mark_ellul

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by mark_ellul 9y ago
39, Software Engineer and still actively programming. Having 2 children makes it hard to do any other contributions apart from being a Dad.
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by mark_ellul 11y ago
wow, did you read the privacy statement.... For content that is covered by intellectual property rights, like videos (“IP Content”), you specifically give us the following permission, subject to the limitations set forth in our Privacy Poli
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by mark_ellul 11y ago
Its not SciFi, but Magician by Raymond E Feist (the Riftwar saga) would make a great tv series, there are lots and lots of books.
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by mark_ellul 13y ago
I would suggest he looks for a Life Coach. They will help him find the source of his feeling "Stuck" and help him find some objectives that will help him find meaning and purpose!
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by mark_ellul 13y ago
Yes, I guess removing Facebook account and completely stop using the service would definitely be an option.
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Ask HN: What technologies can we use to minimise data collected into PRISM
4 points by mark_ellul 13y ago|2 comments
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by mark_ellul 13y ago
Thanks for blogging this. Today I had my Account manager and another support person from Heroku pushing me to add that experimental feature, so I could see the memory usage of our dynos. I had reported on twitter and in a support ticket tha
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by mark_ellul 14y ago
Its like you were reading my mind. I definitely agree that getting discouraged by the lack of progress on my Forever Project is misspent energy.
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by mark_ellul 14y ago
hmexx I think this is a pretty good opportunity. However as others have commented its not so easy to just drop all client work for 2 months, especially when you have responsibilities. Apart from that I think its a brilliant idea!
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by mark_ellul 14y ago
I am a father of 2 kids, any side project will mean time away from them, and I don't care what anyone says, I prefer to have a balanced life any day. I also find my ability to work during normal hours (9am to 9pm, as I am freelancer) during
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by mark_ellul 14y ago
Sorry my last post had a funky char after the URL
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Confirmed: Amazon RDS Mysql is not vulnerable to the Password Exploit(forums.aws.amazon.com)
1 points by mark_ellul 14y ago|1 comments
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Script to Release Inactive Memory on Mac OSX Lion
1 points by mark_ellul 14y ago|1 comments
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by mark_ellul 15y ago
I interpretted the recognition to be of the actual wireframes itself, which allows for the user experience at the wireframe stage. Is that correct?
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by mark_ellul 15y ago
Just this week we had an issue with a web application I am working on, where we had 3 forms to get started using our application, which we thought was ok. Then our commercial team complained that there were too many steps. We realized after
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by mark_ellul 16y ago
check out www.odesk.com lots of work there if you want some cash...
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by mark_ellul 16y ago
Thanks Travis, some great advice there
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Ask HN: What Escrow services do you use for freelance software dev?
2 points by mark_ellul 16y ago|2 comments
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by mark_ellul 16y ago
+10 .. Do you really want to be hired by someone who couldn't see the technical aspects of what you've done? or would only see the content? Be proud of who you are!
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by mark_ellul 17y ago
I have earned a decent income for my company using odesk.com Basically, you just need to make sure your profile is up to date, and prove that even though are more expensive, than $10 an hour coders, you are worth it.
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by mark_ellul 17y ago
I would work on my dream/future project of creating software that functions like the human brain!
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by mark_ellul 18y ago
Great Suggestion about the "Don't worry about competition"... The other day I saw something similar to the service I want to do, and at first disheartened me... but if I don't try I will never succeed or fail, just be disheartened! ;) "If y
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by mark_ellul 18y ago
Thanks for your comment, I agree the Just do it mentality is going to be my driver... not to mention energy drinks and high focus by Kelly Howell - great brain sync I use to wake myself up, and keep focussed on the tasks at hand
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by mark_ellul 18y ago
Interesting Point, I will be funding this myself, the 2 weeks I would use is time to get a alpha product ready! So when I am setting up rest of the business I have something to show for! Thanks for your comment
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by mark_ellul 18y ago
Thanks for your comment rantfoil, I agree its easily to get paralysed looking for the best way, and doing nothing!
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by mark_ellul 18y ago
Hi FredSource, The idea I have could be a one man shop! The focus is going to be the crucial factor! Thanks for your comment!
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by mark_ellul 18y ago
Thanks Vaksel for your advice... Indeed quitting everything is not an option, but potentially taking a holiday is...
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Ask HN: Tips for engineer who wants to seed his own startup
9 points by mark_ellul 18y ago|12 comments
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by mark_ellul 18y ago
After 4yrs developing on the MSFT stack, I can say that it provides a nice end 2 end experience, especially using VS IDE. Now with Mono your deployment options are more open as well, which I find useful. My only gripe is the cost of the sta
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Google Apps has Groups Functionality(google.com)
2 points by mark_ellul 18y ago|0 comments

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