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castig··on Burger King is introducing a vegetarian patty from the start-up Impossible Foods
Yes!
castig··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2019)
OneMonth.com | REMOTE | Freelance Writers Part-time

OneMonth.com (Learn to Code in 30 Days) is looking for a creative, driven, and experienced writer to join our team on a pay per post or part-time basis. We are seeking someone who is passionate about teaching beginners about JavaScript, Python, Java and/or SQL and has a track record of communicating complex concepts in approachable and friendly blog-style pieces.

https://onemonth.com/jobs

castig··on Ruby vs. Python – Which camp are you in?
Awesome post!
castig··on Ask HN: In what ways do non-developers waste money not knowing how to code?
My first suggestion here is: having to pay your developer to make even the smallest changes (like a spelling mistake between a <h1> that if you knew the tiniest bit of code you could potentially fix by yourself).
castig··on Show HN: Safely share and compare your Startup Engineer Salary
Looks great! Can I sign up on this demo site and get a working account? Or is it for businesses only?
castig··on The ideal length for everything on the Internet
Here's the recap:

Tweet: 100 characters

Facebook post: less than 40 characters

Google Plus Headline: less than 60 characters

A headline: 6 words

A blog post: 7 minutes of reading or 1,600 words

Email subject line: 28-39 characters

Presentation online: 18 minutes

A domain name: 8 characters

castig··on Hacker News Nation – Weekly HN highlights on YouTube
Thanks @reconbot... you're welcome back to our NYC recording anytime. Hit us up bud.
castig··on Hacker News Nation – Weekly HN highlights on YouTube
Hell yes!
castig··on Hacker News Nation #16
haha. All we're going for is a way to help our students (coding newbies) to get more involved in reading Hacker News and the coding community. I'm open to all suggestions on how to improve this jrode.
castig··on Hacker News Nation #16
Ah ok! Good point. It seemed relevant when I wrote it but I see the problem at hand. My apologies
castig··on You Only Have 15 Seconds [Hacker News Nation]
Awesome thanks for the feedback.

Any ideas of how we could make a video feed more engaging?

Clearly everyone learns differently... and we'd love to do a round up of the top stories of the week for new-comers. I'm all ears. :)

castig··on Mistakes Installing Rails
They may not all be 'related to Rails'. But we keep a list of the top reasons our students have... and these are 5 of them that are worth knowing about for beginners.
castig··on Hacker News Nation is Live
ah! But then you wouldn't know how many beers = 1 kombucha
castig··on Ask HN: Who Is Hiring? (October 2012)
NYC Wordpress Developer or Web Designer - NYC

I'm looking for a junior Wordpress developer / general assistant. $16/hour part-time (approx. 10 hours a week mostly on site at General Assembly NYC).

You have ONE or SOME of the following (let me know which apply to you):

☆ Experience developing with HTML/CSS/JS/jQuery

☆ Experience developing with Wordpress

☆ Experience with git, Ruby or any other languages is a bonus but not necessary

☆ Web design skills

☆ You have excellent writing or proofreading skills

☆ You are curious, and passionate about web development and you're constantly improving your skills

☆ You have a portfolio (or a few example) of your work

☆ You're not above doing admin work, research or grabbing coffee... I wear a bunch of different hats and I'd hope that you would also have an open attitude if we work together.

About me:

I've been developing websites for 12 years. I've worked with a variety of big names like Toyota, Grey Goose, Sony Records. I'm looking for someone to assist me on some upcoming projects, and in general to help me manage/organize projects.

Email me info[at] blue150.com Thanks!