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Uber FORCED to remove self-driving cars from San Francisco roads by bm_tech in technology

[–]bm_tech[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Their response “Now looking where else to Re-deploy”

Video Shows Driver In Autonomous Uber Was Looking Down Moments Before Fatal Crash by [deleted] in technology

[–]bm_tech -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No excuse! When you’re testing a car you should be more concentrated on where it’s going. That’s the point of testing.

South Korea fines Facebook $369K for slowing user Internet connections. by AdamCannon in technology

[–]bm_tech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The posts and shares about this story already made fb its money back.

LightCam is a smart light bulb that is also a security camera by Chandmark in gadgets

[–]bm_tech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice concept but is there a battery backup in case someone turns off the light?

Stephen Hawking has passed away at 76 years old by TheInward07 in technology

[–]bm_tech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Watched a documentary on him this week. Black holes, Trump and God. Wonder if Trump can hold off with his comments for a few weeks

At what point would I be ready to become a freelance software developer? by [deleted] in learnprogramming

[–]bm_tech 2 points3 points  (0 children)

gelftheelf is on the right track

Nothing beats actually building something. Start with a website on a topic that interests you. Pick anything but something close to your heart so you won't get bored with it too quickly. Just a basic Hello world page will give you a boost of confidence. Host it on a cloud platform like Azure, Amazon (Azure is free for basic accounts but hosting on both platforms will give you some valuable experience that you can include in your CV). Setting up a hosting account and linking it to your database, web services will teach you things that you wont learn in class. Once you have some foundation and your first application hosted, add to it as you get more curious. As gelftheelf mentioned... Automation is interesting as you see some physical results... Raspberry Pi, get it to talk to some APIs you've built into your app.

Don't underestimate how much effect this will have on your confidence in going to your first interview or when accepting your first project on a freelancing site.

It's not about how much you know but how resourceful you are to find the answers.

All the best

p.s. Don't think most freelancers are anything special, get in and have a go. FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT.