terrykohla

Dude you're going the opposite way, I'm trying to get out of Aerospace. What are you specifically looking for in Aerospace. The field is pretty broad and the work you'll do will be so specialized that you'll be using only 5% of all you learn in engineering school. You can always take classes specifically for what you want to do, you do not need an engineering degree to do the job unless you want to become an FAA DER since they are the ones certifying all the work done by "the engineers".

that book by Marx, just to know what all the fuzz is about.

are you now in the witness protection program?

If you look at the economy from a global point of view, you can see the money is constantly flowing between good an evil. It's the ying and the yang. You can choose to see the good or the evil but they're both there always seeking an unreachable equilibrium, like the waves in the ocean.

Some people out there are doing "evil" right now keep you safe warm and cozy.

follow newspapers, magazines, journalists, whoever can provide you with the kind of news you're looking for.

I'm currently working on my first freelance project.

I got it through this guy I worked with at a company. He was my desk neighbor, he liked my work, I told him I was looking for freelance work and he told me he could use some help.

Isn't Chromecast accomplishing similar functions as Apple TV?

I don't think this is revolutionary.

I think that seeing it as a physical place helps conceptualize a virtual world.

I'm neither a programmer or a developer.

When I go online, it's like I'm out on the street. I'm exposed to others. I can interact with others. I can walk into a shop or a bank and conduct business. I can walk into a theater or an arcade. I can walk into someone's place, an open house or a private house. But it's not physical, it's all virtual, it's all built with code, data and information.

May be existing apps already do, but...

If I could create my own, I would include a feature to keep track of everything that has to do with filing my taxes so that you know what to expect at the year end.

I would also like to see a feature that can keep track of your investments and have like a pie chart of your asset allocation which I find to be very important.

The question I've always asked myself is: why is it that of all living things, we humans are the only ones that don't get dissolved back into the ecosystem once we die?

At least not in a natural way, some people get cremated others get put into a box. Why not get buried naked and plant a tree that will feed off of a soil enriched by the decomposition of your body? A tree representing the continuity of life where your loved ones can gather and remember you rather than a stone with engraving on it.

It is as long as you have alternative ways of getting online either at work, public library, coffee shop and/or at a friends/family member's house.

I did it for a while. Had internet at the office all day and I'd go to the public library to do stuff I couldn't do at work. Having limited internet access helped me use the internet in a more productive/optimum way.

I can confirm that in Canada and US photos, age and family status are not required on a CV (unless you need security clearance), this kind of information is considered personal and could be used as a motive for discrimination.

However, this was common practice in the old days and it's still common practice in most 3rd world countries of European influence.

Mechanical/Aerospace Engineer. Not very challenged at work and fascinated with what some people on this site are doing.

While reading news articles I usually google whatever I wanna know more about, that's how I stumbled upon HN and I've been a regular reader since.

I have a dream...

...of a cloud where I could float freely without having to worry about privacy, security or any potential threat. Then I could let my mind flow freely on the cloud and connect with other souls.

in gmail you can create filters and folders to do this. Works like a charm.

Use keywords as filters, then use these keywords when you email something to yourself it will go directly into the right folder (ex: TO WATCH, TO READ, MUSIC, ETC)

Great advice!

I use Tasks and Calendar on gmail as well.

Once I write stuff down I even make an effort not to think about it. Only remember the link/path to where the information is stored.

This will free up your mind to allow for relaxation and less stressful thoughts.

You don't want to support sweatshops? That is great! That means you're starting to understand how things work and where they come from.

Keep doing your research and you'll soon find that economically speaking, eliminating what you call sweatshops is like trying to eliminate gravity.

Everybody needs to eat and if they refuse to live a dishonest criminal life, they'll take a job no matter how little it pays and that opens up new business oportunity. It's the law of the market and it won't change if you or a little group tries to buy locally because not everyone can afford (even if they are aware) to buy more expensive local products. This is why Wal-Mart has been unstoppable.

Most electronics (computer/cell ph) now a days are manufactured in what you'd call a sweatshop.

How did things get so bad ?

It all depends on the information you consume, bad news vs good news. The opportunities we have now a days are overwhelming, things have never been better (or worse).

"I spend a lot of time working and don't have much time to invest"

vs

"willing to take high risks"

This is only achievable through outsourcing, meaning you'd have to hand you're portfolio to somebody you trust. My advice is to take the little free time you have and shop around for an investment guru you trust.

I have a hard time trusting people with my money so I prefer real estate, it's tangible, it's there, I can see it, only a natural disaster (an act of God) could take it away.

I'm looking at rental property through a real estate management company so that way I don't have to do anything. I think it's a win-win, get some rental income + hold on to real estate over time should go up.

No. I deleted it way before that when I found out private companies where doing this. At the time I was job hunting and became well aware that companies could pay money to have access to my online data. Particularly companies that do any sort of background checks.

IMHO there is nothing "new" about the NSA fiasco.

"an ethical oath"??? I don't think there is such a thing. What may appear unethical to you may seem ethical to another.

Everybody will find justification for their actions as unethical as they may seem to you.

Thank you. I just think that when money is involved there is a natural conflict of interest.

At least on the Mac Pro you can open the box and peek into the hardware.

is this something I can trust?

Salary may be misleading and not the best indicator of how much you're really making. For a more accurate number you have to calculate taxes and cost of living at the location where you're working as well as benefits (if any).

1. don't stay at a company more than 2 years (unless they give you what you want) and ask at least 20% more every time you change jobs.

2. become a contractor and eventually run your own business

www.moneypak.com/

"Advertising is so close to lying" - that is a very limited view on marketing which plays an essential role in any business. It's more about seduction than about lying.

Seeing advertising as a lie is a black and white (true/false, all/nothing) view of things. Viewing the world under this lens will make you most often frustrated and bitter. The world if not black or white, it's full of colors.

It seems like what you're describing is achievable via Twitter.

Use hash-tag for a particular topic.

If you like what somebody posted (perhaps a link to their blog), you follow them and if need be you can interact with them.

That's what discipline is all about. Creating a plan, having goals with milestones, checklists, schedule, etc. It's hard work and sometimes tedious, but mostly rewarding, leaving you with a sense of accomplishment and pride. It increases your level of confidence in what you can accomplish, it makes you better at overcoming problems.

Having ideas is a natural impulse, following through requires discipline and hard work.

Someone said "genius is as common as dust".

Nassim Taleb said something like "it's not about having ideas, it's about learning how to manage your ideas". I might be slightly off.

Anyhow, good initiative.

As long as you're happy with your rate and with the service provided by the recruiter I don't think it should matter.

Companies don't disclose their markup on their products or else people would be shocked and wouldn't buy them. It's business as usual.

I suspect my recruiter takes home 50% of my rate too, i.e my OT (1.5) rate. On the other hand I get lots of OT, hence he cashes in on my first 40h and I take home the rest. Nobody complains because we're all making good money. Customer is happy, recruiter is happy and we're happy.

It seems more like you just discovered your "real" market value. Welcome to reality!

The reason some people make more money than others is mainly because they posses key information that others don't have and this is part of the game.

Don't fire you're recruiter because YOU didn't know your true market value. Instead, use this "new information" to negotiate yourself a substantial raise next time you sit at the negotiation table.

The recruiter's markup is not disclosed to the contractor in my industry and it's not really important to me. What matters is "are you happy with what you're making?".

Fire your recruiter if he is incompetent, not if he's doing well.

Great tool! Not only for managing my "to read" list but most importantly to manage my "to do" list. Thanks!