jbarrec

Re:Doctor in New York City Is Sick with Ebola on Thursday October 23, 2014 @09:36PM (#8501718)

Totally agree. It sounds like he was all over the place, and using mass transportation. If anyone needs to seek refuge out on Long Island just let me know!! :D

Doctor in New York City Is Sick with Ebola

Posted by jbarrec on Thursday October 23, 2014 @08:36PM
from the nytimes.com dept.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/24/nyregion/craig-spencer-is-tested-for-ebola-virus-at-bellevue-hospital-in-new-york-city.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=LedeSum&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

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Re:Ask HN: Anyone going to HackDiningNYC? on Sunday June 22, 2014 @09:04PM (#7929719)

I don't see your email address on your profile, mine is jbarrec(at)gmail(dot)com

Re:Ask HN: Anyone going to HackDiningNYC? on Sunday June 22, 2014 @08:39PM (#7929667)

I live local and would likely be interested in attending. I wasn't aware of this hackathon. Thank you for sharing!

Re:How I started BetaList on Tuesday June 17, 2014 @10:47AM (#7904705)

Thank you for taking the time to write this inspiring post!

Re:Ask HN : Who's in NYC for YC StartUp School on Monday June 16, 2014 @10:21PM (#7902546)

I will be arriving on Wednesday (commuting from Long Island). We should get a group to meet up before the event!

Re:Ask HN: Does anybody want to get a coffee/lunch near Penn station o... on Monday June 16, 2014 @08:59PM (#7902336)

Are you attending startup school? I will be heading to Penn Station in the early morning / early afternoon. I am a marketing/business/developer hybrid from Long Island. Always looking to network!

Ask HN: Who's Attending Startup School in NYC?

Posted by jbarrec on Friday June 06, 2014 @09:38AM
from the ask-hn dept.

Who's attending Startup School in NYC? I'm hoping to see that it's most of the local HN community!Feel free to share what type of startup you are currently working on.

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Ask HN: Recommended GMAT Exam Prep Material?

Posted by jbarrec on Sunday June 01, 2014 @09:57PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I am planning on applying for a handful of MBA programs and am looking for recommended GMAT exam preparation material. Any advice would be much appreciated!

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Ask HN: How do you pair users together?

Posted by jbarrec on Saturday January 04, 2014 @09:16PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I am working on a mobile web app that needs to pair random users together.For example, user 1 will let the app know they are looking for someone to be matched up with, and when user 2 goes to look for someone they should be matched.What is this process referred to as, and where can I read more information? :)Thank you for taking the time to read this!

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Re:Ask HN: Anything for a teenage programmer? on Thursday January 02, 2014 @03:39PM (#7002106)

Where in NY are you? I'm on Long Island.

How many users do you need to prove a concept?

Posted by jbarrec on Monday December 30, 2013 @03:42PM
from the self-post dept.

I am working on a newfangled messaging app and am curious how many users I need before I can consider my concept proven?I think this information would be helpful to other HN members as well!

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Re:Ask HN: What are some of your favorite advertisements? on Friday December 20, 2013 @09:23AM (#6941494)

Easy!

JELL-O Comb Over TV Commercial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gporNcuC76M

Re:Ask HN: What new skill or tech you intend to master in 2014? on Friday December 20, 2013 @09:22AM (#6941489)

Ruby on Rails or Django. I am torn on which to move forward with. Suggestions are welcome!

Start-up NY: 100% Tax-Free for 10 Years?

Posted by jbarrec on Wednesday December 18, 2013 @04:01PM
from the startup-ny.com dept.

http://startup-ny.com/

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Re:How did you setup an affiliate program for your startup? on Wednesday December 18, 2013 @12:24PM (#6928908)

If you are just looking for an affiliate tracking system: http://www.hasoffers.com and http://www.offerit.com are very cheap solutions that should be able to do everything you need.

If you are looking to add your "offer" to an existing affiliate network with an existing publisher base then you should look into Commission Junction, Clickbank, LinkShare, ShareASale, etc. Many networks specialize in different verticals. Be sure to do your research.

Re:Ask HN: Anyone in Manhattan this Friday want to meet up? on Tuesday December 17, 2013 @07:33PM (#6925025)

I won't be in Manhattan this Friday but I live on Long Island. It would be nice to coordinate a HN meetup though!

Re:Who actually votes stuff onto the front page of Hacker News? on Sunday December 15, 2013 @10:17AM (#6909626)

I read, and upvote the deserving posts.

Re:Ask HN: Python or PHP? on Wednesday December 11, 2013 @09:40AM (#6887806)

I am pretty familiar with web development but where I seem to be getting lost is in the MVC frameworks such as RoR, Angular, etc. I'll check out this tutorial right now!

Re:Ask HN: Python or PHP? on Tuesday December 10, 2013 @02:04PM (#6882841)

Readability is the primary reason I have fallen in love with Python. I will look into Flask and Django!

Re:Ask HN: Python or PHP? on Tuesday December 10, 2013 @02:03PM (#6882832)

Thank you for sharing! Is there a quick way to identify what sites are running Python? (view source, etc.)

Re:Ask HN: Python or PHP? on Tuesday December 10, 2013 @12:40PM (#6882181)

Are there any sites that come to mind that are using Python in the valley? I would love to check them out!

I am from New York and I really don't hear people talk about Python much. For the short amount of time I've been using Python it has made me want to ditch PHP.

Re:Ask HN: Python or PHP? on Tuesday December 10, 2013 @12:32PM (#6882102)

Good question. Task => web development.

Ask HN: Python or PHP?

Posted by jbarrec on Tuesday December 10, 2013 @12:18PM
from the ask-hn dept.

Which language do you prefer and why?*Python or PHP?* I am not trying to start a language flame war here. Just trying to see how everyone feels and what their reason is for using their language of choice. I have been using PHP on and off for years but recently learned Python and am curious if it's worth knowing one over the other.

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Re:Ask HN: I have an iOS app with 2 million downloads. What should I do? on Thursday December 05, 2013 @09:05AM (#6854385)

How many monthly active users do you have? Is it currently being monetized?

Re:Dockbox.io - Host websites in Dropbox using your domain on Tuesday December 03, 2013 @09:48AM (#6840538)

It's only useful for prototyping or testing code in my opinion. I would never suggest hosting a live site on a service like this!

Re:Dockbox.io - Host websites in Dropbox using your domain on Tuesday December 03, 2013 @09:27AM (#6840407)

http://www.brace.io offers this but also has a separate staging environment which is very useful!

Re:Ask HN: Best Way to Reach Local Business Owners? on Saturday November 30, 2013 @12:48PM (#6823820)

Thanks for the reply and link soneca. I will check it out right now! Is there a rule of thumb regarding how many questions to stick to once you have the local business owners attention? Do they tend to get annoyed after asking so many questions?

Ask HN: Best Way to Reach Local Business Owners?

Posted by jbarrec on Saturday November 30, 2013 @11:10AM
from the ask-hn dept.

Good morning HN,I am in the early stages of researching a potential start up concept for local restaurant owners. What do you think is the best / most efficient way of going about this? Ideally I would like to obtain email addresses and reach out so I can scale quicker than cold calling for example.Any insight would be much appreciated!

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Re:Experienced start-up weekenders: did you actually start a company a... on Wednesday November 27, 2013 @07:10PM (#6812201)

What/Where is start-up weekend? It sounds like something I'm interested in!!