Fun Friday: August 7, 2014

Thursday, 07 August 2014
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  • Jeff Ammons

Mars as seen by OSIRIS probe
Mars as seen by OSIRIS probe

Mars As Seen By OSIRIS, the comet catching Rosetta probe's main camera, not the Egyptian God.
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Space Pix

This week we start off with some good old fashioned space porn thanks to an article by Phil Plait, the Bad Astronomer in his Slate.com column.

Here's What a Comet Looks Like When You're Close Enough to Touch It.

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Advice On Beginning A Career As A Developer

Thursday, 31 July 2014
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  • Jeff Ammons

Taking care of business
Taking care of business
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Young businessman contemplating the future. Yes, I have used this image before. Since I paid for it, I'll probably use it again too.
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Recently a young man who helped greatly with the Give Camp I ran back in 2011 reached out and asked if I had any advice for someone entering the field as a new developer.

After writing a fairly lengthy email, I figured other people might benefit from the advice as well and turned it into this blog post.

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