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netmau5

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About netmau5

Founder of Urban Coding. I've worked on several projects including Sparkmuse, Jenx, Project Tilde, and News Falcon. Follow me at http://www.davejafari.com.

Please contact me via dave(at)urbancoding.net, I'd love to hear about what you're doing!

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    In other words, the consultants had their workers rebranded as unaffilated volunteers despite getting a pay day worthy of Ahab's undying devotion.

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    Comment #4754785

    Taken another way, this campaign would have clearly been -ROI if the Piano apps themselves ran it themselves. Although a mass-market television commercial clearly isn't the best wa…

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    Comment #4754767

    I like the concept although I always hesitate to use ghost writers. If you really want my business, you have to show me the money. Demonstrate the expertise in your writers, their …

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    Comment #4738277

    The email field in your profile isn't visible.

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    Comment #4671876

    This addresses a larger issue, but the specifics discussed hit home with me. I started my company several months ago and lost my health insurance. After paying into the system for …

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    Comment #4669986

    I've been a long time customer of Envato's marketplaces and this is the first I've seen of CreativeMarket. How would you compare yourselves to them? Browsing through your collectio…

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    Comment #4658002

    I'm not. If you ever visit, it's pretty clear where each economic group lives. Practically anyone with money who works in DC lives in VA or MD. DC has the highest ghetto per capita…

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    Comment #4647394

    I don't trust *Terms Apply and hackathon appearing together in any context. Business guys always want to capitalize on creatives' enthusiasm but end up triggering skepticism instea…

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    Comment #4644511

    This is an awesome and very helpful group of guys. They are one of the few companies I know that invests as much in great support as their tech. If you use Mongo on a project, you …

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    Comment #4628400

    I'm incredibly curious about how the Twice investors feel about this allocation of capital.

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    Comment #4627345

    Well the paywall thing is a huge deal-killer for me although I love the a response dashboard system they've built. For those of you conducting surveys, what are some good alternati…

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    Comment #4604483

    I've grown to seriously hate OAuth as a login mechanism. It's great for connecting accounts for integration, but I've been burned by it as a login. On one of my previous projects, …

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    Comment #4597605

    SEEKING WORK - Remote/SF/DC/ATL/BHAM Specialities: Java, Ruby, Javascript, iOS, UI/UX http://www.UrbanCoding.net is seeking our next web or mobile development project. We have work…

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    Comment #4575881

    As a "retired" professional poker player, I can say with certainty that this is possible, but the range is more like $20-40/hour. During that first year, the person must commit the…

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    Comment #4506977

    I worry this is the step in between illegal downloads and making anonymity illegal. If they can flag you for downloading unpaid content, it won't be long before they flag you for c…

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    Comment #4472080

    I may have been slower than others, but my weekend time at GaTech was spent on laundry, groceries, and lots of CS homework. Just give them some money and the summer term to focus. …

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    Comment #4434145

    You make it sound as if the choice is obvious.

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    Comment #4395431

    Don't worry, even if every YC company ever chartered launched today, it would not outnumber the Twitter me-too posts.

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    Comment #4352893

    "We hope you will find it interesting." Why the guillotine on these guys? I think they contributed something meaningful to the discussion. You don't have to like it to be respectfu…

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    Comment #4336056

    I found this tool intriguing because the tax code is such a complex beast that a candidate could simply overlook the negative points during a campaign. I like giving individuals a …

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