nkeating

Learn by doing. Make a profile on something like Elance, convince 1 person to pay you (dirt-cheap, will take 20+ bids) to build a basic site. Start with wordpress and move up, gradually increasing you skills, prices, and clients.

Per usual on HN, I think people take simple, fun utilities like this way too serious and try inject some philosophical ideal about loving your work blah blah blah. They dont get it. I like it. Good job.

Cant say that I'm a fan of his tactics, but the Man's seemingly omnipresent influence on the tech world is undeniable.

Great update.. Asset Pipeline & Coffescript have quickly become indispensable.

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Thanks tons!

Have been waiting for the day when I can share information that is relevant to the portion of my friends that know or actually care what Im talking about... How has facebook not integrated this before (other than going into privacy settings each and every time)?

Interesting (& not surprising)that Netflix has proven to be a larger deterrent to piracy than anything the studios or government has come up with

Andriod + HTC EVO on sprint will be the beginning of the end for the iphone OS.

I think it depends on what type of company you are starting... For any web-based startup, the lean route is the obvious choice (especially if you think you have an idea that will blow up)