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Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (March 2025) on Monday March 31, 2025 @11:12AM (#43535963)
I'm working on a financial education IOS app, to teach young adults how to manage their money through the power of storytelling and games. Think Duolingo mini lessons but financial education lessons instead.
Re:Most Important Papers for Quantitative Traders on Thursday June 01, 2023 @02:17PM (#36155133)
I cannot open the link
Have you heard of CyberDog, its a clothing brand in London
Re:Ask HN: Does Hacker News still do in person meet ups? on Tuesday September 20, 2022 @09:15AM (#32911213)
:D
Re:Show HN: CancerDB: A public domain CSV file to help build a cure on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @01:26PM (#32753491)
Hello Breck,

You should additional TCGA Mutational Datasets and generative heatmaps/statistitics on different types of cancer. Explore COSMIC/ACHILLES Datasets for different TCGA cancer subtypes.

Re:Show HN: Learn words in a foreign language by typing on Friday August 19, 2022 @09:31AM (#32520712)
Hi! I have utilized your webapp to type in English -> portugese but it will not let me progress even after typing the description/word out.

Recommendation: I would recommend to make a list of the top 625 words from fluent forever: https://blog.fluent-forever.com/appendix5/ As well as when you type errors that come up highlighted in red. For example, I often use https://www.keybr.com/.

If you would like to make this more gamified, you can also add an audio component where people will have to type what they hear (they'll get corrected with the correct spelling after their attempt)

Neat idea! If you'd like to talk more, I'd be happy to chat (email: [email protected])

Re:Will law become lucrative again? on Monday August 15, 2022 @10:12AM (#32469915)
Law is still very lucrative if you attend a top 12 program and are going into Big Law, with starting salaries of 250k+. Alternatively, opening up your own firm can be a lucrative option, gave a read over to the following FATFIRE post: https://www.reddit.com/r/fatFIRE/comments/w3390g/38_year_old...
Re:Ask HN: How to be independent as a developer? on Friday August 05, 2022 @09:00AM (#32355462)
Hi pcauthorn, I would recommend to read some of paul graham's work "Do thing's that don't scale", as well as begin reading/watching some great information on entrepreneur published on yCombinator youtube channel. The best way to meet someone who has problem that needs to be solved is to get experience in that field and interact with people who are currently working in that area. For example, if you are interested in working in applications for food service, try working in bars/restaurants around your area and find out what the pain-points are for these restaurants.

In regards with meeting someone currently I am participating in yCombinator StartUpSchool program, where they allow you to meet other founders/hackers with similar skills and goals.