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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?
Ask HN: What projects would help a Data Engineering application?
Are there any personal projects or open-source contributions that would show Data Eng skills? I'd be looking to transition from Data Analyst but I do have years of personal coding experience.It seems most contribution opportunities to open-source data engineering tools are in fact software updates.
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?
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...
- 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.
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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...
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)?
Ask HN: How can I learn time-series analysis in C#?
I mean of the stock variety - looking through tick prices to find support and resistance ”lines”, look for divergences between two time series etc
Not sure where to take it next as there’s well funded competition and conversions/revenue have plateaued…
Ask HN: What's the easiest way to make a living with $600k in cash?
I have 30 more years until retirement.I don't like working with clients but do have software dev skills and trading/investing skills.
Ask HN: What's it like to work for Alibaba now?
Has all hope for growth and new product lines gone, now that Alibaba's out of favour with the CCP?
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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?
Ask HN: Understanding Equity Offers
Do you typically ask what % of the company an equity offer constitutes? Is it standard practice for a company to tell? I figured the number of shares is meaningless otherwise...
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...
Ask HN: How to build the fastest possible scrape API?
Is there any tricks I can use to beat a time of 5-7s for an API that takes parameters and gathers elements from a set of webpages in parallel?
Ask HN: Generating 10%+ Annual Returns
I understand its no where near a certainty but what's the least risky method - how would you do if you needed to?I guess the principal amount matters - I have $400k.
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!).