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nicdc

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    Ask HN: Is it worth learning Solidity in 2021?

    I guess the answer will inevitably depend on how much potential for growth you see in ETH and/or smart contracts.

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    Comment #26911383

    This is amazing. Thanks a lot!

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    Ask HN: Best UI/UX book relevant to 2021 and the rise of Figma?

    I mention 2021 as it seems that Figma is now king on many design fronts, but I understand that some books may pre-date it and be timeless.

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    Ask HN: How to provide and structure product/beta feedback?

    I'm a non-technical person, but I'd like to understand better how I can be helpful to people developing apps, websites and tech solutions in general. I understand this is a broad a…

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    Comment #26691730

    Good idea. Thanks for the pointers!

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    Ask HN: Creating a user-generated review site. Thoughts?

    I am building a site where users from a niche demographic can review products and services targeted at them. Businesses, in turn, can claim their page, respond to reviews and manag…

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    Ask HN: How to build an online review platform?

    Hello. I would like to create an online review platform around a niche industry. Something similar to Capterra (https://www.capterra.com) would be nice, but I don't need anything t…

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    Comment #25051875

    Curious to hear responses to this too..

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    Ask HN: How to best spend 5k to learn ML/DL using Python?

    Posting for a friend. Her company is giving her $5,000 to spend on a course of her choice. She comes from a statistics background and wants to spend the money on a Python-based mac…

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    Ask HN: For those who quit their job with out anything lined up–how's it going?

    Any regrets? When did you do it? Things you would have done different knowing what you know now? I remember that even a few months ago I would see a few threads on people quitting …

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    Ask HN: Mask for air travel during Covid

    Next month I'll be taking my first flight since COVID-19 started. I'm looking for recommendations of what mask to wear through my flight. Any tips? Also, are goggles worth it?

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    Comment #24821996

    Would be interested to learn more about you're experience. I'm suffering from some RSI, so I'm thinking a pen tablet could help - I've already tried every type of mouse out there. …

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    Ask HN: Hands-Free Mouse Control Options

    Due to RSI and ulnar nerve irritation I am not able to bend my arms a the elbow for long periods of time. This directly impacts my ability to type and use a mouse throughout the da…

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    Comment #24436255

    This is a easy, short and classic read: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Cartoon_Guide_to_Statis... EDIT: Also very basic. Should have added that.

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    Ask HN: Project Management Tools/Frameworks for Data Science/Analytics Projects?

    I'd be interested in learning what project management tools/frameworks, if any, those working on data science and analytics project here use. I don't have much experience with Agil…

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    Ask HN: State of data visualization/dashboard tools in 2020?

    It's been a while since I worked on data visualizations and dashboards. I'm about to start a project that requires some statistical computations in the back-end and a interactive d…

  18. story
    Ask HN: What is the current state of Python in the SaaS world?

    Is Python losing popularity when it comes to developing SAAS applications and/or web apps? Perhaps it's mainly still used for backend development, e.g. Django?

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    Comment #24290170

    Is there a Stripe Atlas equivalent service for Canada?

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    Ask HN: Starting a SaaS business as non-technical founder

    I have an idea and want to move it forward. Details below. Any advice? (Given HN's technical inclination, I am aware that most will frown on this from the start. Yet another "ideas…

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    Ask HN: Canada for tech jobs?

    Is now a good time to move to Canada for tech-related jobs, data science/analytics in particular? What parts of Canada should one consider?

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    Ask HN: Should managers be asking employees to multitask?

    I suspect that more and more managers will demand that they need someone "who can switch gears as time-sensitive items come up and juggle a few things at once". Thoughts? Where sho…

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    Comment #22988198

    Sounds interesting. Can you tell us more about it?

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    Comment #22686855

    Interesting. Is there a reason someone would prefer D3 versus say R's ggplot2 or Python's seaborn for a non-interactive graph?

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    Comment #21947997

    Didn't know about this. Thanks. Great to see some companies still care about HR.