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It might just be a slightly mislabeled desire for new/good food. People probably say "authentic" when what they mean is "something different from what I've been getting in my hometown for the last 20 years". And they probably say "authentic" when they really just want quality preparation and ingredients. Quick, cheap American interpretations of ethnic food has become synonymous with inauthenticity, but obviously that's not always the case.

idk, I get what you are saying, it's a bit of an empty cliche, but at the same time, I think there are interesting things people are trying to ask for, just using the wrong words

And include every benefit/perk you get. 401K matching, however much the company pays for benefits, any stock/equity, yearly comp for events/conferences, etc. I think that's all reasonable to include when someone asks you to produce some compensation number.

Very nice. It's funny, I keep clicking on these 'new JS library' links thinking, oh geez, not another one... but then I leave thinking, wow, that is very impressive and super useful.

Thats a good point - looks like it's built on Rails too. Switch this to Node and React and it'll smoke. With Node it would also be super easy to use websockets and remove the need for Pusher too.

Not a big deal though - this is a really nice app. I just like talking about different frameworks and tools.

First - that sounds awesome. Just generally, I pretty much always think an experience like that is worth so much, regardless of if it goes as expected or not. So if you can make it happen, try it!

Onto the details - It will be expensive. AirBnB is probably also not going to be very cheap. Your best bet is probably to find a sublease from someone on Craigslist. You can probably get a room at a decent price doing that, but it would need to be done in person to avoid CL scams.

For the job I probably don't have the best perspective to give you a perfect answer, but generally I think it would depend most on what your expectations are and what size the company is. A small startup probably won't have the time or energy to expend on a 2 month temp. A larger startup might, but the challenge would be to get their attention.

You're best bet might be to apply to some sort of internship program - I think I've seen a couple larger startups have things like that. Not sure about the pay though. Or you could try to find a company that needs contract/freelance work.

Definitely just a bit of a spike to learn React and mess around with D3. I think it turned out pretty well though - lots of different things to play around with.

https://github.com/TGOlson/react-d3-visuals

The general goal with this module is to make it super easy to unit test node controllers without having to spin up a new server.

Obviously, there is some work to do with tidying up the module, making it a little more robust, and those sort of things. But I'm actually using it right now in a couple node app and it works great.

All good points - I'm not sure about the practicality of it, just intrigued by the ability to store and retrieve data from HTML elements.

I can't imagine at the moment any project where it would be used, but who knows, maybe someone would, or maybe not. Mainly just seeing what it possible to create and then seeing if there are any ideas to help take it away.

A few follow up notes:

GitHub repo here - https://github.com/TGOlson/html5-data-base

Save link doesn't work. Right now it just logs all the 'db' data in the console. I'm thinking I'll need to implement a back-end to be able to save the updated pages, but totally open to suggestions.

Hey all -- just a little more info about this project. I recently starting programming, and am currently in the middle of one of the intensive programming bootcamps.

Anyway, this was a little weekend project of mine. For a long time I've been interested in creating some sort of internet 'art' where people affect a site just by being there, but don't actually interact with anything in particular.

This is basically the first realization of that goal, now that I am learning the skills. Any feedback or contributions would be much appreciated, or if nothing else, a simple click on the link so I can add another dot to the map.

Thanks -- ty

I think it would also be beneficial if you could browse job listings. I normally don't sign up for a site if I can't see any 'action' on the site. Not only would this probably attract a lot more freelancers, but employers would feel more comfortable listing (and paying for) their posting.

Ya, I actually had that problem with BS2 when viewing it mobile. I ended up redesigning the site anyway, but this may be a big plus for Bootstrap. As others have said, a lot of times it's simpler to just build everything yourself and grab some CSS or whatever from Bootstrap, but when it comes to mobile viewing, Bootstrap is going to save a ton of time (at least for me).

Well, true, but many other professions have an oath of their own. Often times the language covered in that oath is supervised by a committee.

