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11y ago
I think it's a good idea to leverage technology . . . that just might not be the right idea . . . How about an app you can choose to run if you're in a terrorist/robbery/hostage situation. That will allow the authorities
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saluki
11y ago
Most businesses give the military discounts . . . and I expect most citizens would dislike seeing you charge .mil/.gov 2x just because of who they are. So I wouldn't list it like that on your pricing page. What I would do . . . if
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11y ago
I care about the Earth and climate change. However I think those of us with rational, logical minds might have reservations about a group of scientists who can be so sure that the earth is warming and that human activities are the definite
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11y ago
I'm most productive early in the morning. I work remote so sometimes I get started as early as 4 or 5 AM. So I have a full workday in by noon or 1pm. I usually turn in around 10pm most nights.
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11y ago
Web Development . . . Get a macbook air 13" $950 at best buy right now, it's occasionally down to $850. (Not non-apple of course). I got a new Dell for a windows specific project that was around $1500 and it's track pad is un
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11y ago
What's the alternative? Go for it! You might not be able to do work requiring a government security clearance or at companies that do a background check, but I'm sure you could get freelance, contract work and apply at small compa
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saluki
11y ago
You really should use a contract. I typically use a master services agreement and it states that scopes of work and fees can be approved by the client through emails. That said I also do lots of work just based on email. Typically people ar
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saluki
11y ago
Since you have a switchboard have them ask 'he's in a meeting can I take a message', have them email the message to you, then you can respond back to your staff and them and have them return the call. You could also setup a b
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11y ago
Wow, scary picture, nice tweet to get their attention (love the coloring page in the background). After a tweet like that I would expect any company to quickly refund your money and send you four apple lightning cables along with two of the
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11y ago
I would go ahead and refund 2 months of his subscription, I would only do this through stripe (or your payment gateway) so they can see the refunds if he initiates a chargeback for charges. Send him a polite email that you have refunded two
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11y ago
If you do any development get a mac, I wish I'd switched sooner. I always had issues with Rails using a PC. Then I tried the same tutorials on a friend's macbook and they just worked saving tons of time. Virtual machines on window
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11y ago
Don't read a coding book . . . you need to work through the examples and code along with the book. I recommend starting with (this is the same advice I usually give everyone just getting their feet wet): Head First HTML and CSS Work al
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saluki
11y ago
You can learn on your own, I think this would be better than a boot camp depending on your skill level anyway. You're not going to pay the bills right away so you're going to need a 'day' job though and learn on your own
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11y ago
I made the switch to mac in 2014. It's definitely one of the things I wish I'd done sooner. Using Vagrant, Node, Git etc . . . just work on OSX. You're going to love it. Working on windows I always seemed to run in to obscure
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saluki
11y ago
Just remember nothing is secure and/or anonymous. Or as Obi Wan would say: (wave hand) You don't need a secure and anonymous VPS. (wave hand) You want to go home and rethink your life. Video Response: https://www.youtub
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saluki
11y ago
I haven't seen this before and am not a lawyer. 1. I would contact an attorney. Some quick thoughts, but always consult your attorney first before taking any actions. 2. Would NOT access the settlement offer, have your attorney check i
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11y ago
Nice that you have a large agency as a captive audience to close the deal on for the next 20 days or so. Step 1: I would start by adding a message at the top of the agency side of the login. Sign up for an annual agency plan so all your emp
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saluki
11y ago
Check out the Mandrill API it has scheduled emails: https://mandrillapp.com/api/docs/messages.ruby.html#method=s... send_at (string) When this message should be sent as a UTC timestamp in YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS forma
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11y ago
Since you know html and css . . . Buy a domain at any registrar . . . Buy hosting from some place like hostgator (even for a month just to play around with it). When you purchase your hosting set your primary domain to the domain you purcha
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11y ago
I would setup enterprise private server pricing tiers on your website so you can scale the price based on their use/data. And you can just send them a link to sign up and recommend a plan that would fit their needs initially. They mig
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saluki
11y ago
I moved from CE to programming. Skip the boot camps and keep your ME job while self learning along the following path. Picking up the skills you need is a long process, I don't think you can pick it up in a camp, plus it would be tough
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11y ago
There are lots of great Rails jobs out there. I would keep developing your expertise in rails. Maybe learn some react or angular2 to complement your rails knowledge. I second M-diggs, build some real world applications that are live online,
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saluki
11y ago
Lego Mindstorms EV3 would be a good start. Also checkout First Lego League. http://www.firstlegoleague.org/ It's a great program. This is my Son's third year and our second year coaching his team. The season is in
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saluki
11y ago
Start with HTML and CSS. Run MAMP or WAMP locally with Sublime Text . . . learn basic html/css This book is great for getting your feet wet. http://headfirstlabs.com/books/hfhtml/ Once you make it through tha
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saluki
11y ago
1. no, he likes this guy 2. no, your mgr will be upset going over his head 3. definitely not, you'll be the bad guy 4. no, stick it out 5. yes, try to expect this behavior out of him maybe it won't bother you so much, not the best
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11y ago
This would be a great option, non-lethal stopping force, that is small, less expensive, safer to carry, repeat shots, integrated so 911 is alerted so police can come to the area right away to sort things out provide assistance. teslaguns.co
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11y ago
Have them sign a contract, there are lots of samples online. Try to do the work hourly or set a fixed fee for a well defined scope of work (break this down in to milestones). With Rails you could probably package up one or two milestones of
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11y ago
I develop on a 13" MBair it's the perfect size. I would go with a 13" and then connect to a monitor at your main work area when you need side by side displays. I use a 23" Acer monitor from amazon and a rain mStand, wire
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11y ago
I've used both Rails and Laravel. The past two years I've been doing more and more Laravel work. Clients seem to be more comfortable with their apps being PHP based vs Ruby/Rails that they aren't as familiar with. I woul
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11y ago
To be safe I wouldn't accept payments yet. I would develop your SaaS app on your own until you are cleared to work, then look at accepting payments through Stripe once you get a bank account. You have plenty to do before accepting paym
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