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Isn't it obvious that it's because they aren't interested in a career in engineering? For some people having a higher income is not more important than having a career that they enjoy or that inspires them.

At a 100K salary, over 24 years you would pay 72K. The same cost of 72K as a loan at 6.8% paid over 24 years would amount to $146,229.96 with total interest paid of $74,229.96

That's more interest than the cost of the loan. You would have to average more than 203K a year in salary in order for this to be the wrong choice. The average student isn't going to come close to that. Do you really expect that you'll be making more than an average of 203K over the next 24 years?

They already voted - "The plan passed unanimously in Oregon's Senate on Monday and in the House the previous week. The state's Higher Education Coordinating Commission will next develop a pilot program and in 2015 lawmakers will decide whether to implement the program."

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/oregon-legislature-approves-t...

Interesting, thanks for the link. When I implemented a share in an app recently, this wasn't an option. I wish there was more version information on the page. The only reference to a timestamp now is that this page was updated a week ago.

Facebook has stated that the sharer.php is deprecated. https://developers.facebook.com/bugs/252983554810810/

It appears to have an unclear lifespan. While it has been fully replaced by the Feed Dialog, it's still working now and is used all over the internet. I can see the case where it won't see any further development or features, but it's a tough call whether or not to incorporate the deprecated method or accept possible risks of the current methods - Like button or Feed Dialog.

This blog post is almost 6 months old. The author quit his job. The app is free and it looks like it's been . So what's the result? There's some basic advice here about starting and building something. We've all read that sort of simple "just build something" advice. Is their story unique or worth reading about? Any revenue or even a business model?

I think the article brings up a lot of great points and analysis, but misses the mark on one of the key foundational elements that makes these videos so different. Gangnam Style and Harlem Shake are different types of media. Gangnam Style is a 3:40 music video by an actual artist with a dance. Harlem Shake is a dance to a 30 second song clip. They both include music and dance, but the length and other factors make them very different and in some cases unworthy of comparison.

So from the beginning you're looking at two different lengths and types of content. Is 30 seconds more "shareable"? Probably. Does a pop song climbing the charts earn the music video more publicity? Probably. Can you then compare lifetimes of these two memes against each other and draw conclusions? No probably not. It's apples and oranges.

Maybe it's just a bad infographic, but I feel there are a lot of valid conclusions that could have been drawn from this type of analysis. But instead of that you get comparisons without explanation of why these memes are different and have different characteristics. I think they could have looked at two long-form music video memes or two short 30-second video clip memes, drawn better comparisons and put together a more complete and accurate analysis of these memes.

Read his title he said "if you'll ONLY use the kit lense". ONLY. You said: "I've since upgraded to a lot of different lenses".

He's not talking about you. He's talking about the quality of kit lenses and why it really isn't worth the investment in a DSLR if you're not going to partner that with an investment in some good glass. I completely agree.

Edit: I'll add one more thing. For everyone saying that the DSLR they bought and use with a kit lens is better than any point and shoot they've owned, I would question if you are comparing two similarly priced cameras. Most of the time people upgrade to a DSLR and spend more than they spent on the point and shoot its replacing.

I completely disagree. I found this to be an excellent example of real world training. I worked through college in IT and from that job on, working in the real world was exactly like this. We worked on projects with teams of people. We looked for the best possible solutions to every problem we faced. Even when working alone on something, you had your peers as resources. You weren't locked in a closet coding on a computer, offline, without access to books or other tools. That's what test taking was like for me.

Some people, like me, are experiential learners. Others find their best thoughts through discussion and the evolution of ideas. I would have loved to have taken many classes like this. Fortunately, that's what the real world has been like for me - being a member or leading a team to produce the best product we can, either as a team, department or company. As you called it my "pay off" is education. I found mine through methods like this. Not through memorizing facts and methods just to pass a test.

Regardless of what idea you pick, if you're going to start any business you need to do it the right way.

First - research your business idea. A google search for "selling beer online" would have quickly lead you to many articles like this: http://billybrew.com/the-ins-and-outs-of-shipping-beer which detail where and why shippping beer is illegal.

Second, if you're selling someone else's product it's a good idea not to register a domain with their exact product_name.com. You're extremely lucky that you weren't sued. Find out if they put any restrictions on letting you re-sell or being an affiliate.

Third, research the method you intend to use to sell your product. In the future depending on your product you may choose to go a payment processor or a complete solution. Do your research and see what other people with similar business models are using. You also got extremely lucky with ebay, because selling alcohol is against their terms of service too: http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/alcohol.html

So, I think in part, the reason your business was successful was because you were doing several things that are completely illegal, out in the open. You were the only choice for that audience because going the legal route to sell that beer online isn't easy and is probably costlier.

Fourth, you will be running a business. That means taxes, registering your business, managing the income and expenses, etc. Find a book on setting up your business or google for any of the thousands of blog posts on that topic and you will find lots of step by step guides that tell you exactly what you need to do and what specifics you need to know for your state.

