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vstuart

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About vstuart

2023-10-27 20:18:56 -0700 (PST) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38046769 Show HN: knowledge engine tracking wealth, power, influence

I created Persagen.com [1] as a self-taught, solo programmer.

Persagen is a knowledge / search engine devoted to the pursuit of universal social justice and equality, environmental protection, and universal human rights.

Persagen tracks and curates wealth, power, and influence affecting these issues.

Persagen seeks a better world and society: sustainability; people over profit.

My premise is that better knowledge enables better decision-making: voting; solutions, etc.

Aside: I am trans [2], so the polarizing anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric, protests and legislation (Canada, USA) are of particular concern / interest.

Key attributes:

* curation of news and data relating to wealth, power, influence * backend: Apache Solr, JavaScript, etc. * frontend: search, some visualization examples (d3.js) * curated data sources [3] * bespoke ontology [4] * prototype knowledge graph * FAQ [5] * Mastodon social media account [6] * external news RSS feed [7] * general introduction / overview [8] * technical introduction [9] * privacy-respecting (no trackers, ...) * demonstration page [10]

Due to the backend server (Apache Solr; SSL/TLS-enabled) and the loading of some content into external tabs, JavaScript and popups are required:

u/n: guest p/w: @Guest123

Aside: I am seeking employment: please see my C.V. [11] and cover letter [12]. Thank you.

[1] https://Persagen.com [2] https://victoriasjourney.com/ [3] https://persagen.com/docs/sources.html [4] https://persagen.com/html/blog/2022-06-30-what_is_an_ontology.html [5] https://persagen.com/html/faq.html [6] https://mastodon.social/@persagen [7] https://persagen.com/rss/pg-extnews.xml [8] https://persagen.com/html/intro_01.html [9] https://persagen.com/html/intro_02.html [10] https://persagen.com/docs/leonard_leo.html [11] https://persagen.com/about/victoria/cv.pdf [12] https://persagen.com/about/victoria/cl.pdf

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    Comment #47309903

    In my personal research I investigate Wealth, power, and influence: Issues and solutions. https://persagen.org/wpi/ I am fundamentally interested in ontology, relationships, and ep…

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    Bespoke ontology - older version here (currently - Feb 2026) approaching 650 pages as shown in PDF). https://persagen.org/wpi/docs/wpi-ontology.pdf

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    Comment #46289630

    Bespoke, grounded, cross-referenced ontology with focus on * wealth, power, influence * politics * science, math, engineering, technology * ... https://persagen.org/wpi/docs/wpi-on…

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    I hand-curate a bespoke ontology related to my personal, independent research interests. https://persagen.org/wpi/docs/wpi-ontology.pdf

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    Comment #42027918

    Name: Dr. Victoria A. Stuart, Ph.D. (Biology: molecular genetics) Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Remote: yes Willing to relocate: no Title: Independent research (adv…

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    Name: Dr. Victoria A. Stuart, Ph.D. (Biology: molecular genetics) Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Remote: yes Willing to relocate: no Title: Independent research (adv…

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    Name: Dr. Victoria A. Stuart, Ph.D. (Biology: molecular genetics) Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Remote: yes Willing to relocate: no Title: Independent research (adv…

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    Comment #41140738

    Location: Vancouver, B.C., Canada Remote: yes Willing to relocate: possibly Technologies: SME life sciences, molecular genetics, politics; self-taught programmer; ontology; graphs …

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    Comment #38860425

    Name: Dr. Victoria A. Stuart, Ph.D. Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Remote: yes Willing to relocate: yes Title: Scientific consultant / Independent scientist / Subjec…

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    Comment #38860361

    Seeking work - I am a: Scientific consultant / Independent scientist / Subject matter expert / Creator, Owner, Persagen.com Social justice / advocacy, human rights, environmental h…

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    Comment #38121321

    Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: Perhaps Technologies: WebDev / Python / Javascript (all intermed); Linux/scripts ... Résumé/CV: https…

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    Show HN: Knowledge engine tracking wealth, power, influence

    I created Persagen.com [1] as a self-taught, solo programmer. Persagen is a knowledge / search engine devoted to the pursuit of universal social justice and equality, environmental…

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    Comment #34119558

    Very cool. You can 3D transform the image in Gimp to view the skull: https://i.imgur.com/DxY3uEo.png

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    Comment #24506769

    Non-Docker Local Installation of searX on Linux: https://persagen.com/2020/02/02/searx.html

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    Comment #24253068

    Agreed on self-hosted search. I wrote a post in Feb. 2020 describing localhost installation of searX, which I've using since then as my interface to web searches. At times I revert…

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    Comment #24252871

    I wrote a short quide on installing searX on a Linux system back in Feb. 2020 Non-Docker Local Installation of searX on Linux: https://persagen.com/2020/02/02/searx.html I use it r…

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    Comment #23592839

    Related: no mention in that article of notorious (Vancouver B.C.) Kayla Bourque, who once studied criminal law purportedly to better accomplish the future murder of a homeless pers…

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    Good to know; thank you. :-) I suppose the advantages (mine) may include keyword exclusions (I'm not sure if that functionality is available in the API), and local hosted (hence, m…

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    Hacker_news_scraper

    hacker_news_scraper | https://github.com/victoriastuart/hacker_news_scraper A Python 3 script for scraping the Hacker News feed, filtering that content by * number of points, and/o…

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    Comment #22796223

    Facebook Wanted NSO Spyware to Monitor Users, NSO CEO Claims In a court-filed declaration, NSO Group’s CEO says Facebook tried to buy an Apple spying tool in 2017. | https://www.vi…

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    Comment #22671717

    Once you get past the initial learning curve and setup (not that hard, honestly), this tool (63k stars, GitHub) is amazing. https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl

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    Comment #22632943

    Some `ripgrep` vs. `grep` performance comparisons (mine) here. https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep/issues/113#issuecommen...

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    See also: * Firm wielding Theranos patents asks judge to block coronavirus test | https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/03/firm-uses-theran... Associated reddit: https://old.red…

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    Comment #22547191

    That looks pretty comprehensive. For anyone interested in the topic, earlier this week (coincidentally) I wrote a blog post, "Creating Python Dictionaries With Default Values and I…

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    Comment #22505506

    Non-Docker Local Installation of searX on Linux | https://persagen.com/2020/02/02/searx.html searX is a free metasearch engine with the aim of protecting the privacy of its users. …