Obviously, there are problems with this. But the point that Martin makes is a really good one. Technology is going to dictate a vast majority of our lives going forward, and programmers are the ones that literally make that technology. A lot like a surgeon operating on a person, a programmer can be neglectful or overly intrusive.

I think an oath is a great idea, actually.

Agree. Much (if not all) of the stigma that MBA's face is due to the people who traditionally get MBA's, not what the program 'turns you into.' And for the most part, that's what the article says. To be honest, I'm an engineer with a technical degree, but I'm probably planning on getting an MBA to help foster business skills and gain insight into a lot of different areas of business.

It's tough, because right now I know you're thinking that all of that can be done at a startup - and you're right. But I think that startups needs to look in the mirror too. The xxxx-hacker model has created a relatively disconnected culture. Sure, 'disrupting -whatever' sounds neat, but for the most part you're just polluting cyberspace with another worthless app.

Anyways, I feel everyone needs to stay humble and hard working. There is no right path, and both sides (and all sides) will undoubtedly need each other in the future.

I like the idea. I'll be honest, half the emails in my inbox are from myself, either with links or quotes or ideas, whatever.

Now, does EverNote offer something like this, or do they do full webpages only?

Integration is definitely key. I really like how you have the option to Tweet a saved quote on your app.

Quick note: I realize I have a bad habit of trying to talk about business school stuff on HackerNews. Basically that's like trying to put a square peg in a round, or something. But it's pretty much the intersection of two major parts of my life right now, and so the two seem to cross paths more than they should.

Anyway, this seems like a pertinent topic as it relates to a great deal of general life and career topics - such as that exec from Microsoft that just resigned because of his Twitter comments.

And that's cool. Your story is a good one and you bring up a lot of good points. The area where I firmly disagree is how absolute you are.

Are you being overly narcissistic? Probably, but that's fine - it's an opinion and he should hear it. But saying so concretely that it's always bad and will always do X and ruin X is really a poor way to convey information, especially to a younger fellow looking for answers.

However, the main thing it sounds like we disagree on is the future of education. You are correct that there are lots of problems with the college system, but all I can see is it growing. College just brings you to the table, like a high school degree did 40 years ago. Now it's grad school that sets you apart, education wise. I can only see that continuing to evolve into the future. Hopefully what is taught becomes more practical, but higher-learning is not leaving.

You're main point about getting knowledge elsewhere is true. However. 1) it's very difficult to convey to the outside world that you have that info without a degree, and 2) very few people are motivated enough to actually do that. Bill Gates is a rare example, we can all agree on that. I'm sure this kid will be able to read a dozen econ and marketing books and come out ahead, and so your advice could make sense to him. However, very few people are going to have the initiative, and so college will continue to thrive.

If you are selling all your college stock, I'm buying it, and feeling pretty good.

Dude, at least be reasonable with your response.

True, college is not for everyone. But this kid is posting a question that could potentially impact the rest of his life. Is this really the level-headed advice he should hear:

"If you listen to your parents and waste four or five years at college you will be financially worse off and regret it. Your parents care about you and think they are giving you good advice but they are not."

To be honest, that's shit. It's ignorant, and no better than calling everyone without degrees a bum.

What should be said is pretty much what his parents are hinting at. Go to college for security, unless you have something really special lined up. Trust me, it is very very hard to get a good job without a degree (and still hard to get a good job with one). You can still have plenty of time to work on side projects while in school. You can always go to school later, but it never gets any easier.

Edit: man, there is just so much to be said after re-reading all this. And each time I disagree with you more. The fact you are so absolute, that fact that you are so wrong...

Look 23 is not too late for anything. The world moves fast now, but evolution in a person occurs much longer than ever before. You change for a long time. It's not capped by 28.

Do whatever you want for your kids, but I suggest keep a close-minded idea like that to yourself. You don't have to embrace college as the end all, but do realize the world we are living in.

I should add a little info here:

First HN post, long time lurker. It's been a sleepless night spent surfing on great sites like humbleMBA.com, trying to get things straight.

I just wanted to get some thoughts out, and I certainly wouldn't mind hearing some opinions as well.