paxtonab

I would not give this company the last 4 of my SS to see what they know about me. My SS and the confirmation information they are seeking is worth far more to them than any info they will give me.

In fact this whole site reeks of a scam, similar to a "Free personality test" or "Love IQ" test online that is really just a way to gain valuable personal information, except instead of playing off social anxieties to trick people into taking a test they are playing off privacy anxieties to get people to divulge more information...

You mean Google's yearly Deb Ops ball?

I agree with this completely. Before v.3 I was forced to turn to Designmodo's Flat UI just so I could do simple things like changing the color of the navbar without also tackling a million different gradients and effects (granted I'm not a designer or developer).

Yeah I was more than a little harsh, and that was definitely uncalled for. He has taught himself an impressive amount and the third time's a charm...

Very interesting read. Definitely paints an interesting story about sensationalist "news" story like Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack.

Here's a good quote:

"Gen. Smedley Butler defined a racket as something that 'is not what it seems to the majority of the people,' where only a small group of insiders know what’s really going on and they operate for the benefit of a few and expense of basically everyone else.

It’s become clear to me that this is the only definition of the online-driven media system of today: a racket."

I don't think the buddy who wrote the article is manic depressive... Definitely a long shot. He just seems like the stereotypical ADD teenager/college freshman who has no guidance. I feel like his experience is very similar to my early working years, especially when you are working on a project by yourself, with no one to benchmark yourself against.

That being said the article comes off as way too much of a "Look at all teh knowledges I have" humble brag, with not enough "I severely screwed over my friends (even if I was working for free) because after 2 years I still haven't delivered..." In the real world this situation results in unemployment not a self-congratulatory pat on the back.

This almost sent me furiously scrambling for my high school Latin text book. Almost...

"I didn't give up food, I just got rid of the bad food."

After reading the 1st HN abut this I was skeptical, but this sentence fully convinced me that Rinehart is on to something. Imagine a world with a quick, healthy, affordable lunch substitute that negated the 'need' to eat fast food when you feel pressed for time at work... Thankfully this only happens to me 2 or 3 times a month , but I'm guessing that for most of America that's more like 2 or 3 times a week.