Premium freelance job sites?
Anyone know if "premium" freelance job sites exist? I mean if you are clearly above the norm and have the skills / portfolio to show? Just seeing if this is a business opportunity...
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Re:Death Threats and Hate Crimes, Attacks On Women Bloggers Escalating
on Monday August 29, 2011 @05:08PM (#2938997)
Ok this might be reaching but if she is an SEO consultant and her username clearly is just a sales pitch, I am not sure if I buy this story...
Re:Free full video course on CSS3
on Tuesday June 28, 2011 @08:47PM (#2707983)
If I were you - I might switch all the free content to be at the top of the page. Initially when I clicked the link I immediately saw "sign up to access" on 6/7 of courses. Luckily I know how to use the scroll bar :) Just saying I fly though most of these links and sometimes don't even stop to scroll. HN is an awesome market for your team - it might even deserve it's own offer splash page or something.. ? Keep up the good work.
Re:From Oakland to the World, Words of Warning: Time’s Up
on Friday May 20, 2011 @09:29AM (#2567539)
Seriously the Feds better be watching this closely. This smells like a lot of trouble when Harold is wrong.
Re:Ask YC: Starting today, how would you most quickly earn $1M in profit?
on Sunday May 15, 2011 @12:41PM (#2550234)
craps table in vegas.
Partly joking here, I too think this is the wrong type of question to ask. So many times I get approached from people who have the next facebook/twitter/fucking-annoying-I-know nothing idea.. do they ever mention the implementation details? No. It's always about going viral and making millions. What do you end up with? Something as spammy as "honestly.com"
Seriously just find an interesting problem to solve, solve it well and see how you can expand on it. The money will come when you aren't focused on it!
Re:Osama bin Laden’s hide-out had cache of porn
on Friday May 13, 2011 @10:17PM (#2546975)
kankles.
Re:Best netbook to run Ubuntu?
on Tuesday May 10, 2011 @06:54PM (#2534403)
Awesome thank you for the link!
Best netbook to run Ubuntu?
I have been using a Mac for a long time and love it - but I really want to buy a netbook a.) to get more work done traveling on planes, since my mac pro is 17 inches of awesome b.) to get familiar with other flavors of linux.. i.e. ubuntu. Sadly I remember a time when Dell was pushing Ubuntu on their computers, but I guess times have changed. Any recommendations on which netbook brand / model...
Re:LSD: The Geek's Wonder Drug
on Friday April 29, 2011 @01:46PM (#2498257)
Just curious Y not? I think they are great!
Re:Rails Hotline (live phone help with RoR)
on Tuesday April 26, 2011 @12:31PM (#2485989)
Ok so how many prank calls have you gotten? Anyone mistakenly call thinking it was a phone sex number?? Rails does have a lot of connotations...
Re:Challenge HN: Can you decrypt these messages? [pdf]
on Saturday April 23, 2011 @09:04PM (#2478021)
Is this real or just an exercise? (sorry if that sounds stupid - you never know what kind of shit gets posted here)
Re:HBGary's open letter: full of denials that don't hold water
on Wednesday April 20, 2011 @10:03AM (#2466616)
I am sorry - while I don't condone what Anonymous does, these guys got pwned. They need to quietly go away and start another scam business.
Re:Want to attract top tech talent? Offer telecommuting
on Tuesday April 19, 2011 @02:36PM (#2463664)
I started an interesting thread awhile back about this very topic:
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2202187
Had some interesting comments...
Media Temple Hacked?
What is it with all the hosting companies get assaulted? Or maybe it was something they did (have not searched extensively). Anyways just wanted to throw this out there in case anyone has to do damage control (like me..)www.mediatemple.net
Is any other industry blowing up as much as web / gaming startups?
Just curious if there is anything even close to the boom we are seeing in the tech / startup world for hiring... I know alternative energy was hot for awhile.Oil? (boo!!) :)
Re:Poll: Do you eat banana peels?
on Sunday April 03, 2011 @08:14AM (#2402529)
No but I know several people who eat orange skins.
Re:Ask HN: What is a good, simple project for teaching yourself Python?
on Saturday April 02, 2011 @01:09AM (#2399250)
Incredibly generic advice here, but why not build a simple blog app - you would only need a handful of db tables, and would learn a heck of a lot!
