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Re:I don't want to work very hard on Friday December 12, 2008 @08:58AM (#395645)
You can ask this question, but I doubt you will get a truthful answer, sorry to say. In multiple instances, I had been excited b/c the interview had challenging technical questions, only to be disappointed when I actually get into the work.

Remember: the relationship is you work for your employer, your employer pays you. Don't expect any more or less than that.

Re:How do you generate passive income? on Saturday December 06, 2008 @08:30AM (#388081)
If you didn't mind, I had a couple of questions for you on duplexes vs. four-plexes. My email is [email protected]. Regards -- JP

Crumbs or real money?

Exxon just made the largest quarterly profit for any company EVER, and it just broke its own record for doing so. Many of the startup are chasing ad dollars, which seems like just so many birds fighting over crumbs. Is there any way to make money writing software for the oil industry?

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Let's see: the Chinese have been eating soy products since the beginning of time, and China is the most populous country on Earth -- I would guess they have a high fertility rate, otherwise the one-child policy would not have been enacted...something seems amiss here...
Re:Studies find having kids makes people less happy on Sunday June 29, 2008 @02:23PM (#231333)
Raising a child is a lot more than "spwaning offspring." You're obviously not a parent and have no appreciation for what your parents have done for you.

In the meantime keep playing halo and wanking to online porn.

Re:Ask YC: Notable People On YC on Monday June 23, 2008 @02:38PM (#225401)