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Exactly, why would anyone want to listen to all songs in 300BPM? You don't, because you'll miss so much.

Is it East New York?

I've been in NYC for a week, and I've used all three services to get around when needed. Taxi is actually by far the easiest to get a ride on. The reason is being on the correct side of the street and for the car to be traveling in the direction you're headed is crucial.

Grabbing a Lyft or Uber may commit a driver to having to turn around the block, which can take several minutes, and in that time, you could have hailed half a dozen taxis.

I didn't expect the India argument anymore. But going down that route..., British India was from 1612–1947, and English speakers there today probably have skills comparable to most of ours here in the States. Yet, I still pay a few bucks, and trade my clicks and ad space to read articles like these originating from here (New Yorker, Times, etc.).

So if the author happened to have farmed out work on article from Indians on Upwork, then maybe he'd be onto something.

Well, absolutely, if they're talking about Golang that is. In all seriousness, a computer did fairly well on Jeopardy some years back, and we're still watching the game show as it's still quite relevant.

As a side note, the author's bio is interesting. He went from assistant VP at Merrill Lynch to being a software engineer at Etsy.

The share button will appear only if you use your thumb to invoke Siri. Try doing it with your knuckle to start.

Pied Piper faced a serious threat that nearly ruined their business which stemmed from something like this, though you can't guarantee arbitration, and favorable treatment. Just use your own code/open source, and your own equipment in your own time, off site.

I haven't gotten an update on how their product is doing now though, but hopefully soon.

As a full time job at a company, it'll pay less than your counterpart role in development. As a solo person building a brand a la Michael Hartl (Rails, Learn Enough), it's a business, and marketing is a big part of it.

In terms of getting a job at a company, I've seen people pursue technical writing certificates. Though, I think a long list of open source contributions will speak for itself when it comes to modern software gigs. It seems like you have a bit of experience pursuing the second route already, so it's not a bad idea to keep doing that, then lateral into a place of employment.

I think the likelihood of making a living as an indie developer is greater than as an indie on the App Store for example. Tracy Osborn (Hello Web App) said herself that one book wouldn't provide a living, though she surmised that someone with multiple books might. The speaking engagements, networking, and new opportunities will help overall in filling the gaps.

An in depth book may take 6 months to a year to write, but if the writing process can be scaled down to 1 - 2 months per book, with the quality not suffering too much, I don't see why it's not possible that a person can be doing this full time/exclusively after a year of publications, with other contract engagements. To clarify, a number of these books will likely address to a specific framework du jour, or learn X in 1 week, but there can be some that are absolute gems/labor of love.

Disclaimer: I'm just an observer, hoping to explore the same path.

If it's an IAP (In-App-Purchase), then there would be a 30% cut. But Uber and Lyft are simply using Apple Pay or card on file for transactions. They may take a smaller skim though, anyone have the answer to this?

Agreed. The article also touches on the point that his blog alone earns 400K yearly. Though it's honorable that he makes an effort to only spend 24K a year, he has safety net that sets him as a 1 percenter.

I thought about MMM earlier today at the grocery store (wondering if we were spending too much), so I was surprised to see him profiled on this week's issue.

In a way, his methods make me feel relieved that a particular income benchmark or the wild growth of a business is not needed to lead a happy/sufficient life, yet I feel anxious because 1) I didn't have the best start (law school debt), 2) I haven't cut down my spending/saved as much as I should.

Just curious, are there any anti-mustachians who 1) bust ass to maximize earnings, 2) have unabated spending habits, 3) believe they are happier to live such a lifestyle?

Go eaters!

I thought about this some, and I would probably agree with this statement. As an analogy, though it's possible to be a star through YouTube from anywhere in the country, to get the best gigs, you'll probably have to move to Los Angeles.

But, I couldn't help but think what Taleb would think about a person going great lengths just to have an "A+ career" and potentially fragile one with a single firm. If this person's career is currently B+, yet they have great control of their day to day lives and quality of it, it'd be foolish to try to fulfill this goal.

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This is really odd, though it may reveal the dynamic between the founders. Wonder what the conversations have been, and if any even occurred.

Thank you for doing such great work. The New Yorker is one of the few publications I pay for in print and will continue to do so for quite a while. You guys do ads right, and your site isn't bloated.

In my opinion, there is. Android is more difficult to program for. The programming environment itself can present itself as a challenge, and working with all the different Android versions can be a pain compared to iOS.

It's a weird catch-22 as folks just end up going iOS only first as a result.

As a note, this is why they sing the song, Oh He's a Jolly Good Fellow in a lot of movies instead of Happy Birthday.

I know it was a candid interview, but time and experience can do quite a bit to diction.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1KD7DdnRb8

Python 3!

I went to go have lunch with a friend on a Westside, coming from Burbank (20 miles), and the roundtrip took me close to 3 hours. LA is a strange place in that way.

The other day, I overheard someone, who is 'non-minority', tell someone else that they took public transit (bus) to work. The other person was slightly dumbfounded, wondering why anyone would subject themselves to that.

I really do want to see a more bikeable Los Angeles (see link below), and I do want to see the freeways as not part of the problem in this city.

http://www.williamha.com/bike-commuting-to-work-in-los-angel...

I did a conversation with Zach on ReplyAll some months ago: http://abovethelaw.com/2015/06/should-you-leave-law-and-lear...

The experience was pretty awesome. The sign up was easy, and I was up and running doing posts/replies to questions. Watching the reaction to the conversation was pretty cool.

The next interview/conversation I have on my personal blog, I'd like to use ReplyAll simply because it helps in creating the most insightful comments/responses. If you were to do a conversation real time (podcast/phone/live), a lot of thought is lost while thinking on your feet (you can be really good, but it's likely inchoate relative to the true potential while you're writing and thinking). On the other hand, if you're doing an "email interview" where you just have a long set of questions, there's no freedom to let the conversation go as it should without some heavy editing.

Cool product, well done Zach, et al!

I used to ride through Hancock Park/Windsor Square when living in Korea Town. That area is very rideable. Unicycle, very cool!

If I had an electric/motorized bike, I think it would cut the commute by about 15-20 minutes with most of the gain being on the trail. The perk of biking for me at least, is the exercise though.

I went the other way, left law and eventually picked up coding.

I was expecting his argument about how life is a really simulation, still a good read nonetheless.

What is really interesting is when parties sue each other in court over Ethereum contracts. Courts will always be involved.

Walc, an app that isn't even out yet close half a million allegedly. For perspective, this is more than twice of OMG's Draw Something.

I studied set theory was I young as a student, but seeing something like this reminds me there's so much to learn, and re-learn.