the reason i posted here particularly was that, i'm always jacked to soma.fm while coding or what not, it's the "friend" behind our back supporting us while we face the hardships of the day to day :) i can't even work without it ;)
the good fellows at @nodeknockout reserved a seat for me, if i can make it there, and provided more info about the event, with which i redacted a better ad:
i would like to travel to San Franscico to participate in the Node.js Knockout, which is a 48-hour coding contest to build web apps using node.js. Might you be interested in sponsoring me?
Node.js is a framework that uses Google's wicked-fast v8 interpreter to let developers create real-time, event driven web apps entirely in javascript (on the server in addition to the browser). It's at the bleeding edge of a number of new web trends that forward-looking developers are extremely excited about.
Over 400 people have signed up for the contest, and they are getting developers by the dozen to follow the contest on Twitter.
The contest the backing of a number of sponsors like Github, Heroku, Joyent, and 10gen.
Last year, Rails Rumble (a similar contest, our inspiration) had over 160 teams of developers participate, and got some good press. One team's entry from two years ago, Gentrify, was covered in a variety of news outlets including the New York Times (via VentureBeat syndication).
You can see more at http://www.nodeknockout.com and get a sense of the developer enthusiasm on our twitter account: http://www.twitter.com/node_knockout.
In return i can provide adspace in the blog i will setup to cover the event, my t-shirts, and possibly laptop, for your logo.
I'm asking for sponsorships above 25€ to a blog logo, 50€ for t-shirt and 100€ for laptop. I'm also open to suggestions that could improve your ROI (Return of Investment).
All expenses are related to travelling as the hosters provide food and drink.
that's what i'm planning to do, i've noticed my employer that i will not continue working here past August and will try to bootstrap and dedicated myself to a personal project or two. Good thing i have an eepc, so that in a couple of months i can beg coins in the street with one hand and code with the other...
I felt the same way until i read a post from a HN user about "being mediocre and it's OK".
Not being a rocket scientist doesn't mean i can't build great stuff too, i'll just never do something like this :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u0qlIoSSkQ
I asked because 1st of all, i believe that usually (but i may be wrong) "SuperDeveloperX"'s
get the most fame and glory for a web project and, apart the technical side, designing a great and visually appealing UIX is hard,
you have to try it to really understand, i think. So i wanted to send some luv and hugs, for realz :)
2nd, i have a pet project atm and was looking for an UI and logo for it. I've tried partenering up with other people (both design and developers)
but i've almost given up (when someone asks you if you'd like to partner up on a project and you say "yes, i do and i love it" that person is asking for your help doing it, it's because she needs you to proactive and HELP, not waiting around to take orders. my 2c) so i was looking for a budget for a one page layout (what i can afford) and maybe a simple logo.
3rd, it's likely i'll need to do freelance work (there's a chance i'll get funded for my main project) and was looking for ppl who would like to team up. I'm a [mediocre :p] developer and atm i'm focusing on Python/Django/Google App Engine.