That's the easy stuff. The hard part will be finding a worthwhile idea, digging in, testing the idea and then sticking with it. You've got your work ahead of you. Good luck.

It's more than just libel though. While truthful, your employer might not like being associated with the opinions that you're sharing. That's why employers have social media policies - to protect themselves by educating their employees so that they understand that the employee can be held accountable for the opinions shared via social media if that employee is identifying themselves online as being associated with that company. It is extremely common, and I would suspect your University does have an opinion on the matter - especially if it's a State funded school. Then especially, you're a State employee and are representing that larger group too.

It's not obvious who you represent when you have list an employer in your title or bio. The point of listing it is that you're adding that affiliation and connection. Worse are not "just words". If that were true, libel wouldn't exist. Libel can cause significant damage and the connection between your twitter account and your employer makes them a target. So you might want to ask the University's legal department before you assume that they're ok with being connected to you on twitter.

That looks very interesting, but typing several lines of text rather than speaking them is painful to sit through. I would suggest turning off the music next time and just tell people what it is and how it works.

Are you referring to the addition of active nav states? The rest has been around for a while: http://twitter.github.com/bootstrap/components.html#labels-b...

I don't really have a dog in this race This isn't very honest considering that you are the one giving Nathan the advice in the article. And he is creating ConvertKit while part of your 30x500 launch class, Correct?

From the article: "As you’ll see, I had a huge amount of help from Amy Hoy. Throughout the process she gave great advice on copywriting that I’d like to share here."

I think the main problem is that Nathan incorporated the ConvertKit landing page versions INTO the article. Because the width is the same and the design of the blog and product page are somewhat similar, it's difficult to see while scanning, where the article stops and the example begins.

Nathan, you might be better off taking the landing pages out of the main article(lightboxes, new windows, something) to differentiate the article content from the subject of the article.

The copywriting isn't the product. The article is about copywriting the landing page FOR the product.

They were uploaded to Scribd, so if you're on a Mac you can choose the print option and then open it in Preview as a PDF or save it directly as a PDF right from the Scribd preview on the page. I had trouble using this method with Chrome, but Safari worked fine.

They were uploaded to Scribd, so if you're on a Mac you can choose the print option and then open it in Preview as a PDF or save it directly as a PDF right from the Scribd preview on the page.

I had trouble using this method with Chrome, but Safari worked fine.

Interesting - I made the assumption that what I saw could be copied. Thanks for the pandoc reference. I wasn't aware of that.

As a developer you may not want it - but my friends who are copywriters, editors and content strategists will LOVE this. A simple way to grab existing web content as markdown, which many are already using to write and edit their content.

A little googling later... http://www.gothamdreamcars.com/

It can't. That's the whole reason they're having this problem in the first place. They don't do anything in an official capacity to verify that you are who you say you are. They're relying here on Gov't agencies that require more proof with official documents before giving you another official document(ID card) to certify that you are who you say you are.

It can never be a valid ID, because they are never involved in the certification and registration process of your "official" existence.

"Clearly show your name, picture, birthday" "Cover up any personal information we don't need to verify your identity (ex: address, license number)"

Most Facebook users have already given their name, birthday and profile photo. For most users they wouldn't be giving anything else than those pieces of information on a ID card.

Now, that doesn't get into the secondary requests as the article states, but it certainly isn't "entrusting a copy of their ID to a third party."

Because we as humans share our life's experiences with one another. It's how we learn and grow and become better as a whole and as individuals. If I can share something I've experienced with someone else and it even has a remote chance of helping them deal with something I found difficult - I will do it.

This is why many of us are here on HN. To learn and grow, to gain insights from those who have had experiences that we may have in the future.

The advice I will give is to accept advice graciously and consider it. It is all an advice-giver can ask.

Ok, you're getting into semantics now. I think most people reading that would understand what I mean when I say a quiet environment, especially vs a library where the only sounds tend to be the information desk, the hum of computer fans, photocopiers and the heating/cooling system.

The quiet environment I was describing can be found in an office where the majority of people are heads-down working and not on the phone. This is harder to find when you're in an office that's setup as a cube-farm or an open layout. But this can be easily found at the beginning or end of the day and especially on work days that bookend holidays or three day weekends - days that lots of people typically take vacation. Those are the times when I find I get my best work done because it is the closest to quiet and distraction-free that one can find, other than working remotely where you can control the environment.

Some people prefer a quiet environment versus listening to something, even if that's white noise. So, while getting a good pair of headphones is great for those who like having some auditory stimulation while they work, it just doesn't compare to having a quiet office if that's how you work best.

This is deep. I believe the golden rule is to keep your database online.

Lead Wordpress Developer at http://infomedia.com/ and what's the first thing they have on their homepage? A slider. "What We Do" - slider. "How We Can Help You" - slider.

So why is your company using sliders? What was the "heck of an argument" that changed your mind on your own site?

There's no betapunch "guys" - It's just him. There's no one to step in and there's no one to hire - this an app run by a single person. He doesn't have income to be able to hire people to take care of this for him. He got himself into this mess and he's trying to get himself out of it.