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Re:Ask HN: Please provide resume templates?
on Tuesday November 17, 2015 @09:40PM (#10585568)
You could check the monthly who wants to be hired thread.
Re:Ask HN: What do people say the most?
on Sunday November 15, 2015 @04:17PM (#10571252)
The promo video published by Google mentions people translate 100 billion words everyday with Google Translate.
According to the video[1] the most translated words in the world are
"Thank you", "How are you" and "I love you"
Re:Ask HN: What are your unused domain names and how much would you se...
on Friday November 06, 2015 @09:01PM (#10523309)
mvpbazaar.com
anyone ?
Re:How does (free) internet benefit Africa?
on Friday October 16, 2015 @03:49PM (#10401612)
I get the information benefits, but beyond that?
>> Having access to information benefits individuals and society as a whole. I'd rather focus on how to utilize this access to internet and create things which are valuable for others to consume locally or globally.
How does a poor person in a rural area REALLY improve their life by just having a cheap android phone and access to the internet?
>> Internet connects people. Almost everything that you do in person can be done via internet. Rather than only being a clueless consumer of the internet, people can learn skills that matter to them. This age is of Knowledge and skills that can create things, solve problems. Sell things on internet. Write book and tell the world. Develop softwares for yourself and others. Earn a living. Help people.
Re:Ask HN: What's the one thing you've always wanted to learn?
on Friday October 16, 2015 @03:29PM (#10401500)
If you can identify you're writing insecure code or building insecure apps you are just being lazy to do it proper way. Web security IMO isn't about learning a new thing, these are concepts that are part of the development flow.
Good resources to start with:
OWASP Top Ten Project https://goo.gl/yv6D4t
OWASP REST Security Cheat Sheet https://goo.gl/93VPKD
Designing for People Who Have Better Things to Do with Their Lives
Why Johnny can't program (2002)
Why Johnny can't program (2002)
Re:Ask HN: What is your favorite data structure, what have you done wi...
on Sunday October 04, 2015 @09:46PM (#10329583)
Sounds cool. Thanks for writing. I found some links to followup:
What is an Aguri tree? http://goo.gl/mBWdbJ (this question on SO mentions your comment from previous HN threads on data structures)
Aguri: Coolest Data Structure You've Never Heard Of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=101969
Aguri: An Aggregation-based Traffic Profiler http://goo.gl/zA4Vl8
//links shortened for length
Ask HN: What is your favorite data structure, what have you done with it?
Would like to check out and learn from practical and interesting implementations of data structures
Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (October 2015)
on Saturday October 03, 2015 @01:19AM (#10322713)
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Remote: Prefer FT onsite or contract to hire (remote)
Willing to relocate: Prefer Bay Area (would consider Austin, Denver)
Technologies: PHP (5+ years, intermediate experience, 10+ sites on production), Java/Android (2+ years, intermediate experience, 7+ small apps), JavaScript/jQuery (Basics), Node.js (Basics, Launched one app on HN a couple of years ago)
Résumé/CV: On request
Email: In profile
Re:What are you working on?
on Friday September 18, 2015 @04:12PM (#10241778)
Building android apps:
- kiosk app for employee survey
- groupon inspired app for niche market
- airbnb for dogs (thinking)
- building next version of niche appstore that i launched a year ago http://appsjhola.com
Fixing bugs on customer's website.
Looking to transition to a full time job in cool startup in San Francisco. contractor / agency dev to => startup hacker (suggestions ?)
trying to finish reading Crossing The Chasm
Re:Why WhatsApp Only Needs 50 Engineers for Its 900M Users
on Wednesday September 16, 2015 @01:42PM (#10228403)
I have been looking for full time openings at the moment and I prefer this kind of hiring practice but it's been rare.
Re:Why WhatsApp Only Needs 50 Engineers for Its 900M Users
on Wednesday September 16, 2015 @12:14PM (#10227662)
For startups where technology is not the only infrastructure of the platform your observation is likely not true.
Look at startups like Cloudfactory: http://www.cloudfactory.com/home (they are actually on a mission to create jobs for millions)
Re:Fixing Twitter
on Monday September 07, 2015 @02:33AM (#10180333)
Can someone tell what is wrong with this observation and why the downvotes ?
