Viewing profile — localtalent

From what I've experienced, this is rapidly becoming untrue - CoL in Toronto has become very high, friends are paying comparable to what I paid in NYC but salaries are definitely l…

'Veneer' is the term usually used. At that price, likely not solid, although butcher-block is not terribly expensive: a 240cm one is USD200 [1]. If the IKEA legs are just solid met…

It depends where you want to work. Here in NYC my experience, the plural of which is not data: Enterprise-style jobs at non-tech-focused places (banks, pharma) don't care. Big Cons…

Love the project, thanks for putting it up. The auto-refresh was making me crazy as well - even a big 'Auto-Refresh: ON' toggle by the menu would be enough. I'm not a fan of settin…

I agree, but sometimes 'metro area' is a bizarre distinction. NYC's Metropolitan Division includes Ocean County (Jersey shore) but not Essex County (which includes Newark and all o…

It hurts the field as a whole - when impossible-to-build CG renders and endless piles of pie-in-the-sky Post-Its becomes synonymous with 'design' it makes it that much harder to co…

I've met them in person a few times while working for a magazine that documented solutions in resource-constrained (not necessarily poor) environments. IIRC, many of these projects…

Thanks for the link! I've seen similar initiatives here in NY and I love them. I think it's an excellent complement to some carrots and/or sticks that can get the spaces filled wit…

I'm in a similar situation - comfortable with the product, uncomfortable selling. These tips were excellent, do you have further information or some more examples?

Only because they scrap ones that don't work. There's a difference between consistently producing incredible work and consistently releasing incredible work. Curation is a big part…

I think in theory, it's fantastic - the basic tenets of computer science are really fascinating, even abstracted away. I may look like an adult, but it's just a disguise. It may be…

It will be bootstrapped here - the bike-sharing program will be injecting 10,000 bikes into the system as of next spring/summer. And I defy anyone to spend time on a major non-recr…

This is not the place for anecdotal arguments, they aren't productive. Anyone can cite stories of bad behavior on all sides: sidewalk cycling, oblivious jaywalking, and aggressive …

They were acquired in 2009 by MOL[1], an online points and payments system. MOL already has gaming infrastructure and points mechanisms built out (as well as a Friendster-branded i…

Interactive Fiction as a genre is significantly less accessible than FPS. Not only due to the medium of text, which is inherently less flashy and instantly compelling than 3D envir…

My story is nearly identical (US, NY). I left after 5 years. No kool-aid drinking here. Accenture is a culture you either fit into or you don't - a very 'up-or-out' mentality. Some…

Depends on where you live - here in NYC there's things like Makeville where you can take classes, would assume there are similar in most urban centers. If there aren't any, it's th…

Learning a lot of these skills is easier than ever. I wasn't raised doing a lot of around-the-house stuff, but in the past five years I've learned to do everything from recaulking …

My anecdotal evidence agrees - I was a passenger in a Ridgeline that hit a parked (empty) bus at 45mph, everyone walked away with minor bruising.

Two issues I see here: 1. Ultimately, there's a fairly finite universe of cars that meet your criteria, even if you consider the much wider used market. If you pick, say, an EVO MR…

I'm trying to work out emailing for sponsorships for projects that we're running. It's generally cold-calling, but not a shotgun approach - we work pretty hard to come up with comp…

50% is a huge hit, particularly in low-margin high-volume businesses. Obviously anecdotal, but it's not hard to see 93% of consumers (FTA) using the deal and never returning. That'…