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   by ollerac 9y ago

   I really like these free options: - http://www.polishmywriting.com/ - http://www.hemingwayapp.com/ Use these if the above don't cut it: - https://readable.io/ - https://www.
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   by ollerac 9y ago

   Do this: 1. Write a list of 5-10 places you'd love to work and the role you'd want to have 2. Research the people who work there, the company's mission, and the company's marketing materials 3. Spend a few hours writing
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   by ollerac 9y ago

   Be helpful, polite, and talk to people. This can be on an online forum, group chat, or in person. If you are genuinely helpful and polite, you will form relationships, which can eventually lead to jobs. It's precisely when you're
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   Ask HN: Where do you buy static website templates?

   12 points by ollerac 9y ago|6 comments
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   by ollerac 9y ago

   1. Take a walk for 5-10 minutes 2. Reward yourself for a job well done (buy a coffee or a chocolate) 3. Force yourself to think of some other aspect of your life for a few minutes 4. As soon as you're able to let go of the emotions ass
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   by ollerac 9y ago

   A worthy alternative: https://yeun.github.io/open-color/
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   by ollerac 9y ago

   Although I truly think this is a fantastic product, both in the simplicity of the offering and the simplicity of the API, I was a little concerned about being able to use my own domain and phone number when sending messages, for the sake of
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   by ollerac 9y ago

   Pricing: API keys cost $10 for each 1,000 messages and last one year. It's right above the BUY API KEY button.
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   by ollerac 9y ago

   Pedants, all of you.
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    by ollerac 9y ago

    Ok, but in this case the contractor should make at least 2x as much the in-house staff, considering they're bringing all their own tools, paying for their own health insurance, paying their own taxes, and having a more flexible schedul
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    by ollerac 9y ago

    I think a lot depends on the situation. There are a lot of companies who would pay a lot of money to have a technical person on their team who follows best practices, doesn't slack off, and is reliable. This is a low bar, but many engi
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    by ollerac 9y ago

    I wrote a similar post [1] in which I suggest charging at least 4x the rate you'd charge working full-time at a company. So, if you normally make $60/hr working full-time (converts to $120k/year), then as a freelancer I&#x2
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    by ollerac 9y ago

    You guys are fucking awful.
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    by ollerac 9y ago

    I'd like to offer clients the option to customize their sites, however. How would you go about setting that up? Would you build a CMS for multiple users on the VPS or use a prebuilt solution? I was thinking about S3 because it'd s
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    by ollerac 9y ago

    Thanks for responding! Which Netlify plan do you use? I'm looking to offer this service for free. Can your clients customize their sites? I'd want them to be able to upload a new logo or change the text on the About page, for exam
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    Ask HN: Where would you host 100 small, customizable, static sites?

    7 points by ollerac 9y ago|8 comments
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    by ollerac 9y ago

    Pick a few CSS frameworks, say Bootstrap, MDL web components, and Bulma. Choose 5 components from each that you want to learn how to build. Look at the source code with the goal of understanding how they're accomplishing what they&#x27
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    The Deepest Cut (2006)(newyorker.com)

    1 points by ollerac 9y ago|0 comments
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    by ollerac 9y ago

    Do you support Meteor.js as a back-end as long as it's hosted on Heroku?
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    by ollerac 9y ago

    This may be a frustrating answer, but it's the truest I've found: you just do it. It's an ability you have that no one ever talks about and you can think about it endlessly and do various practices, but really it's an ac
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    What’s a High-Quality Freelance Contract?(medium.com)

    2 points by ollerac 9y ago|0 comments
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    by ollerac 9y ago

    Sometimes people move around at the last second and that can confuse things. But, ya, I've noticed some bugginess with the formations too. I'll look into it. I didn't engineer the back-end, that was all @steadicat, but the wa
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    by ollerac 9y ago

    https://swarmation.com/ Our team of 3 won the first Node Knockout by a slim margin with this realtime, multiplayer, pixel formation game. Edit: Thank you for your positive feedback! Send me suggestions and ideas if you have
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    by ollerac 10y ago

    I'm building Artisfy, a marketplace where anyone can hire digital illustrators for any project: https://artisfy.com/ I'm a solo founder using the Meteor.js stack.
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    by ollerac 10y ago

    If you follow this route, you'll have a lot of deep knowledge and the ability to pace yourself in your learning. I agree that that these things are both 100% more valuable than knowing the latest fad. Plus, you can always take a few we
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    by ollerac 10y ago

    Relevant quotes from the article that make it particularly newsworthy. > WASHINGTON — Phone records and intercepted calls show that members of Donald J. Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and other Trump associates had repeated contacts
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    by ollerac 10y ago

    Take a long walk and put things in perspective. You are on your own with this and that means you have to stop caring what other people think. Not because they won't give you good feedback, but because that kind of feedback cannot matte
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    by ollerac 10y ago

    791 on gnomes and salamanders ;)
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    by ollerac 10y ago

    http://davidmiranda.info/ from scratch, no css framework responsive portrait by alisabishop.com i'd love feedback! edit: feel free to use it as a template for your own site! https://github.com&#x2
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    by ollerac 10y ago

    This is awesome. I love the wireframe animations at the top. And your projects are presented is a simple but appealing way. Hard to pull off!