Startups seem to be gone. Some bigger corporate gigs have been offered but it’s pretty quiet.

Is this the reality or am I just playing a bad hand at the moment?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37187831

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If so, I'd personally default to Australia and worry about the rest after having some success.

If not, I'd go Delaware.

It can be pretty subjective, but it often gets clarified with enough common law precedent (which can be amended with a new law if it becomes abused/unfair/odd).

Is there a common open source library (Python, JS, whatever) that implements something like this?

I'm assuming you're using "work" to mean an employee-employer relationship.

If you want me to provide my own hardware, I'm a contractor and will not lock in to an exclusive relationship with your company and charge a significant premium.

I'll note that you've called this person a friend in your post, so it's likely you know them pretty well. Instead of asking strangers on the internet with only a very reduced understanding of your relationship dynamic and past conversations, why not have a chat with your friend and ask them directly?

If you're considering this person as your cofounder, you're going to need a strong communication foundation. Getting offended by a perceived lack of respect (which could be valid, but it doesn't sound like you're sure they meant offence since you're asking the question here) is not a good place to start any business relationship.

I'm a software engineer with a few years XP. I have a very design-focused friend that's looking to move into a product designer role. They've expressed major interest in this area after a few days watching me work from home on frontend tasks (seeing me jump out of Figma and convert the designs into components/code).

The question:

My mate is really interested in becoming a product designer. How would you move into a product designer role from 0?

A bit more info:

My friend works in a completely unrelated trades-based field (heavy machinery). He did spend a few years shadowing tattoo artists in his late teens (he's currently late twenties) and has a pretty decent understanding for composition and colour theory. He doesn't have a degree (went the trades path).

I'm currently looking at online MOOC courses focused on product design. I'm not sure if there's anything "high quality" available.

Any advice/input is appreciated!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33004238

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Out of curiosity, what do you mean by this?

How do you handle this? Do you store the SQLite file somewhere like s3 or just in memory?

How does this work for such high traffic sites?

Sorry to hijack the thread, but from the above link:

> Yes, iMessage works even on Android, Windows and Linux!

How could this be sustainable long-term? I've hacked together tools to forward iMessage content before and it's very unappealing.

I suspect they must be using a makeshift solution. I hope it works (and would sign up if there was a way on the landing page), but this seems like building on sand.

There's a React component library (with a deployed storybook):

* https://github.com/trussworks/react-uswds

* https://trussworks.github.io/react-uswds/?path=/story/compon...

I think that's very common.

You can also navigate to Settings > Security > Signing in with Google to see everywhere that you've used Google Sign in (oAuth).

Bonus points for your thoughts in the below situations:

1. You pay 100% of the cert price out of pocket.

2. Your employer matches 30% of the price (you pay the other 70% yourself).

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29259873

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# Comments: 16

I'm from the same area and work in the same niche.

If you have passable React skills and any past experience, you should be employable now.

I wouldn't bother with the todo app. It's too generic on a resume to gauge anything relevant (since more tutorials are copy/paste and don't show any major problem solving).

Just start applying on Seek. There are tons of short term gigs that will take anyone. That's a great place to start.

Portfolios (i.e deployed personal projects) are huge here. This differs a lot from SV where they seem to have less bearing to get you in the door. The main point of note is that the projects need to be unique in some way.

Unless this is true, I don't think that's a great idea.

Don't be pathetic and lie. Be honest. What's wrong with saying "Sorry $NEW_PERSON, I have to go. It was great to meet you."

If you're interested in the negative effects of "white lies" I'd recommend picking up Lying by Sam Harris.