December 2010
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Clients From Hell: A client wanted an e-commerce... →
clientsfromhell: A client wanted an e-commerce store designed. We asked if she had a budget, and she said, “No; it costs what it costs.” My partner and I proposed a very reasonable price and in the proposal, we stated that additional hours would be billed at $60 per hour. She refused to even look at the proposal,… And that is why you don’t start working until you have the client...
Dec 11th
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Dec 10th
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NO BLASTERS!: My TSA Encounter →
noblasters: “You don’t need to see his identification.” On November 21, 2010, I was allowed to enter the U.S. through an airport security checkpoint without being x-rayed or touched by a TSA officer. This post explains how. Edit: For the sake of brevity, most of the quotes below are paraphrases. I have…
Dec 5th
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Dec 3rd
Lindsay Lohan, 24, her name and face is all over...
cuito: curriculavitae: diffractions: alextraordinary: teatime-with-nikki: oktimeforplanb: emobonesx: teddiursa: cityyandcolour: beneathmybones:deadendfriends, twatsonblack, -lovefox, mumueller, (via deerjesus) (via brainwars-deactivated20101108-d)
Dec 3rd
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GleepLog: FCC Proposal "Compromise" Not Good For... →
gleep: Read this story on NPR.org first… Now back to me. Now back to them. Now back to me. A little about me I worked in the engineering department of a major MSO (AKA “the cable company”) for 6 years. I’ve spoken at CableLabs (the big MSO conference). I’ve met engineers and executives from a lot of…
Dec 3rd
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