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MarinaMartin

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About MarinaMartin

Consummate Type-A personality, business efficiency consultant, Guinness drinker, jaywalker, Seattleite, hater of perky people.

http://www.marinamartin.com

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    There's a lightbulb in the bottom right you can click to give feedback. We have already gotten feedback that it's a little hard to find so we will fix that in the next day or so! A…

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    Comment #7130664

    Did you include HHS hospital charge data? If not, might be a nice fit: http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2013pres/05/20130508a.html

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    Comment #7129065

    StackOverflow and its variants are part of my morning routine. Never know when the random question you read today will solve a future problem!

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    Comment #7128753

    Brilliant!

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    Comment #2373051

    If you ignore the photo-sharing capability for a moment, it sounds like they're trying to create a more accurate alternative to GPS. In the 1700s Britain awarded about £100,000 in …

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    Comment #2282300

    My favorite part of this experiment is that he tested with Monkey Island. Go Guybrush!

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    Comment #1968574

    Anyone know how to sign up as a SOLE volunteer? Ironically, I cannot seem to find the answer via a web search.

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    Comment #1952020

    Some companies created at SW have gone on to be real companies, but SW is really better for getting the feel for working with other people and then working with them on other proje…

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    Comment #1949891

    Do the tutorial at http://railstutorial.org . It's SO important for the non-technical folks to at least be able to whip up an app on occasion, to be able to hire technical people e…

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    Comment #1933188

    I really expected this article to be about photos of these draft dodgers drinking booze, making out with a guy, etc. But updating your Facebook profile on the Sabbath? That's hardc…

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    Comment #1923919

    I personally open a (yellow) phone book to a random page and brainstorm ways to make that particular industry more efficient. But then again I'm an efficiency consultant. I'd perus…

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    Comment #1923685

    Slicehost's documentation is the BOMB. I aspire to be like PickledOnion one day.

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    Comment #1922976

    Don't give away half of your company for two months of work. Pick up some consulting work pronto. Sell your car. Try to get up-front payments from future clients. Anecdotal stories…

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    Comment #1892445

    I read the first paragraph of this article and thought "this article is clearly written by an angry female." Lo and behold, the author's name is Cindy. Go Wired magazine for choosi…

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    Comment #1854670

    IANAL, but based on many conversations on the topic and a few close friends' personal legal experiences, WA generally doesn't uphold non-competes unless they're very specific (in g…

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    Comment #1854157

    This speech is the perfect blend of humor and sound advice: "I’m here to tell you this. Forget about your life expectancy. After all, it’s calculated based on an average. And you n…

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    Comment #1850389

    At what point will CA's abysmal tax environment stop Silicon Valley from being a sought-after destination for entrepreneurs and talented employees? Reinforcing the idea that CA is …

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    Comment #1850180

    Reading The Pragmatic Programmer helped me a lot with the problem-approaching aspect of things, but then I didn't pick it up until I was moderately comfortable with PHP. (I'm not a…

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    Comment #1827194

    When I first read this title, I thought "Why is Chris Dixon on welfare?"