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Machine learning is too complex to use #machinelearning #analysis

Sat, 18 Sep 2021 18:03:00 +0000

I work in the insurance industry as a software engineer, and I see that our underwriters and business analysts don't have machine learning tools they can readily use to investigate their own hypotheses related to factor analysis in particular.

Machine learning tools that can provide this kind of analysis are too complex for regular business people to use. As a result, they rely on analytics departments or outside agencies to do this analysis for them. Sometimes, they pay large amounts of money for analysis that they could do themselves if they had tools they understood.

I believe that underwriters, business analysts, small business owners and others should be empowered to use machine learning to do factor analysis, identify potential key performance indicators, and evaluate things like surveys to find relationships in their data.

3 points posted by dmsweetser

Topic classification of Hacker News stories #hackernews #classification

Sat, 18 Sep 2021 13:20:00 +0000

Topic classification is one of the most requested features of Hacker News, which is understandable as stories from wide range of categories are submitted on Hacker News and Users with different interests consume content from HN.

Classification of topics can help with filtering the content we are interested in and for bookmarking purposes.

3 points posted by Abishek Muthian

Logistics are expensive #logististics #delivery

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 23:17:00 +0000

There's a problem that arises from using logistics services, due to the additional cost which are most times high, many have looked for alternatives and would search for people travelling to the destination state they want to make delivery and give the person instead. What if there's an app that connects travellers with people who want to make delivery, like an AirBnB kind of Logistic service. 1 points posted by Yazid

Small business's dependency on eCommerce giants #eCommerce #SelfReliance

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 05:10:00 +0000

Small businesses sell their product on large eCommerce websites for their discovery and ease of use but are subject to their monopolistic behavior and loose out when the algorithms of the giants decide that their product is not good enough for their profit margin.

The solution for this has been for the businesses to have their eCommerce platform and there have been plenty of hosted or self-hosted tools to enable that.

Yet vast majority of small business are yet to venture into having their own eCommerce platform for various reasons such as,

Awareness: Many just don't know that they can have their own eCommerce platform where they have better control over their sales.
Discovery: They feel their product wouldn't be discovered on their own platform and they could be right. So discovery for products from small business needs to be addressed.
Setup & Maintenance: Although the barriers to setup eCommerce platforms have come down drastically, It's still not accessible to someone who's not technically inclined. So they are forced to spend money on companies which would do it for them and often lock them to sub-par proprietary software and expensive life-long maintenance fees.

3 points posted by Abishek Muthian

Find statistical data quickly for writing blog #statistics #writing

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 16:58:00 +0000

I'm a freelance writer for several different clients. They all want me to add statistical data to my blog posts.

But it takes forever to find accurate ones that aren't from like 2002. I'm looking for a tool to help me quickly find statistical data for the content without wasting so much time.

The ideal tool would be a list of relevant stats and low-cost for my freelance budget.

HELP!!!!

3 points posted by bettyann7088

Investment in the startups by solo founders #investment #business

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 06:27:00 +0000

Retail investment in the startups by solo founders has several problems faced by both the founder and the investor.

Bus factor: /problems/294 .
Lack of standardized term sheets for solopreneur startups: Current standardized term sheets are made for startups with co-founder(s) and large teams.
Investment regulations: Regulations to invest in a startup varies according to the jurisdictions and are often made with large typical startups in mind.
Uncertainty over the scalability of the B2B startups run by solo founders: Lack of service level agreements ( /problems/153 ) make large businesses hesitant to employ services of smaller startups run by solopreneurs.
No investment train when investing in solopreneurs: Typical startups benefit from the investors trying to catch the investment train i.e. When a large name brand investment house invests in a startup, Every other investor tries to invest in that startup due to herd behavior. When unknown individual investors invest in solopreneurs, There's no such investment train to catch.

3 points posted by Abishek Muthian

Very high bus factor among solo founders #riskassesment #business

Thu, 09 Sep 2021 05:23:00 +0000

The "bus factor" is the minimum number of team members that have to suddenly disappear from a project before the project stalls due to lack of knowledgeable or competent personnel. -Wikipedia.

The bus factor is very high among solo founders, solopreneurs and indie hackers because they are often the only person working on the product and when they're unable to continue working due to any number of reasons the product is immediately dead. Investors rarely invest in the startups of solo founders due to this.

Even typical startups run by solo founders with employees, investors are always at the risk of high bus factor because they're often the sole decision maker of the startup, leading to various problems ( /problems/27 ) if they're suddenly incapacitated.

Straightforward solution to reduce the bus factor is to get co-founders(s), qualified team and hedge the risks. But being a solo founder has its benefits and there's need-gap in solutions to reduce the impact of high bus factor among those who have decided to be a solo founder.

