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mike626

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About mike626

Software developer with 15+ years of experience building attractive and professional scalable distributed solutions for a number of industries including retail, distribution, transportation, non-profit and freight forwarding.

My overshare font: http://injoke.org

Recent public activity

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    Comment #4508925

    His smugness about the older woman is infuriating.

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    Comment #4425505

    The quote from the article, “my work life sort of is my personal life.” is the common attitude put forth by the sort of employees that a company like Zynga attracts. Young, without…

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    Comment #4347277

    "Specialists get farther than generalists." I think this is a statement of very dubious veracity.

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    Comment #4347111

    I really looked forward to a Bank Simple account for years, but at this point I use a high yield account for my checking. Switching to Bank Simple would cost me about $200 a year, …

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    Comment #4320288

    I am not happy about needing to sign into Facebook and then having any story I digg showing up on my Facebook timeline. That's an overstep that will keep me off the site.

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    Comment #4315160

    Craigslist isn't participating? That's surprising!

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    Comment #4213003

    His 401(k) could simply be a self-directed investment account. I have one that is a Roth IRA. You are limited in what can be deposited into the account, but it can grow without lim…

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    Comment #4085661

    Alternate titles... Paul Downs: Dreadful Employer Paul Downs Cabinetmakers: The Dickensian Workshop Reborn!

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    Comment #4004548

    I really can't see using this for quick fixes when I am highly mobile. A better solution for me is Sublime Text on my Macbook Air. http://www.sublimetext.com/

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    Comment #3997575

    55 USD seems like quite a bit to pay since I need to supply my own microSD anyway. I'll pass.

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    Comment #3993597

    This is genius. So much so I want to keep it all for myself.

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    Comment #3979800

    I have always thought that Facebook's success was tied to their targeting of the next generation of consumers, that is college students, who had not yet made a brand or technology …

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    Comment #3974345

    There are several hot-button issues that I can't help but think you drizzled over your posting to increase the likelihood of visceral reaction by the demographic this posting targe…

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    Comment #3961631

    Playfic is another terrific tool for doing this. http://playfic.com/ It's a community for making and sharing interactive fiction (aka "text adventures") entirely from your browser,…

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    Comment #3961076

    Extremely relevant criticism. It appears to be a rather simple problem for Github to resolve.

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    Comment #3960662

    Richard Stallman: Consummate Pain in the Dupa.

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    Comment #3960594

    "Thanks for all the opportunity. Later, U.S.!"