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Comment #14984333
Happens to a lot of us. Lately just for fun I been working with unreal engine. You can do some really cool stuff quickly and customize in C++. Now that VR is becoming in bigger and…
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Comment #14439827
nice talk... One question, he mentioned he didn't have any money but then said he bootstrapped his first company ? How did he live for the first year or so. Would like to hear more…
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Comment #13314462
Regardless of hacks to make real progress you will need to spend a lot of time. Here's some quick tips... 1. Move most of your media consumption over to the new language. Movies/bo…
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Comment #9509530
yea, couldn't agree more. For most employee's and employers alike it takes 3 months to really bond with the company. Can see where both sides are coming from but sounds like they l…
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Comment #8195378
feel free to shoot me a message.
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Icons/graphics free graphic design
I know someone who is a talented artist but is trying to get involved in startups, etc.. Right now she is doing free work if anyone needs help with icons/logos/graphic work. Can re…
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Comment #3866394
5000? I have close to 8000 in japanese and I consider myself still a beginner. Native is at least 20000-25000. As long as you are continuing to learn then 5000 is a nice start, but…
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Comment #1685359
yep, i did. i found out that you go from $ to 0. And it's very hard to make the first .01 cent. But you will learn a lot, so take it as having fun for a year and learning more than…
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Comment #1541461
Probably learning a new language. Wanted to develop a JP site so after 2 years and lots of studying starting to get a handle on the lang, and having lots of fun doing it. Very rewa…
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Comment #1255387
Very interesting... I have a friend in china that produces steel beams for the comm. construction industry. I really have no idea about how to sell though so probably nothing I can…
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Comment #934524
yea, I agree with remember the kanji by Heisig for kanji study and also lots of reading. Anyone taking the JLPT this year ? I'm skipping jlpt3 this year and hoping for 2 in the fut…
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Comment #932312
そですね、僕も
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Comment #747706
I agree. When I first meet someone over the phone or in person I'm in a social mood and prefer to talk rather than do a code dance for them. Once I'm alone at my desk though it's e…
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Comment #741747
I'm about 8 months in on learning Japanese. I pretty much follow the method of alljapaneseallthetime(.com). Learning grammer, kanji, and set sentences. An SRS program like anki hel…
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Comment #643257
What is really needed is to have all vehicles, roads, lights, and stop signs linked together. For example, a car should refuse to let the driver proceed thru a light/stop sign unle…
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Comment #637239
I was worried about that too, but yes it's allowed.
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Comment #564107
I had a similar background and it took just a couple of weeks to get the basics down. I would just start by trying some of the online tutorials for obj-c/iphone and/or an iphone sd…
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Comment #504486
Sounds like a good candidate for a new app. After my game is finished will take a look :)
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Comment #402981
make my first 1$ after 6 mos. development (1500 hours):)
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Comment #335166
yea, good idea. We were planning on including the postal code in the post flow so once we have that people could browse based on proximity.
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Comment #334943
True, I've had some interest from some regional car dealers so definitely going narrower is an option. To really use the social features you have to be logged in and have a profile…
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Comment #334935
True for things like games you may not care, but for furniture, cars, and personals you probably do care. I think we will probably just show a map in the future and you can pick wh…
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Comment #334932
good question. We are trying to be more of a social classifieds site where for example users can chat online with the seller or private message them. Sellers can also upload a prof…
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Comment #334849
Thx, For the UK site we picked locations based on area and population, but definitely can refine it some.