3 points posted by Abishek Muthian

There are no parking spaces in big sales days #parking #travel

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 14:41:00 +0000

In sales days (Black Friday for example), there are a lot of people trying to enter stores and usually the parking spaces are full and you have to wait until somebody leaves the parking lot. It will do a lot of service for people to reserve their spot earlier so they find a parking spot easily.

As for now, there are no apps that makes the parking spot reservation for you so you can enter the parking lot enter and leave quickly so you don't waste time driving all the morning until you find that sweet spot.

2 points posted by rgm48

I don't read my articles from the read later app #reading #productivity

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 02:24:00 +0000

Some pain points:

Lack of dark patterns/workflow that motivates you to go through lists
Lack of visualisation of your progress and to be covered lists. Also once Peter Drucker noted you can't manage what you can't measure, so there's that.
Lack of features such as queues and intelligent sorting based on params like the time needed (smartly learned by your reading speeds), etc. Queues and lists as in music and podcast players
Lack of smart organisational ability and proper search implementation thus resulting in friction of finding the content in future. Bookmarking services don't help because even then you have to think and dig deep in the mess of tags and folders.
Inconsistencies in parsing articles and content

3 points posted by shermix

Free problem solver #education #solver

Tue, 07 Sep 2021 17:30:00 +0000

There are many homework solvers like Chegg, CourseHero, SolutionInn, etc. which offer similar services but their prices are quite high for someone living in a third world country like Mexico. We have a WhatsApp group in which we are a lot of people solving homework problems yet only one of them has a Chegg subscription and it's awful that everyone asks her the answers because nobody (but her) can afford a Chegg subscription.

This affects students who need their homework solutions ASAP and those with Chegg subscriptions who don't want to be bothered by people (who don't have those) asking them to give their answers.

1 points posted by rgm48

Alert the presense of powerful magnets nearby #health #notification

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 14:00:00 +0000

British Heart Rhythm Society has recently warned that the magnet in iPhone 12 series can suspend the Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator(ICD) a life saving implant used by patients with high risk cardiac conditions.

With growing number of electronic appliances using powerful magnets in our daily life a real-time alert system for magnetic field in the environment above certain threshold which could affect the implants is needed.

3 points posted by Carolyn

Browser tab group sync between PC and the mobile #productivity #sync

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 13:19:00 +0000

Tab groups are a major productivity feature in modern browsers, If not available by default there are add-ons which enable them. This allows us to group various tabs in the browser to avoid clutter and easy access.

Although individual websites are synced between PC and the mobile using a common account the tab groups aren't synced. So same level of productivity is not available on mobile browsers.

1 points posted by Anthony

Calculating Purchasing Power Parity #pricing #calculator

Thu, 26 Aug 2021 16:31:00 +0000

Pricing the products in the local currency is one of the easiest way to increase the global sales, But just converting the currency and pricing it according to the exchange rates doesn't do justice as price of the product should be what the market is willing to pay for it.

The market would pay according to its purchasing power, Purchasing Power Parity provides the rates of conversion to equalize the purchasing power of source country and destination country by taking into account different economic factors.

But calculators which help with this conversion are outdated.

3 points posted by Abishek Muthian

Online fraud detection systems are broken #security #frauddetection

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 06:38:00 +0000

Online infrastructure service providers especially the cloud providers ban the customer accounts at whim often due to flawed, outdated fraud detection systems.

There are numerous horror stories[1][2][3] from customers on how their accounts were banned for no apparent reason without proper recourse.

There are genuine cases of fraudulent activities happening using the cloud infrastructure, but the current mechanisms used to identify those activities are inefficient and therefore genuine customers who haven't done anything wrong get caught up in it. I presume both the service providers and the customers would like to get this need-gap addressed.

3 points posted by Russel

Find why the customer didn't make the purchase #sales #analytics

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 13:47:00 +0000

Finding why the customer didn't make the purchase after visiting the buy page is hard, existing solutions are intrusive and inefficient.

Exit survey is one of the common methodologies applied to find why the customer didn't make the purchase but they are considered a nuisance and so we rarely get any valuable data from it.

3 points posted by Jason

Safe, Easy self-hosted CCTV system #security #selfhosted

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 15:37:00 +0000

People who don't want to send their house or business CCTV video to be stored by some company or don't want to pay yearly cloud subscription charges prefer self-hosted Network Video Recording(NVR). Self-hosting a home security camera setup now requires finding the right camera and setting it up with tools like Shinobi, ZoneMinder, Motion etc.

But self-hosting a CCTV setup has several problems,

Supported cameras are often low quality, riddled with bugs, never receive any firmware updates and send data outside the network.
Open-source CCTV solutions require separate computer to run while proprietary IP Cameras are self-contained solutions.
Setting up open-source CCTV software is beyond the technical capabilities for an average house or business owner.
Quality of motion detection are not on par with proprietary camera systems.

