That's the only reason I could think of, yeah.
And sure, DefCon is expensive anyway, but... do you need a smartphone if you can bring a burner laptop for <200 bucks?
I am surprised you didn't pitch it as a vacation. For example: When they ask... saying "I took a 3-month sabbatical after completing my last contract and am currently traveling extensively. I will be back in London in two weeks after I finish my vacation. However, I am very interested in the role, and would love to do as much of the interview process as possible from here".
I never meet anyone from my actual company until 7 months after being hired... So I guess that just seems normal to me...
My building just approved 10 (because that's all they can handle powerwise). Those 10 were on a first come first serve, for those willing to pay the $10,000 install fee.
Tie into insurance safe driver programs that in your car... Hell tie into the car its self soon... With all the car brand API's coming out. I know it could be done with Tesla, and Mercedes....
Yeah.... Mailchimp isn't the best play for e-commerce email marketing for sure. There are better alternatives but I would argue there's a ton of room for improvements as an e-commerce developer...
I was surprised to see them here in SD. Westwood over by UCLA they are everywhere, and by everywhere I mean being ridden. Didn't think it'd be such a success outside of the college areas but it appears to really be picking up.
The problem with that, you are always asking someone todo something. I am not disagreeing that some people have a stronger safety net, but everyone has to ask somebody for something to succeed. Very rarely can you just succeed without outside influence. Be it a random connection or someone you grew up living next door to.
I agree that you need help, but I think the difference is not having a personal safety net and “earning” help from others by doing good work, not having it handed to you by default.
