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Re:Crunkies – Espresso Cookies Recipe on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @07:22PM (#22884324)
Will have to try it, thanks! I haven't baked with Medalgia d'Oro before.

Ask HN: How can users protect their personal data?

Posted by bswuft on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @09:50PM
from the ask-hn dept.

In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica debacle, I've had several people I know ask me what they can do to protect their personal data and guard themselves against manipulation and "psychographic warfare". I've worked, in the past, on similar projects using big data and marketing automation so I think I take a lot for granted as far as what other people may or may not know about how to protect...

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Re:Show HN: What I do during breaks from coding. Free Music on Tuesday February 23, 2016 @05:10PM (#11162767)
Thanks! Yeah I mean I made it and copyrighted it, but outside of that want people to download it for free and feel free to share. It's just what I do for fun, so I'm not really worried about monetization or anything...
Re:Ask HN: How do you find a decent PHP developer? on Monday December 21, 2015 @03:17PM (#10773208)
Yeah I know. I'm a little more flexible with what I'm willing to pay, but I know there will be a lot of management on my part, so some margin has to be there to make it worthwhile.
Re:Ask HN: How do you find a decent PHP developer? on Monday December 21, 2015 @03:10PM (#10773161)
I would, but its for a single client who isn't willing to pay more. I'm not really trying to go out and find more clients right now, but would like a way to maximize what I'm able to do for this one in particular. They are fine with me finding people to work with, but don't want to do it themselves.
Re:Ask HN: How do you find a decent PHP developer? on Monday December 21, 2015 @02:52PM (#10773022)
I agree on all points. My issue is that I can get basically unlimited work at $60/hr and my schedule is completely full. In order to accept all the work, I'll need to have other people helping and I can't pay the full hourly rate or there's no point in accepting it at all....

Ask HN: How do you find a decent PHP developer?

Posted by bswuft on Monday December 21, 2015 @02:45PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I've been let down by developer after developer. Tried Upwork/Odesk, reddit, craigslist, etc. All the code samples I get are uncommented and messy. Why is it so hard to find someone who adheres to best practices? Am I just looking in the wrong places? I'm willing to pay $15-30/hr which I know is somewhat low for the US, but not all countries.I've been an engineer for about 20 years, so I know...

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Re:Ask HN: What would do to increase conversion on this page? on Monday December 21, 2015 @01:36PM (#10772569)
No not a lot of traffic right now. I figure the higher i can get the conversion rate with low traffic, that should only save me money ramping up the traffic. It is for startup founders - more precisely B2B startup founders. I think a lot of B2B startups could stand to benefit from using each others products. But you're right - that traffic would not apply to most companies outside of that niche. Thanks for the input. :)
Re:Ask HN: LinkedIn alternatives for engineers on Saturday December 19, 2015 @05:43PM (#10765178)
I agree with you on most of your points, but don't know an alternative. I actually accept all requests from recruiters and will hit them up if i ever need extra work, so the spam I get ends up paying off in the end. I've gotten a few gigs from recruiters on linkedin.

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