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You can't mute your boss, and they're the only messages anyone pays attention to. You can only ignore support for 20 minutes max before your boss starts typing your handle.

I'm working on a Python CLI that uses asyncio/aiohttp to make and process requests to a 3rd party API. Anyways, I ran into the 10,000 socket problem today and ended up using a sema…

Don't ask the interviewers what they hate about their jobs. That's easy, everyone hates their job. The best advice here is you should find someplace willing to give you a small tok…

I highly recommend this book: http://www.amazon.com/Pro-CSS-HTML-Design-Patterns/dp/159059...

One trick is to start full-time and as soon as you become indispensable to the company ask to go part-time.

It definitely depends on the company. Irrespective of the company's dress code, you should look presentable for an interview. You don't have to dress formal to look presentable.

Having run a textbook scanning service ( http://www.ptrfy.com/ ) for a while now, I can say assuredly that keeping master digital copies or the physical processed books is a substa…

Shameless plug: you can always buy the print version and have it digitized.

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Google App Engine supports JavaMail.

I would use this service if: 1) Only an email and password were required to use it (I don't use facebook). 2) It were robust, reliable, and fast; artists without a label or a consi…

Legally, we cannot keep files indefinitely. We do hold on to a file and its corresponding book material for two weeks after it has been processed for QA reasons, among others. This…

First, thank you for the feedback; your comment about Amazon was very validating. The pricing model and payment mode (Gumroad) encapsulate and foreshadow a lot about what Ptrfy is …

Read: http://codahale.com/how-to-safely-store-a-password/ Since you're running on GAE you're likely using either python or java: Python bcrypt implementation: http://www.mindrot.or…

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Here's the actual story containing the video: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/tomchiversscience/10016887... According to the telegraph: "Cern say that this is one of several vide…

Be lean. Create a stack exchange proposal at http://area51.stackexchange.com/ , make a new HN post linking to it, and we'll see where this goes. But anyone interested should try ma…

I'm in an uncannily similar situation as yours but with a part-time job. Find a job that is aligned with your ulterior goals and that provides you the time to complete them. Let's …

Who sits around reflecting on (and measuring) their happiness, as if it's some numerical, achievable end-goal? Jeremy Bentham, that's who.

I agree mostly except about your semantics. I would stick with the term "developer", not programmer. Being a good programmer is certainly correlated with being a good developer, bu…

Everyone has different predilections, however, frequent/consistent physical exercise and learning might be applicable to most.

It could be a motivation issue if it was a decline in work quality. If you're like most startups, and you're not profitable right now, it's important to quickly become profitable. …

I agree on: have charisma, don't take out loans, work on what truly motivates you, and long idea incubation.

I usually go with a simple metaphor so I have more to lean on for the design and theme of the product.