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If we are talking front-end, then Javascript is already the dominant language for EVERYONE (for the web anyways.) > Big brand names like GM, Yahoo, Dow Jones, Walmart and Dell have…

The bottom line is that there is an infinite number of things to build and while software won't build these things alone, it's still a big component. Software didn't build the Spac…

> When the most frequent complaint you hear is “I wish recruiters would stop spamming me with six-figure job offers,” life’s gotten pretty good. As other have said many times here,…

> 2) Engineers are paid way too much As others have commented, this is totally market, which is detached from the actual working conditions. Can 100K really be considered overpaid …

I imagine this could also be applied to startups running out of cash. Not only do you have the stress of all the implications of running out of cash, but getting more cash becomes …

It's interesting to hear that hiring is cheaper in Boston than in Silicon Valley. I have always had the impression that Boston is also up there in the "crazy expensive" list of pla…

So what? After 20 minutes the robot just lays there and does nothing? If that's due to battery life, then some of the real life partners I have been with had a far shorter battery …

Why would you need AI in a sex robot? People don't go to strip clubs for the great conversation. Though I suppose the AI is the difference between a sex robot and a sex doll. And I…

Right, stay away from the "Bubba 2000" model unless you want to use him as an enforcer, twisted prank or house guardian. ETA: What? You find it annoying when my dog humps your leg?…

A handful of stories doesn't make much of a study. I wonder how much of this might be a case of X not getting a job and looking to age as being as an easy target for an excuse? Did…

I think this depends on who you are directing the question to. There are hundreds of millions (billions?) of people on this planet who can barely afford to put food on the table. F…

ExpressionEngine is sustaining a small team of developers. I assume Craft is profitable since Pixel and Tonic charges for certain add-ons and they also have a very small team. I as…

I wouldn't bother. Have them handle their own hosting. There are multiple possible traps with offering any sort of hosting services. 1. Look at the business model. Web hosting prov…

It's difficult for me to comment on something that you saw while in this room when I wasn't in the room, but I'm guessing that much of that had to do with the fact that the kid had…

An important item this article is missing is their definition of entrepreneur. In the Philippines in the area I live I can reach a dozen stores within a 5 minute walk. These are st…

Start traveling now and then apply for work while you are abroad. Do freelance work while looking for employment to generate income to get you by while traveling. In some places, l…

I wouldn't. If you were able to receive one offer without looking then surely you can get another offer if you were specifically looking for another job in SF. Though it's good to …

The easiest way to go for everyone is to work for the remote company as a contractor. Then you take care of your own taxes as someone who is self employed. In the U.S. if you don't…

I think another item to add to this is that some days that 4 hour day is going to be your ceiling and anything which creates yet more cognitive exhaustion is going to erode that fu…

I have been freelancing for most of my time as a developer, and I have worked remotely for all of it. The one actual job I had as a web developer set the work week as 40 hours a we…

If I feel like I'm being inefficient because I'm not meeting my estimates, it's not because of efficiency, it's because I'm really bad at estimating the time a project should take.…

One way you could do this and make it feasible to last forever would be to form a non profit to take donations and volunteers, build a P2P system and get enough of a fan base to ke…

Networking is seriously important. It will be valuable now and for the far off future. It's the worst thing holding back my buddies at our small town back home. They don't know any…

True, but if it's a bad cultural fit then you will probably quit anyways. If the new offer was good enough to quit your current job, then you were probably ready to leave anyways.