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Court Rejects Genetically Modified Sugar Beets

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Court Rejects Genetically Modified Sugar Beets

“SAN FRANCISCO — The government illegally approved a genetically modified, herbicide-resistant strain of sugar beets without adequately considering the chance they will contaminate other beet crops, a federal judge in San Francisco has ruled.”…

They will contaminate other crops just like the corn, soybeans, cotton and canola GMO crops that were approved in the early 90s…

Shouldn’t Monsanto be thinking about how to filter it’s Roundup Ready herbicide out of the water supply? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/27/water-utilities-lack-prop_n_270714.html

How much should I charge to develop a website?

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How much should I charge to develop a website?

Limit scope instead of over estimating. If you’re not sure of all of the elements of the projects, then quote for the elements that you know about. Everything else goes into later phases
If client wants many features right away(especially when time frame is tight) try to figure out what’s most important to them. Most important(whatever gets them into business quickest) goes into phase 1, everything else goes in later.
If project is large and you don’t have a lot of info, logically break the project up into phases, state deliverables for each phase and cost, let them pick and choose what’s important to them.
Basic rule: More specific you are, more concrete your scope is, less bullshit and scope creep you will experience.
We usually work with 30/40/30 payment schedule. 30% deposit, 40% on go live or completion(site does not go live or client does not get benefit of the site until you receive atleast 70% of the money) 30% 2 weeks after go live
Same payment schedule applies for phases, that’s why you want to have many smaller phases rather then 1 big phase, you will get money more frequently(cash flow is king)
Our rates are $75USD-$100USD per hour, we estimate 10 hours per week. (to balance commitments with existing clients) So if the project is $4000, it should take no longer then 4 weeks

Last rule: Know your project stage.

If client does not know what you cost, start off with estimate. This email should take you no longer then 1 hour. Only include what your understanding of the project is, how long you think it will take and $X. (this is too weed out mismatch in perceived cost of the project, because if the client thinks that it’s going to cost them $1000 and you think it will cost $10,000 then, there is really nothing to talk about(except when you can cut scope to deliver $1000 worth of value)

::Techs Worldwide:: Installing Libxslt on Ubuntu Linux

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::Techs Worldwide:: Installing Libxslt on Ubuntu Linux

Mojito island is a mirage

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Mojito island is a mirage

Early retirement is a mirage when you’re physically and mentally capable of doing more. Humans are generally not built to derive sustainable happiness from sipping mojitos on a picturesque island somewhere in the pacific. Once you’ve tasted the sweetness of a dedicated purpose, it’s near impossible to be content just sitting on the sidelines.

I’ve talked to a handful of start-uppers who build the company of their passion and then cashed in for this dream. But the pattern was pretty much universally the same: Six months of doing nothing but indulging pleasure is as long as most highly capable individuals can take.

So after a much-needed vacation, the retirement is canceled and they’re back to start a new company. (Not always with as much passion as the first time around, but that’s another story).

Jordan couldn’t stay in retirement either
The inability to enjoy the passive enjoyment of retirement life is not confined to entrepreneurs either. Look at how many times the mega stars of sports have thought mojito island was what they wanted, only to find out that they couldn’t let go of the excitement and flow of doing what they did best. Michael Jordan, Lance Armstrong, Brett Favre, the list goes on and on.

Giving the overwhelming evidence that even when you get all the money in the world, you still want to pursue your talent and passion, landing the stereotypical web-startup lottery payday doesn’t seem that appealing. If you’re good enough to build a company that can be sold of umpteen millions, you’re probably also in the category of people who can’t “retire” and be truly happy.

If you get out, then what?
Now given that, what’s the rush to get out? The big question will come knocking on your door very soon: What are you going to do then? If you cash out at 35, then what exactly are you going to spend the rest of your life on?

The difference in lifestyle between extracting a few million dollars a year from an operating business vs selling it all for a one-time payday of, say, $40 million is not as significant as it may appear. Much less significant than the difference between waking up in the morning to a passionate purpose versus yet another day of aimless pleasure.

Now it’s true that some company founders don’t really like what they do. That there’s another greater calling that they’d like to pursue but can’t until they’re free from the man and can set their own tune. Maybe they want to play jazz music all day.

I don’t think that person exists as often as the idea of the artist-beneath-the-suit would romance us to believe. And I think that plenty of people underestimate the difference between a fun hobby and a full-time pursuit, but I digress.

In short, the bliss of selling and giving up your business is overrated. It’s a long life and it’s often best spent enduring the ups and downs of pursuing something of significance. Don’t be so eager to give it up.

“If only I had ____ I would succeed.”

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Gallery

Posted on September 21, 2009 by zzz_zwp

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Hot dog

Posted on September 21, 2009 by zzz_zwp

SkateBang (Damon Packard) (via pookie67) (Source: http://www.youtube.com/)

Ruby on Rails application deployment strategies

Posted on September 21, 2009 by zzz_zwp

Using Capistrano with Passenger (mod_rails) | Ruby on Rails http://www.gotripod.com/2008/11/22/rails-deployment-is-so-easy-these-days/ http://www.zorched.net/2008/06/17/capistrano-deploy-with-git-and-passenger/

Git Magic – Chapter 4. Branch Wizardry

Posted on September 21, 2009 by zzz_zwp

Git Magic – Chapter 4. Branch Wizardry

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LAMP on Sarge (Apache2, PHP5, MySQL5, phpMyAdmin) – Configure Virtual Hosts

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Court Rejects Genetically Modified Sugar Beets

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How much should I charge to develop a website?

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::Techs Worldwide:: Installing Libxslt on Ubuntu Linux

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Mojito island is a mirage

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“If only I had ____ I would succeed.”

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Gallery

Ruby on Rails application deployment strategies

Git Magic – Chapter 4. Branch Wizardry