" and not even attempting will not solve anything either. Funny how design is all about problem solving until it forces people out of their comfort zone and challenges them to meet
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by johnjlocke 13y ago
Isn't Network Solutions the company that got caught buying up domains that users would search for, if they didn't buy them immediately? Thereby forcing users to backorder domains at an increased cost? This post does not surprise m
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by johnjlocke 13y ago
Depends on the skill and expereince level. An engineer would be a high level developer, for instance. I think the connotation of coder is a little bit negative for anyone with skill level.

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