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spotter

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    Comment #1581582

    Any software program or system that can net an expert more than $250k/year in consulting fees so he can call himself a real professional, just like his buddies who went to law scho…

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    Comment #1443153

    An adviser is only going to generate you more work. They don't produce, by definition. What you need is a co-founder - or a contractor. Use your full time job to pay for one.

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    Comment #1440870

    I'm with you. I'm younger but still, the idea of sitting at WORK at 8pm eating dinner next to a billionaire and countless early employee millionaires while making them all even ric…

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    Comment #1440555

    > However that's how things are in reality. No, that's how things are in your reality, which is not necessarily anyone else's reality. You've just perfectly described under-skilled…

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    Comment #1439523

    LOL Anyone who's ever worked with a Chinese PhD's, grad students or serious developers (such as in finance) knows this is complete horseshit... But you're right, this thread is the…

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    Comment #1439484

    If I were 20 again I'd be doing the exact same shit I was doing the first time around, finishing school, drinking with my friends and trying to get laid. I learned how to code and …

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    Comment #1438146

    An aside: a lot of Korean companies have offices in LA that help with their US market activities. These aren't always publicized so always ask!

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    Comment #1437903

    Clearly apple does the design and value-add but these are the people actually pushing the boundaries of machining: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxconn

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    Comment #1437133

    > It isn't a legal record, but people treat it that way No they don't. It's evidence and is treated as such, including all the proper oversight regarding chain of custody and regul…

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    Comment #1436780

    > lie about it Nothing in those answers is a lie or not true. It's just an answer that conveniently avoids getting insulted at a table full of people higher than you in the social …

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    Comment #1436752

    > falsely Nothing about those answers are false. It's a truthful answer designed to promote good will, not a lie. It's called having social skills. His inability to play this game …

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    Comment #1436519

    > asked me where I went to college Political protip: Answer his question. "I went to X University". Because... you did, didn't you? And if he asks you what you majored in: "I studi…

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    Comment #1433357

    LOL, don't ask me, you're the one who were complaining about not being recognized by the NY Times for your achievements.

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    Comment #1433350

    Your style of writing is awful. I had no idea whether you were the developer or the boss or what until the last two sentences. Try defining the variables first, not last. And most …

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    Comment #1431614

    Get used to it. You aren't a founder - or at least haven't been presented as one (hmmm...) To the rest of the world you are no better than the guy who empties the trash. This is al…

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    Comment #1431408

    > suicide-inducing > mildest winter climate in Canada I'm confused, these two things aren't mutually exclusive.

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    Comment #1430349

    > If the Chinese do not behave as the United States wants on those stretches of highway, the highways will cease to be accessible to the Chinese. China never "behaves" as the US wa…

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    Comment #1426288

    It works by taking (mostly) off the shelf indexing software and attaching it to former executives of enterprise search and e-discovery companies. You could reproduce the whole thin…