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Ask HN: How many hackers (or even tech enthusiasts here) love to cook?
13 points by mdink 16y ago|26 comments
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by mdink 16y ago
This is going to sound so lame, but... time. My goal was to do it the "right way" and thus I wanted to get through these: http://www.audiodharma.org/series/1/talk/1762/ before I started. Perhaps I should just read something and jump in...
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by mdink 16y ago
Actually I also have a question. One of the main reasons that I wish to start meditating is to stop being so negative about BS stuff. I hear things on the news, get cut off in traffic, shit breaks at home, have to pay unexpected bills and I
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by mdink 16y ago
This is really interesting - thanks for posting. I have a goal this year to meditate for 3 weeks straight and have not started yet. Very inspiring.
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Ask HN: Does anyone know of a good copyright lawyer?
2 points by mdink 16y ago|1 comments
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by mdink 16y ago
Warning: I am not going to answer your question directly, but hopefully provide useful info.. I live here in Austin and I have been around SXSW a few times. I think before you do something like this, try to network and pitch your startup th
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by mdink 16y ago
So question - I have seen this before and it is very intriguing. But the worry-wart in me says.. "Hmm what's the catch??" Does the local govt own a large piece of your startup? Can you leave anytime and take your company with you? I have se
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by mdink 16y ago
For me it has been - who picks up the hat when something painful needs to get done? (getting tax info together, sales cold calling, doing a complex data migration, etc.) It is usually the founder, in order to shield employees from potential
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by mdink 16y ago
Isn't the real problem here that we rely on "academia" to be the "experts"? I know a number of very accomplished and intelligent folks that did not pursue PhD and have done phenomenally well in their own research. But sadly many, for credib
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by mdink 16y ago
Wow thanks for that link - so cool! I saw the article where they specified cost centers according to color / size etc. That was very informative - this tops it!
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by mdink 16y ago
Update: Also I am curious to thoughts specifically on the $500 million for cyber security. Too much? Too little?
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by mdink 16y ago
Curious - Do you agree with 500 million for cyber security?
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Ask HN: US Federal Deficit - What to do?
7 points by mdink 16y ago|11 comments
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by mdink 16y ago
"Something's going on and it's likely going to have pretty significant (negative) consequences" -- I feel like this is the best answer b/c much of the problem has happened behind closed doors. The real estate boondoggle and the dot-com bust
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by mdink 16y ago
Why did you sell? Besides the offer, were you sick of the business?
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by mdink 16y ago
How much in US dollars do they pay for that?
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by mdink 16y ago
Wow, awesome to see the demand still there. It would appear that event technology like this still has a nice future!
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by mdink 16y ago
I disagree to an extent. Some of my freshman lecture courses had 500+ people in them! I was coming from a highschool that graduated a total 80 seniors.. talk about culture shock. I would much rather have done this course online and saved th
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by mdink 16y ago
I would say that LinkedIn groups are a great way to find opportunities. Also make sure your profile is completely up to date as recruiters are always scanning for qualified developers. Regarding the visa issue, that is a different story. I
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by mdink 16y ago
Wow. It still blows my mind to walk into grocery stores and see Facebook gift cards on sale. A few startups that I have been involved with always talked about how great that would be but could never execute on it.
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by mdink 16y ago
Great point. I had a similar experience with the healthcare startup where we would take developers (when they came in town) to our client requirement gathering sessions. While one could easily argue that is not their role, they always offer
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by mdink 16y ago
Great point. This was a total pain to deal with. I would argue that hiring folks as contractors first would help test the waters to see if they are employee potential? (and thus worth this headache?)
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by mdink 16y ago
Interesting points. I also think that most mid level managers do not have the technical skill set to review remote developer's work and thus it is easier to walk into a room of developers and yell "Go do X! And it better work!!" :)
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by mdink 16y ago
Agreed - it usually falls on a few people's shoulders, BUT I am curious, why is it riskier? (I am sure I can guess as to what you will say but just interested in your reasoning..)
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by mdink 16y ago
You know that is a great question, and I have mentioned this (not on every occasion). It almost always gets the "Umm maybe that will be an option but we can't guarantee it". This always screams to me "Yeah this ain't gonna happen". Ha.
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by mdink 16y ago
International remote work is a whole different ball game and #1 I admire anyone who can power though it, #2 Ultimately believe it is only beneficial when given very specific conditions. I had one team that was based in Eastern Europe / Russ
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by mdink 16y ago
This floors me. But you are absolutely SPOT ON. I really had to laugh when I read this b/c I feel like this is an ongoing joke in the dev and greater IT community. Sigh... so true.
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by mdink 16y ago
Thanks for the input - I hear you that it can be a challenge. I have actually had pretty good experiences managing remote devs. One team had a guy in NY, 2 in AZ, 1 in WA, and 1 in CO. The guy in NY did not last long, just b/c he went MIA a
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Ask HN: Why are a majority of companies not-open to hiring remote developers?
18 points by mdink 16y ago|19 comments