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dizzydiz

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    Comment #41500205

    Ireland were petitioning heavily for them not to pay, but now get a windfall all the same.

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    Ask HN: How to Get Good at PPC?

    I'd like to get good at PPC ads to help get traffic and conversions to my app. Some people can seemingly sell anything via paid ads. I take it they find gaps in the data? Are there…

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    Ask HN: What projects would help a Data Engineering application?

    Are there any personal projects or open-source contributions that would show Data Eng skills? I'd be looking to transition from Data Analyst but I do have years of personal coding …

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    Ask HN: How to Pick a Specialisation?

    I’m broadly interested in many areas of CS, but not in anything specific. I’d like to do meaningful work. I would like to hear from people who have specialised as to how they chose…

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    Comment #31059414

    For me, your first definition is meditation itself. I’ve always considered mindfulness as being engrossed in something without distracting thoughts. When I’m “lost” in programming …

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    Ask HN: On Happiness Limits

    Something I've recently realised is that, when I compare my feelings (rather than thoughts) I derive just as much pleasure from sitting at home playing video games/chess or reading…

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    Comment #30771225

    I do get joy from coding but with regards to OS: - I simply don't know where to begin... which one to contribute to? I don't have an area of computing that excites me to such a deg…

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    Ask HN: How to monetize side projects without marketing?

    I love building things and have a good bit of money invested, such that if I could just earn 30-40k per year from my side projects I could live comfortably. I hate marketing though…

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    Comment #30279338

    What is the one thing you wish you knew before you joined?

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    Ask HN: Is it possible to be a data science “script kiddy”?

    I have some research I'm looking to do on time-series in python in the coming weeks. In the longer term I do want to understand the math/stat underpinnings (I'm using Brilliant to …

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    Ask HN: How can I learn time-series analysis in C#?

    I mean of the stock variety - looking through tick prices to find support and resistance ”lines”, look for divergences between two time series etc

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    Comment #30040446

    Made this Amazon product ideas search engine: https://amalytics.com Not sure where to take it next as there’s well funded competition and conversions/revenue have plateaued…

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    Ask HN: What's the easiest way to make a living with $600k in cash?

    I have 30 more years until retirement. I don't like working with clients but do have software dev skills and trading/investing skills.

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    Comment #29579771

    Their 2022 revenue growth is flat based on tikr.com, due to that change in govt situation, hence "hope for growth". And thanks! Will check out the link.

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    Ask HN: What's it like to work for Alibaba now?

    Has all hope for growth and new product lines gone, now that Alibaba's out of favour with the CCP?

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    Comment #27628206

    Do y'all do meetups for this? Or just apply to random conferences and talks?

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    Comment #27628202

    This is a good point. Its probably that "there is still a lot to be done" thought is actively demotivating and that's the issue. Perhaps having too many plans and goals for a given…

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    Ask HN: How to stay motivated on solo work?

    Although I enjoy my own project more than my day job I often find myself less motivated than in work. With work, I know I'm getting a paycheck simply for getting tasks (sometimes m…

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    Ask HN: Understanding Equity Offers

    Do you typically ask what % of the company an equity offer constitutes? Is it standard practice for a company to tell? I figured the number of shares is meaningless otherwise...