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by africajam 9y ago
I love discourse and learnt a hell of a lot from it! It did however lead me to using ember in my open source project ( https://github.com/etewiah/property_web_builder ) which I rather regret.....
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by africajam 9y ago
I am really sad to hear this. Rubytoolbox is a great resource and it will be sad to lose it.
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Rubytoolbox (great resource for rails) at risk of shutting down(github.com)
4 points by africajam 9y ago|1 comments
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by africajam 9y ago
Wow, this really rocks. Funny to see this right now as I've been experimenting with web scraping for the real estate sector - a project that I've made available open source here: https://github.com/RealEstateWebToo
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by africajam 9y ago
Realtors have for the longest time seen other realtors as competitors. Its time they recognise that the true competition is from large sites like Redfin that will use tech to gain an advantage over them. I realised this after several conver
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Ask HN: How can we use tech to prevent another Grenfell tower fire?
1 points by africajam 9y ago|1 comments
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by africajam 9y ago
Awesome tips! Particularly like the one about staying behing the version rat race ;)
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by africajam 9y ago
Great answer - thanks ;)
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Ask HN: How to find unresponsive websites
2 points by africajam 9y ago|2 comments
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by africajam 9y ago
Probably different strategies will be needed for different markets. I created PropertyWebBuilder, an open source tool for creating real estate websites and I find in that sector there just isn't enough technical knowledge for people to
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Open Source Software for real estate – obstacles and opportunities(medium.com)
1 points by africajam 9y ago|0 comments
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by africajam 9y ago
Smart idea - got me curious about what else I can do with the github api
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by africajam 9y ago
Why is this showing in "ask HN"? Perhaps I should ask HN...
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by africajam 10y ago
nice project. Would you like to explain a bit about how it works?
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Why an alternative to WordPress is needed for real estate websites(medium.com)
2 points by africajam 10y ago|0 comments
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by africajam 10y ago
You're right - lessons learnt ;)
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by africajam 10y ago
Is this argument / debate the reason this post has been flagged?
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by africajam 10y ago
Great!!! I love your possible alternative suggestion. Perhaps something along the lines of: This ReadMe document and/or the following statement may not be removed from this project or any works that derive from it: The creator of Prop
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by africajam 10y ago
Seriously? That's quite interesting. Got some evidence to back that up?
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by africajam 10y ago
I don't expect it would be legally enforceable but I would like the chance to be able to make a statement with my code.
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by africajam 10y ago
To be honest it would be more about making a statement than trying to enforce it legally.
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by africajam 10y ago
I did not know about the open source definition. Is that just a guide line or does it carry some weight? Also, is it discrimination if I give users a choice? You can use my software whoever you are, you just have to disagree with racism.
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by africajam 10y ago
Oh wow, that's a great link. So it seems this person does continue to have a restriction on the use of his software in certain countries as a visit to his website shows.
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Ask HN: Can I exclude Trump supporters in my open source license?
21 points by africajam 10y ago|55 comments
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by africajam 10y ago
RETS, (Real Estate Transaction Standard) without a doubt. Its an ancient xml protocol that is still important today but really painful to work with!
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by africajam 10y ago
Is this something estate agents do a lot? I'm asking because I'm working on an open source project for estate agents and am interested in understanding what they do better.
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by africajam 10y ago
The business case is that improved tools will improve efficiency. The amount of money involved is exactly why I would expect there to be good tools. If a better website or improved communications can make the difference on a transaction wo
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by africajam 10y ago
BTW, did you find this post under the "Ask HN" section? When I browse it I cannot see my own post.... :(
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by africajam 10y ago
I'm mainly talking of the tools estate agents use to build their websites as well as manage their properties, clients etc. You are right that getting listings is the primary pain point but I would have thought standards about how prope
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by africajam 10y ago
There are also very few open source projects for building websites for realtors. A quick google for "real estate open source" shows mainly outdated projects, several of which are not actually open source.

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