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kabisoteon Lessons from Outsourcing to India, China and the Philippines

"Vendors don't build software, people build software"

Working with vendors is logical for big projects but an obstruction for small projects. If we eliminate the middleman, outsourcers would pay less and developers would be paid more. There'd be less bureaucracy. There'd be greater loyalty.

I hope there was an easier way for outsourcers and developers to find each other.

kabisoteon The Thrill of Losing Money by Investing in a Manhattan Restaurant

This behaviour is present in my country too. Surely in other countries also. It is global.

kabisoteon The Best Teacher I Never Had

Ask HN: If you were building an online school, how do you find great teachers and how do you convince them to create and offer their lessons online?

kabisoteon Ask HN: What are your favorite videos relevant to entrepreneurs or startups?

Jiro Dreams of Sushi. http://www.magpictures.com/jirodreamsofsushi/

kabisoteon Why Node.js is becoming the go-to technology

> and happiness... I don't know really, I'm inclined to believe a lot of developers use NodeJS because it's new and hot and Java isn't, instead of looking at their customers' needs.

I agree. To be happy, We don't program using a particular language. We play video games instead. We program using a language chosen by us or for us to satisfy customer's needs.

kabisoteon Adrian and Jacob retiring as Django BDFLs

How can a BDFL retire? I thought it's For Life?

kabisoteon 404 Page Not Found

Very creative. But what's the objective? I'm sure it's not to increase page views or improve user experience.

kabisoteon News is bad for you

While it is wise not to believe everything we read in the news, it does not follow that there is nothing we can trust. The key may be to have a healthy skepticism, while keeping an open mind.

kabisoteon Is work necessary?

The Philippines did not come to mind when I read the article. What I took from the article was that the human race can invent a system that would provide for their basic needs so that humans don't have to worry about it and they can spend their time on their hobbies.

(I'm from the Philippines.)

kabisoteon Is work necessary?

Yes, work is necessary. Even before money was invented, our ancestors still needed to work for their basic needs. They had to harvest or hunt for food, build their houses and sew their clothing. All of that is work.

kabisoteon Read less HN

Yes, awareness. I was reading 2+ hours a day of HN at my previous work. I was still more productive than most of my co-workers and was able to introduce useful tools, solutions and practices. One of my fellow developers asked, "How do you find out about all these stuff?"

So yeah, how do we find out about all these stuff otherwise?

kabisoteon Ask HN: What will the future look like?

Religion will be banned.

kabisoteon What is Success?

Do you agree or disagree with them? Is "well what if she is unhappy, is she still successful?" really a stupid question?

kabisoteon How Do you Motivate Yourself and Stay Focused?

Makes sense. If you don't care about anything else but to finish what you're currently doing, you'll most probably get it done. Like if you really want to finish the film you're watching or the game you're playing or the book you're reading and you don't care about the baby crying or the phone ringing or the food burning or the burglar entering, you'll most probably get it done.

kabisoteon Should we stop believing Malcolm Gladwell?

> are based on what's really going on

Where can we actually get accurate information of what's really going on? News? Government? Businesses? Church? Blogs? Forums?

kabisoteon What I Wish I Knew Before Studying Computer Security in College

I can't see why seeing the invention of a language is significant in this respect. Schools are worse at keeping up their curricula with new technology (at least where I live), so if a language were invented while you're in college, I don't think that language will be taught while you're there.

I went to college in the late 90s through early 2000 and we were taught (introduced would be more accurate) Pascal, C++ and Visual Basic. When I graduated, the language in demand was PHP.

kabisoteon Free HTML Starter Templates for Bootstrap

You're awesomer.:) This is really helpful. Thanks.

kabisoteon What I Wish I Knew Before Studying Computer Security in College

> The rate at which technology is changing is absolutely insane.

By the time you graduate, most of the things you learned are obsolete. My advice is to grok the fundamentals, the concepts that don't change. Then absolutely learn to use Google.

kabisoteon The shittiest project I ever worked on

> These days I would handle this easily; after the first or second iteration I would explain the situation: I had based my estimate on certain expectations of how much work would be required; I had not expected to clean up dirty data in eight different formats; they had the choice of delivering clean data in the same format as before, renegotiating the fee, or finding someone else to do the project.

Great advice for dealing with issues we did not consider in our estimate.

Had he charged hourly instead of a fixed price, would this project have been less shitty?

Edit: Fixed grammar. Thanks b0z0. :)

kabisoteon Ask HN: How much recurring income do you generate, and from what?

Congrats and thanks for sharing details about your business. I'm currently building a subscription based medical training video streaming site. May I also ask for details about the technical aspects? Do you use a media streaming service like Wistia? How do you protect your videos from unauthorized access? Do you serve different formats to different devices?

Thanks in advance for answers.

kabisoteon Is College Worth It?

All the statistical arguments are detracting from the actual issue. College is not worth it because it is expensive and time consuming but does not guarantee you'll be able to earn a living in the future. And unlike a skill or a business, you can't pass your degree to your children.

kabisoteon Ask HN: How to become smarter?

How about studying the Bible?

"All Scripture is inspired of God and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness, that the man of God may be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work." - 2 Timothy 3:16-17

kabisoteon The quiet successes that drive Silicon Valley

A lot of companies we often hear about aren't profitable.

kabisoteon Why you’re not making sales

Thank you. I got more from this comment than the article.

kabisoteon Louis C.K.: I won't let my kids have cell phones

That's like teaching your children how to adapt to a damaged environment instead of teaching them how to protect the environment.

kabisoteon How To Validate Product Ideas Before (And After) Building Them

Quickly learn what? We can't eliminate worry or fear whatever we choose to pursue. I think what prevents you from succeeding is not business related at all.

kabisoteon Forced Exposure

The scripture quoted in the article is Jeremiah 10:23. History verifies the truthfulness of that scripture. Government by man has not brought a better world, even when rulers have had high ideals and the best of intentions. Instead, "man has dominated man to his injury." -(Ecclesiastes 8:9)

kabisoteon A 97-Year-Old Man Who Draws Using Microsoft Paint from Windows ’95

Two statements from Grandpa that made an impact on me: "I got a lot of patience. That's what you really need anyway." and "When I worked I always had to do something to please the client. Now I can do whatever I want."