throwaway088

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   by throwaway088 5y ago

   Why did it take so long? Seems like an obvious thing in hindsight?
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   by throwaway088 5y ago

   Are there any opensource apps that I can connect to San Jose public library? I have some features in mind, like sending a notification asking me to read a certain page at certain time of the day. When I click the link, it should take me to
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   by throwaway088 5y ago

   >>So we got it: we will use live game streaming to help kids learn science. We launched our MVP and saw phenomenal results. Ahem, phenomenal results for yourselves. But what did kids learn ? How is the retention?
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   by throwaway088 5y ago

   Thanks. I will make sure to pay him a small amount.
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   by throwaway088 5y ago

   Thanks. I have no promises to make beyond telling him he will develop relevant job skills. If he doesnt like it after a month or so, he can happily walk away without loosing any money.
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   by throwaway088 5y ago

   Thanks. Thats an interesting perspective. How do distinguish between a guy volunteering vs me finding a guy willing to come and work with me? Is the latter what you call an internship while the former is volunteering?
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   by throwaway088 5y ago

   True but I want to be bit more ethical than saying noone is forcing him. I dont want to take "advantage" of his situation.
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   by throwaway088 5y ago

   Thanks for the perspective. Exactly like you said, tasks I assign are menial/entry level and make no monetary returns for me, but will be really helpful to the intern.
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   by throwaway088 5y ago

   Hours will be mutually determined but a minimum number of hours a week will help in getting out something tangible. As per academic credit, it is a great point. Thx
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    by throwaway088 5y ago

    Thanks for replying and pointing out the framing. I am not going to set minimum hourly requirements but I also dont want him to work 3-4 hours a week and expect to see results. I said "making him work", because he will be ultimate
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    Ask HN: Are Unpaid Internships Unethical?

    4 points by throwaway088 5y ago|14 comments
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    by throwaway088 5y ago

    All good points. Why do you want to work here is just a dumb question for this purpose. It basically forces me to lie and say you guys sound awesome instead of just saying your company ticks the right boxes for me. Have you ever asked your
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    by throwaway088 5y ago

    Yes, sometimes it's possible. Sometime ago, I had considered doing it because I could not think like a marketing person. So, I told a struggling startup founder that I will do grunt marketing for them, they just have to teach me the s
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    by throwaway088 5y ago

    Didn't Linus apologize sometime ago for talking like he talked on this list. Personally, I agree with what he says, but I dont like the tone.
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    by throwaway088 5y ago

    Spouse is QA in apple. Lots of manual testing going on. Just getting started on automation
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    by throwaway088 5y ago

    Is there a site where I can practice relatively simple css challenges. For example for this html, center the text and align text in all three boxes, etc. Css battle is great but there are only finished answers not explanations. W3schools h
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    by throwaway088 5y ago

    Congrats on launching. But how is this different from frontendmentor? I have some feedback. Given that other sites are giving exact same service, this is not of much use to me. However, what I need is step by step instructions on how to acc
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    by throwaway088 5y ago

    Agreed. But I was talking from perspective of being a passive business for a single person
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    by throwaway088 5y ago

    Thanks. This is great insight and one that is missing from most online discussions. I am really terrified of this situation because it will bring down my ROI. Also, I dont like to deal with contractors and related headaches. We will see how
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    by throwaway088 5y ago

    Got it. Thx
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    by throwaway088 5y ago

    My tax advisor said that for our income levels, it will not decrease or increase any tax brackets.
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    by throwaway088 5y ago

    Over the years, I got cold feet and paid off somenof the principal. Thats why I said overall I spent $350k so far
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    by throwaway088 5y ago

    That's my fear. But can you tell me in what situations I cannot evict my tenants. (Honest question).
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    by throwaway088 5y ago

    Yep. You are right. One thing that it helped me with is pickup a few managerial skills and have a nice diversion from day to day software stuff.
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    by throwaway088 5y ago

    I have been part of feinternational for sometime and saw their prospectuses. In general, if there is an existing user base, then the price factors it in already. You must have a plan and ability to increase the userbase in order to get a r
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    by throwaway088 5y ago

    So, about renting, I bought a single family home for $500k in bay area. It now is worth $1M. Gets me rent before expenses of $40000. So far, I have spent about $5k per year on. Repairs etc. So effectively, I make about $20k after taxes, rep
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    by throwaway088 5y ago

    You have to read financial reports of aol if you can get hold of it. AOL doesn't want this info to be too widely known. Then all the old people will realize they are paying $25 per month for something that they can get for free!
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    by throwaway088 5y ago

    Before people go all ballistic, please remember that yahoo and AOL make $700 million from Mail and a billion dollars from search. AOL sells huge number of paid dialup based email accounts(for older people though). So the sale price is appro
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    by throwaway088 5y ago

    I know. But I want to make sure it's not an oversight
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    by throwaway088 5y ago

    Why not use imap ?