jackgolding

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by jackgolding 27d ago
RE: I was not in a position to help him address his mental health,... I just had a friend commit suicide last week and have been feeling the same, if only I was there. Another friend (a mental health nurse) shared this: "Fortunately or
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by jackgolding 1y ago
I tried this but lasted only a day using ChatGPT instead of Google
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by jackgolding 1y ago
Learning to Learn the coursera course is always recommended
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by jackgolding 3y ago
I haven't found a list like you've specified as it is an emerging field, however I would recommend aligning yourself with langchain which seems to be leading in the area. They have a great amount of resources and tutorials, I woul
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by jackgolding 3y ago
This is the case with all neural nets/black box AI models and a lot are used in various industries.
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by jackgolding 3y ago
Basecamp is the best reading I've found on this. https://world.hey.com/dhh/why-we-re-leaving-the-cloud-654b47...
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by jackgolding 3y ago
Great comment, I can fill in some of your references. The Essay you were referring to is the brilliant "The Gervais Principle" https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-... Reforge
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by jackgolding 3y ago
I've been working in Digital Analytics for 10 years as a freelancer for SMEs and implementations for billion dollar companies. I am very comfortable saying for 99% of websites there is no better alternative, paid or free to GA4 and bas
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by jackgolding 3y ago
Yep, one game I follow Hearthstone Battlegrounds has had a majority of funding for events slashed by Activision Blizzard. Very unfortunate for the professional players who are incentivised more to be successful streamers rather than competi
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by jackgolding 4y ago
Love these for finite state machines - one of my favourite topics at uni.
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by jackgolding 4y ago
I saw a life coach for 12 weeks and a therapist weekly for a year - similar cost. I found the therapy (gestalt/CBT) much more beneficial in general but like a muscle it needs to be maintained. The life coach was quite interesting at th
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by jackgolding 4y ago
But about half of average Australian household assets are held in the value of the home, accounting for an average $A509,000 out of a total average household assets of $A1.1 million. ---- Source: https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au&#x
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by jackgolding 4y ago
Finally finished the "Gervais Principle" essay, was real high quality.
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by jackgolding 4y ago
I did this during lockdown here's some comments. - It was not as fun or engaging as weightlifting. I agree with @gateorade about the progression too. - I have a background in weightlifting and so was not worried about injuries - Gloves
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by jackgolding 4y ago
There are a massive amount of people doing this with their ads or affiliate programs - I suggest looking at affiliate lab or authority hacker which are paid courses but have a lot of examples and interviews of founders who operate in this s
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by jackgolding 4y ago
It is always a battle of strict taxonomy vs agility in my experience and in nearly every company I've worked for someone somewhere chose agility. And all it takes is one poorly thought out migration/project to undermine the whole
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by jackgolding 4y ago
Currently reading “never split the difference” and one of my takeaways has been for negotiations (or trust-building in general), people are anxious/frustrated about saying “no”, so enabling an environment where people can say no allows
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by jackgolding 5y ago
Sample size of 1 I've been using a blocker for the last week (do this a few times a year) and yes I can attribute it to social media, I will ebb and flow between being on social media too much and being too antisocial - its okay to swa
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by jackgolding 5y ago
I'm the digital analytics manager for a company that does multi-billion dollars in ecommerce. The real time analytics our ops team use doesn't use any of this behavioral information. Only place it's been asked for by an opera
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by jackgolding 5y ago
Outbrain (content advertising), Media.net, Clickbank (affiliates), amazon affilaites, pubmatic These aren't flashy but they are alternatives.
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by jackgolding 5y ago
+1 for bandcamp, I promote a lot of indie music and its the most fair payment you'll receive (see here: https://medium.com/@gloom303/a-year-ago-i-released-an-ep-on-... ) Other distribution strategies I don't k
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by jackgolding 5y ago
was thinking this too!
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by jackgolding 5y ago
Not really an answer to your question but this resource might help https://www.reforge.com/blog/crossing-the-canyon-product-man... - reforge courses are great (especially for networking in the US) so that might be an o
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by jackgolding 5y ago
I agree, I've worked with universities who share content as private youtube videos, heck even businesses use "private links" accessible by anyone who has the link for spreadsheets etc. I don't think you have a guilt-free
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by jackgolding 6y ago
Hi Hm I think you'd find the best commercial opportunities being an expert or trainer or Tableau or Power BI. I think you should talk to a few "Data Journalists" if you want to produce stuff like Nadieh's work - I feel l
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by jackgolding 6y ago
Russel Brand's book and video course were great for me - wasn't particularly what I needed but really opened my eyes to some of the cognitive distortions I have. John Kim's books I also found useful.
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by jackgolding 7y ago
The best tool for a small budget is ensuring that your on-page (or technical SEO) is in order. The best tools for that are page optimizer pro or SEO surfer, there is also CORA but its a lot more technical.
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by jackgolding 7y ago
For me this year the best improvements have come from time - these have the highest returns monetary wise too as most are free. - Meditating (Headspace or Waking Up App - try the 30 day trials) - Heavily exercising 3-4 times a week ($15&#x2
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by jackgolding 7y ago
Completely agree with this - changed my life!
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Ask HN: Whats the best way for a script kid to learn good development practices?
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