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Maybe not a good idea to make a HN account just to spam your kickstarter campaign.

Doesn't look like a very professional PR move imo.

It did on lobste.rs (in fact its on the frontpage right now!)

Come over and join the community (invite only - but you can request one pretty easily)

I have got an interview with Khan Academy, so it is definately possible.

I know that Khan academy is actively looking for summer interns. Mattermark (YC W13) is also looking for summer interns right now (found in the jobs section of this site).

Another great place to check for internships is angel.co, ventureloop, and also the great HN thread "Who's Hiring April 2014".

Another trick I use to get summer internships is by emailing small companies, (who usually do not have the staff/resources to post on job sites) in the tech industry, and ask them about possible internships. While this approach certainly doesn't work for everyone, the networking/connections you can make are well worth the effort even if you don't land a job.

I think if you show that you have considerable experience in the field and your past jobs held had the position as developer then it should make it easier, although don't quote me on this.

I always thought a DNA analyzer for potential dates would be a good idea. I know it sounds crazy but you want to know if the your date has any good bad genes or not so you can make a full gene ARRAY so you can see their store gene structure and see if they are eatable. This would also translate into better offspring for maximum efficient.

/s before anyone jumps on me for posting this, know that this was posted as sarcasm

Best bet would be looking to the TN Visa (which engineers/developers are eligible for) which is probably the most painless solution. I don't think a degree is nessecary although it would be best to check on the us immigration site.

If you can't get a TN Visa, your best bet would be a HB-1 or a greencard. - both if which are hard to get and require a US sponsor. For HB1 I've heard the for companies under 5 yesrd in age it can be difficult(and expensive with lawyer fees) to sponsor a candidate. However if you plan on living in the US beyond your visa both the TN and HB-1 won't help - you cannot seek P.R. wih these visas, so st this point a greencard is your best bet.

The fastest way to get a green card is to "be a notable person" which means you have to have at least two articles written about you and/or have publications in field that you are studying. At this point I would really talk to an experienced immigration lawyer (preferably wih experience with startups) to advise you on the best plan of action.

I do it through the way I was taught in my communications class and in many of the instructor classes: make it like a good, bad , good "sandwich"

For most people I deal wth, especially those who are do not prefer bluntness, he sandwich method really works the best. In your email you start out by saying something hat they did well or something that went well. You then carefully transition to he bad news (whether that he they are to be fired, you couldn't get the job done, etc) and then you wrap it up with some good news, so that when they are finished reading they aren't left with a bad taste in their mouth.

However this approach doesn't work for everyone, and for some it may even prove to make matters worse between you and the recipient. For those who appreciate bluntness (you should make sure hey are this type!) sometimes breaking the bad news at the start of he conversation/email works best. However even when I do it this way, I always recommend that you finish off with something positive/constructive to lessen the blow.

As always, when discuss these sorts of matters, it is always best to be communicate face-to-face with the person, of possible, as sometimes things in email/text/phone can get misconstrued and taken out of hand. In fact meetin IRL is probably better than Skype too, as you guarantee that the person can't just abruptly stop communication and you can leverage your body communication skills to lessen the blow.

TLDR: Use the good, bad, good "sandwich" for most people, use the upfront "bad news first" method for those who like it straight and blunt. Oh and try to meet IRL to break the news.

SEEKING WORK - Vancouver, BC – Local and remote

Web app engineer with experience shipping NodeJS and Django, high concurency web applications as well as clientside HTML5 powered JS (e.g. WebGL). Preferred work: Javascript/Python, NodeJS/Django, short-medium term projects. Also can handle anything with C/C++ is great too!

I helped create (along with another contractor) a real-time shift calendar app you can see here: kmc.countable.ca powered with MongoDB and Django. I've also played with WebGL and Raphael on other various data-visualization projects.

Thanks for stopping by!

http://github.com/whitef0x0 email: david [at] polydaic.com

Although I do support (legal) torrenting, I wonder whether one can trust this applications considering the high risk of malware packaged with this application coming out of this community.

