News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

sloka

sloka on Hacker News

Re:Show HN: VOTEism – Secure political opinion poll app on Saturday June 20, 2020 @03:24PM (#23586302)
Well, I think it's unfortunate that all opinion polls work that way. A small sample size can skew results in one direction. The objective is to get to a sample size as large as possible. I hope this goes in that direction.

Ask HN: I got rejected by all the US colleges I applied to. Now what?

Posted by sloka on Sunday April 19, 2020 @12:29PM
from the ask-hn dept.

- I got a low ACT score (28). Took the test only once.- I applied to all the Ivy’s plus half a dozen other private undergraduate colleges. Got rejected from all.- I assumed my ‘other’ credentials will make up for my low ACT score. I guess i was wrong.- I scored straight A’s in my A Levels.- I co-founded a company that has been successfully running for 3+ years now.- I play a very popular sport...

( Read More... | 38 comments | 22 points | on HN )

Ask HN: What temperature should my AC be to prevent Corona Virus

Posted by sloka on Friday March 27, 2020 @03:54AM
from the ask-hn dept.

It's summer in India and many other places. Temperatures have started to climb to 37C (~100F). I read the Covid/Corona Virus cannot survive high temperatures. Given that it's too hot, what temperature should i set my AC to so that my rooms are comfortable yet do not become safe harbors for the virus.

( Read More... | 3 comments | 2 points | on HN )

Ask HN: How do you prevent users from certain countries from using your web app?

Posted by sloka on Thursday February 20, 2020 @11:57AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I am trying to open a US company from India using Stripe Atlas. They keep stonewalling me with this question ...How will you screen for and prevent people in comprehensively sanctioned jurisdictions, namely Cuba, North Korea, Syria, the Crimea region of Ukraine, or Iran from using your app?My typical answer is ...Our app is only available to people who have a Gmail or Facebook or Github or...

( Read More... | 3 comments | on HN )
Re:Hyundai and Kia back Arrival, a British startup making electric del... on Saturday January 18, 2020 @09:07AM (#22084493)
Just an aside: Hyundai and Kia are owned by the same company.
Re:A list of places to post about your startup/launch on Monday January 13, 2020 @01:26AM (#22032286)
A few months ago i painstakingly submitted a product of mine to many places listed here. It was 100% ignored while many sites asked me to pay a price so they can post about my site. The general modus operandi is to claim "we get lots of submissions. We can move you up the queue list if you pay $$$."

I agree these sites need the revenue. Just don't claim to be torch bearers for the startup community. Be upfront like ProductHunt which says pay us to get promoted. No harm in that.

Re:An Ellsworth Toohey Award for Zoe Schiffer on Monday December 16, 2019 @11:55AM (#21804512)
I'm pretty saddened a single report can bring down all the hardwork and dreams of founders. I'm glad people like Paul Graham weighed in in support.
Re:India school-leaving exam: A controversy that cost 23 lives on Sunday August 25, 2019 @09:55AM (#20792968)
India has an often criticized reservation system where 50-60% of seats in colleges/universities are allotted to people from lower castes. This puts enormous pressure on economically backward kids from upper castes who have to score upwards of 98% to get admitted whereas a person from a lower caste can get admitted by scoring just about 50%.
Re:Show HN: SESS – Simple Email Sending Service on Saturday July 14, 2018 @12:55PM (#17531095)
Looking this up on mobile. I hope you're considering making it more mobile friendly. But then I'm not sure how many would prefer composing newsletters on mobile. Good luck though.
Re:First ever color X-ray on a human on Thursday July 12, 2018 @01:25PM (#17516749)
“The new device, based on the traditional black-and-white X-ray, incorporates particle-tracking technology developed for CERN's Large Hadron Collider.”

Now i have an easy to understand example to make my skeptical friends understand how CERN’s research benefits us in myriad ways.