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by Contractor69 15y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Startup.com Chronicles the build up and ultimate failure of govworks.com in 2000-2001
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by Contractor69 15y ago
I think the point he's trying to make is that we're all so conditioned to accept institutions without question ("we do it that way because we've ALWAYS done it that way"). This is beaten into us (and creativity beaten OUT OF us) as children
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by Contractor69 15y ago
Agreed, there are some amazing stories (some horrifying as well) from the early days of the Soviet manned space program.
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by Contractor69 15y ago
Not all Silicon Valley companies... Commodore - Westchester, PA Compuserve - Columbus, OH Infocom - Cambridge, MA DEC - Maynard, MA Microsoft - Seattle, WA Tandy - Fort Worth, TX
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How to spend 4 years spinning your wheels(brilliantfantastic.com)
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by Contractor69 15y ago
Wow. Went right over my head. Is San Fernando known for pr0n? The Detroit equivalent would be 8 Mile.
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by Contractor69 15y ago
I work in the Detroit area actually. The handful of one hour contract jobs I've done have been pure maintenance coding (i.e. bug fixes on existing applications, reports modifications, etc.)
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by Contractor69 15y ago
The high and low ends vary greatly. I've done little one hour wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am gigs and then I've done projects that run 4-6 months and bring in 5 figures. On average I'd say about $5000. The most I ever brought in on a single proje
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by Contractor69 15y ago
Cached: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://...
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by Contractor69 15y ago
You need to add an iPhone/SmartPhone option too. Never used it on the desktop, just on my phone.
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by Contractor69 16y ago
I wouldn't call ASP.NET a 'language'. Framework yes, language no.
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by Contractor69 16y ago
What's wrong with a job at a small or medium sized company? I'm guessing you're very, very young (18-22) to have such a myopic view of things. "The career game is just about spinning the wheel, repeatedly, until you actually win." Wow. Real