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Most (all?) of these companies have not been through a complete credit cycle since they were founded after 2008. I would be cautious about putting money into them that you cannot a…

The curl handle should be re-used if possible so that's also part of the problem.

Good question. The only reference to it that I could find was here http://lkml.iu.edu//hypermail/linux/kernel/0412.1/0181.html but he doesn't explain why it's necessary.

From my experience (as a programmer) I have seen what I would consider both mediocre and talented developers who fit your description of frothing to themselves thinking they could …

I also think Racket is a good introduction to Lisp. The documentation is great. Take a look at the vector documentation as an example http://docs.racket-lang.org/reference/vectors.…

The Trappist in downtown Oakland is a great spot. Its about 4 blocks from the 12 street BART. http://www.thetrappist.com/

I've heard some suggest that one play would be to buy gold in euros.

Huddler is hiring in San Francisco. http://www.huddler.com/careers.html

My suspicion is that their struggle is more about the perceived cost and time. My wife and I are able to eat most of our meals at $2-3 per person. We have found that to get the cos…

Ask your self: what would you rather have a) a fulfilling relationship and perhaps sexual intimacy or b) the possibility of wealth and riches? You can't buy a and there is no guara…

Great article! Recognize though that time is not fungible. For example just because you stop watching tv from 9pm to 10pm doesn't mean your going to be productive in that same bloc…

+1 The Artists Way Some of the disciplines she takes you through are tough but rewarding. One of my favorites is writing three pages in a journal per day. At the time it was tough,…

I'm beginning to agree with this more and more. Consider something you have done in the past that is similar to the the task at hand and use how long it took as a guide. It also he…

Take a look at Unix Power Tools http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596003302/ .

As odd as it may seem we often prototype something we need to test using web.py even though our primary development language is php (using Zend). I recently did this to test a REST…

Hmm... or is it someone running an experiment to see if everything with 'Erlang' in the title will be upvoted?

For those of us who like the gmail interface this seems like a reasonable option. But, you still have to "push" the problem to another provider. Who do you rely on for your 'some o…

The righteous editor!

Pay off any debts you have and set aside some for taxes. Consider some diversification, but keep as much of it as you can (or stomach) as liquid as possible (high interest savings …

Right! It's like paying a dollar to save 25 cents.