Catalyst4NaN

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by Catalyst4NaN 9y ago
This is absolutely awesome! On a related note, I'm constantly astounded by people who use excel all day but have no interest in getting better at using Excel. I've tried explaining how to use tables and why writing readable formul
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by Catalyst4NaN 9y ago
DDG is using over 400 sources apparently, of which one is Yahoo https://duck.co/help/results/sources
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by Catalyst4NaN 11y ago
Hey, I'm working in GAM UK at the moment. What part of wealth management are you working in? Awesome to know theres other HN's in RBC
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by Catalyst4NaN 11y ago
You guys have just had a fairly serious exodus of staff right? What was the deal with that and why're you hiring so soon after? I used to work for one of your competitors YourParkingSpace but I love what you guys are doing - parking is
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by Catalyst4NaN 11y ago
Thanks, It's funny coming from having to learn Node.js in my old job really quickly there was so many tutorials that were easy to get started with.
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Ask HN: Resources for learning ASP.NET?
2 points by Catalyst4NaN 11y ago|2 comments
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by Catalyst4NaN 11y ago
this would be much nicer if word spacing was like 5px!
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by Catalyst4NaN 11y ago
I really like the sound of this approach. It seems really simple but thanks for the tip!
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Ask HN: How do I get better at CSS?
42 points by Catalyst4NaN 11y ago|39 comments
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by Catalyst4NaN 11y ago
Yeah to clarify, I mean that after a year of work I'm now on the same level as a grad?
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by Catalyst4NaN 11y ago
First thing on my todo list for Monday! :)
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by Catalyst4NaN 11y ago
I don't think I can quickly evaluate that. I would say it's less technical than a traditional tech company but still closer to that than say an eCommerce store. > I think your boss did you a huge favor, taking a risk on you thi
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by Catalyst4NaN 11y ago
I think I understand what you mean. Certainly i'll look into evaluating my value + wants based off your model. For me in some small way I want to be working for a company that is even in an almost insignificant way mine... Not dissimil
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by Catalyst4NaN 11y ago
It's true that it seems like I'm being underpaid - I wouldn't say they're happily doing so. We're a young start-up struggling for cash and to make ends meet. Hopefully the funding round will alleviate that to a degr
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Ask HN: How much equity should I ask for?
42 points by Catalyst4NaN 11y ago|47 comments
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by Catalyst4NaN 12y ago
I think this would be really cool. I've found that anyone who i've met IRL and is a HN reader we're at least a little bit interesting
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by Catalyst4NaN 12y ago
Is dementia common among programmers? I'd never heard that before
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by Catalyst4NaN 12y ago
yes I completely agree about specialization. but A) this is about people learning addition and B) some people are totally clueless about what is useful to them. there really is a lot of good that comes out of studying general stuff that sta
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by Catalyst4NaN 12y ago
That's a pretty horrible attitude to take to learning. It's like asking why ever read a book, with a level of english past the level of a memo asking if you have completed a task. This article also seems to suggest that people don