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It scales beautifully (see the likes of Instagram, Disqus, Sentry, etc.), has a great security track record, sane deprecation schedules, and the core team keeps up with the times and new technologies but does so at a sane pace and without rushing things.

Not to mention the documentation - ohmygod, the documentation!

In a nutshell: pick Django, keep learning Python, and try to build something that your users love.

In my company we pay about 25% on top for social security, worker's benefits, health insurance, etc. This is without any company-provided benefits such as trainings, conference allowances, holidays, etc.

Written in Django, got some HN love a while ago - no signups for a while now but we have over 500 accounts that signed up at some point. About 20 sprang for the "Pro" version at $10/month. We even had a customer pay $50/month for an API version integrated directly into their site.

It's used to have your customers send their browser details directly to your inbox. Just point them at your site such as http://example.browser-details.com (CNAMEs with custom domain possible).

Created to scratch our own itch: previously, most of our customer would be hard-pressed to name their browser version so it was very helpful in development. Uses an external API to map the user agent string to browser make/version.

Interesting trades considered. ;-)

We're a small development team working on applications for small and big companies such as the Deutsche Bahn. We develop using Django and React, striving for a clean API between backend and frontend.

Currently we're looking for a frontend developer to complete our team since we're mostly backend-focused. You should have some experience with a modern frontend stack.

See the jobs description here (http://www.jonasundderwolf.de/de/jobs/) or send me an email directly at "jvp" on our domain and we can meet for coffee and a chat.

* Django/Python Developer * Frontend Developer (React experience a plus)

We're a web development agency based in Kreuzberg, Berlin, focused on good engineering practices and work/life balance. We work for startups but also large companies you've heard of, writing web-based software for internal and external purposes.

We use Django, PostgreSQL, and Ansible on the server, HTML5/CSS3 and (since recently) React on the frontend. If you're interested, get in touch to have a chat!

So a thoughtful HNer taught me a lesson and reserved "www". Took me a second to figure out why the site didn't behave as expected...

> Bottomline is, the loan is an asset and the deposit is a liability.

I used to be as skeptical as you about the full-reserve crowd but that point is actually what got me thinking: banks are the only players in the economy for whom giving out loans is a balance-sheet extension (what you're describing). They're worth more, the more loans they give out.

For everybody else, giving out a loan doesn't change their net worth! They're just exchanging one asset (money) against another asset (an IOU from someone). In other words: banks are special and are not allowed to fail, because we let them create money.

> some people have begun to ask: “Is science broken?” > I’ve spent many months asking dozens of scientists this question, and the answer I’ve found is a resounding no.

News at 11: cognitive dissonance is a thing.

> She points out that consumer law does not underwrite six years of use, as is commonly believed.

It's two years. In some countries, e.g. Germany, after six months the burden of proof is on the consumer that the product had already been faulty when receiving it (http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/ecc/consumer_topics/buying_goo...).

This might well be true though I doubt it. I strongly suspect almost all of them started with alcohol.

Be that as it may, that's really not the probability we're interested in. It's not "percentage of addicts who tried Cannabis" but "percentage of Cannabis users who go on to become addicts". Given the wide usage, the first number is meaningless, the second likely very low.

Your friend's quote might as well be: "they had one thing in common: they all had a driver's license".

That's not an indictment of smartphones but of myself. My wife does just fine with a smartphone, taking it out only to check her calendar.

My solution: dumbphone in my pocket, Nexus 7 tablet in my bag. If I leave home without a bag, I won't need more than a phone. Otherwise, I have access to maps, mail, etc. but need to make a conscious decision to take it out - and look ridiculous when I walk around with it, which helps with the addictive part as well.

Here in Germany, losers pay and the cost for lawyers is calculated by the amount the argument is about. This way, you can't bankrupt someone by winning a minor argument in court using extremely expensive lawyers.

It started as a tool for my company so I know there's a need for it - not sure yet how to best market it, though.

I'll be posting in German since at least basic competency is required...

Jonas und der Wolf (http://www.jonasundderwolf.de) ist eine Kreuzberger Medienagentur. Wir entwickeln und betreuen komplexe interaktive Websites und Applikationen für international tätige Unternehmen. Technisch setzen wir auf Django, zusammen mit einem leistungsfähigen Open-Source-Stack aus u.a. FeinCMS, nginx, Redis, PostgreSQL und git.

Wir sind ein junges Team von engagierten Kolleg/innen in einem entspannten Arbeitsumfeld und suchen eine/n Django-Developer/Team Lead zur Verstärkung.

Die vollständige Ausschreibung findest Du hier: http://www.jonasundderwolf.de/unternehmen/jobs/

Rückfragen gerne auch an mich direkt (Email im Profil). Freuen uns über Bewerbungen!

In a somewhat denser city, doing last-mile delivery by something other than a people-killing, air- and noise-polluting truck just makes a whole lot of sense. I know it's far off but there are few companies other than Amazon that I would trust to pull it off.