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Display google maps inside emacs(julien.danjou.info)
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by sgoraya 16y ago
Practice. Try copying designs you like...add your own spin; Get proficient with design tools (Adobe suite or equivalent). I also personally use lynda.com - they have great tutorials for all the adobe programs - also some good general videos
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by sgoraya 16y ago
Thanks for the laugh! :-) I worked and lived in downtown "Man Jose" for a few years - It was always amusing going out, to say the Mission mAle House and observing the wolfpacks encircling any available female(s).
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by sgoraya 16y ago
"Installing wind turbines is in the domain of huge energy corporations..." The large corps. contract a lot of the work out to smaller companies - An old highschool friend of mine works along Hwy.58 (Techachapi/Mojave) corridor in CA worki
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by sgoraya 16y ago
I hated my bank (BofA) enough to close my accounts and move everything to a local Credit Union. CU's are far better, IMO, than banks; and their rates are generally lower across the board (credit cards, CD's, savings, auto loans).
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by sgoraya 16y ago
The tools and their quality don't enter in to it, it's the corporate conduct that I have a problem with. I certainly can't argue with that point and would agree to an extent. Though when working/programming I am less idealistic on this t
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by sgoraya 16y ago
"...with microsoft I've never lost the feeling that they still don't get that they were in the wrong and are still just trying to dance their way around the real problems without admitting that they were wrong and bettering their ways." C
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by sgoraya 16y ago
If you continue to do what you do, you will continue to get what you get. --Anon, Chinese proverb
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by sgoraya 16y ago
"fork it so it is unreadable by the original, then use it's monopoly so that no one else can create a competitor." Although MS may fork something, it does not force you to use their proprietary language - In the examples above, you can st
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by sgoraya 16y ago
I would highly recommend the book, The big short by Michael Lewis. It really exposes how subprime-backed mortgage securities were developed and the credit default swaps that insured them. The story of Michael Burry, silicon valley found
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by sgoraya 16y ago
Totally offtopic I suppose, but relevant to the parent comment.. Per David Allan Coe, this would have made it perfect Country Music story (from the song: You never even call me by my name): I wrote him back a letter and told him it was NOT
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by sgoraya 16y ago
"You're absolutely right, the 97% needs to stand the hell up and drown out this nonsense." Plenty of people have been trying to drown out the nonsense, but it is not newsworthy (fairly recently a very influential religious figure in Pakista
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by sgoraya 16y ago
The line of thinking is that pictures/drawings can lead to idolatry (i.e. person kneeling before an image of a prophet/saint and asking for this and that).
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by sgoraya 16y ago
The whole issue is a tempest in a teacup, IMHO. I've never heard of the nut cases (from NY I believe) prior to this incident. Jackasses making veiled threats and TV networks obliging the jackasses by censorship. There may have been a slig
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by sgoraya 17y ago
Yes, but you are not restricted in what tools you can use to develop and compile your code.
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by sgoraya 17y ago
http://www.bogleheads.org/readbooks.htm Probably the best resource I have found online; the forums are great, the folks are really helpful with a lot of useful information.
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by sgoraya 17y ago
Or you can use a modchip (not so easy with the PS3 though). At the last studio I worked at, rather than purchasing new dev kits, I/we figured that using modded PS2's for the QA team was a lot more cost effective. My contact at SONY did no
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by sgoraya 17y ago
Yes, still at a loss from the what I last read over at gamasutra and game developer. SONY anticipated turning a profit with the release of the PS3 slim but that apparently did not pan out.
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by sgoraya 17y ago
I just finished and enjoyed: The Four Pillars of Investing by William Bernstein The four pillars consisting of investment theory, history, psychology and business. I ascribe to the indexing model of investing and this book helped crystalli
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by sgoraya 17y ago
That was a fun read of an NES game submission...but to compare that with Apple's app store is out of place. Different era, different type of hardware, distribution model, etc. etc. I've submitted games to NOA for the Gameboy Advance and Ga
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by sgoraya 17y ago
I have a total of about 2 hours drive time every day - Audio books have been great, especially after work. It has been a great way to decompress; I actually enjoy, to an extent, my commute since it allows some of the days tensions to dissip
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by sgoraya 17y ago
FYI: 529's can be structured as a portfolio/mutual fund and be as aggressive as you want it... https://personal.vanguard.com/us/funds/529portfolios
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by sgoraya 17y ago
Certainly possible - This is why I have opened a college savings, 529 plan for my 4 week old son (you can never start saving too early).
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by sgoraya 17y ago
My 2 cents: Attend and participate in local technology and business meetings/events. Even if you are not in the immediate 'Valley', you will still meet some local business folks who might be willing to serve as a mentor and open up additio
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by sgoraya 17y ago
Playing devil's advocate, I would counter that many companies have successfully built themselves around 3rd party API's from Facebook, Twitter, Google etc... One option would be to pay for better ToS (ex: an 'enterprise' version of the AP
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by sgoraya 17y ago
I had a demo built which I then presented to a small group of potential clients (which included my partners contacts in Commercial Real Estate and Oil field services - there were probably 15 people at the demo). After the demo I had two cl
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by sgoraya 17y ago
Harvard Business Review - Worth every penny; Great articles and case studies from a large variety of business types. There are always a few take away nuggets from each issue. Scientific American - Been subscribing for years; Although the c
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by sgoraya 17y ago
Slightly off the point, but the title 'evangelist' really irks me for some reason. From my observation this title has gained more prominence in the latest tech boom (web two point 'doh). I suppose as more API's become available you need sp
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by sgoraya 17y ago
I agree. Too little, too late. From my experience, linkedin has lost a bit of steam over the last 6 months or so. I used to check the site regularly, update contacts, join discussions, etc. but have not done so lately. I was initially exc
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by sgoraya 17y ago
His Vegas columns are some of my favorites; my friends and I can relate to them on so many levels. I look forward to his column every Friday (though he has not been updating as often lately, probably due to his book signing schedule). Its

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