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by newsreader 7y ago
The truth of the matter is that us felons do work for less – at least I did – mostly because we have no choice. We are also less likely to be promoted. Three times I had job offers withdrawn because of my criminal past. Having much more to
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by newsreader 7y ago
Yes, recidivism rates are very high indeed. And I am proof of it, having done time in two countries (US and Mexico) and two states (Arizona and California) for a total of 19 years of my life. But just as I am a statistical number of those t
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by newsreader 7y ago
I spent 19 years of my life incarcerated. My life of crime started when my family moved to East Los Angeles and I decided to become a gang member at the age of 15. My last stint in prison was fourteen years straight; having been sentenced t
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by newsreader 8y ago
Is it possible for experienced backend developers to get into the program? I'm thinking someone like myself that has been programming in C# and would like to make a transition to frontend development.
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by newsreader 8y ago
Something similar happened to me. I asked my boss for a raise and his response was "a kick in the ass, that ought to raise you up a little". My reply: I quit on the spot -- no two-week notice, I just left.
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by newsreader 9y ago
I agree that neither of them is saying anything is "the answer". I read my comment and don't believe I implied it either. What I'm stating is my opinion: For me the answer is to do the best I can, with the tools I have.
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by newsreader 9y ago
After reading the post by Hillel Wayne I decided to read Uncle Bob's article that is mentioned in the post ( http://blog.cleancoder.com/uncle-bob/2017/10/04/CodeIsNotThe... ). After reading both posts
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by newsreader 9y ago
One thing that I neglected to say was that it was during the time I was on parole when I was unable to get a job. I got a job immediately after I got off parole. In order to meet parole regulations, I enrolled in school (two years in state
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by newsreader 9y ago
I witnessed both: people changing for the better, and people changing for the worse. I had a hard time convincing family and friends that my old self was dead. While in prison it was easy to spot those that were genuine. Those that were loo
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by newsreader 9y ago
I was lucky. The department of corrections where I did my time provided community college courses. I started by getting my GED then taking basic courses such as writing, math, and social studies. I decided to major in business but changed m
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by newsreader 9y ago
It probably depends by state. I was required to reveal I was a felon while on parole. Once I was off parole I no longer had this requirement but... I was constantly faced with the question on my job applications. My approach was always not
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by newsreader 9y ago
Got tired. Really tired. Asked God for help. He did -- can't explain it any other way. I tried to change many times before but always came back to my old life style.
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by newsreader 9y ago
It was very tough getting my first job. I been with my current employer for more than 10 years, and will probably retire from here. Many people don't believe that people change. I know for sure that people change -- unfortunately not a
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by newsreader 9y ago
Burglaries, armed robberies, stealing cars, dealing drugs. Did it all as a gang member of an East LA gang -- that's where I got started.
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by newsreader 9y ago
Former career criminal here. Spent 19 years of my adult life in a combination of jail and prison. Longest stint was for 14 consecutive years. Been working in IT for the last 17 years, mostly as a developer. Had a very hard time getting my f
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by newsreader 10y ago
> Also people seem to care a LOT about immigration and preserving their culture. Thus the reason I voted against Trump. (I'm second generation US citizen -- Mexican grandparents)
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by newsreader 11y ago
I did it because of issues with W10 disconnecting from my Bluetooth mouse and WIFI issues. I tried many things such as reinstalling drivers and applying fixes suggested by others that were experiencing the same problems. Also, my computer g
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by newsreader 11y ago
I'm not 100% sure but it is listed in the following website: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/preview-supported... I'll probably be shopping for a new phone if it's not...
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by newsreader 11y ago
When that happens - if it happens - I will buy a different phone. I feel that my investment has already paid off with the amount of great quality pictures and videos I have accumulated.
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by newsreader 11y ago
I never considered myself to be a WP fan but I can see how I can be perceived as one. My initial decision to buy a WP was mostly driven by cost (my first phone HTC Radar was free after the rebate) and my current phone is a refurbished Lumia
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by newsreader 11y ago
I'm getting downvoted? Sounds like a bad thing but I'm not concerned. I'm a Hacker News reader and hardly ever write comments. I'll be fine. Thanks for the heads up...
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by newsreader 11y ago
The answer is NO to both questions. I don't see what's fascinating about my comment. I live in Tucson AZ and I work in the IT department as an Applications Developer. My department has 30+ employees and I only know of four other p
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by newsreader 11y ago
My first smart phone was an HTC Radar running Windows 7 which was later upgraded to 7.5. My second windows phone is my current phone which is a Lumia 925. I immediately fell in love with this phone because of the camera quality (pictures an
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by newsreader 11y ago
I own a Lumia 925, my wife owns a Lumia 640, and we use a Lumia 520 as our home line. I realize that Windows has a small share of the mobile phone market in the US but everybody that I've ever met that owns a Windows phone is pretty ha
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by newsreader 11y ago
Because I been using Bitbucket for the past five years and I have no compelling reason to switch.
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by newsreader 11y ago
Sorry but I don't unfriend friends. Reason: they are really my friends and it would be rude -- not to mention hurt their feelings. That is just one example of where Twitter excels above Facebook: you can unfollow or mute a feed. Most o
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by newsreader 11y ago
No it doesn't. Many of the people I follow on Twitter don't have Facebook accounts and for some that do have Facebook accounts I don't really want to be their friend -- just listen to what they say. I don't think you rea
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by newsreader 11y ago
My experience is completely the opposite to yours. My Facebook feed is full of information I really don't care about: what people had for dinner, where they are, invitations to play games, ugly pictures, etc. My Twitter feed on the oth
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by newsreader 11y ago
Personally I find Facebook much more complicated to use than Twitter. Ever since I started using Twitter I use it all the time and I can go days without checking my Facebook account. Having said that, I do agree with your statement regardin
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by newsreader 11y ago
Don't know (and I don't think anybody knows) if Twitter will be around in 20 years but I do check my Twitter account constantly. Twitter helps me stay up-to-date with things that are important to me. I prefer Twitter over any othe

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