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pickitupsnake

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About pickitupsnake

alex at booboolabs.com

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    Comment #44811271

    You may also want to look at homeschool parents(teachers) as they may have more time available that teachers in this season.

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    Comment #37235128

    There will be a lot of opportunity in semi-automating residential/commercial property maintenance. Think robot mowers, smart irrigation/fertilization, smart composting ect. Lot of …

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    Comment #34718079

    Make a list of small new things to try: new restaurant, new beer/wine, new trail/park and then start doing them

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    Comment #34595099

    Maybe look for a job at a local non-profit as a jack-of-all trades technologist. I do this and it offers great flexibility, a lot of human interaction across the organization, the …

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    Comment #33929037

    I have a defunct NY LLC - PM if you would like to buy it vs paying the fees.

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    Comment #33810622

    This. 3 and 1.5 here. If you are pulling your weight (or more) at the homefront then there is no time/energy for much else beyond staying afloat.

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    Comment #33677985

    Good opportunity for buffalo grass.

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    Comment #33312070

    This is very simple, take the money for the "less interest != boring" job. Save/invest the money for when you CoL is higher (kids, eldery parents, illness, ect.).

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    Comment #32522206

    Maybe a little arrogant but as someone looking for a 'small check' to rundown an idea, that doesn't bother me.

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    Comment #31661913

    Contribute to open source?

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    Comment #25837199

    He isn't providing medical advice. Waiting outside vs inside based on simple statistics...

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    Comment #20528960

    If you want to be a founder, then you need to learn sales/bizdev. Try to find some sort of sales gig for weekends and use earnings to pay off student loans or build up your burn pi…

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    Comment #19144870

    Or they could just admit more students..

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    Comment #16079255

    Be kind to your shoulders and do some band pull-aparts or no-monies.

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    Comment #15357980

    This is probably most of it for lower tiered schools and for libarts. I know several adjuncts that teach law/business and they are largely indifferent to their adjunct pay - a drop…

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    Comment #15072583

    Run a yearly pledge drive like wikipedia

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    Comment #14868257

    If you are so close to finished, partner with someone to bring it to market. That will add some urgency.

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    Comment #14401290

    The idea must solve a pain point that you experience. Then you will only lose confidence if you realize the pain in de minimis.

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    Comment #11443397

    Save more money and start developing some of your ideas on the side. At some point you'll figure out which one scratches the right itch - then pull the trigger.

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    Comment #11226329

    Agree. ++ Second cohort at Flatiron School - it has grown up so much since then that there is a time relevance issue.

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    Comment #10998844

    Weighted carry protocols to keep elderly physically functional.

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    Comment #9354228

    carb cycling and weight training