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Advice needed: what's a destitute hacker to do?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3715834First of all I ask that anyone commenting please leave off criticism of how I got into the situation I did. Trust me, I've already thought over millions of times how I must be an idiot to have gotten into the situation I'm in, and if I could go back and make different decisions I would. But right now I'm not exactly in the best shape to handle criticism, and don't need to be convinced of anything. What I really need is advice for improving my situation, or any info about programs or employers, etc. that I don't know about. I never had a course in high school or college on how to deal with poverty, even though that might have been really helpful right about now.I graduated from a state university in 2009 with a degree in Computer Science. I graduated with honors and a 3.81 gpa. My gpa could've been a lot higher, but I struggled with untreated clinical-level anxiety throughout school which lead to severe procrastination or simply not turning in certain projects. I got a 1520 on my SATs, Mar 16, 2012 11:47 PM
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Ask HN: Does explaining your program's complete design reduce sales?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3674312I'm working on my very first Android application; and, I've been considering talking through the different parts of my design; and how and where my code is growing organically to support the different ideas that I have.Since I'd basically be explaining every feature and design decision I make from here on out, this leads me to a question. Would I lose sales from my application? I'm very interested in selling it.It's an active wallpaper that plays the Game of Life. I know the market already has one, but I was going to be adding more features to it that would make it more interesting and perhaps a good wallpaper.Mar 7, 2012 4:49 AM
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The Importance of Business Incubatorshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a898043dda14ff8a5e4c1cd22ba4305&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsmallbusiness.chron.com%2Fimportance-business-incubators-34079.html&c=10427929731937384347&mkt=en-usBusiness incubators support the development of start-ups by providing them with advisory and administrative support services. According to the International Business Innovation Association, an ...Nov 20, 2011 3:02 PM
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MovieCat! is an iOS trivia game with an entertaining cast of charactershttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85d1a1c9ca4fa19eb5ae1125f04795&url=https%3a%2f%2fthenextweb.com%2fnews%2fmoviecat-is-an-ios-trivia-game-with-an-entertaining-cast-of-characters&c=6771674343945302246&mkt=en-usWe do not often review games here at TNW but we find ourselves making an exception for FilmWise’s unique take on movie trivia games for the iOS platform. We took a look at FilmWise Invisibles for the ...Oct 23, 2011 11:32 PM
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MovieCat! is an iOS trivia game with an entertaining cast of charactershttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85d3e18fc34b4290b70751f41c4233&url=https%3a%2f%2fthenextweb.com%2fnews%2fmoviecat-is-an-ios-trivia-game-with-an-entertaining-cast-of-characters&c=6771674343945302246&mkt=en-usWe do not often review games here at TNW but we find ourselves making an exception for FilmWise’s unique take on movie trivia games for the iOS platform. We took a look at FilmWise Invisibles for the ...Oct 23, 2011 11:32 PM
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MovieCat! is an iOS trivia game with an entertaining cast of charactershttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85e048693748e5a84d5afc89e1d064&url=https%3a%2f%2fthenextweb.com%2fnews%2fmoviecat-is-an-ios-trivia-game-with-an-entertaining-cast-of-characters&c=6771674343945302246&mkt=en-usWe do not often review games here at TNW but we find ourselves making an exception for FilmWise’s unique take on movie trivia games for the iOS platform. We took a look at FilmWise Invisibles for the ...Oct 23, 2011 11:32 PM
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MovieCat! is an iOS trivia game with an entertaining cast of charactershttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85dc1b245148d2b86a87cab8e8a80e&url=https%3a%2f%2fthenextweb.com%2fnews%2fmoviecat-is-an-ios-trivia-game-with-an-entertaining-cast-of-characters&c=6771674343945302246&mkt=en-usWe do not often review games here at TNW but we find ourselves making an exception for FilmWise’s unique take on movie trivia games for the iOS platform. We took a look at FilmWise Invisibles for the ...Oct 23, 2011 11:32 PM
