News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

randomnamehere

Ask HN: We have no hope of digital privacy, correct?

After reading up on PRISM and certain privacy guards, it seem to me, we have little to no hope of digital privacy. Is that a true statement?Sure, it's possible to encrypt our data and hide our tracks from the local coffee shop "hacker" but what about the US government? Do we just accept the inability to have some sort of digital privacy? If so, is that fact nothing more than a minor changed...

( Read More... | 2 comments | on HN )
Re:Fertile Ground on Wednesday June 12, 2013 @09:23AM (#5867902)
That is true but do the new APIs offer something that would cause some revolutionary re-think and remolding of a vast majority of apps in the app store?

Sure the new APIs might offer some great features for apps and I am sure they will definitely be used in the majority of upcoming apps, but my problem (maybe not problem just curious observation or minor annoyance) is Marco taking a completely nonobjective stance on the iOS7 changes. I am completely ok with his opinion but the blind hyperbole is a bit annoying.

That is great to hear. Could you go into a little more detail on how you got started consulting and exactly what type of consulting you do? Thanks!
I wouldn't mind enterprise consulting at all. Do you have any suggestions on how to start down that road?

I would actually love to move to Denver but my wife is currently working on a masters degree so moving is out of the question for the next couple of years.

"Firstly, you are in the wrong industry to make money"

Are you talking about the front-end side of things being the wrong industry or web development in general being the wrong industry?

Also, i'm definitely not making a decision solely based upon monetary reasons. I really enjoy what I do but I know there is the possibility to make more than I am now and I would like to advantage of that possibility.

Thanks for the advice, I appreciate it! It seems like a lot of people are suggesting consulting. Do you know of any good resources on how to start consulting? I live in an area with a population around 200k and there really aren't any large business interested in hiring people to do web dev work. Also, businesses here severely undervalue developers so the chance is finding a decent paying gig is quite low. Is it possible to do remote consulting or something along those lines?

Ask HN: I'm 26 and would like to make 100k/yearly before I'm 30. How do I do it?

Like the title says, I am currently 26 and would like to make at least 100k a year by the time I am 30. I am a front-end dev with about three and half years experience but, professionally speaking, I feel like I am stagnating.I have a very deep understanding of html/css and I know enough jQuery/JavaScript to handle DOM manipulation, as well as build out image sliders, tabbed content areas, etc....

( Read More... | 49 comments | 33 points | on HN )