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How I Turned Down $300,000 from Microsoft to go Full-Time on GitHub (2008)
2008 is a leap year. That means that three hundred and sixty six days ago, almost to the minute, I was sitting alone in a booth at Zeke’s Sports Bar and Grill on 3rd Street in San Francisco. I wouldn’t normally hang out at a sports bar, let alone a sports bar in SOMA, but back then Thursday was “I Can Has Ruby” night…
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2013 | How I Turned Down $300,000 from Microsoft to go Full-Time on GitHub (2008) by hendzen | 276 | 89 |
| Oct 20, 2008 | How I Turned Down $300,000 from Microsoft to go Full-Time on GitHub by mojombo | 224 | 68 |
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