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MovieCat! is an iOS trivia game with an entertaining cast of charactershttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85d7f54ea54990a547546994780b96&url=https%3a%2f%2fthenextweb.com%2fnews%2fmoviecat-is-an-ios-trivia-game-with-an-entertaining-cast-of-characters&c=6771674343945302246&mkt=en-usWe do not often review games here at TNW but we find ourselves making an exception for FilmWise’s unique take on movie trivia games for the iOS platform. We took a look at FilmWise Invisibles for the ...Oct 23, 2011 11:32 PM
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MovieCat! is an iOS trivia game with an entertaining cast of charactershttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85e488f0eb41b0bf0f04a7f283709b&url=https%3a%2f%2fthenextweb.com%2fnews%2fmoviecat-is-an-ios-trivia-game-with-an-entertaining-cast-of-characters&c=6771674343945302246&mkt=en-usWe do not often review games here at TNW but we find ourselves making an exception for FilmWise’s unique take on movie trivia games for the iOS platform. We took a look at FilmWise Invisibles for the ...Oct 23, 2011 11:32 PM
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MovieCat! is an iOS trivia game with an entertaining cast of charactershttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85d600ca2d469e82e054690b38ed7c&url=https%3a%2f%2fthenextweb.com%2fnews%2fmoviecat-is-an-ios-trivia-game-with-an-entertaining-cast-of-characters&c=6771674343945302246&mkt=en-usWe do not often review games here at TNW but we find ourselves making an exception for FilmWise’s unique take on movie trivia games for the iOS platform. We took a look at FilmWise Invisibles for the ...Oct 23, 2011 11:32 PM
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Real Value vs. Perceived Valuehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a89032e2cd74bd0ac11e9897f3c0ab3&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsmallbusiness.chron.com%2Freal-value-vs-perceived-value-20857.html&c=12858280516847855523&mkt=en-usAll businesses have the goal of making a profit, which requires selling goods or services for more money than it costs to develop, produce and distribute them. The selling price that a business asks ...Aug 29, 2011 11:41 PM
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If Software Is Eating The World, Why Don't Coders Get Any Respect?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2919708Software, as Marc Andreesen said in his famous editorial, is becoming a larger and larger part of our daily lives. Given how important software is, then, you'd expect computer programmer - the task of developing and maintaining software - to be one of the highest-paid, most-wanted jobs. It isn't. Why not?"Hold on", you say, "isn't programming a high-paying job"? Sure, next to the average American worker. But the average American worker is a college dropout. What if you compare programming to jobs for other highly skilled professionals?Consider a 35-year-old, senior Google engineer. He probably makes about $150,000, which is enough to buy a good house and raise a family. But Google wouldn't hire a random guy to fill that job - this engineer probably has an Ivy League or other elite degree, fifteen years of work experience, a very high IQ, strong drive, and numerous other skills (anyone who's been through the Google hiring process can tell you how hard it is to get in).As a doctor, howevAug 24, 2011 6:34 AM
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List of Important Reasons Why Employees Must Stay Organizedhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a89804b56524cdba1a23ae249870461&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsmallbusiness.chron.com%2Flist-important-reasons-employees-must-stay-organized-15849.html&c=13954954658355191133&mkt=en-usWhen your employees are organized, your business productivity increases. Your employees will work more quickly and with more confidence, and your clients will be impressed. These impacts of ...Jul 31, 2011 11:07 PM
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Ask HN: Can I help you be more awesome today? (No strings. Inquire within.)https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2767448This last week has been absolutely ridiculous for me. I'd like to make it up to myself by doing something meaningful for some strangers. I like this community a lot and want to see if there's anything I can do to make you a little more successful. No strings. To give you an idea of what I might be able to help you with, let me tell you a few things I've done to help others...- Last night, I volunteered at TEDxMIA's screening of TEDGlobal where I fulfilled their video stream management and multiplexing fantasies,- I've built network operations center monitoring software for proprietary wireless protocols. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnleO8H4lyY)- I regularly brainstorm with others in the SoFL entrepreneurial and tech circles as we look for ways to grow our community and attract talent to our market.- I'm an early adopter, enjoy playing with new tech and can provide strong, constructive, specific feedback.- I understand good design from bad design. Aesthetics are not lost on me.- I hJul 15, 2011 2:25 PM
