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This has been on HN a bunch of times already. News is supposed to be new, correct?

Keep in mind that detained may be for a long time, indefinitely in solitary confinement and without charges, in one of the many prisons the US government has been building in recent years: http://www.globalresearch.ca/the-prison-industry-in-the-unit...

And it's an easy win for prosecutors. Looks good on their résumé.

No need to apologize. Thank you for reposting the link.

Anyone who hasn't tried the Trello iPhone app should check it out. It's free and even better than the website version.

I saw the Krispy Kreme video. That lady takes great pride in her donuts! A valuable lesson of how asking someone who does the same thing, day in and day out to try something different can sometimes be met with great appreciation.

I think there's more to it than what the other two comments described. No doubt there is human moderation on HN (beyond users flagging submissions I mean), and maybe a list of domains and keywords to keep some stories from ever hitting front page, even when the submission gets a lot of votes in a short amount of time.

Who knows what the reasons why they'd keep a story off the front page. The moderation is emo at times, even resorting to hellbanning, slowbanning etc.

Slashdot moderation is way better. It's a better overall system over there.

Not sure what you're looking to do, but have you seen Zamzar? http://zamzar.com

Monetize, improve, rinse and repeat.

No, that's closer to market socialism than capitalism.

I'm not an expert on alternative economies (sorry) but I can name a capitalist consumer-driven society that is controlled by fear of their government.

I'm all for producing and exchanging goods, but with a deeper respect for nature and to the mutual benefit of all.

Most decisions being made about your water supply and the limited natural resources in your area do not include your input and are not for your benefit. That is the face of capitalism today.

A culture can stop being capitalistic and consumer-driven without becoming a fear driven dictatorship.

Do you equate spending money with freedom and civil liberties? Is that the only way for you and I to be free, is to buy things?

I'm not sure staying in that public school system is a victory. She already won when she courageously stood up for what she believes in.

Everyone deserves an upvote in this thread. Great post!

I'll say it this way: Americans have never been so privacy deprived and frightened of their government as they have been in the last decade.

No one expects Obama to defend your civil liberties. He's invisible most of the time. A middle man to the oligarchy. Some say he is a great "centerist", but I say he's a man with no morals.

There's been a bumper crop of stupid comments on HN this year, but yours should win the county fair.

I take into consideration the finances of the person or company, but usually it's $300. That or less gets paid in full before I begin.

I wouldn't be so sure. The US government have been doing whatever the hell they want lately, civil liberties and public opinions be damned.

Then you be the champion. I'm serious (not being sarcastic or anything). Someone else needs to step up to the plate.

Fifty percent upfront. Unless it's a smaller project. Then, it's 100% payment upfront. No exceptions.

You essentially repeated what I said about value and finding the right market, so that's cool.

At the time I made the zine I too was in transition, not exactly homeless because some friends who were renting an apartment let me stay with them, but I've been homeless before and simply fulfilling basic needs like a next meal and a place to sleep consumed most of my time and energy.

However, I know your advice needs to be taken with a big ole grain of salt and some major considerations because I've done it. There are better ways.

Another PS! What is great about your suggestion is that it's outside the box. It's not the typical "RAISE YOUR RATES" that you are hearing from the Borg. It's inspirational. So for that, thank you.

I did something similar with a local music zine (a long time ago in a galaxy far away) and made a bit of cash, but nowhere near as much as you.

So, while I congratulate you on your resourcefulness and success, I think this advice is very particular to where you live, whether you even like local music, do you understand page layout design, good writing etc.

It's a good story (my daughters thought it was cool that their dad was in the local music scene) but lousy advice.

As for going door to door asking businesses for work? Nope. It sounds perfectly plausible but doesn't pan out so well in reality (I've done it). Wearing my business blazer, a pocket full of business cards and a really great deal on a small business website, I went from business to business all. day. long. I explained who I was, what value I could bring to their company etc but got nothing.

Why? I think because they had no intent to buy, or even an expressed interest or need. I was just one of many people walking in through their door trying to sell them something.

And that's the thing: if you are a local business with a brick and mortar establishment in a reasonably trafficked area, you are going to have as many people visit your store to sell you something as to buy something. Most times they will politely listen to your pitch, take your card, then never speak to you again.

So again, while the advice sounds plausible, it's not actually a way to make quick cash or even build a client base. Even if you want to make money "badly enough".

P.S. Desperation doesn't sell.

I agree. It makes for a lot more interesting story too.

In a few years the market will have already decided.

The signs are out there. The cop-out design of the iPhone 5, the "blue sky" initiative started with the employees -they are scrambling for new ideas.

Steve Jobs was the soul of Apple. His fire is gone. He took it with him.

People can't sell Apple stocks fast enough IMO. Tim Cook seems to have no vision for the future, and "where there is no vision, the people perish."

If you are in my house, using my toilet, lift up the seat. If you refuse to do so I won't allow you in my bathroom again.

The toilet is the closest metaphor I could come up with for Facebook.

I'm not going to link to these ebooks because it doesn't deserve more attention, but it was front page HN only a day or so ago.

I will say this though: certain opinion leaders on HN are taking advantage of the readers and the prevalent herd mentality that prevails here.

I don't have special google-fu abilities. I just notice there's a glut of ebooks and courses out there that are rehashes of older content - and they are priced way too high. They are priced so high that those who need the information most cant afford it.

Stop drinking the Jonestown kool-aid that's been going around my friend. Your time isn't so valuable that you can't spend 15-20 minutes doing a diligent search online.

The ebooks I mentioned in the previous post were college textbook stuff. As basic as the stuff gets. You would need to be already under the influence of the kool-aid getting passed around here to think that's an honest price. It's not.

My point is this: the people trying to sell you stuff here are not your friend.

It's probably over $100 this year that I spent on copywriting books, and almost that the year before.

I will pay for information if it will help me, but the examples I've given is very basic information that's been written about for free so many hundreds of times, I'm surprised anyone would buy those ebooks.

They are ripping off the very startup community they say they are helping.

I think there's a pricing bubble going on with startups. Many monthly subscription rates are too high, especially when there are so many choices available to the consumer, and at a time when the budgets and attention span of buyers is so limited.

There seems to be no imagination in pricing, only to charge more and more. It's bad advice and I'll bet its mortally wounding a lot of young startups and impressionable kids that are trying to make a go of it.

Again, it's a con game and it's trying to gouge and profit off the start up community they say they are helping. It's shameful, but its only time before the herd snaps out of it and realizes what is happening.