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Ask HN: You've got one month, what's your challenge?

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Re: Ask HN: You've got one month, what's your challenge?

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Build Flask app for tracking using wifi beacons (backend)

Fascinating, I've done exactly this!

I based mine on a collection of ESP8266 modules talking to again, a Flask app. They'd watch for both DHCP broadcast packets and also the visibility of the device on it's own radio. It also would regularly try to ping known devices to track "sessions".

What plans do you have, what tech are you using, and where can I follow along?

Re: Ask HN: You've got one month, what's your challenge?

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post #2

Come home from work and do one productive thing, every day. I'm tired of feeling lazy but not feeling motivated to do anything but play video games and generally be a slob.

I think being more precise on what that one productive thing should be would help!

Re: Ask HN: You've got one month, what's your challenge?

#53

Stand a project up, running on autopilot, which will make a minimum of $5k/month profit, 100% on my own without the need for any major expense other than time/effort plus simple and cost effective infrastructure.

are you already working on it? or just an idea?

Re: Ask HN: You've got one month, what's your challenge?

#57

I'd like to enrol in a culinary arts class to learn more about cooking! I think a month would be enough time to complete some courses at one of my local colleges.

that looks like a good idea! I bet your stomach agrees :P Yeah a month should cover you on at least 5 or 10 recipes!

Re: Ask HN: You've got one month, what's your challenge?

#59

I would compete on some crazy competition like MIT's battlecode (which usually is a month long event) ! I have worked several years, but none has given me the challenge/satisfaction of programming an AI Bot and compete with similar folks

this sounds like a cool challenge. How does it work, like your code competes against others code I understand, but how?

Re: Ask HN: You've got one month, what's your challenge?

#60

I would work on the job board site that I have been dreaming about for months. As soon as I'm done with the exams I will go to work on that site. Target : launching MVP by the end of first week of December.

what will be special about your job board site? :)
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