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In my opinion NDAs are worthless (in most cases) and gives a false sense of ownership protection. As far as code reviews, you absolutely should include at least one. I know of a case directly in which the outsourced developer "accidently" left their API endpoint. Had it went into production they would see all sorts of things.

The South Bay (Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa, parts of Torrance) is a great place to live. It's relatively close to Downtown LA (8-12 miles). Driving from South Bay to west LA is only 30 mins so the drive isn't horrible. Driving from the valley to West LA is horrible. South Bay and Valley are great for families. Having lived in NY for a few decades, then to NC, LA traffic is not that bad considering. It's more about how to navigate and that's where Waze is really helpful.

AMP is no different than Facebook IA. Both are designed to make pages load faster in so much it really benefits the platform it's on. You can load AMP pages directly and the framework itself relies on only rendering elements when needed. While the number of 3rd party embeds (for example) is limited, it is growing. Outside of keeping the wall garden up, there are obvious user benefits though it's too early.

Seek legal consultation.

With that being said, if they own the right to publicity or copyrights now or represent the artist, it's going to be tough to fight. If it was a personal blog they may be able to go after you personally. But if they are a legitimate rights holder you will spend multiples more trying to fight it on the basis of not knowing about copyrights or not having made money from it.

You should request documentation to the matter and speak with an attorney.

Remote - US Only Wordpress PHP/JS/CSS Developer

Seeking an experienced PHP, JS, HTML and CSS developer proficient in Wordpress development. You'll be making incremental code updates, responding to tickets, and also working with a small team on a group of Wordpress powered sites.

Musts: - Use best practices for Wordpress coding styles - Understand jQuery and jQuery libraries - Able to write clear and documented code - Like working on multiple projects - Able to communicate easily and in a timely manner to all requests

Requirements * Minimum two years experience developing themes using WordPress * High level of attention to detail

Work can be done remotely, but only in the US (preferably within CST/EST timezones)

Email jerry[at]uproxx.com

I'm not a lawyer but I've seen agreements for something similar in which an agreement was drawn up for the sum of $1 in exchange for freelancer service. In these cases there was a monetary exchange for services and to not confuse it for anything else.

The number of tokens the site had (forgot what it was) before the final API changes that limit tokens was rather high. It was well over 100k and based on Twitter's rules, any app that had over 100k tokens would be able to go to 2x that number. I believe the app had somewhere around 600k tokens at the time so there's still some room for growth. Though the plan would be move from solely Twitter-only to something covering more social networks or create its own network. Not sure yet.

As someone who doesn't know Ruby, my only advice relates to coding in general. When I first started out with absolutely no experience at all, I started by getting a basic understanding of the language and trying to write small apps. It felt more rewarding to have a goal in mind, even if the app would never be shown to anyone else. Also I'd recommend not copying any code that you find on the internet verbatim. Coding becomes an art form and you don't want to pick up the bad habits of some developers by using code snippets you find around.

I've been working from my home office for the better of 12 years. Not until recently did I opt to get an actual office space elsewhere. The main problem I had was that office and home hours were blurring to much together. While I was up and working by 7:30am, my days didn't end at 5pm. And when they did, I found myself working late at night. It really began to affect my sleep and my personal life. As others mentioned, define your time at work and at home as strictly as possible. The most important thing I found was spending a considerable amount of money for the best chair you can afford. With little distractions around you, you'll find yourself sitting for longer stretches of time.