Show HN: AskIzzy – a mobile website for homeless people

Post by adamrights » Fri, Feb 05, 2016, 1:10 AM UTC

Post by mrmondo » Fri, Feb 05, 2016, 6:35 AM UTC

chris_wot wrote: post #60

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Chris, completely fine to ask here, What are you Python skills like? If Python isn't your main skillset is there another language you're proficient at? Check out one of jobs we're hiring for here: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs2/view/112633872?trk=jobs_home_... Even if you don't quite fit into that description certainly email recruitment@infoxchange.org , say that your saw the post here and give some information about…

My Python skills are limited, but that's never stopped me before :-) I've got decent skills in Perl (yeah, ancient but Perl is under appreciated!), Ruby has always been an interest of mine... I guess my main skill is I'm a rapid learner. I'll have a look at the link - thanks! Will shoot over an email once I'm home. Regardless of the outcome though, it's impressive what you guys are doing. I love that you are doing so…

Post by cubano » Tue, Feb 09, 2016, 11:05 PM UTC

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As someone who has built many real estate sites, this is done on purpose as a "fuzzy-logic" search as agents feel anyone willing to spend $750k for a home can be easily induced to spend 5-10% more if the right property catches their fancy.

If I have wiggle room, I make my max inclusive of the "x% more if it catches my fancy". It's unintuitive to search for "max $680k" to ensure results are within a $750k budget. As someone who uses real estate sites, this is enough friction to send me elsewhere, where, as tamana says, my preferences and ability are respected. Why not add a slider bar for "perfect place" wiggle room amount/percentage, with a 10% default…