Re:Fixing Twitter
on Monday September 07, 2015 @01:41AM (#10180213)
But the post won't discuss about financials. It went on bashing twitter as if it at its current state is pretty much screwed up which I disagree because I am quite active on the platform and find it cool.
-> Twitter feels too much like a one-way broadcast system. It needs to feel more like a community, with meaningful two-way interaction.
I totally disagree. If you follow a avalanche of people and brands your timeline gets useless within an hour. Twitter is place to build a community that you want to be in and participate if you want to get max out of it. If one expects it to be a community he/she shall participate. Why would I expect Paul Graham to be replying me on Twitter for nothing (just because I follow him and mentioned him some non of his business comment) ?
[Edit: added some reference from the post]
Re:Fixing Twitter
on Monday September 07, 2015 @01:23AM (#10180159)
Twitter like Trello is a tool, a mainstream tool got to be horizontal product [1].
There is no point discussing about it should be this or that. Feel free to use it the way you want it to be.
Re:Ask HN: How much money did you make from a mobile game you develope...
on Saturday August 29, 2015 @06:22PM (#10141553)
I launched a turn taking two player real-time board game in HN 4 years ago, with zero returns so far. It took 3 months to build the web app, another 3 months for android app. But, lots of PR for the stunt. It is still up. 30K game instances so far and 3K players.
Recently I am having thoughts like should I relaunch this ? But won't want to do it without someone to look it as a business. This game feels like Chess but it is quick to learn, setup and finish.
Play with AI here: http://obaghchal.com/computer
Re:Ask HN: As a founder how does your weekends look like?
on Saturday August 29, 2015 @12:04AM (#10139015)
Emails are very tempting. I am on the same boat but, I have been working with a remote team and usually happen to work a lot during weekends because of timezone issues. Working with 5 year old company (remote), bootstraped and I recently moved to Bay Area. Was wondering how it goes with other founders here. Thanks for writing.
Ask HN: As a founder how does your weekends look like?
Re:Ask HN: If you had 15-20k to take a 2-4 week trip, solo, what would...
on Friday August 28, 2015 @07:39PM (#10138365)
Going for people and culture ?
Pick different culture. Stay in one country/city, exploring it to the fullest, making friends. Learning to sign their songs.
Going for refreshment and nature ?
Hop in multiple places.
Re:Your Body Wasn’t Built To Last: A Lesson From Human Mortality Rates...
on Friday August 28, 2015 @02:21PM (#10137058)
"Most people die at 25 and aren't buried until they're 75."
- Benjamin Franklin
Re:WordSafety – Check a name for unwanted meanings in foreign languages
on Tuesday August 25, 2015 @05:04PM (#10119432)
Turi prefixes Turing (which means the act of pissing in Nepali) and Lado is popular in Spanish i guess.
Re:WordSafety – Check a name for unwanted meanings in foreign languages
on Tuesday August 25, 2015 @04:52PM (#10119370)
Submitted bunch of Nepali swear words. People in Nepal will laugh out a loud when English speaking people talk about renting a Condo or generating a Rand number. Here are few /swear/ words in Nepali (Spoken by ~30M people)
Chick
Goo
Moose
Turi
Condo
Moot
Rand
Chalk
Lado
PuT
Fuse
If you are wondering what these words mean check this:
Google aims for $30 smartphones in India
Re:Ask HN: What advice do you have for non-technical people interested...
on Tuesday July 28, 2015 @01:14AM (#9959644)
Hit them with some tangible stuff that showcases your ideas. Eg. a LaunchRock page with clear value prop.
If you have any followup comments feel free to drop me an email (check profile)
Re:Ask HN: What advice do you have for non-technical people interested...
on Monday July 27, 2015 @05:54PM (#9958276)
Question isn't clear about what aspect of tech you are interested in.
Still, i'd suggest to familiarize yourself with the underlying process of how startups/products are built. For eg. here's the Lean process: http://theleanstartup.com/principles
Find out where you can contribute and collaborate on the process or better if you have managerial skills go execute the process.
For a tech product there is more to writing code. It's like if you have a blueprint of house engineers will build the house for you.
Learn to draft, pitch and execute that blueprint for your tech interest.
Ask HN: Do small, single-purpose apps really make money?
There was another thread that linked to ProductHunt product page with little or no relation to title's subject.That submission left me with the question how the choice of making single purpose apps ends up in terms of success and making money. Any experience ?