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by gigantor 4y ago
The fact that this useful and educational tool exists simply highlights the fact that the Venture Capitalism model of today has become so ultra-saturated, that it almost comically suggests anyone on the street can/should get in on it.
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by gigantor 4y ago
This is likely an unpopular opinion, but Venture Capital needs to disappear and be replaced with a far better model. While VC served its purpose well back in the heydays of FAANG and modern groundbreaking companies, in today's area it
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by gigantor 5y ago
You meant Felix Dennis, but to your original point, "How to get Rich" (and its follow up "The Narrow Road") drive home the same point. Maintain full control at all times. That includes term sheets with clauses that the
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by gigantor 6y ago
There is no doubting the legacy of Objective-C (especially given the high likelihood you are reading this post on a mobile device, using app written in Objective-C), but to truly appreciate Brad's legacy, am curious about the appeal of
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by gigantor 6y ago
Shameless plug: I didn't invent peanut butter, but did invent the first half-calorie peanut butter. www.ownyourhunger.com AMA.
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by gigantor 6y ago
Successful crowdfunding campaigns require substantial marketing efforts outside the crowdfunding platform, such as email lists, a community or customer base familiar with the brand/product/team, social media ads, etc. Exceptions e
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by gigantor 8y ago
The Chips Helmet Audio has lasted me over 8 seasons and going strong. I don't maintain the batteries (I believe they should be stored with a 75% charge during off season) and still get enoigh charge for 2 full days of riding.
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by gigantor 13y ago
For a paid app, the lack of basic core features (i.e. to simply view comments) indicates a lot of work needs to be done. The existing free readers out there are a bit more capable. I ended up buying it since I'm still looking for a goo
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by gigantor 13y ago
May just be a load balancing issue; as @beecr001 mentioned, if you reload the page continuously you can access the site and all chapters.
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by gigantor 13y ago
Thanks and you're correct, I was thinking how deflationary bitcoin was while writing. Fixed.
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by gigantor 13y ago
I have one new appreciation for fiat currencies - they're designed to circulate with a steady rate of inflation. It seems there's a hesitation of spending bitcoins knowing if you just wait a day it will go up, so it's being treated like a p
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by gigantor 13y ago
I'm a person who stammers (probably 7/10 on the severity scale) and make as much or more than my top peers. I'm also a contractor, go through and pass more interviews per year than the average full time developer, despite completely blowing
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by gigantor 14y ago
Allow me to clarify; there were no commits to source control on the very project we were working on. That was proof to us that no work was being done, unless there's one massive pending check-in waiting to happen, which would violate our te
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by gigantor 14y ago
Case study: At my last employer, we had a two remote workers and a project manager. Our entire team knew they were doing very little work, especially knowing one of the remote employees was maintaining a household with 4 children, and getti
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by gigantor 14y ago
In other words, redirect each credit card transaction to your bitcoin wallet?
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by gigantor 14y ago
* Windows desktop will still thrive on Enterprise and BigCo's, as politics and bureaucracy will ensure data will not live in the cloud * Return of the dumb terminal: The home desktop will die out in favor of tablets connected to a keyboard,
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by gigantor 14y ago
At $3000/day 'revenue', can anyone chime in for the cost of electricity to run that rig assuming $0.10/kWh, not factoring in the initial investment of the hardware?
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by gigantor 14y ago
Adobe's official PR stance on this is somewhat confusing; are they releasing license keys to allow for an easier 'try before you buy', with the understanding on the honour system that you'll purchase a license (almost a humble bundle with a
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by gigantor 14y ago
It may be time we start introducing reverse traffic cameras. Ones that issue fines for not following a minimum speed in peak commute hours for the vehicle that is unquestionably the first in a pack responsible for the jam. Proximity calcula
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by gigantor 14y ago
You don't even have to use LINQ at all with C#, it's an extension library and not one that needs to be referenced or is even included as a default namespace. LINQ is very convenient to use on in memory objects where there's no noticable per
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by gigantor 14y ago
I practice (though uncomfortably) I am able to extend at least two fingers, enough to enter a 4 digit code and turn the knob. Unlocking vie the phone with two grocery bags is not so easy.
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by gigantor 14y ago
It's powered by 4x AA batteries, claimed to be good for a year. If that's true it's unbelievably efficient considering the hardware store models also run on 4x AA batteries but don't have a Wi-Fi + Bluetooth radio running all the time. htt
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by gigantor 14y ago
Playing devil's advocate here, but what is the hype surrounding this lock? I bought two 'aesthetic enough' keypad code locks from Home Depot and it' been serving me well since. It doesn't require my phone or launching an app from my phone (
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by gigantor 14y ago
Photos required a very long exposure back then and a smile is hard to keep for what amounted to minutes. Keeping a neutral expression minimized movement and consequently blur resulting in an expensive re-shoot. http://www.csmonitor.com/Inn
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by gigantor 14y ago
There are the obvious benefits to taking the role, but here some reasons I have turned down a similar role in the past: * By the time you're good enough to be a tech lead, you may want to venture into consulting/contracting and earn more *
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by gigantor 14y ago
The lack of PHP/Rails developers in Alberta is unfortunate, but the cause is that enterprise development dominates the industry, with .net and Java projects taking up nearly all the market share and the rest existing in very niche markets.
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by gigantor 14y ago
In Canada, the minimum wage + large dividend payment system is allowed and encouraged. Encouraged because it's a transparent way of declaring your income and earnings without using any complex loopholes to bypass the system. Encouraged beca
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by gigantor 14y ago
It refers to the controversy started a few months ago by NYC mayor Bloomberg saying people should learn to code, and then Jeff Atwood insisting the opposite ( http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2012/05/please-dont-learn-t... ), and the countl
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by gigantor 14y ago
Just some friendly advice, the excessive self promotion is doing you more harm than good
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by gigantor 14y ago
Prediction: Premium GitHub readme templates for $1 coming soon. Possible new category on ThemeForest.

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