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Ask HN: Dictation with Automatic Punctuation Software

I recently tried to find a speech to text software, which would allow me to take notes while at a meeting. Very disappointing -- dictation software I tried, that is built into mac, iOS, google docs, which comes for free, requires you to enter punctuation manually, or speak out commands like "new line", or "comma". When you are at a meeting and want to take notes -- this is not how people speak...

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Re:Apple's Misleading Use of Location Data on Wednesday November 06, 2019 @07:47PM (#21469318)
Typical Apple these days. It's not the company we used to love and rely upon any more.

Ask HN: Should I use silly headlines in LinkedIn to attract attention

Hi there, do silly headlines and profile images on LinkedIn attract attention or kill it? How would people react to a headline like this: "Source of complex solutions to your simple problems".What about the profile image that, instead of my photo in suit and tie, shows "FooBuz" word?When it comes to business -- I'm dead serious. However, I'm sick and tired of LinkedIn profiles that all look...

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Ask HN: Remote Headhunters

Searching for remote job using publicly available web resources appears to be a very ineffective.Are there proven headhunters agencies that specialize in remote placement?

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Ask HN: Why I can't find my site in Google?

I have recently launched a new web app https://www.wisaw.comGoogle search console tells me that at least 88 pages were crawled and indexed. However, when I'm searching for any of these pages by keywords that appear in content -- non of these pages come up in search results. At first I thought to myself -- be patient. However, it's been going on for more than 3 month. What am I doing wrong?

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Ask HN: Who is running full Bitcoin or Ethereum node these days?

Given the current size of the complete blockchain for BitCoin or Ethereum, who would be able to afford to run the full node these days? I know that I can't. It almost feels that one would need to purchase a specialized hardware which would not be chip, just to be able to run the node. Isn't this by itself defeats the purpose of blockchain? And it's not getting any better over time -- it's only...

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Show HN: Minimal Viable social sharing

I've came up with a social sharing app that has only 2 screens, does not require sign up or sign in.The app can be found on the stores:http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wisaw/id1299949122http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.echowaves.w...Here are some guiding principles that are reflected in our Privacy Manifesto:Extreme simplicity: The "WiSaw" app has only 2 screens. The more complex...

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Ask HN: How to ask for feedback without spamming

I've built an application, I think it's really cool. Now, I want to start asking for feedback, but when I tried posting on sites like reddit I got flagged down, because they say it's spam. Can I post references to my project here on HN and expect it will not be considered spam? Any special places on the web that are specifically meant for posts like this? Any special techniques I should apply...

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Ask HN: Finding marketing co-founder

There are different variations of similar questions that people ask about all the time -- how to find tech or business co-founder. I have decent tech skills (I can build software with my own hands). I do have reasonable understanding of product and business principles. What's lacking in my case, a very special skill -- ability to promote the product to masses efficiently. I can do basic web...

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Re:Ask HN: Is it risky to use React-Native? on Monday December 31, 2018 @10:58AM (#18795069)
BTW, never've heard of Flutter until you mentioned. Looking into it now. Looks cool, but... It's just been released? I do not want to depend on a bleeding edge solution when everything is at stake (I'm talking about a typical startup execution). I'd give it few more years before seriously considering it. I've seen the solutions that were supposed to take over the world (which never happened). SmallTalk, C++, JavaApplets, RubyOnRails. I'm sure I'm missing a few. While all these are very cool technologies, the "weird" JavaScript stuff is being the most used language in the world these days (whether we like it or not).
Re:Ask HN: Is it risky to use React-Native? on Monday December 31, 2018 @10:40AM (#18794935)
Flutter looks interesting, however, the same question applies to Flutter -- this is not a standard Apple's way, as such it may be banned. Why would not Apple decide to ban anything that is not Apple from their store?

Ask HN: Is it risky to use React-Native?

React-Native seems like a great solution for a new startup -- sharing codebase for iOS and Android is huge help addressing scarcity of resources.Before starting a new project in React-Native, I'm wondering, how big of a risk that Apple will ban React-Native apps from their store in the future?

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Re:Ask HN: Do offshore workers have unfair advantage? on Wednesday August 01, 2018 @08:42PM (#17668378)
"unfair" because they are much cheaper for the employer. If they would cost the same, then if would be fair and the employers would really look at the skills, the talent, and what each person brings on the table. I know, it's really just a play of words. And I'm not advocating for more regulations than necessary. But, I would like the companies that choose to hire offshore to be more honest and come out and say, "yes, we are in penny counting game, and we do not care about quality or what we are building as much".
Re:How do big companies stay afloat hiring whoever's left? on Wednesday August 01, 2018 @08:31PM (#17668323)
Not sure what you mean that you are on a look out for talent, if there is no easy and efficient way to get through to you. You may want to think that you get what you need, but believe it or not -- best of the best almost never end up at the big companies.
Re:How do big companies stay afloat hiring whoever's left? on Wednesday August 01, 2018 @08:28PM (#17668309)
I understand the pipeline idea, though I think it does not work when the goal is to bring A+ players. A+ players are already employed most of the times. Rarely an event like a layoff happens, that's when they come on a market briefly. They are not going to sit and wait to be processed by the pipelines. And only the B's and the C's ever get through the pipeline to the end. The pipeline idea may have worked during financial crisis, when it was not easy to find a job. But in a current market -- wake up, if you are serious about innovation at a big companies, you are not getting the talent you need for that to happen.

Ask HN: Do offshore workers have unfair advantage?

When a company makes a decision to hire software engineering team offshore, they usually use the argument "it's not about saving money any more -- it's about tapping into a talent pool, which is scarce in the USA". Well, if this is the case, should the US government consider imposing some sort of a fee to make sure, that the cost of "talent" to the company is the same, regardless of where it...

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Re:Ask HN: Should I worry about Android any more? on Saturday July 14, 2018 @10:32PM (#17533514)
well said, thank you!
Re:Ask HN: Should I worry about Android any more? on Saturday July 14, 2018 @10:26PM (#17533491)
I actually do not like either platform's layout system and programming model, nor languages. React Native is actually quite nice IMO comparing to the other two.
Re:Ask HN: Should I worry about Android any more? on Saturday July 14, 2018 @10:23PM (#17533486)
haha, I knew it ;)

Ask HN: Should I worry about Android any more?

I'm currently working on a mobile app, and, naturally, I want to reach out to as big crowd as possible. However, this is a one person effort for now, and I do not have capacity (nor much desire) to maintain 2 completely different platforms all by my self (IOS swift, and Android Java), it's simply is not practical (although I have created a prototype for both). I was seriously considering...

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Ask HN: How to be found as a technology co-founder?

There are tons of articles on the internet about how to find a technology co-founder. I believe, there is another problem that also exists. If you have strong technology skills, but no business connections or experience, it's virtually impossible to be found as a technology co-founder, even if you've got a desire and ambitions. Can anyone suggest an approach, what should one do in such...

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