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162 karma · joined June 30, 2013

Jake Berger - North Dakota farmboy meditating in India.

former Software Engineer, now Human Engineer ( fully into ancient Yoga methodologies like asanas & Pranayama aka ("breathwork")

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bergerjac··on Highly customizable checkboxes and radio buttons
Quite cool indeed. Issues..

Disabled state text should also be grey. (Currently, differentiating between unchecked and disabled isn't easy.)

'Line skin' unchecked state as an 'x' may mislead some people.

bergerjac··on The Baltic Demographic Disaster
I can't say anything for the Baltic region; however, I'm currently in the Balkans. If you can connect American customers with offshore developers, there would be money to be had.

I'm currently working with some web devs and their previous work and the tools they use exemplifies their skills.

bergerjac··on Yugoslavs Find No Paradise at McDonald's (1988)
A 'premium' chicken sandwich is over $4. I can buy a larger fresh-grilled chicken breast sandwich with sauces and veggies of my choosing for less than $3, so I haven't had a reason to go inside.

Regarding the employees, the unemployment rate is relatively high, so there will always be some available.

Also, the wage of a younger non-skilled employee is less than $2/hour. (If McD's pays more than that, I don't foresee many quitting.)

It's common for people in their 30's to be living with parents.

Housing and food are cheap, while consumer goods are expensive.

bergerjac··on The Rise Of The Million Dollar, One-Person Business
> I'm looking for more detail from a hacker perspective - how to get access to RMLS systems...

Avoid premature optimization.

bergerjac··on The Rise Of The Million Dollar, One-Person Business
Assuming you're American, if you work remotely and have no dependents, you could consider moving abroad to a country with lower cost of living. (Easier to cut expenses than increase revenue.)

You may qualify for the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion (~$96k) if all of your work is performed while you're physically outside the U.S.

I've been researching this topic religiously for the last 9 days and have contacted companies to help me structure everything. I'll write a detailed article when everything is said and done.

As far as Real Estate investing goes, find something that has good bones (layout, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, etc.) and bad aesthetics (overgrown shrubs, needs paint, etc.). Make a low-ball offer, hire someone to fix the aesthetics, and execute a 1031 Exchange to move up the ladder.

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