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Re: Show HN: AskIzzy – a mobile website for homeless people

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Post by girvo »

danielheath wrote: post #16

Main dev on the project here (I work for rea-group.com who run www.realestate.com.au, but they've given me a years secondment to the project). Back in 2013 a team at our hackday implemented the precursor to this app, and the leadership team were super impressed. It's been amazing working so closely with the sector (we meet/do user testing with representatives from lots of organisations). This is my first project with…

Well done on the project from another Aussie dev! Agreed on React/ES7 -- absolutely amazing for rich-app development.

Unrelated, but REAXML has taken years off my life ;)

Re: Show HN: AskIzzy – a mobile website for homeless people

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Post by mrmondo »

jfaat wrote: post #39
jscn wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hey jacalata, thanks for pointing this out. I've reproduced the issue as best I can, and AFAICT you should see a link on that page which says "Change you answers". Clicking it should display a list of the answers you've chosen, and the top one should be your location. Clicking that should let you change your location. If that doesn't work, drop me a line at jcrompton@infoxchange.org -- I'd love to get enough info fro…

I don't think it's a bug, It took me a while to realize that "Change your answers" is how I change my location too. Perhaps the wording could be changed to make that more clear :)

Testers notified and a ticket has been logged to investigate, thanks again :)

Re: Show HN: AskIzzy – a mobile website for homeless people

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Post by mrmondo »

vertis wrote: post #22
mrmondo wrote: post #21

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Great idea re: the SSID - Melbourne is actually currently rolling out free WiFi for the entire city, also most of the populated areas around town offer free wireless from nearby shops. My only issues with free wireless hotspots is that they tend to be unencrypted which can be dangerous, however if you're in need of assistance this might be worth the risk. If you're interested in what kind of access homeless and at-ri…

I could still see small hotspots being a useful way of spreading knowledge about the project. You could then also make in window stickers for businesses that offer the service to also promote it.

Yeah good idea about the window stickers! I've passed that on to the PM.

Re: Show HN: AskIzzy – a mobile website for homeless people

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Post by jscn »

I'm a developer at Infoxchange, and we're actually looking for a senior dev to join our Melbourne team. Development of the Ask Izzy app was a collaboration between our team here and REA group, which goes to show the kind of thing you get to be a part of at Infoxchange.

In Melbourne, we have a small team working on a number of projects with Python, Django, Docker, Elasticsearch and React.js. We run some very modern tech, and we work really closely with our amazing ops team and testers.

If that sounds like your cup of tea, we'd love to talk to you! There's an ad for the position with more detail up on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs2/view/112633872 or if you prefer, you can email recruitment@infoxchange.org

Re: Show HN: AskIzzy – a mobile website for homeless people

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Post by [deleted] »

mrmondo wrote: post #2

... And it was launched by Australia's Prime Minister I work @infoxchange as the operations lead, when I first heard the idea of a website or app for people that have found or are worried about finding themselves homeless in Australia I really didn't think it made sense - until I saw the stats showing that almost 80% of homeless people in Australia have regular access to a smart phone and data either via a cellular p…

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Re: Show HN: AskIzzy – a mobile website for homeless people

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Post by mrmondo »

mrmondo wrote: post #2

... And it was launched by Australia's Prime Minister I work @infoxchange as the operations lead, when I first heard the idea of a website or app for people that have found or are worried about finding themselves homeless in Australia I really didn't think it made sense - until I saw the stats showing that almost 80% of homeless people in Australia have regular access to a smart phone and data either via a cellular p…

Note: We're also looking for a Python developer to join our team in Melbourne, see Josh's comment here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11030860

Re: Show HN: AskIzzy – a mobile website for homeless people

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Post by tomlock »

mrmondo wrote: post #21
telecuda wrote: post #18

Idea: Put free WiFi hotspots in homeless areas (SSID: AskIzzy) that go directly to (and are limited to) your site when the browser launches. Remember that people often have phones but are out of data/minutes when they need help the most.

Great idea re: the SSID - Melbourne is actually currently rolling out free WiFi for the entire city, also most of the populated areas around town offer free wireless from nearby shops. My only issues with free wireless hotspots is that they tend to be unencrypted which can be dangerous, however if you're in need of assistance this might be worth the risk. If you're interested in what kind of access homeless and at-ri…

Telstra has free wi-fi for prepaid customers until June, its called Telstra Air. Source: I work for Telstra.

Re: Show HN: AskIzzy – a mobile website for homeless people

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Post by mrmondo »

jscn wrote: post #44

I'm a developer at Infoxchange, and we're actually looking for a senior dev to join our Melbourne team. Development of the Ask Izzy app was a collaboration between our team here and REA group, which goes to show the kind of thing you get to be a part of at Infoxchange. In Melbourne, we have a small team working on a number of projects with Python, Django, Docker, Elasticsearch and React.js. We run some very modern te…

I've been Ops lead at Infoxchange for over 3 years now, I never thought I'd stay at an organisation for that long. I truly love my job, it's the first time in my life that I wake up on a Monday morning actually wanting to go to work. The people are fantastic, the organisational ethics are real and transparent and there's little to no bureaucracy.

Re: Show HN: AskIzzy – a mobile website for homeless people

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Post by mrmondo »

barbs wrote: post #34
mrmondo wrote: post #17

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It's been fantastic having Daniel on board for this and really great of REA to help with resourcing the project.

This is an amazing and inspiring initiative and I wish I'd been involved somehow. I'm not sure whereabouts in Australia you're based, but if you're in Sydney I'd love to buy you both a beer :).

Also, if you do want to be involved, send us a message - support@askizzy.org.au
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