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khalidmbajwa

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About khalidmbajwa

http://about.me/khalidbajwa

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    I belong to a minority community in Pakistan target of regular state backed oppression.In addition to violence and flagrant discrimination the community representatives are also ta…

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    Comment #8886063

    We are building a music streaming website. Think of it as a Spotify for Pakistan and Mongo has been wonderful for the kind of Data Structure we have. Its perfect for a catalogue li…

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    Wow. I always thought i was the only crazy one around . The reasons you mentioned are exactly the ones for which i have been running a story for so long (Not as long as you though,…

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    Comment #8128859

    Haha. I hope its that way, because the alternate reality is pretty cool :P

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    Comment #8124731

    I sleep. Its going to sound really weird but over the years i have constructed this alternate reality. A whole universe over the years i have built up in my mind, and whenever i am…

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    Comment #8096238

    I think he means Genius the company (formerly RapGenius) which annotates the web. ( http://genius.com/ )

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    Comment #7728881

    As expected, i am getting downvoted because of my pro-quora stance. You clearly haven't spent much time on the site. The beauty of it is, that you can reach people, and ask questio…

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    Comment #7724747

    And why would you do that ? I can see why the must-register roadbloack is annoying in theory but It takes a few minutes to register, and then its an absolute gold-mine of knowledge…

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    Comment #7680339

    SEEKING WORK - Remote Front End Developer with over 10 years of experience. Primary expertise include Javascript/Angular and iOS. In addition , a UI/UX designer who obsesses over e…

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    Comment #7053534

    Nothing will ever be the same again #HolyWow

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    Comment #6806202

    Big fan of your books, an even bigger fan of you now. You sir, are a good man. Here, have a virtual hug !

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    Comment #6512089

    Let's A/B Test that !

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    Comment #6447557

    I am from Pakistan, and this damn island is all everyone is talking about. My facebook feed is flooded with people planning to go visit the island :P. Personally, i dont see what a…

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    Comment #6354997

    Hey, Yeah for the past year i have been working on a startup so i only do about 20 hours per week. I turn down all projects that demand more. Thankfully i have a few very decent cl…

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    Comment #6354969

    You are probably right but i was just trying to give a ballpark estimate of how good is a 5K USD income in pakistan.The conversion rate is a fair if not a perfect gauge.I can susta…

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    Comment #6350815

    Umm, no not really. I charge around 60$/hr on oDesk.Have closed to 5000 hours and can easily pull in upwards of 5K USD a month, which is an extra ordinary sum for someone sitting i…

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    Comment #6350799

    I am a long time contractor on oDesk and owe a great deal to this site.I wanted to talk a little about the hate the hourly model with screenshots is getting. Here's the primary rea…

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    Comment #6249872

    The actionscript programmers may be getting paid higher (Mostly because the Flex enterprise hangover is still lingering), but in my experience the actual number of actionscript job…

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    Comment #6249842

    It is because of Adobe AIR.Which is a cross platform runtime. Contrary to popular public opinion, Flash and Flex is actually a stunningly beautiful platform to code in. It's a very…

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    Comment #6231566

    That's because she wanted you to get a feel of the process she went through. The frustrations that she felt and how exactly the AHA moment happened. Even the 'Staring at the stars'…