canadapups

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by canadapups 5mo ago
They're definitely not trying - in any form. I run a marketplace for dogs (i.e. craigslist for puppies & dogs) and scammers are always trying to post fakes ads. They always use Gmail accounts. Every time I ban a gmail address, they
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by canadapups 3y ago
My wife has a masters degree in marketing. She ditched the desk job to become a dog breeder. She's never going to have desk job ever again. After a few years she asked me to build online business related to it ( https://www.
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by canadapups 4y ago
I did the same thing but dumped it into a table. Small enough dataset that can load the entire thing and just use jquery to filter via drop down selector. To make it useful I tried filter on characteristics that a buyer would be interested
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by canadapups 5y ago
I run an online marketplace. It's a constant battle against scammers putting up fake items to sell. While I do run "content moderation" to identify the scams, the fakes are identical or nearly identical to the real items.
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by canadapups 5y ago
My website was built in the 1.x version days and I don't think there have been any material breaking changes. My website is moderate in complexity... authentication, database, forms, file uploads, email, language support.
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by canadapups 5y ago
I just migrated to PythonAnywhere.com and it was a breeze. They also have browser access to command line, REPL, Jupyter notebooks too.
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by canadapups 5y ago
Tango with Django was by far the best resource I've used. Two Scoops is more for people who have a django project already and want to learn best practices of django.
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A dogs nose can do more than sniff(wsj.com)
1 points by canadapups 6y ago|0 comments
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by canadapups 7y ago
> she’s noticed some really nasty and hard to detect parasites which she suspects originates from these types of diets I've also seen a friends dog get very sick from raw food, but from bacteria. Required a vet visit for antibiotics
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by canadapups 7y ago
> Their typical died consists of a mixture of green or yellow split peas, pressure cooked for 43 minutes, then blended to a medium-thickness liquid, and cooked brown rice That's starting to sound like Beyond Meat's recipe!
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by canadapups 7y ago
> Not all rescues are good. Yes. Any one can call themselves a rescue. And rescues can have a wide variety of beliefs and procedures.
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by canadapups 7y ago
It is not a meme. Rescue dogs often have issues. While not all, probably >50% in my personal ~10 dog sample size. At 50% it is worth a warning to new dog owners and shouldn't be outright dismissed. Rescue dogs are usually surrendere
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by canadapups 7y ago
I used to live in an area with lots of apartment buildings and had to babysit a friends dog for a couple of weeks. I met a couple of people when I took the dog out at 6:30am because they were doing the same thing. Ran into the same people e
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by canadapups 7y ago
You can get a sense of advertising fees by looking at comparable newspaper ads and industry trade magazines. Even take a look at billboard or radio ads. Custom ads will be an order of magnitude higher that what you get from Google.
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by canadapups 7y ago
We started doing that too, in addition to Google ads. We deal directly with the advertiser, self host a specific ad for them. It's MUCH more profitable than Google ads. Will phase out the Google Ads soon. Minimal work involved. A bunc
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by canadapups 7y ago
Yeah, the magic is a big problem for me. When I was a absolute beginner, even knowing which magic (ruby gems) to pick was a problem. In contrast, Django has all of the functionality within the library, all working together. After I launched
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by canadapups 7y ago
What's wrong with Samoyeds? I understand corgis (dwarfism) and bulldogs (breathing problems) and american german shepherds (hip problems). A quick internet search didn't bring anything up regarding samoyeds and even says they have
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by canadapups 7y ago
Not only is $3,000 not unheard of, it's common. $10K for a french bulldog or small pomeranian or chihuahua is not unheard of.
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by canadapups 8y ago
Wow, that is the interesting article, not the wikipedia one. Some excerpts: "The groundbreaking approach is based on analyzing the bioelectric activity of the animals' brain and central nervous system" "Because of error
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by canadapups 8y ago
While we hate Google for the privacy invasion in advertising, reCAPTCHA is one the areas that is a definite positive. Google has the data and the unique position to make the web safer. I wish they did more. Need to give them credit for fi
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by canadapups 8y ago
No, my point is Google allows and/or enables fraud and they could be doing more to fight it. Source: the article we are discussing, "How a Massive Ad Fraud Scheme Exploited Android Phones to Steal Millions". And my experienc
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by canadapups 8y ago
I do clip it. I have to do many other things too (spending time and money) to counteract scammers usage of google's services. Given google's ability to track people, they'd could do more against fraud, instead of letting scam
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by canadapups 8y ago
When it comes to email spam or fake email accounts, Google not only allows it, they enable it. One scammer can setup thousands of gmail accounts and google doesn't blink an eye. Gmail also allows "scammer+1@gmail.com" and &
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by canadapups 8y ago
ok, good suggestion. Step 1 - Find a Lawyer: 1a. Ask people you know. For example, if at a company, maybe you can ask the legal dept for a referral for your personal project. Lawyers know lawyers. Even a divorce or real-estate lawyer will
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by canadapups 8y ago
> I'd chance it. Without consulting a lawyer, you don't know what you are chancing. I hardly call that a good bet. Not knowing how to get a lawyer or accountant is not a good excuse for not consulting one. If you consult a lawy
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by canadapups 8y ago
Amended pro tip: consult a lawyer + accountant... and get business insurance.
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by canadapups 8y ago
I'm still in my non-tech day job. Not planning on switching. Just a side project for fun (and profit). I think the Rails Tutorial is a good way to learn basics even if you end up using javascript (react or whatever later on). Ruby is m
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by canadapups 8y ago
you mean an ipad? i guess that's the joke.
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by canadapups 8y ago
I worked on it in my free time. I have an non-tech day job. From zero (start reading CS101 book) to launch was 1 year. Could have been less if I didn't abandon my Rails version and re-do in Django.
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by canadapups 8y ago
I skimmed some of his blog posts: > "On the private beta launch, I posted a link to Hacker News and it fortunately got covered on the top page and it resulted in over 1,000 beta entries. Beta users gave me lots of suggestions and bu

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