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chefsurfing

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About chefsurfing

Behind every great meal is an even greater chef. Hire a chef in your city and meet the person behind your next great meal. chefsurfing.com

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    If it's for a product, I say start with the name that most clearly communicates what it is that the product helps with / problem it solves. Think "Can Opener". That's the kind of n…

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    Comment #5197451

    JTG also emphasizes active literacy (writing, speaking) versus passive literacy (reading, listening). One without the other is as a table with half it's legs.

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    Comment #5197419

    Hi Mz, I think the true test is to go to an educational institution and observe first hand what is happening. Is it a or b and to what extent either of the two: a) Education that h…

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    Comment #5197318

    The ad hominem attacks and annoyed tone of your argument betray a disintrest in any argument that does not match your established view. I invite you to consider new ideas. "crank":…

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    Fatbird, you suggest that we "reliably detect the optimum education environment for each student, and 2) give it to them". Replace the word education in your statement with the wor…

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    Comment #5196920

    Great article. Unfortunately the vast majority of the so-called education to which people around the world are exposed is not education, it's merely schooling. For those interested…

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    Comment #5112617

    Great feedback Andrew. I think we need to change the design and make it more clear, however we do request that every completed "order" receive a review and comment from the custome…

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    Comment #5112550

    Gracias Senor Gluck!

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    Comment #5112539

    Great suggestion, thank you Marquis! To everyone in California, we do have a few chefs signed up in San Francisco [1] and Oakland [2] although we've only just started to promote th…

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    Comment #5112465

    This is no typo. To date we have only booked 169 chef services. We are focused on delivering bookings for the chefs however due to the open nature of our platform we have no way of…

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    Comment #5112409

    This is true. The grey zone in which "Closed door restaurants" operate in Buenos Aires, for example, requires only that the chefs have catering licenses issued by local government …

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    Comment #5112355

    It really depends on the chef and city you are living in. In Santiago, Chile service prices start at 10,000 pesos ( ~20 USD ) per guest. If the size of your party is larger the pri…

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    Comment #5112192

    Thanks for the writeup Anna. Founder of Chef Surfing Eric Knudtson, please A.M.A.

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    Comment #5021798

    Boosted Boards - Electric Longboard Skateboard I rode on one for 5 minutes and instantly wanted to pay for it on the spot.

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    The Baffler and N+1 http://thebaffler.com/ http://nplusonemag.com/

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    Comment #4614283

    Thanks for the write-up Naysawn! It was great to meet you in Santiago.

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    My suggestion is to focus yourself on doing the activities in your life that you find virtuous. Make a list of three things you decide are valuable and pursue them. Focus on them a…

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    Comment #4599488

    Well done! Also you deserve a big thanks from Filepicker.io - this is great inbound marketing for them.

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    Comment #4580068

    "Visualize data, not code. Dynamic behavior, not static structure." Yes! This reminds me of what Rich Hickey has been enlightening the world about as well [1]. Bravo Bret! Thank yo…

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    Comment #4487181

    Thanks for writing this Ben Kaufman! I gained by you sharing your experience.

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    Comment #4459997

    I read a quote recently that "most startups get interesting around 18 months". I think you guys are giving up too soon. Workfu has enormous potential. Either way, kudos for making …

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    I pitched "sysadmin as a service" to a sysadmin friend and he was totally against it. He said we don't need more sysadmins, we need better developers who understand sysadmin fundam…