Goodbye Apple, hello Amazon for music?
Has anyone seen the message on Amazon.com home page regarding their new Cloud Drive and Player? Man if they can convert my itunes library I am in! ;)
Re:Ask HN: I've been offered 5% stake in a startup. What should I thin...
on Sunday March 20, 2011 @12:17PM (#2346580)
This is strictly business. I would get / create a full contract that immediately clarifies how and when you get your percentage. Also what type of stock is this? I second jaltucher's response.
Re:Ask HN: Anyone on HN running a web startup with 50K+ a year net pro...
on Sunday March 20, 2011 @10:49AM (#2346378)
I would also like to add - how many of you started with 0 profit when you went full time doing it?
Re:Ask HN: How to handle clients asking for a design document before h...
on Tuesday March 08, 2011 @11:58AM (#2301581)
RiderOfGiraffes is absolutely correct. I often do quite a bit of documentation upfront to make sure the client knows exactly what they are going to get. From wireframes to technical summaries, each is a step in the overall project process (and completely billable). Don't be afraid to shoot down something you think is considered "spec" work such as a bit of UI demonstration or data modeling. They either see your previous experience and trust you or not. Otherwise run away - could be a shitty client.
In answer to your specific case - explain to him that the first deliverable is a "project brief" which summarizes the project and proposed "high-level" solutions. Again - totally billable.
Re:How to become an Android developer?
on Monday March 07, 2011 @08:18AM (#2296990)
I would also suggest picking up so general programming books, especially focused on OO programming techniques. The "Head First" series is a good place to begin. Once you get more experienced, head on over the Pragmatic Programmers publisher site for some more good reads.
Great article!
Re:My first attempt of making web startup
on Sunday March 06, 2011 @10:56AM (#2294343)
Just an idea - can you integrate what the recommended changes for vehicles are at various mileages? That would be killer and a heck of a way to plan in advance. I know the info is out there, every time I go to get my oil changed they pull up a program for every car and review the recommended updates...
Re:My first attempt of making web startup
on Sunday March 06, 2011 @10:54AM (#2294340)
I think this especially helps with older cars. For example my truck has 110K miles on it and I just had some major work done (timing belt and new radiator). As life goes on, I need an easy place to remember what I did so some scammy mechanic doesn't try to lay one on me.
Re:My first attempt of making web startup
on Sunday March 06, 2011 @10:37AM (#2294318)
Just some critical advice - you might want to redo your screencast. Not b/c it wasn't informative, but b/c it had no energy. I felt sort of like I watching a coding screencast and wasn't excited to take any action. Just a thought...
Re:Ask HN: Stanford, HBS, or Sell Company
on Sunday March 06, 2011 @09:35AM (#2294232)
Wow that's hard - only because I really think the experiences would be VERY different. Imagine you are sitting in exchange MBA program in Hong Kong learning first hand about the economic policy / human rights differences between China and the US (and thus seeing the opportunities and experiences one would have if choosing this path). On the other hand, what if you decided to bootstrap and build the next great healthcare revolution in the US? Both seem like totally awesome ways to live your life. Personally, I favor the bootstrapping because truthfully (and selfishly) I want to contribute to building more ethical and innovative companies - that is my passion.
Ask HN: Who is the best freelance UI designer you have worked with?
Just curious to see some recommendations from the HN community...
Re:Microsoft made their own IE6-countdown site.
on Friday March 04, 2011 @03:56PM (#2289751)
Chinese hackers love IE 6. This would be my guess as to why IE 6 has a higher count there then anywhere else. I don't say this out of spite, our site just uses an exception notification system that floods my inbox with tons of bogus requests from china. They can't all be proxy servers and have a user agent indication IE 6. Just a thought, not meant to be negative...
Re:Sold my dipshit company for $5m, where to invest?
on Tuesday March 01, 2011 @12:06PM (#2276203)
So I know people keep asking this, but I am dying to hear what industry / niche your dipshit company was in. Obviously you are out now, so no need to keep secrets?? :)
Ask HN: Data Modeling Advice Forum
All,So I have yet to see anything like this on the interwebs, but I was wondering if someone has / should create an entire site/ forum dedicated to helping programmers correctly design their data model for business critical apps. For example, every language and framework book that uses e-commerce examples as their primary focus, rarely go into advanced modeling for more intricate system design...