rcvassallo

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by rcvassallo 12y ago
Great points, re: discrepancies. In a way, I'm seeing both sides of the coin with a client for whom I designed and developed custom business software. Initial monthly budget gave me the flexibility to be a rockstar that actually put in
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by rcvassallo 12y ago
Agile is definitely an implementation detail but good clients will care about it for precisely the reason you provided. They won't care to hear about the specific labor pains, but they will love it when you tell them your "agile&q
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by rcvassallo 12y ago
It's not that simple. Being "agile" does not necessarily makes you an employee in the US. From IRA Pub 15-a: "The general rule is that an individual is an independent contractor if you, the person for whom the services a
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by rcvassallo 12y ago
Baby steps. I got my feet wet by taking on a roommate at my first house for the extra cash flow. Once I had saved up enough for a down payment on a 2nd house, I bought it, moved there, and rented out my first place. If things keep going wel
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by rcvassallo 12y ago
> "Never have to work again rich" I'm almost there. At this point, I just resigned my full-time job and have enough cash on hand to maintain my current lifestyle for the next 10+ years before even thinking about finding a
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by rcvassallo 12y ago
In my experience, this is something you can learn as you go. To get my first major gig started, a 1-page proposal that outlined how my services would help the client fulfill their goals was enough. A formal contract came later and we have b
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by rcvassallo 12y ago
I've recently made the decision to go full-time consulting after a year of balancing contract work on the side with full-time employment. In my experience one of the biggest reason to avoid being a full-time employee is the difficulty
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by rcvassallo 13y ago
Thanks for pointing out some of the finer details on pet food, very informative. Still, my basic point still stands, that our pets do just fine on essentially a single source of food. Why would it matter if it was blended into a glop? My ca
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by rcvassallo 13y ago
>> claiming you can go on and on on just one food source for long periods of time without extensive testing is just irresponsible. How can pets tolerate eating the same food for a long period of time? Most cat and dog owners get one
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by rcvassallo 14y ago
No. There's a reason why racers love cold air intakes, and it's not for efficiency, it's because you get to burn more fuel and thus make more power! The extra fuel comes automatically because modern EFI (electronic fuel injection) motors us
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by rcvassallo 14y ago
OP make a good point that comments help to make your intent more clear, while the code itself just explains what the program does. Very good reason to have some comments here and there. But I'm with Toshiro - test your damn code! Testing fi
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by rcvassallo 14y ago
Not sure why the trunk mount is relevant for interfacing with the car. The brake switch signal activates your brake lights, those are typically at the rear of the car :) Admittedly, for a universal application you want to interface with as
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by rcvassallo 14y ago
You're making the problem harder than it needs to be. Knowing when the car is braking is trivial - the vast majority have a dedicated brake switch wire. Why do you want to prevent the normal brakes from engaging when regen braking is happen
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by rcvassallo 14y ago
It was meant to be a little tongue-in-cheek, I like to poke fun at the mystical math connections as well. I will remember the smiley next time :) I do prefer the 16:10 monitors though. I recently tried to get a warranty replacement on a 16:
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by rcvassallo 14y ago
Right on. I think the proximity to φ says it all: φ = 1.618 16:10 = 1.6 16:9 = 1.777
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by rcvassallo 14y ago
I just saw this at my job last week - literally. Walked into the bathroom and the CEO was in action with a mop in his hand. He looked up and said "Oh hey I'll be out of the way in a few seconds, sometimes the toilet in here leaks."
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by rcvassallo 14y ago
I applied as a solo founder with no idea, so I knew a rejection letter was inevitable. In all fairness I am not quite ready to build a company but I took the opportunity to apply with no idea anyway. I currently work as a sysadmin for a 1bn
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by rcvassallo 14y ago
I applied as a solo founder with no idea, so I knew a rejection letter was inevitable. In all fairness I am not quite ready to build a company, I just hope my application was read once or twice. So who am I? Just a guy who started as the on