johnwdefeo

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by johnwdefeo 6y ago
Thanks! My intention was to complement longform content rather than going head on with it.
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by johnwdefeo 6y ago
Interesting. I've struggled with the balance of explaining my process vs. getting out of the way of the recommendations. And for that matter, how many products is the right amount to feature. The earliest iteration of the site only lis
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by johnwdefeo 6y ago
Fair points. I don't scrape/spin any content, and I would argue that it's easier to write 500 words than 50, but I can see how my content might run afoul of an automated system. Plenty of the comments on this thread make simi
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by johnwdefeo 6y ago
Thank you for the thoughtful reply. I agree that the spirit of my site is closer to "a statistics site for products" than a typical review site. Adding more content, photos, etc. may help to remedy my situation, but I would feel l
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Movies I've Seen(johnwdefeo.com)
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The Logic Theory Machine (1956) [pdf](shelf1.library.cmu.edu)
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Focus on Progress, Not Perfection(mayoclinic.org)
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by johnwdefeo 6y ago
I look for fake reviews by measuring the relationship between 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 star reviews. There is a normal distribution and when I find outliers, it usually indicates that something suspicious is happening. If I understand what you mean
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by johnwdefeo 6y ago
That's a good question. The original version of the site was published anonymously, and for whatever reason, the mystery of it attracted attention. The novelty faded pretty quickly though and the site hit the skids. I asked family and
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Show HN: I filter Amazon products for above-average ratings/below-average prices(goodcheapandfast.com)
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Show HN: I built a makeshift 'search engine' for Black Friday deals(reddit.com)
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by johnwdefeo 6y ago
The 4K77 project is a noble attempt to preserve the original film in a useful format: https://www.thestarwarstrilogy.com/project-4k77/ Prior to that, Harmy's Despecialized Edition was the best thing going: https:
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Covid-19 Event Risk Assessment Planning Tool(covid19risk.biosci.gatech.edu)
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Show HN: I built a filterable list of Black Friday deals with legitimate reviews(reddit.com)
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Blacklight: Real-Time Website Privacy Inspector(themarkup.org)
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by johnwdefeo 6y ago
The original prototype (posted to HN under an account that I forget my password to and didn't register an e-mail with, doh!) was a plain-text mash up of Fakespot (legitimately good products) and CamelCamelCamel (is it really a good dea
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Show HN: I launched Good, Cheap and Fast as a prototype two years ago today(goodcheapandfast.com)
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Things I Would Tell My 20-Year-Old Self(linkedin.com)
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by johnwdefeo 6y ago
A few notes: -You can control the size of the feed using the limit=foo parameter -Similarly, you can tailor the feed using Reddit's filters (e.g. new, rising, top, etc.) by imposing the section in front of the feed name: e.g. foo.rss -
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Show HN: I made a charitable (Amazon Smile) feed of Prime Day deals(reddit.com)
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by johnwdefeo 6y ago
This sub-Reddit is tightly restricted: Charitable Amazon Smile links only; Products are rated 4-stars or better and screened for fake reviews; and *Prices are within 5% of an all-time low price. I'm still working on the right-rail fi
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Show HN: Products with high user ratings selling within 5% of all-time low price(reddit.com)
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