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Re:Ask HN: Python or R? on Tuesday November 19, 2013 @11:04AM (#6762050)
What's the problem you're trying to solve? It's hard for anyone to give useful advice without any more context.

That said, I recommend whichever language is easiest for you. I use R and have not fully learned Python, so I have an obvious bias. If you're performing complicated statistical analysis, I'd recommend R, but for more traditional programming, I get the impression that Python interfaces more efficiently with other languages.

Ask HN: Does retargeting hit the wrong consumers?

Posted by svjunkie on Monday July 29, 2013 @01:55AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I'm doing some research on a company that spends a large amount of money on banner advertising. Some of their data suggest a relationship between sales and ads displayed in the days or weeks AFTER those sales were made. That made me wonder - is it likely that banner display networks, especially ones that use retargeting, are serving impressions to users after they've already made a purchasing...

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Ask HN: What do you look for in choosing which, if any, incubators to apply for?

Posted by svjunkie on Wednesday February 01, 2012 @04:40PM
from the ask-hn dept.

One aspect that particularly interests me is track record, or lack thereof. How would you go about vetting a recently-formed incubator before applying? In my case, there's information available about the individual advisors, but the incubator itself is in the process of selecting companies for its first cycle. Thus, no historical information as to how involved or helpful any particular...

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Re:Chromebook on Wednesday May 11, 2011 @06:20PM (#2538648)
Non-professional content creation apps are already available in the Chrome web store. Aviary has a suite of audio-visual tools it offers, including vector image editing (I don't work for them or anything).
Re:Intel Reinvents Transistors Using New 3-D Structure on Wednesday May 04, 2011 @03:07PM (#2514904)
Agreed. It's all magic to me but it seems like, if this breakthrough can keep Moore's Law chugging, it's worth a pretty penny. I'm surprised their stock isn't up more today.
Re:The World’s Simplest Cell Phone Has The Perfect Design on Monday April 04, 2011 @11:38AM (#2406950)
This item was posted on HN before, without the unnecessary editorial: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1506718
Re:If you have an Android, you have … - Manas Tungare on Thursday March 24, 2011 @10:47PM (#2367002)
I haven't used the iPhone extensively, so I'm curious as to which of these, if any, seem to be missing from the iOS experience.
Re:You shouldn't apply to YCombinator if... on Wednesday March 16, 2011 @05:49PM (#2334113)
It actually sounded like a bit of a test as I read it. Sort of a second trial by fire, the interview being the first. It simulates the feeling of pressure (for some, at least) while the stakes are relatively low, making it easier to handle tough questions when the incubating company is pitching clients or future investors.
Re:Cloud Predictions for the Next Generation Enterprise on Wednesday December 29, 2010 @10:14AM (#2048845)
For a second, I thought this was an article about a new Star Trek series. And yes, I can feel the downvotes coming.
Re:Google’s Satellite Images Reveal Chinese ‘Ghost Cities’ on Friday December 17, 2010 @12:31PM (#2016916)
"Nobody's ever really lost money on real estate in China" - how can you short this market? Do they have entities analogous to REITs there?
Re:Ask HN: Where to start learning security for consumer Internet prod... on Wednesday November 24, 2010 @12:37AM (#1936613)
Thanks for the response! My question actually stems from your blog post on zero-day Diaspora exploits and I appreciate the input. Guess I'll start with the obvious stuff and learn from mistakes as I go along.

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