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smurfysmurf on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @10:23AM
from the show-hn dept.
https://github.com/thomaspalaio/roma-data-pipeline
I created a data pipeline that aggregates data fromPleiades
Stanfords ORBIS
Harvards DARMC
AWMC
ToposText
WikiDataand then normalizes it all into a single schema and builds a SQLite database.I did this in support of a free app I developed that gives a Google/Apple maps like experience for ancient Rome.I had a difficult time finding good, joined data sources and created my own. I thought I might...
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smurfysmurf on Monday April 28, 2025 @08:59AM
from the show-hn dept.
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/reddit-anywhere/nbeflmemjddfkijfpiaojbbhgbblbhde
Hey HN! This is my first development project, and I wanted to share it with you allI built Reddit Anywhere because I kept manually searching Reddit for discussions about articles and videos I was reading/watching, and I wanted to automate it.The extension is pretty straightforward: it adds a small Reddit icon to any webpage you're on, and when clicked, it shows relevant Reddit threads...
Posted by
smurfysmurf on Tuesday April 21, 2020 @10:51AM
from the ask-hn dept.
I am currently a lead TPM at a fully remote organization. We are struggling to provide the right level of insight into the business teams on the status of projects currently in flight. For the day to day, these sorts of updates to critical projects happen in disparate slack channels or emails and are hard to get a clear overview of.We have a bi-weekly slide presentation with the status of every...
Posted by
smurfysmurf on Wednesday December 04, 2019 @10:29AM
from the finance.yahoo.com dept.
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The comments seem pretty back and forth on wether AirPods are good or not. I just got some anyhow, for my wife. She uses her iphone, her apple watch, and an iPad. She isn't very techy, doesn't care about the sound quality or anything, but she does use a lot of apple devices. She also likes to talk to her family in the mornings on the phone while getting ready for the day (curling her hair etc.). To me it seems like headphones that allow her to be ultra mobile and also swap between the devices that she uses make sense. It fits her use cases well
I like this idea, and good luck! Just wanted to give some input on this as I currently work on an ML project at Amazon. The more context possible from the user to define the space at the very beginning will increase accuracy exponentially (at the risk of a too much effort required for user onboarding). Finding that balance is important. Additionally, the user feedback is very important as well. incorporating a way to say yes a shipment came at the wrong time, or no it didn't will also improve model development. However both experiences should be lightweight and seamless - good luck!
Can anyone speculate on how this would be used by Amazon, if they are actually testing it?
The comment is not really addressing the topic at hand, just how the article here makes bigger claims than it actually has data to prove.
I watched the all hands today. I just want to comment on the journalism here. For one, whoever this employee is that email buzz feed news is taken as representative to general feelings for all of Amazon employees which is ridiculous. Also the article makes this assertion "Though the company-wide Q&A was not meant to only address concerns about Amazon’s facial recognition deals with law enforcement, it was a major topic on employees’ minds.", which it has no data to back up. One question at the tail end of a 90 minute all hand does not make it a major topic.
The cleared department is handled the same way as in the military in terms of security. Amazon has SCIF's etc. So unless a disgruntled employee steps forward who doesn't care about there life, I imagine its easily contained (and symptoms of an employee being disgruntled are highly monitored when they hold a clearance)
I've seen several comments regarding whether or not Apple, Amazon etc. would deny the hacking if its true and if that is fraud or not. I work at Amazon now and previously was in the Navy, holding a TS/SCI. My firm belief is if such a hack happened, it would not be disclosed to anyone without a clearance, and the organizations that are denying it have no knowledge that it occurred. Furthermore if there truly was a compromise by a foreign nation it would be classified as a national security threat and subsequently classified and kept from public knowledge. Anyone who disclosed the truth would be at risk of loosing their clearance, job, and could end up getting the snowden treatment.
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Another workaround instaed of having the music app or adding a single song as many people have mentioned is opening whatever app you perfer to play music and hitting the play button prior to plugging it into your car system. Then, as the iPhone is plugged in and your car recognizes it, it will see an audio file on the car - the one that is currently playing. It will continue to play that song.
Hi Sam, I am a recent transplant from FL to seattle to work for a tech company - it was a big move but I feel like it was worth it. Currently I work in more of a technical position but eventually I want to move to more of a leadership position as I see myself interested in driving business and solving logistical and business type issues. My questions in, what can you recommend for someone who wants to transition from a technical background to that sort of area? Thanks!
Posted by
smurfysmurf on Tuesday March 31, 2015 @01:46PM
from the self-post dept.
Hello all,
Love HN and figured this would be a good place to post. I live on the east coast and just got a job in Bellevue, WA making 80k. Just curious if anyone has good resources to learn about the area, or any tips. I'm also trying to find a good apartment, and was curious if anyone had tips on finding something good besides Craigslist!Thanks Guys!
Posted by
smurfysmurf on Tuesday November 04, 2014 @04:35PM
from the medium.com dept.
A good way to push the chromebook