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    Movie Trailer Thread

    47 Ronin 47 Ronin Official Trailer #1 (2013) - Keanu Reeves, Rinko Kikuchi Movie HD - YouTube Gravity Gravity Official Trailer - Detached (2013) - George Clooney Movie HD - YouTube Captain Phillips Captain Phillips Trailer Tom Hanks 2013 Movie - Official [HD] - YouTube Filth Filth Official...
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    Office Space Upgrades: What would you buy?

    Just purchased another monitor and it got me thinking about what other office space upgrades would help with productivity, creativity, and overall ergonomics. The more minimal, the better, but let's hear your suggestions.
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    How do you guys plan out your MVC relationships?

    Any tips for mapping out MVC relationships as well as one-to-ones and one-to-manys for complex apps? I'm wondering if there are any resources to help visualize what you're trying to accomplish. For the sake of not getting flamed, let's call it a learning tool.
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    Troubled Teens Make More Successful Entrepreneurs

    Interesting research conducting by the National Bureau of Economic Research suggests that smart, rule-abiding teenagers are less likely to become successful entrepreneurs than equally intelligent teens who engage in illicit activities, according to new research. Wall Street Journal:
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    What's your experience with business loans?

    I've toyed with the idea of a business loan, but the only help I really need is with automating business development. I don't need office space, supplies, transportation, or anything else that might have revokable value. I just need to automate sales so I can focus on production. The VA loan...
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    This made me hate my life.

    Beginning Game Programming for Teens with Python | Ray Wenderlich Wait for it...
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    Angular.js is the tits

    After seeing what's-his-nuts throw up the RSS feeder for the the dev contest, I decided to dive into Angular.js a bit, and I'm quickly becoming a big fan. Resources for people looking to start out: Why does Angular.js rock? - Angular Tips AngularJS ? Superheroic JavaScript MVW Framework...
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    HTTPS Hackable in 30 Seconds: DHS Alert

    HTTPS Hackable In 30 Seconds: DHS Alert - Security - Attacks/breaches
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    Amazon's Jeff Bezos just bought the Washington Post

    Completely independent, for a cool $250 million. Breaking: Jeff Bezos buys The Washington Post for $250 million | The Verge
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    Selling SEO: Good analogies for simple folks

    Looking to get some ideas of good analogies to use when describing the process of SEO and its impact on ROI to non-tech savvy business owners. One that has worked for me when explaining good vs. noisy keywords and traffic is explaining it like a physical storefront location (which many of my...
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    The Lone Survivor

    When something as shitty as war is forcing people into horrific situations, you get some pretty amazing stories of courage and overcoming adversity. The Lone Survivor is the story of Operation Redwing, a Navy Seal op that took place in Afghanistan (Kunar province) as recalled by Marcus...
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    It's 3am, and you awake to the sound of glass shattering

    What do you do? With the recent discussions about the morality of violence and the critiquing of law enforcement, I'm curious how you guys (think) you would handle a break-in. Already have a plan? Handgun under the bed? Call the police? Duck out in a hiding spot, and wait for it to pass? Say...
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    Any experience handling mobile keyboard height?

    I suck at javascript, but I'm working with some JS that defines content height for a dynamic container. Two views include a collapsed, excerpt view and an expanded, full post view toggled by "Less" and "More" buttons respectively. Currently, I'm accounting for the height of the Wordpress...
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    Don't Call Yourself a Programmer

    This was written in 2011 and is even less relevant to you guys who've been in the industry for 5+ years. But for all of you juniors and intermediates paying attention, this is brain food. Don't Call Yourself A Programmer, And Other Career Advice | Kalzumeus Software
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    Passive Income Hacker vs. Startup Guy

    Entertaining little read. http://edu.mkrecny.com/thoughts/passive-income-hacker-vs-startup-guy Thoughts?
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    Looking for tips on monetizing active fan page

    I have a Facebook fan page with 3.3k likes (climbs by about 10-20 per day), averages a reach of 24,000 with ~1,400 people talking about it. Engagement is high, users actively post on the wall, like, share, and comment in the double digits (anywhere from 15 to 65 depending on the topic). The...
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    HTML/CSS/JQuery Quick Reference - Great Resource

    Just found this recently. DevDocs Bookmark it for use. From my understanding, it should include Javascript refs in the near future as well.
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    Forum reader apps?

    Has anyone tried any forum reader apps? Trying to consolidate my time on a few forums I use, and would love to be able to read/post from one interface. Thanks in advance.
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    An extensive look at preliminary market research

    A Redditor asked the subscribers of r/entrepreneur to give him their business ideas, and in exchange he would employ his method of conducting market research for them. At this point, the WF mob would go nuts and "inb4 outing, bro". Turns out, the guy lived up to his word. In the thread, he...
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    Are you a conversion specialist?

    "Conversion specialists", PM me. If this thread is against the rules, fuck me with a pineapple and remove thread. Thanks.