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    Your first enterprise client

    I was recently propositioned from a mentor of mine during my military days to bid and likely win the job of developing an enterprise software. All details aside, money is on the table and I could use some advice. 1. I am not individually capable of building this software. 2. I have the capital...
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    Meet Storm Shadow

    The first GI Joe sucked, but it's still cool to see family in a movie. The second one looks a little more promising. Either way, check him out: GI Joe 2 Retaliation : Meet Storm Shadow - YouTube Outside of being Americanized into a ninja, Byung Hun Lee is an incredible actor. If you don't...
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    Time Magazine: Why Medical Bills are Killing Us

    Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us | TIME.com What do you think?
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    Computer Programming is not Magic

    What Most Schools Don't Teach - Short Film - YouTube
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    Man Does Not Give a Two Shit Flying Fuck (TSFF)

    Man Does Not Give a Two Shit Flying Fuck - YouTube
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    For every parent. Ever.

    Hilarious. 27 Reasons Why Kids Are Actually The Worst
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    How do you balance your family and business priorities?

    How many of you have a family that you provide for through entrepreneurial efforts? For those that do, what are some challenges that you've faced in maintaining a healthy relationship with your wife/husband and children? What level of support should be considered reasonable on both ends? Where...
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    Pulling YellowPages Data for Surveying Small Businesses

    I'm in the middle of reading through YellowPages.com's ToS and FTC regulations on telemarketing, but in the meantime I also wanted to get feedback from anyone who has experience with what I'm trying to do. I'm going to call geo and industry-specific business owners for the sake of a survey. I...
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    Lift - We are all people.

    I appreciated this enough to share. Some of you will, too. If you start it and want full appreciation, finish it. Lift - YouTube
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    Does good readability and design significantly impact conversion rates?

    Attractive web design vs. functional web design vs. optimized-for-marketing design is an argument that could go on for a while, and has varying dependents. With the latest design principles focusing much more on usability and readability, should businesses pay it any attention? We've all seen...
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    The Free Online Education (and other cool shit) Roundup

    I came across this on Reddit. A lot of people here like to bookmark and checkout a lot of these kinds of resources, so I thought this was worth a share. Again, not my collection but a great list to hold onto. No Excuse List - Includes sources for everything you can want. I included some more...
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    Anyone familiar with this e-mail virus?

    A buddy of mine seems to have caught a virus that is sending an e-mail to his entire contact list pointing people at a single link. I've recieved two separate e-mails from him, each with one of the following links inside of it. WARNING: The following links are malicious "attack" pages...
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    Nostalgic Christmas Songs

    We celebrate Christmas in my home. With it comes all the nostalgic Christmas songs that I grew up listening to. Share your favorites. John Lennon - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - YouTube
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    This dog drives better than my wife

    Nice! Meet Porter. The World's First Driving Dog. - YouTube
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    The Leadership Game

    Alright, My recent thread http://www.wickedfire.com/shooting-shit/168446-lets-talk-about-leadership.html isn't going to achieve the end-result I'm after. I've decided that in order to teach good leadership traits in a business scenario, I need to create something interactive and fun. The...
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    Let's talk about Leadership

    I place the "types" of people into three categories that include the top 10%, the general population, and the bottom 20%. In most cases, this grouping applies. And of most types, I'd consider myself apart of the general population. In fact, there are few things that I do well. But one of them is...
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    Discovery Channel Documentary on K-Pop: Finding Hollyuwood

    I have some Korean family in the entertainment industry over in South Korea. After learning that there are some hollyuwood followers among us, I thought I'd share a recent piece of work from my cousin. He created a documentary for the Asian Pacific Discovery channel shining a candid light on...
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    If you've got 60 seconds, Vote for my son

    I told my wife I'd pimp the community for a little support. She's excited. Our 2 year old made it to some later stage of a cheesy Parents.com photo contest. Votes would make her really happy. Thanks. Parents Photo Faves
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    Dark Knight Rises: Bane Outtakes

    Gets great at 2:24. BANE OUTTAKES (Auralnauts extended edition) - YouTube
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    Psalms 106:18 - What "WickedFire" really means

    Pslams 106:18 - And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked. Never forget.