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by rankam 10y ago
Exactly - or worse, what happens when law enforcement starts using it to disable people from filming them? This is a terrible idea, IMO.
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by rankam 10y ago
I always assumed it was a play on the game You Don't Know Jack, but I could be wrong. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Don%27t_Know_Jack_(video_g...
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by rankam 10y ago
> data mine the shit out of them That's one of the reasons they are so valuable - data. Data is so valuable to companies - it gives them insight into how consumers behave. Gett Taxi just raised $300M from Volkswagen and it's no
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by rankam 10y ago
It looks like it was changed from an image to html within the last 5 minutes or so.
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by rankam 11y ago
> Sorry. This form can only handle ASCII Text Do you honestly think that's a good idea? IMHO, 95% (yes, this a guess, but I think a conservative one) of people will have no idea what that means. It will only confuse them and leave t
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Ask HN: Google Voice SMS Alternative in the UK?
1 points by rankam 11y ago|0 comments
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by rankam 11y ago
This isn't true at at all. I worked at the NYCDOE for 3 years planning, implementing, and executing NCLB. NCLB deals with passing tax dollars to private companies - plain and simple. Superintendents/Schools/Teachers no longer
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by rankam 11y ago
Not trying to be dismissive, but does it really matter? You can call yourself whatever you like - but at the end of the day a label doesn't change what you do (and from your post you seem to be quite good at what you do!). Why not just
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by rankam 11y ago
Apparently Karhoo is attempting to do just that. Anecdotally, I've heard they've raised upwards of $200M, but I can't confirm that is true. http://karhoo.com/
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by rankam 11y ago
Out of genuine interest, which economists would you recommend if one wanted to read the works of economists who are only motivated by the search for the truth?
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by rankam 11y ago
In my opinion, the "for hackers" title is in reference to multiple books that have been released with the "X for hackers" that targets people with hacking skills but do not have a formal background in X. Machine Learning
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by rankam 11y ago
Why are you so angry? He gave a talk and released the slides because he thought people may benefit from it - given Jake's (the speaker) background and skills, I would say he's doing everyone a favor by publicly releasing this. Cal
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by rankam 11y ago
Location: London (Moving in August) Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: No Technologies: Python (django + scientific libraries), Javascript (Meteor, d3js), R, Postgres, MongoDB Looking for a backend python position, preferably one that involve
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by rankam 11y ago
Hey Everyone - OP here. I've gotten several inquiries from people about my offer and they have all been great. I just wanted to thank everyone for their comments and upvotes that made the post visible as well as everyone who offered ad
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by rankam 11y ago
Appreciate the advice, but I don't think I'm willing to work for free. If I really needed to build my portfolio, I could replicate the project management and inventory management web apps I built at work. However, I'd like
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by rankam 11y ago
Awesome advice - thanks for all of the information! It's really helpful!
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by rankam 11y ago
Meteor has the ability to turn a web into an iOS and Android app quite easily. I've never used it, but would be willing to give it a shot. However, I would not be able to guarantee that it would work 100% correctly so there would be so
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by rankam 11y ago
Great question - It would be a web app so operating systems are off the table. Think along the lines of a project management app, users could log in, create projects, assign tasks, join projects & invite others to projects, assign each
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by rankam 11y ago
Yeah, I kind of assumed this, but it's something I'm willing to deal with once or twice. Luckily, I have other sources of income that have very flexible hours so it's not necessarily about the money. But, thanks for the heads
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Offer HN: I will build your MVP for $2,500 in two weeks
22 points by rankam 11y ago|23 comments
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Ask HN: What tools are currently in demand in London?
1 points by rankam 12y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: Where to look for housing in London?
1 points by rankam 12y ago|0 comments
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by rankam 12y ago
Sorry to get off topic, but why is SEO difficult with Meteor? I only ask because I'm thinking about using it for a side project that I plan to monetize, but I could just as easily use Rails or Django because the application is, for the
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by rankam 12y ago
My email is in my profile - don't know if I'll be able to help but feel free to reach out with any questions and I'll do my best to answer.
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by rankam 12y ago
Valid point.
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by rankam 12y ago
> the politics of a selection committee. Working in government and having to deal with these things on a day to day basis, you couldn't be more right. Also, it doesn't help that people hate when they have to be a part of a sele
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by rankam 12y ago
Palantir is the exception, not the rule. Most software built within governments, (I work on the finance side of tech projects for the city of New York) are basic crud apps that have to integrate with very old data systems. Most developers a
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by rankam 12y ago
Thanks - I only have about 3 years worth of daily usage data so that's good to know. I'll give your suggestion a shot.
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Ask HN: Would a Markov Model be appropriate in this situation?
1 points by rankam 12y ago|2 comments
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by rankam 12y ago
Not the answer you were hoping for, but the book Discover Meteor is pretty great if you're just getting into Meteor.

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