OpenAlgorithm

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Ask HN: High Quality Proxies
1 points by OpenAlgorithm 15y ago|0 comments
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by OpenAlgorithm 15y ago
I'm learning to program for a few months now (I'm 16) I did quite a bit of research into what language to learn first. In the end I chose Python, it's easy to use, simple to understand and with IDLE you can get instant results. Plus there a
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by OpenAlgorithm 15y ago
Only continue if you are doing something different or better than your competitors. Obviously if you are just mimicking what they gave already created, that's no good but if you can improve on it, then their presence in the market may be he
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by OpenAlgorithm 15y ago
Great, thanks for your advice, it looks like a great book with lots of top exercises.
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by OpenAlgorithm 15y ago
Personally I would really focus the ability to know when your email has been read, there are many analytics software providers that give you far more detailed statistics than your package will. While I know there are email trackers and from
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by OpenAlgorithm 15y ago
Thanks for your advice, yes I have asked questions on Stack Overflow and found the response to be excellent, and I plan to use it in the future. But with a mentor you can ask more general questions, whereas with SO it tends to be more code/
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by OpenAlgorithm 15y ago
Thanks, mark@theopenalgorithm.com, send your profile links.
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Ask HN: I'm looking for a Python mentor
12 points by OpenAlgorithm 15y ago|6 comments
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by OpenAlgorithm 15y ago
From what I know about Stripe they are purely making it easier for developers to accept payments and as far as I know they aren't looking at developing technology aiding the sending on money. * Unless they have some underground project that
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by OpenAlgorithm 15y ago
I have a section on my desk for all my scraps of paper, I prefer paper, because it is physically in front of you reminding you of your ideas and to take action on them. Plus writing seems to be less mechanical and more creative, which helps
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by OpenAlgorithm 15y ago
I know from experience that most people don't know the key combos to open in their chosen windows. I always use Ctrl + T, but when I'm demonstrating something or somebody is watching me browse they almost always ask what I have done when I
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by OpenAlgorithm 15y ago
Stick with your niche, social networks and the ability to sell on them should be your unique selling point. There are many other service providers for selling digital goods via your blog or website. Having it as an option or integrating wit
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by OpenAlgorithm 15y ago
I'm not declaring it is a technology they are capable of developing, just wondering, still a bit surprised that with all their top engineers they couldn't (if they wanted to) come up with a solution to this?
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by OpenAlgorithm 15y ago
Well we know Google can classify what spam sites are. And assuming they could (despite your arguments against) determine the method of monetization on a site, then simply compare the models they see on spam sites versus another metric which
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by OpenAlgorithm 15y ago
Thanks for your response, is the data you are viewing publicly available?
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by OpenAlgorithm 15y ago
1) Make sure you have a Google Webmaster Tools account and see if your site has any warnings and/or other problems identified by Google. 2) Think about reducing the number of links on the homepage, and increasing the amount of content. Mayb
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by OpenAlgorithm 15y ago
Second that, Bluehost is great and support are very helpful. For content based sites like mine it works just fine, haven't had experience running anything major or any major traffic spikes but from my experiences they would be able to handl
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by OpenAlgorithm 15y ago
I'd prefer to read an appreciative post about a positive and helpful change than somebody bashing HN or any other site (which rarely happens). Personally I always have about ten tabs open so its handy when I can go straight to the HN tab th
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by OpenAlgorithm 15y ago
Don't have Android but the product information page looks great, very clever idea and great use of a weekend!
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by OpenAlgorithm 15y ago
What about a high school student willing to take the 18 months off to work on their start-up and dependant on success leave school for good. In Ireland its free high school and college education and if it was a failure its very easy to re-e
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by OpenAlgorithm 15y ago
I have received many compliments about my writing now but I can tell you that two years ago my writing sucked. Since then I have written hundreds of articles, a 270 page book and hundreds of thousands of words. There truly is no substitute
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by OpenAlgorithm 15y ago
The best way to get the best publicity is to have an incredible product that people need to hear about. But failing that or having a less revolutionary product, I would highly recommend blogging, whatever your start-up you must have interes
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by OpenAlgorithm 15y ago
Instead of looking for a typical outsourcing company, why not look for a blogger or forum member (stack overflow or HN) that answers questions/writes tutorials on the topic you are struggling with. Contact a few with the offer of a small bi
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by OpenAlgorithm 15y ago
Why not do some of your own projects and build something cool. Just think about what you would want (maybe for a hobby or interest) or what other users would want, build and either sell it or in the more hacker style give it away for free.
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by OpenAlgorithm 15y ago
I agree but don't you think that from an algorithmic point of view Google would be better looking at what the user wants and what monetization models they prefer to see versus the averages in terms of monetization models on spam sites. That
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by OpenAlgorithm 15y ago
Thanks Matt, took a look at the video, that answers my original question. Also is there a preferred monetization model, e.g. do Google think advertisements are more or less harmful to the user experience than affiliate links, sponsored post
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by OpenAlgorithm 15y ago
Would it be likely that if the site was to use another monetization plan that it would be less likely to be penalized e.g. advertising instead of affiliate links?
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by OpenAlgorithm 15y ago
Presumably because he was a former computer hacker and of course the fact that it is a high tech website which uses unique and technologically advanced methods to discover new information and keep the identity of sources secret.
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by OpenAlgorithm 15y ago
Posted this on the original article, but had a feeling you might not return, so here goes: Surely that points a crucial flaw in the system, how can you manually penalize a site and not put any tests in place that would let you know when the