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#41
Document sorter, in perl, written with fuzzy searches, data extraction, and Baysean filtering, along with various other tricks that I haven't seen used in other document categorization systems. Should help with my paper load.

Also, and XML based (actively using namespaces/xpath/xslt, so json wouldn't cut it) network documentation and configfile creation system, as everything else I've seen out there sucks or is limited/nonextensible.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on right now?

#42
Tons of stuff around Hackety Hack. It's got a new blog, http://blog.hackety-hack.com/ . I also started a blog for the Shoes project, http://blog.shoesrb.com/ . I've been working on wrapping up the 1.0 release for Hackety, and tons of other bits that are currently a secret, but will be reported soon. :)

The last 90% is the hardest 90% in any project.

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Wow, that sounds like a bummer. I'm really sorry to hear that. May the future hold better luck for you.

Well, it would totally suck if we were carrying any unsecured debt. Luckily we live below our means so we have (some) money banked. So I'm considering taking the family for a 6 month world tour (while I'm still young enough to handle it)... if we're frugal we might be able to stretch it out to a full year. Guess I better put "get homeschool materials" on my todo list eh?

Do it. My parents took me (and my siblings) out of school at age 14 for four months in Asia (three months in China, rest of the time in Thailand, Malaysia, HK) and it was a great experience. Already had an appreciation of it but grew up with a massive appreciation of travelling to new places and seeing different parts of our planet. Will always be thankful for my parents having done that for us.

Have been back to China twice since, Thailand a few more times, etc.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on right now?

#46

Primarily awareness building and PR for my recently launched startup - http://www.happybuy.com/ One good lesson thats recently been reinforced as part of this is that launching is really only the start of the journey. Gaining traction and building a business once the product is available takes as much if not more work.

the site looks good very well laid out. i did a search for ipod and mac book pro and didn't get relevant results.

Thanks for the feedback. I'll need to look into improving the search relevancy. Sometimes if you filter to a specific store or department you'll get more relevant results - but I understand this isn't completely obvious at the moment.

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on right now?

#47

Primarily awareness building and PR for my recently launched startup - http://www.happybuy.com/ One good lesson thats recently been reinforced as part of this is that launching is really only the start of the journey. Gaining traction and building a business once the product is available takes as much if not more work.

Looks good. Best of luck with the venture!

Re: Ask HN: What are you working on right now?

#50
Teaching people the essentials of business and entrepreneurship at http://personalmba.com - an urgent need for many people, expensive alternatives, and a huge market. My first book hits shelves on 12/30: http://book.personalmba.com. Learning a lot about marketing and PR during the launch - it's a whole new world. Next step: live seminars.

That, and my wife and I are expecting our first child around the time the book comes out. Never a dull moment...

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