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Show HN: This won me the Vistaprint Tech Challenge

6 points by lsz9 12y ago

gus_massa 12y ago
Better title: Show HN: Solution to Vista Pick Pack Challenge (This won me 10K) I don't like very much the "(This won me 10K)" and perhaps a moderator will remove it. But I suppose you are very happy with this so I copied that part from your original title. Alternative: Show HN: Pick Pack Solver (I won with this the Vista Tech Challenge)
- rhizome 12y ago
  To be clear, it should be Vistaprint, since that's their name.
- lsz9 12y ago
  I updated the title. But I did originally post it under a title like that a few days ago - with no response. So thought I would give it a second chance before getting on.
  - rhizome 12y ago
    Not that it matters, but the company name doesn't use intercaps.
  - dang 12y ago
    Your earlier post never went up because it triggered a spam filter. Sorry—the spam filters are more aggressive on new accounts. We marked your account legit so it won't happen again. You should try reposting this. As the FAQ explains, a small number of reposts is ok (say 3) when a story hasn't had significant attention yet.
    - lsz9 12y ago
      Ah. Thanks. Ill consider reposting.
rhizome 12y ago
What does this work out per-hour for you? Not to poop on your accomplishment, but (BUT) it kind of sounds like five weeks of your time for one (or two) week's salary..
- lsz9 12y ago
  I don't make 10K USD a week to start with. At all. I didn't keep track of the hours unfortunately as a lot of people have asked me that question. But I would say that I have worked a couple of nights a week during that month plus some "thinking time" while commuting. I have a full-time job, a wife and three kids to keep my busy the rest of the time.
  - rhizome 12y ago
    I didn't mean to imply you made that much, just that Vistaprint saves that much by not having one of their own people do this.
    - lsz9 12y ago
      There was a discussion like this over on reddit. I honestly don't think this saved them anything in the sense that this isn't an unsolved problem. Im sure they already have a working solution for this and that any improvements on the density of the packages will have to be pretty significant to warrant a change. I could be wrong and in that case best of luck to them - they didn't trick it from me.

6 points by lsz9 12y ago

Better title: Show HN: Solution to Vista Pick Pack Challenge (This won me 10K) I don't like very much the "(This won me 10K)" and perhaps a moderator will remove it. But I suppose you are very happy with this so I copied that part from your original title. Alternative: Show HN: Pick Pack Solver (I won with this the Vista Tech Challenge)

rhizome 12y ago
To be clear, it should be Vistaprint, since that's their name.
lsz9 12y ago
I updated the title. But I did originally post it under a title like that a few days ago - with no response. So thought I would give it a second chance before getting on.
- rhizome 12y ago
  Not that it matters, but the company name doesn't use intercaps.
- dang 12y ago
  Your earlier post never went up because it triggered a spam filter. Sorry—the spam filters are more aggressive on new accounts. We marked your account legit so it won't happen again. You should try reposting this. As the FAQ explains, a small number of reposts is ok (say 3) when a story hasn't had significant attention yet.
  - lsz9 12y ago
    Ah. Thanks. Ill consider reposting.

rhizome 12y ago

What does this work out per-hour for you? Not to poop on your accomplishment, but (BUT) it kind of sounds like five weeks of your time for one (or two) week's salary..

lsz9 12y ago
I don't make 10K USD a week to start with. At all. I didn't keep track of the hours unfortunately as a lot of people have asked me that question. But I would say that I have worked a couple of nights a week during that month plus some "thinking time" while commuting. I have a full-time job, a wife and three kids to keep my busy the rest of the time.
- rhizome 12y ago
  I didn't mean to imply you made that much, just that Vistaprint saves that much by not having one of their own people do this.
  - lsz9 12y ago
    There was a discussion like this over on reddit. I honestly don't think this saved them anything in the sense that this isn't an unsolved problem. Im sure they already have a working solution for this and that any improvements on the density of the packages will have to be pretty significant to warrant a change. I could be wrong and in that case best of luck to them - they didn't trick it from me.