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Re:Help HN: Does anyone need a programmer for the next two d... by wtracy on Wednesday June 12, 2013 @01:40PM (#5869349)
Except that he never asked anyone to lend him money. He asked for someone to hire him on a contract basis.
Re:Help HN: Does anyone need a programmer for the next two d... by uptown on Wednesday June 12, 2013 @01:56PM (#5869460)
Totally accurate. But he also replied to my question about why he needed the money in the context of the money being a loan rather than for work performed, so I continued the discussion.

Personally, I'd trust somebody with $300 before I'd trust them with my codebase.