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entreprenewb

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    Comment #13738872

    You may want to use a recruiter (or several); they will get a commission from the company where they place you and can work on finding you a job at the same time you are looking on…

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    Comment #9323038

    Obama does the same thing (for reason #1): http://www.fastcompany.com/3026265/work-smart/always-wear-th... It might be a bit mundane, but I can appreciate the pragmatism.

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    Comment #8870871

    It's sometimes a judgement call, though. If an incremental approach is too expensive, haphazard, or just not technically sound, doing a soft launch and gradually transitioning user…

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    Comment #8713098

    Clickable, for those like me that hadn't heard of Colemak: http://colemak.com/

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    Comment #8647266

    That's hugely relevant experience! And if you can bring good communication skills to the table, even better. Half the battle hiring qualified candidates is establishing if they are…

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    Comment #8646959

    I'm in the US, so it's possible all this may not apply, but my two cents: What has been your job hunting strategy so far? What kinds of positions have you been looking for? If you'…

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    Comment #8646856

    What's your previous work history and educational background? That's the first thing that's going to come up with any employer. It could be in your benefit or not depending on what…

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    Comment #8615160

    I ran across this site the other day when I was looking at overhauling my .emacs file since I'm only an occasional emacs user these days. This guy has a great starter repo of his c…

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    Comment #8605784

    >Why are we doing that kind of help for free? Aren't there liabilities? Don't businesses charge thousands of dollars for that kind of support/freelance programming work? Yes, many …

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    Comment #8577491

    Some plans offer a high deductible PPO option, e.g. if you're out of state/out of network then you pay up to $1k deductible and the plan covers the rest. Though that may not be fea…

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    Comment #8577467

    The best case scenario is that you tell them ahead of time and they are agreeable and supportive. The worst case scenario, if it's at-will employment, is that they terminate you im…

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    Comment #8343712

    Some thoughts: 1. Take notes while or after you read. Not too much, but enough to summarize what you've read. This is especially good because if you do forget what you read you can…

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    Comment #8093444

    >These are all things that can be avoided by an hour of research or alternatively traveling with someone that has been before or on a tour that has a guide. I agree! I just came ba…

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    Comment #4546723

    >I've tried applying at three places. I hope that's not since March. Pardon my bluntness, what else are you doing to find work? It sounds like you need to just get a job, not neces…

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    Comment #2582358

    And an fyi, tigerdirect.com does this too. I don't know if it's reversible or plain text, but I'd still prefer to reset my password on the site rather than it being sent back to me…

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    Comment #2324876

    And let's not confuse real condescension with blunt truth that's interpreted as condescension but is not inherently malicious. I think a lot of people may seem condescending becaus…

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    Comment #2312085

    A few things I noticed: * I think the word you want to be using is "analysis". "Analyzation" isn't a word that I know of (except on urbandictionary.com) * The white effects around …

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    Comment #1968376

    I find the suggestion in the headline less interesting than the wave shapes from July '09 to July '10. Any insights here?

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    Ask HN: High stress hacks?

    I just picked my locked out neighbor's door lock. We tried brute force methods (pulling the pins, trying to cut a different door's chain lock), but eventually the elegant method pa…

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    Comment #1877583

    Bump on this. I know that with medical transcription using speech recognition and then a transcriptionist turnaround time can improve from around 4 or 5 hours to 20-30 minutes or l…

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    Comment #1563237

    And conversely, make sure you aren't backing up what you don't need.