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by lee 16y ago
My experience: I've built about 3 sites using Drupal 5, and played around lightly with Drupal 6. >> "is there a better solution to Drupal?" Yes, definitely. I think a lot of the problems I had with Drupal 5 was due to the limitatio
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by lee 16y ago
Is he doing some kind of rubber duck debugging? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_duck_debugging I don't talk to myself, but sometimes by simply talking aloud about my problems to my peers I can flesh out a solution to a hard problem.
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by lee 16y ago
To me this sounds like Zynga just took an idea that was already out there, improved upon it, and executed the marketing/business side of things better than their competitors. The blatant art rip-off is evil, but the methodology of "taking s
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by lee 16y ago
Yep, it is a technical corporation. Mostly dealing with aerospace software.
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by lee 16y ago
I haven't worked full time on my owns startup before. But I have worked at 3 different startups in the period of 3 years as an employee before landing a cushy job in a big corporation. Working at the startup before having my first child:
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by lee 16y ago
Nice, I've been looking for a goal tracking solution that can spit out graphs for me! One thing that does bother me about your site... is the "caroussel" image effect for the screenshots. It seems more gimmicky than useful, and is not appe
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by lee 16y ago
I would take the "would you use this service" feedback with a grain of salt. It costs you nothing to say "yes", but everything changes as soon as you start to charge for it. Going from Free to $0.01 for any online product or service signifi
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by lee 16y ago
I think it does, and this even extends to programming languages! I've noticed that C++ developers think differently than Lisp developers, and same with Java and Python developers. Languages have subtle biases that totally effect the way you
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by lee 16y ago
Totally agree. Less is a feature, and can be exploited too. Too much choice is a bad thing. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradox_of_choice Relating to software, I often see too much choice with regards to pricing and features. More f
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by lee 16y ago
I had a friend who didn't hire someone because he was very religious. During the interview he refused to shake her hand, and stated that in no manner should a female touch him (such as tap him on the shoulder...etc...). He was the most qua
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by lee 16y ago
It's not perfect. But given a seemingly random string of characters, is it easy to deduce the exact hash function that I use?
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by lee 16y ago
My method of "remembering" passwords, yet not using the same password for everything, is that I created a simple hash function which I can compute in my head. I take the name of the website I'm visiting as the input for the hash. Probably n
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by lee 16y ago
I really love your site design, very inviting and bright. Probably exactly what's needed when you're in the mood to use your site. I noticed the favicon looks like the default one used for the Pylons framework. I'm curious, why did you ch
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by lee 16y ago
I must re-iterate what others have said for emphasis: 1) Finish off your to-do list before the baby arrives. Setup the nursery; go see that movie you've always wanted to see; travel to places you've been meaning to visit; drink, party, and
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by lee 16y ago
I think it does lead to what you call "legitimate altruism", because the scope of poverty encompasses many things: hunger, increased illness, increased suffering, etc... Being poor means you experience all of these burdens, more so than tho
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by lee 16y ago
Growing up relatively poor (at least for Western standards), it feels that I can empathize with the poor a lot more than those who did not grow up similarly. You can read about poverty, imagine it, and have knowledge about it. But unless y
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by lee 16y ago
You just ask, but take the advice that others have posted and definitely do your due diligence on local market research before asking. On a side note: I've had 4 jobs in the past 3 years, and I've had significant pay increases everytime I s
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by lee 16y ago
a) When I joined it seemed like a genuinely interesting and good place to work. I joined leaving somewhere worse; and at first it was a great place to work. I did not even think of asking "does this job offer telecommuting?", as I never t
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by lee 16y ago
I once worked for a company that adamantly forbid telecommuting. Our city's transit system shut down due to a strike, in the middle of the cold and dark Canadian Winter. The snow and the flood of cars on the roads, ground the city to a ha
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by lee 16y ago
Specifically for Python I use the ActiveState DBGP Client. You can find that here: http://docs.activestate.com/komodo/4.4/debugpython.html I use Geben as the emacs plugin to connect to the debug client. http://code.google.com/p/geben-o
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by lee 16y ago
Hey, don't throw in Emacs in there! I use Emacs for a lot of Python and Django work. I can visually step through debugging, add break points, watch points, and etc... with Emacs. Emacs was designed with extensibility from the ground up, and
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by lee 16y ago
I read a lot of comments mentioning how the author is overqualified for the jobs he's applying to. But we've gotta consider two things: 1) We're currently in a depression/recession. Jobs are scarce out there. 2) He has a Masters degree in
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by lee 16y ago
Don't skimp on your peripherals! I see many fellow programmers buy and use the cheapest peripherals they find, and it bothers me. They are tools of our trade, and we will spend thousands of hours glued to our peripherals. Getting a decent
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by lee 16y ago
You don't need to move to Silicon Valley to create a startup. You can bootstrap one right now! You're in an ideal situation where your only obligation is to do a couple hours of school work (and still get top grades). If you do as PG sugg
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by lee 16y ago
Agreed! Gladwell's work is entertaining and mildly thought provoking. Sure, his work can be broken down into a pattern or formula but his execution is fantastic. Just like creating anything else in life: Starting up a software business = th
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by lee 16y ago
There's one stat in there that bothers me: "About 50% of outsourced projects fail." What is the percentage of "in-sourced" projects that fail? I don't know the exact statistic, but I'm sure many software projects just flat out fail.
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by lee 16y ago
It's pretty amazing to see how much can get done in just 48 hours.
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by lee 17y ago
Really nice looking interface. Would like to see how much the Pro version costs without having to sign up.
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by lee 17y ago
Used Trac before FogBugz. I like Trac better. It has a more intuitive interface, and with the various plugins you can argue it does way more.
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by lee 17y ago
If you have a partner, make sure you setup a vesting schedule. I didn't, and now wish I did.

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