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Re: Tools of the Trade, from Hacker News

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Post by lettergram » Sun, Sep 09, 2018, 1:32 AM UTC

weinzierl wrote: post #13

lettergram wrote: post #8

Related to this, using: https://hnprofile.com/ You can identify who is an expert related to each tool or any topic in general

This is cool. After skimming a few profiles of folks I know and read mood detection is questionable but the "Topics of interest" is spot on.

For reference, this started as a "different kind of search engine", utilizing conversation.

Mood wasn't exactly the focus, so it's robustness is limited - i.e. lots of room for improvement. The mood detection (based on my manual tagging) is roughly 80% accurate, which IMO was "good enough". It's more accurate as you get to the edges (very positive or very negative), the middle is kinda fuzzy, but that's kind of the nature of language.

Re: Tools of the Trade, from Hacker News

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Post by [deleted] » Sun, Sep 09, 2018, 1:37 AM UTC

avip wrote: post #21

Not affiliated but gcp could use some more recognition... as quick example firebase is also "deployment" and "identity verification". It's only mentioned as "database" which really does not do it much justice.

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Re: Tools of the Trade, from Hacker News

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Post by streblo » Sun, Sep 09, 2018, 1:45 AM UTC

abraham_lincoln wrote: post #6

dandare wrote: post #2

I don't understand why is there not more competition / options in the BaaS area. User management is stable, almost boring functionality required by every single product.

Any thoughts, folks? Is this a good opportunity?

Especially since GDPR

Re: Tools of the Trade, from Hacker News

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Post by cdubzzz » Sun, Sep 09, 2018, 1:54 AM UTC

swaggyBoatswain wrote: post #20

lettergram wrote: post #8

Related to this, using: https://hnprofile.com/ You can identify who is an expert related to each tool or any topic in general

Well I had to go look up myself out of curiosity "youtube, everything, video, times, data, issues, software, experience, companies, point" Its not entirely wrong, but I don't know what "point", or "everything" means honestly

wife, example, data, service, github, phone, bit, sort, hah, area

I should show this to my wife (:

Re: Tools of the Trade, from Hacker News

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Post by saagarjha » Sun, Sep 09, 2018, 1:58 AM UTC

swaggyBoatswain wrote: post #20

lettergram wrote: post #8

Related to this, using: https://hnprofile.com/ You can identify who is an expert related to each tool or any topic in general

Well I had to go look up myself out of curiosity "youtube, everything, video, times, data, issues, software, experience, companies, point" Its not entirely wrong, but I don't know what "point", or "everything" means honestly

You're an expert at everything!

Re: Tools of the Trade, from Hacker News

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Post by swaggyBoatswain » Sun, Sep 09, 2018, 2:00 AM UTC

saagarjha wrote: post #35

swaggyBoatswain wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well I had to go look up myself out of curiosity "youtube, everything, video, times, data, issues, software, experience, companies, point" Its not entirely wrong, but I don't know what "point", or "everything" means honestly

You're an expert at everything!

haha I wish

Re: Tools of the Trade, from Hacker News

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Post by mattnewton » Sun, Sep 09, 2018, 2:04 AM UTC

shawn wrote: post #19

lettergram wrote: post #8

Related to this, using: https://hnprofile.com/ You can identify who is an expert related to each tool or any topic in general

The mood detection may as well be RNG. I have an even better way to identify who is an expert on HN. Say "It's silly that X still isn't a thing." If X is a thing, you'll get ten people telling you why you're wrong within ten minutes. Example: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17941772 You'll have to trade some karma for the answer though.

What else is karma for? :D I have seen this technique used to great effect inside large companies too. People will spend a lot of effort telling you why you are dead wrong.

Re: Tools of the Trade, from Hacker News

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Post by mr_toad » Sun, Sep 09, 2018, 2:31 AM UTC

mattnewton wrote: post #37

shawn wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The mood detection may as well be RNG. I have an even better way to identify who is an expert on HN. Say "It's silly that X still isn't a thing." If X is a thing, you'll get ten people telling you why you're wrong within ten minutes. Example: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17941772 You'll have to trade some karma for the answer though.

What else is karma for? :D I have seen this technique used to great effect inside large companies too. People will spend a lot of effort telling you why you are dead wrong.

https://www.xkcd.com/386/

Re: Tools of the Trade, from Hacker News

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Post by emmanueloga_ » Sun, Sep 09, 2018, 2:32 AM UTC

How come all these awesome lists use free form markdown? This is the sort of data that should have some sort of structure, if only just a schema less json file. That would make it easy to run a script from time to time to, for instance, remove 404 entries.

Re: Tools of the Trade, from Hacker News

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Post by Waterluvian » Sun, Sep 09, 2018, 2:34 AM UTC

lettergram wrote: post #8

Related to this, using: https://hnprofile.com/ You can identify who is an expert related to each tool or any topic in general

Can you share more about how the "mood" is determined? Definitely will be controversial and is deserving of a much more clear explanation.

Why am I tense? Is it the sentences I formulate? Upvote vs. downvote patterns? RNG?

I pretty strongly believe that you should take that piece rather seriously, even if you don't previously consider it a big deal. People generally don't like when a stranger tells the world what their mood will be. Especially bad when someone believes it's quite wrong.

Also I love the opportunity for introspection. I'm trying to become a more whole, happy person who isn't defined whatsoever by his career. I would love to learn how some algorithms perceive me and why.