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Nutrition Science Initiative launched
Original EnglishCompared to 10 years ago, I feel there has been an increase on food data-collecting and more rigorous scientific experiments that help build a database …
Ask HN: How much did you spend on your startup before you got ramen profitable?
Original EnglishThe company became ramen profitable pretty quickly but I went back to doing part-time consulting work to maintain a lifestyle.
Lessons from California: The perils of extreme democracy
Original EnglishRemember, for 2008, there were no budget problems for CA; our revenue has cratered since then because we're so reliant on personal income.
Ask HN: What email service(s) do you use for your side projects?
Original EnglishI use my registrar's (Porkbun) email service for human communication (name@, support@, etc).
At the age of 38, am I too late to change career to front end dev work?
Original EnglishI have had a few contract positions 3 to 6 months at a time but mainly it's been freelance since I made the switch.
Ask HN: Freelancers what is your average monthly income?
Original EnglishI wish I made the move years earlier (I started freelancing at 32 years old).
Bezos defends model of keeping 65% of (kindle) book revenue
Original Englishbut you do keep a larger share of the revenue. …
Ask HN: How good are freelance programming sites?
Original EnglishI agree with ankeshk, I've had the best experience with odesk because their workforce is better qualified and the hourly billing is ok for me.
Ask HN: As a freelancer, how do you ensure clients pay?
Original EnglishThis kinda goes against the trend of selling yourself as providing value and not merely your time, but you can also ask to be pre-paid …