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The Importance of Soft Skills in the Workplacehttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a898043dda14ff8a5e4c1cd22ba4305&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsmallbusiness.chron.com%2Fimportance-soft-skills-workplace-10111.html&c=17172126469652181780&mkt=en-usWhen it comes to skills in employment, the first line of emphasis is typically towards abilities, training and knowledge of specific skill sets. These are referred to as hard skills. Soft skills are ...Jun 7, 2011 12:00 AM
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The 6 best places to get pierogies in Clevelandhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a89b23a867f451dbc9453d908ffe045&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yahoo.com%2Fnews%2Fblogs%2Fcleveland%2F6-best-places-pierogies-cleveland-192431215.html&c=12518562586294473806&mkt=en-usWhen people from Poland, Slovakia and other countries in that region settled in the Cleveland area in the early 1900s, they brought with them recipes for hearty foods like pierogies. Through the years ...Apr 19, 2011 12:24 PM
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I've got a Facebook fan page, How do I get more people to join it?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2427998Hi all,I've created a fan page for a small family business my family and I run (we have a small music studio). As the relatively 'technical' person in the family (I know just enough html to color the background of page) I got the job of running our facebook fan page.I started reading all those "10 tips for the best…" tutorials out there on the web, but from some reason I am pretty skeptic. I keep feeling people are trying to sell me their services.What I'd like to hear is some good advice from people who perhaps succeeded themselves in building a good facebook fan page. Also, I would like to unfold the mystery behind the real figures. I understand that everyone these days must have a faceook fan page, but how much money \ how many customers can I really expect to gain from this?Thank you,Apr 9, 2011 8:20 PM
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Ask HN: Is that important for a developer to have an impressive personal page?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2407157I am a Python developer with good design background. I am willing to expand my freelance activity in Python web development area now. I have seen tons of visually appealing impressive personal pages of web designers. Those that are more web graphic designers working with HTML/CSS/JS than hardcore programmers. I bet you saw much of them too on the web. They have professional look and feel giving you an image of the person. I tried to find something similar for the programmers to inspire myself for creating my personal page. I searched for 'web developer portfolio', 'web developer personal page' and some other keywords on Google. I didn't find anything as impressive as web designers' pages. All I could see were some boring CVs or something like CVs, sometimes with a small photo of a person and more or less average look. Obviously everyone is the best at what he is the best and programmers sell their technical/analytical skills. They can show perfectly structured code to impress a potentiApr 4, 2011 4:15 PM
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Tesla Sparks w/RSS Readerhttps://market.android.com/details?id=com.simplyusefulapps.android.wallpaper.teslaHey hackers and geeks,Simply useful apps just released a live wallpaper for Android which has full interactive fun effects that resembles great Nikola Tesla's famous experiment with electricity, and electromagnetism! Touch anywhere on the desktop to get electrocuted :)Their url: http://simplyusefulapps.comAwesome!Feb 10, 2011 7:33 PM
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What is Final Fantasy Versus XIII?http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx&aid=&tid=6a85ebd5892641dc858428921f3a20eb&url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.ign.com%2farticles%2f2010%2f11%2f18%2fwhat-is-final-fantasy-versus-xiii&c=14836418439552603184&mkt=en-usThere are three different games with the name "Final Fantasy XIII." Confused? You should be, unless you're intimately familiar with developer Square Enix's plans. With Final Fantasy XIII already on ...Nov 17, 2010 5:29 PM
