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Ask HN: How to Get Good at PPC?

I'd like to get good at PPC ads to help get traffic and conversions to my app.Some people can seemingly sell anything via paid ads. I take it they find gaps in the data?Are there any tools, books, courses etc that can help someone get good at PPC?

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Ask HN: How to Pick a Specialisation?

I’m broadly interested in many areas of CS, but not in anything specific.I’d like to do meaningful work.I would like to hear from people who have specialised as to how they chose their field.Does it matter all that much?

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For me, your first definition is meditation itself. I’ve always considered mindfulness as being engrossed in something without distracting thoughts.

When I’m “lost” in programming or conversation, I feel I’m doing it right :)

Ask HN: On Happiness Limits

Something I've recently realised is that, when I compare my feelings (rather than thoughts) I derive just as much pleasure from sitting at home playing video games/chess or reading as I do living out "dreams" in the real world.Its a slightly different type, of course, but joy nonetheless (perhaps excitement vs contentment). In other words, its like there's a natural "limit" on the happiness I...

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Re:Ask HN: Do you contribute to open source projects? on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @04:40PM (#30771225)
I do get joy from coding but with regards to OS:

- I simply don't know where to begin... which one to contribute to? I don't have an area of computing that excites me to such a degree for longer than a week.

- I worry that anything meaningful that warrants open-source contribution is going to established - and will feel more like a dayjob in terms of creativity (or lack thereof; implementing a shopping list of FRs) and formality.

I could be entirely wrong but I've never tested this hypothesis as I have a huge backlog of (useless/unprofitable) side-projects to build. Perhaps I'm more of a lone wolf :)

EDIT: One thing that I do assume would be better in established OS is focusing on complexity and going deeper. With side projects you'll often spend far more time on boilerplate stuff than on the "big idea" that might have drawn you in.

Ask HN: How to monetize side projects without marketing?

I love building things and have a good bit of money invested, such that if I could just earn 30-40k per year from my side projects I could live comfortably.I hate marketing though. I'm sure this sounds familiar...Is there any way to make money from a "side project" or open source development without needing to do marketing campaigns?Not only am I terrible at it, even thinking about it corrupts...

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Re:Interview questions to ask your interviewer on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @05:19PM (#30279338)
What is the one thing you wish you knew before you joined?

Ask HN: Is it possible to be a data science “script kiddy”?

I have some research I'm looking to do on time-series in python in the coming weeks. In the longer term I do want to understand the math/stat underpinnings (I'm using Brilliant to catch up on maths), but, for now, could I make decent predictions/tests using python libraries? Perhaps by reading a layman's explanation of various outputs first (math is the limiting factor in this timeline)?

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Made this Amazon product ideas search engine: https://amalytics.com

Not sure where to take it next as there’s well funded competition and conversions/revenue have plateaued…

Re:Ask HN: What's it like to work for Alibaba now? on Thursday December 16, 2021 @11:16AM (#29579771)
Their 2022 revenue growth is flat based on tikr.com, due to that change in govt situation, hence "hope for growth". And thanks! Will check out the link.
Re:Ask HN: How to stay motivated on solo work? on Friday June 25, 2021 @03:53AM (#27628206)
Do y'all do meetups for this? Or just apply to random conferences and talks?
Re:Ask HN: How to stay motivated on solo work? on Friday June 25, 2021 @03:52AM (#27628204)
Thanks
Re:Ask HN: How to stay motivated on solo work? on Friday June 25, 2021 @03:52AM (#27628202)
This is a good point.

Its probably that "there is still a lot to be done" thought is actively demotivating and that's the issue.

Perhaps having too many plans and goals for a given project rather than just enjoying the task as you mention can get in the way.

Ask HN: How to stay motivated on solo work?

Although I enjoy my own project more than my day job I often find myself less motivated than in work. With work, I know I'm getting a paycheck simply for getting tasks (sometimes meaningless ones) done - there's loads of small wins along the way in work and obviously I worry less about the big picture as I'm less in control.Has anyone else experienced/overcome this as an entrepreneur?

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Ask HN: What is your experience with the new internet computer protocol?

Is it just hot air? Some big claims... I want someone to try and scale it til it breaks haha“ Internet Computer is a digital token that runs on its own proprietary protocol called Internet Computer Protocol, which is supposed to let anyone build software or publish content on the Internet without using services from big companies like Amazon, Google, or Facebook. The protocol, according to...

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Ask HN: Any Day Traders on HN?

I see non-quant trading methods regularly bashed here, so was wondering if there's any short term traders (< week) on HN? As this is an eng-heavy crowd would be interesting to hear you story and what kind of analysis you do (not expecting too much detail of course!).

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