scottrb

8 ms·

1.
by scottrb 11y ago
I used to work for a small company and was their only IT person. This was an internet business with a dozen employees and I was responsible for taking care of the office computers and network, as as well as taking care of web properties the
2.
by scottrb 11y ago
There's nothing wrong with learning bleeding edge--it's fun! But don't bank on it to provide a job. I'm not a front end dev, so YMMV and etc, but I think it's always good to learn a popular language/framework a
3.
by scottrb 13y ago
Weight lifting specifically, but trying to be more healthy generally speaking. I'm addicted. I feel great, and am starting to change appearance. If anyone is interested, I use bodybuilding.com's excellent database of exercises and
4.
Ask HN: Resources to help with a rewrite
1 points by scottrb 13y ago|0 comments
5.
by scottrb 13y ago
When I signed up for their business class service about a year ago, it was not required that I use their modem, but they did suggest it (noting that any failure of equipment would be taken care of on their end). It was the bosses dime and m
6.
by scottrb 13y ago
Thanks for posting this! I skimmed through the paper and it seems like this is geared towards users who are completely blind (or at least those with poorer visual acuity than myself). Still, fascinating work. Best of luck to you and your te
7.
A request for the Google employees that hang out here
18 points by scottrb 13y ago|4 comments
8.
by scottrb 13y ago
My supreme thanks to the author for writing this and to all those who have submitted additional items to the list in the comments here. I'm writing my first few Django apps in series and have found this bits of advice to be very valuable.
9.
by scottrb 14y ago
Forgot to mention, remote work is perfectly fine.
10.
by scottrb 14y ago
SEEKING FREELANCER I'm looking for a Python+Django developer who can help me with a project. Would prefer someone who has intermediate to advanced Django knowledge, very readable code, good documentation skills, and good Django practices in
11.
by scottrb 14y ago
If the US were to integrate coding into the school curriculum, our K-12 schools could rise to the global ranks that our university system currently occupies. But it can't just be an addon elective, it needs to be integrated across many subj
12.
by scottrb 14y ago
Hah. PHP brain rot. But alas, I do know many other languages. I'm a professional programmer. I was just using that as an example I felt meaningful at introducing myself to other programmers. Your suggestion is a good one though-I do need to
13.
Ask HN: I want to do exceptional work, but I'm in a rut
11 points by scottrb 14y ago|10 comments
14.
by scottrb 14y ago
I've been looking for django books that use 1.4 but didn't find anything, so great news for me. Purchased it right away and can't wait to give it a read this weekend. Thanks!
15.
by scottrb 14y ago
The tenth anniversary edition of American Gods is read by a great cast, and is more like a play than an audio book. Each character is read well. Really sucked me in.
16.
by scottrb 14y ago
I don't doubt these are real issues on reddit. Even with that, good content does rise to the top most of the time. As to the ops questions: you should look into creating a list of subreddits that cover these things you're interested in.
17.
by scottrb 14y ago
I use namecheaps free email forwarding feature and send them on to gmail. Has worked great so far for being such a simple solution.
18.
by scottrb 14y ago
> In fact, if you have bad vision, sharp good high-quality fonts will help. As someone with absolutely terrible vision, I'll have to disagree with this point. I've been keeping my screen res around 1024x768 for years because moving it h