Having said that, I do not know of the developers/people behind this project, so please do not take offense at this if this is misdirected and/or wrong.

There are very few (if any) states that practice true democracy in its purest form (i.e. every decision is voted on by every person in the state). It is an ideal like pure capitalism that you can get very close to but not emulate.

I think it is like anything. Every job has its benefits and its tradeoffs. It is just that different jobs have different benefits and tradeoffs for different people. If you enjoy your job as a programmer and you enjoy applying algorithms to real world problem then yes, I agree it is a luxurious job.

However if you hate programming (which means you shouldn't be doing this job) but for some reason (financial, social, etc) you continue to work in this field then the tradeoffs could outweigh the benefits.

I thought most did this due to licensing and 'blackouts' by the leagues. Although I'm not sure if this is correct for ESPN.

humor+engineers = downvotes obviously

Pentesting and security fields that surround it can be pretty interesting. Also working in startups can be exciting with the right company culture and team.

However for the most part, the most 'interesting and exciting field' is very subjective and varies from person to person. I think you won't be able to get a definate answer on this because everyone thinks their field is the most interesting (and for good reason too - otherwise they shouldn't be in it!).

Well poor zucky has to make his money in some way! Especially after the big dent in the budget due to WhatsApp .

First of all twitter's growth is slowing, so its not very apt to compare them to google. And the same thing may start happening to Facebook in a few years (as people are notoriously fickle with social media sites - which depend on mass adoption - not innovation). I think google is doing the right thing - they are sticking to what they know instead of trying to 'build around the web' and become another Microsoft (who tries to make 'their own version of everything' example - Silverlight).

Sent you an email.

Hi I'm able to work in Dublin legally (without a visa) and in San Francisco (got to get a visa). However it seems as though there aren't any interns available in Dublin.

Also am I open to work in San Francisco (I'm a Canadian citizen) or is not have a current work permit a no go?

Email me back at david.chris.baldwin[at]gmail.com

shot you an email with some questions. thanks

Even for canadian citizens on a TN visa?

lol me either. And I don't really want to download a clone - I'll feel like such a sucker.

I'm just waiting for the day the public actually uses the Rift for fully supported games. Hopefully when that comes Microsoft (and/or Sony) will have jumped on the bandwagon and implemented support for the rift too.

lol We posted the same video right at the same time. I guess I should delete mine.

Cool concept and idea, although I'm not sure whether this will make anything change up on Capitol Hill. Wikipedia's SOPA blackout sure didn't (they just waited 6 months after the fact to pass another) law.

I think there has to be a better way to enact change than to voluntarily replace you website with a huge black banner. Maybe through lobbying or a SuperPAC type of organization (with donations?).

True but you must admit that Windows XP's default theme never really inspired any designer. The aero themes that followed are pretty good but to '3D' for my tastes.

I wish Microsoft would could out with a desktop OS (like windows 7) with pixel scaling and a nice flat UI (so I don't have to install some sketchy theme that screws up my font sizes and close/minimize/maximize buttons)

Also I do not think that Verizon would be targeting Amazon's S3 platform, even if it was a small subsection of it. Too many webservices use it and Amazon is no small player either. There are easier ways to limit Netflix bandwidth through data stream throttling like they do for torrents.

I would like to add to that, quality of design that third party apps and native apps on Mac OSX seem to have (in general) is much higher; this brings the more 'artsy' and student vertical onboard. UI/UX has obviously been a large part of OSX for quite sometime, which is obviously aided by Apple's minimalist design philosophy.

Moving from OSX to Windows I have noticed a large lack of ease of use and good UX flows in a lot of third party apps.

So are all those posters on bitcoin trying to scam David Marcus? Supposing they are, what would be their motivation to do so?

To deface paypal? Seems unlikely

OpenID never really made it not just because of their bad UX design but also because they never got major players to push it to the public. Google or Facebook would much rather have you use their service as login credentials as it makes more monetary sense to do so than to hand it over to some non-profit foundation like Mozilla or OpenID. Data = money in this world and everyone wants more money.