mopatches

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   by mopatches 14y ago

   The chart is based on relative percentage, not absolute counts. So it's useless - if more gardeners look for jobs on Indeed.com then the engineer/developer/etc lines in this chart drop off. The chart doesn't mean anything in isolation.
2. 32.▲
   by mopatches 14y ago

   Weekend project, would love any feedback!
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   Show HN: Sort files too large to fit in RAM(github.com)

   1 points by mopatches 14y ago|1 comments
4. 34.▲
   by mopatches 14y ago

   Would be nice if they supplied working implementations of the algorithm and sample input/output files.
5. 35.▲
   by mopatches 14y ago

   The Vernam cipher is actually quite strong when used correctly - the key needs to be as long as the input; it's never repeated :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_Vernam#The_Vernam_ciphe...
6. 36.▲
   by mopatches 14y ago

   I <3 Tray
7. 37.▲
   by mopatches 14y ago

   "Is it possible to compete against a gigantic company on a niche product?" Yup, this is actually the only way to compete when you're small :) Your knowledge of and passion for the science content is your biggest advantage. Leverage that int
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   The 7 Things Every Facebook Employee Must Do Before They Quit(businessinsider.com)

   1 points by mopatches 15y ago|0 comments
9. 39.▲
   by mopatches 15y ago

   Nice! Steve - can you use this word list instead? ( http://static.iminlikewithyou.com/drawsomething/wordlist.csv )
10. 40.▲
    by mopatches 15y ago

    Cool - where are you sourcing the candidate words?
11. 41.▲
    by mopatches 15y ago

    micrypt over in the HN IRC channel mentioned using Kickstarter, has anyone had success with that?
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    Ask HN: How do you validate your startup ideas?

    7 points by mopatches 15y ago|8 comments
13. 43.▲
    by mopatches 15y ago

    Very cool! Can you add the ability to filter by price range too?
14. 44.▲
    by mopatches 15y ago

    Thanks! I used Three.JS for the 3d rendering, Rails for the rest. Good idea on the click/drag UI, I'll think about that for v2! Three.JS: https://github.com/mrdoob/three.js/
15. 45.▲
    by mopatches 15y ago

    Higher = slower traffic, the original map used 4 colors to show traffic speed, I kept those colors and made corresponding heights.
16. 46.▲
    by mopatches 15y ago

    Done. Good call.
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    Show HN: Seattle Traffic Congestion Map, in 3d

    4 points by mopatches 15y ago|8 comments
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    by mopatches 15y ago

    Thanks for checking it out! And yes - just send the URL to your phone via sms/email/etc, the UI is designed to work well on mobile. No apps, no sharing creds, just a URL that will have the latest list no matter what device you're on :)
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    Show HN: Listomp - Share Lists between Friends and Devices (e.g. grocery lists)

    7 points by mopatches 15y ago|2 comments
20. 50.▲
    by mopatches 15y ago

    Here's an example of a good conf call video by the StackVM guys: http://pkrumins.posterous.com/private/obrvzuHsbn
21. 51.▲
    by mopatches 15y ago

    Very cool, congrats guys! Rosetta Stone does something like this already - in addition to learning the language you can engage in peer-to-peer or peer-to-teacher live instruction through the software. It matches you based on language level,
22. 52.▲
    by mopatches 15y ago

    Here's a search experience for you, same idea: http://hnsearch.heroku.com/ :)
23. 53.▲
    by mopatches 15y ago

    For anyone interested, this Ruby code will get you started hacking in the HNSearch API right away. Gets JSON response for @query and puts it into an array of submission hashes (@results): require 'net/http' require 'uri' require 'json' @que
24. 54.▲
    by mopatches 15y ago

    FYI: The search only matches titles and usernames on submissions right now. Matches in other fields or in threads are ignored since the result page doesn't show them.
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    Show HN: Visual Search using HNSearch API(hnsearch.heroku.com)

    11 points by mopatches 15y ago|2 comments
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    Show HN: OpenNow - Find nearby restaurants that are open right now (SF Beta)(opennowsf.com)

    2 points by mopatches 16y ago|0 comments
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    by mopatches 16y ago

    Thanks, this is all really helpful! We're aiming to have more accurate hours information than anyone else and we're investing in several techniques to make that possible. And I completely agree about the domain name, that was just to get us
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    Ask HN: Please review my startup: OpenNow

    2 points by mopatches 16y ago|2 comments