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An open letter to my public transit company
For the last week I have been barraged by phone calls and e-mails from various technology body shops asking what my lowest and best rate was for a six-month PCI project you are looking to staff. I've also received e-mails from a bunch of folks trying to get me to work on a project for you. I have heard various rates of $55 to $70 per hour for this PCI project. Note that these rates are considerably lower than the market rates for qualified PCI professionals, especially in the tri-state area.

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Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware Free
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Privacy Training Gone Awry
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Give Your Brownfield Network a Clean Sweep
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Oracle patches flaw, Asustek to take on iPad
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After China pull-out bluster, will Google backtrack?
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