toexitthedonut

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by toexitthedonut 9y ago
How do you leverage word of mouth when the people you know don't even know the right people for your kind of work? I have plenty of time- I don't have a job but my network is disappointing for the time I've spent in the field
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by toexitthedonut 9y ago
Hi philip1209, I just applied to your Moonlight site as a software developer. With that said, my experience has all been in web development, and have some personal experience writing native desktop apps. Would I have a problem finding work
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Ask HN: Does a desperate situation always give rise to a bad job offer?
1 points by toexitthedonut 9y ago|0 comments
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by toexitthedonut 9y ago
Don't think about what will happen to Bitcoin in that situation, because its hashing algorithm is nothing particularly unique. Think of what will happen to SHA-1, -2, etc. The NSA is likely already thinking well ahead about this possib
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by toexitthedonut 9y ago
Well it's interesting then, that I have come across more situations like that, working as a software engineer, than when I was doing typical retail jobs. The software industry sure is great, isn't it.
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by toexitthedonut 9y ago
The CTH offers I have taken in the past paid less per hour than a salaried employee would. They lasted over a year. Also for one of those employers, they wanted to hire me as a sort of consultant role (it was never formally called 'con
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Ask HN: Your thoughts on contract-to-hire jobs?
1 points by toexitthedonut 9y ago|5 comments
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by toexitthedonut 9y ago
Something more popular than PHP. I got into web development in the last 2000's doing PHP backend development and CMS work, and now everyone seems to have gotten into more opinionated dev environments that really involve anything but PH
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Ask HN: Where are the jobs for data viz?
1 points by toexitthedonut 9y ago|0 comments
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by toexitthedonut 9y ago
I already have held four different jobs as a web developer and still have no good network. See my reply to "developer2" for more details.
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by toexitthedonut 9y ago
First things first: You talk as if I am just starting out my career. I don't know how you arrived to that conclusion about my job experience from my my last comment- I didn't even state my experience there. I simply stated that my
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by toexitthedonut 9y ago
Two kinds of bad crowdfunding projects come to mind: One where the product is in the realm of possibility with today's engineering and can be reproduced in mass quantity, but the creator dropped the ball in terms of logistics and commu
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by toexitthedonut 9y ago
This can actually require less overhead than Coolest Cooler, due to its particular usage of materials. The only big logistical issues will be shipping super heavy blankets and sourcing those materials. That said, adding more early bird back
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by toexitthedonut 9y ago
That is the issue that needs to be looked at more closely. And in a fantasy world the consumer is a separate entity from the worker. But a weak workforce means weak consumers. Companies can talk about cost reducing by cutting their workforc
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by toexitthedonut 9y ago
I tend to use the .doc format and edit locally on my computer, and only export to PDF when I'm ready to send out the resume. I'm not certain if .doc would be much easier format to share changes on a resume.
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Ask HN: Using a version control system for your resume?
3 points by toexitthedonut 9y ago|4 comments
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by toexitthedonut 9y ago
>Whether engineers are self-taught or not, is that networking and personal connections really matter. As someone who has no good network, is there any other good way? I tend to read "X really matters" as "X is essential&qu
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by toexitthedonut 9y ago
I'm self taught by most accounts, but I have a 4-year degree. I think it's a curious predicament I'm in, because part of the curriculum is "web programming but not really Computer Science". The major I took doesn&#x
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by toexitthedonut 9y ago
That is how my experience was. If you don't go the often traveled route of getting a CS degree, you're a lesser known quantity. By that I mean, you are more uncertain from the eyes of an employer. You also can't easily measur
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Global ransomware cyberattack halted by a young engineer's domain registration(abc.net.au)
1 points by toexitthedonut 9y ago|0 comments
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by toexitthedonut 9y ago
>These are small companies not looking to scale And this also separates what people call "startups" from small companies. All startups start out as small companies, but they don't comprise all small companies. They look a
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by toexitthedonut 9y ago
Long-time resident of Chicago here. What do you suggest as a good plan to move out to another city to seek a greater diversity? How to filter out companies in other cities that cannot pay relocation? The problem I see with Chicago is that t
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by toexitthedonut 9y ago
I've had an interviewer suggest to me that I open a Github account, to improve my chances of getting an offer. After the interview was already over and was already rejected. But I already had an active Github account, and nobody ever a
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Ask HN: Good software jobs other than web dev, for the self-taught?
6 points by toexitthedonut 9y ago|3 comments
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by toexitthedonut 9y ago
False sense of security of your job. I worked for more companies that had problems with their budget or even payroll after stepping into the programming career, than I have when I was working jobs with a lower entry barrier like cashier o
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by toexitthedonut 9y ago
Personally I would like a Slack that works on older Mac operating systems. I had to leave the groups I was in since Slack made updates last month, and now I need Mavericks or newer to continue using it.
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by toexitthedonut 9y ago
I'm bullish to Austin. Also into the Denver/Boulder, CO area. Of course, paid relocation needs to exist but those that do tend to be the better companies already.
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by toexitthedonut 9y ago
Precisely. When giving career advice, remember to put your HR hat on. Most of the front lines receiving your resume don't think very much like an engineer. That's why names of languages make for such popular keywords.
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Here's why Juicero's press is so expensive(blog.bolt.io)
1 points by toexitthedonut 9y ago|0 comments
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by toexitthedonut 9y ago
And far as this particular model goes, There really aren't any pieces that stand out as being very uncommon anyways. It has a ton of common curved and round shaped pieces I've seen many times, and that's just because rockets

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