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by makerops 13y ago
Not a book, but a good addition: http://opensourceecology.org/gvcs.php
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by makerops 13y ago
eThor.com looks interesting, what POS systems do they integrate with? The market is very fractured (RMS touch, aloha, positouch etc); I used to install them, and at one point flirted with developing an app to integrate (went a different w
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by makerops 13y ago
It definitely is an awesome hack, and I will also be dogfooding the site, for growthomatic.com, and a designer t-shirt site that I have, at the least they should make for some interesting blog posts.
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Ask HN: mturk + Google API at no cost to you
9 points by makerops 13y ago|3 comments
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by makerops 13y ago
For sure, you are risking lower pay/less security for the chance of making it up in equity; as complete as info as you can gather is a must.
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by makerops 13y ago
SEEKING WORK- Puppet, Chef, Rails, Backbone.js, config mgmt/automation 10+ years professional experience as a sysadmin, 5 as a dev. Available for PT remote contracting. Anthony@makeropspro.com
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by makerops 13y ago
That is not my point.
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by makerops 13y ago
I do think though, a lot of this will depend on the code, and how complicated his site actually is (doesn't seem too crazy complicated though). I think this is more of a developer market fit/social question.
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by makerops 13y ago
Of course there is, if he can't find someone to work on it for equity, but can convince someone to write it in PHP for equity.
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by makerops 13y ago
Haha...sorry, no I didn't mean to lump you in with the hn-stereotyped non-co-founder masses (and I don't even agree with it, in most cases, but it's easy to use it as an explanatory tool). Java, for sure, is a fine tool for
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by makerops 13y ago
It is surprising you are having a tough time finding a tech co-founder; of all the bullshit MBA types, you have traction, a site that seems fairly developed, and a decent idea. In theory, I for one, after a cold intro, would be interested
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by makerops 13y ago
http://www.scalr.com/ could probably meet this requirement.
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by makerops 13y ago
Movies -> Aaron Copland -> Wagner -> more "elitist" stuff Would be a good progression imo.
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Ask HN: Does anyone need anything photoshopped?
1 points by makerops 13y ago|0 comments
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by makerops 13y ago
Do projects expire? I had one posted, but now it is gone.
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by makerops 13y ago
Fwiw, I ended up just buying a 20$ outlet timer from home depot, and a lamp that I don't use for anything other than shining right in my face at 5:45. I set my phones alarm at 5:45, 5:50 and 5:55, and the light kicks on at 5:45. It h
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by makerops 13y ago
I can't find resources at my current level of expertise (they are either too hard or too easy) that's a big one for me. I am in the process of trying this out, and it seems to be working: Practice, every day, for any amount of
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Ask HN: Volunteering for Non-profits (programming/webdev)
1 points by makerops 13y ago|0 comments
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by makerops 13y ago
"In the years since, a number of studies have supported this view. So-called noncognitive skills — attributes like self-restraint, persistence and self-awareness — might actually be better predictors of a person’s life trajectory than
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by makerops 13y ago
There are fully managed solutions to receiving market data etc, that a lot of companies do use, both in the enterprise, and HFT realms (ie tickerplants).
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by makerops 13y ago
"No one is teaching founders which information they should give out to strangers and which information they have a right to keep to themselves, and frankly, the judges are more at fault than the founders." Being ignorant is the fo
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by makerops 13y ago
I commissioned an artist on etsy to paint this on 3 canvasses: http://files.stripersonline.com/ubb547/image_uploads4/Calvin... I can't wait to receive it
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by makerops 13y ago
I had a need for a light timer/alarm system to help me wake up at 5:45AM; my ideal solution would be an app, that interfaces to a lamp, where I could set an alarm that would ring my phone in the AM, but also in conjunction with that,
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by makerops 13y ago
Yes, this. There is nothing I hate more than forced celebration w/ co-workers no matter what it is; I especially hate celebrating my birthday, co-workers or otherwise.
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by makerops 13y ago
Krugman orders a pizza. Guy asks if he wants it cut into 6 or 8 slices. Krugman says, '8 please. I'm very hungry today. -GSelevator
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The big list of Devops Resources (updated often)(makerops.com)
2 points by makerops 13y ago|0 comments
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by makerops 13y ago
Include a signup gatherer! I had it as a plan to start learning Monday, and will def use the site. Do you have a "starting point" tutorial in mind (what books to read etc?)
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by makerops 13y ago
I am a backend dev, my front end chops suck (although I am improving); I am a huge fan of boostrap, and http://wrapbootstrap.com (we used them for http://makeropspro.com )
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by makerops 13y ago
One of my best friends does hiring at a very large corporation; one of the tricks that he has taught me, is that a lot of companies will run a CV through automated software, culling any CVs that do not match the keywords the job descriptio
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by makerops 13y ago
"In my view, the main reason for the uneven management sex ratio is our inability to discern between confidence and competence. That is, because we (people in general) commonly misinterpret displays of confidence as a sign of competenc

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