3 points posted by Amaluna

Online marketplace for hardware-tools in India #eCommerce #hardware

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 13:44:00 +0000

There aren't any large scale McMaster-Carr type online supplier for hardware, tools or raw materials in India. With eBay gone, there seems to be an absolute vacuum in this space.

Large businesses can bulk-order hardware tools and materials directly from the source but makers, tinkerers and small businesses are dependent upon importing through overseas eCommerce sites which are often plagued with shipping issues and exaggerated costs.

eCommerce businesses selling electronics components and compute hardware catering to makers and tinkers in India seem to be doing very well, In fact Raspberry Pi foundation sells its product in India on day one through several suppliers like in developed markets and so there's no reason for why an online hardware marketplace catering to the same people shouldn't work out.

Now that Chinese eCommerce websites are also banned in India, It seems like a perfect opportunity to address the need-gap in online hardware marketplace

3 points posted by Abishek Muthian

Listening to an audiobook and resume with ebook #books #audio

Sun, 15 Aug 2021 01:00:00 +0000

Audiobooks are a great medium for enjoying a story when occupied by some other task, i.e. driving or cooking. Since most people can read much faster than the speed language is spoken at, reading text is the preferred method if one can apply their full attention. Why can't I listen to an audiobook while driving home, then pick up where I left off in the ebook?

Existing solutions for this experience require users to buy the audiobook and ebook separately on different platforms which do not sync with each other, meaning a lot of time spent flipping through pages in the ebook (the number of which is completely unknown as it is not information available when listening to the audiobook) to find where to resume reading.

1 points posted by bzlister

Finding coach for any area of life #wellness #mentor

Sun, 15 Aug 2021 00:46:00 +0000

Most people are above-average skill level in at least one specific area, yet are lacking in others. For instance, a med school student may be proficient at studying and memorization, but need help with self-care routines. A middle-aged married woman may have great advice for navigating interpersonal relationships but could stand to learn a lot about gardening. It would be great if there were some social media platform to connect users in a mentor/mentee capacity

There are endless self-help videos available on YouTube for any topic, but they do not offer the same level of individualized attention that a coach can provide
Traditional coaching in the desired area is always expensive and/or unavailable and/or too general. Furthermore, people are much more open about themselves if they can be anonymous

The challenge with this is how to validate a user's skill level in the area they claim to be skilled in, and how to incentivize users to coach others.

3 points posted by bzlister

No standard structure for building in public #buildinpublic #tools

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 15:36:00 +0000

Building SaaS products in public is gaining prominence with builders using #buildinpublic on Twitter on their tweets about what they are building. But the tweets are often disconnected because a random building in public tweet contains very little information about why they are doing what they are doing.

I think this is because there is no standard structure or tooling for building in public.

3 points posted by Yogesh Basu

Content researching is time consuming #writing #SEO

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 09:30:00 +0000

I love to write blogs on technical topics. But the time it takes to do the content researching is always a show stopper. I would have wanted budget friendly tool that can show me ideas, keywords, popular headings given some keywords. Ofcourse it should focus on SEO friendliness.

Added bonus if it can generated AI based titles that I can pick from.

3 points posted by Kamban

Better way to read twitter threads #twitter #reading

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 16:59:00 +0000

Long twitter threads are becoming more common but reading twitter threads is cumbersome and it reflects in views dropping subsequently for the threaded tweets.

Readers invoke bots like threaderapp to compile the tweets into long post which can be read on the threaderapp website. I'm trying to find if there's a need-gap for better ways to read twitter threads and possible ways to address the need-gap.

1 points posted by Abishek Muthian

TikTok for esports/gaming content #streaming #video

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 06:08:00 +0000

Hello everyone, my name is Sergey! As long as I have known myself, I have always been fond of esports, I watch major tournaments, I follow some players and I also play myself. I really liked the format of TikTok, short clips about people's lives or funny moments, but I didn't feel comfortable there, I was missing something, namely the esports/gaming content that I wanted to watch and watch every day. 1 points posted by gaserd

What will be my AWS bill after free 12 months #calculator #billing

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 13:41:00 +0000

My free 12 months AWS ends soon and I am trying to calculate the future bill after it ends. But AWS only shows $0.00 for all the items in the previous month bills because its negated from the credits.

AWS has a forecast tool but it's useless for this scenario as previous bills were all $0 and so it forecasts the current month where the AWS free tier ends as $0 as well.

In order to estimate the future bill I have to individually calculate cost for each item with its price and usage or wait till the free-tier ends and find it out from the first bill.

3 points posted by Batuhan

Kitchen Mixer Grinder related accidents #accidentprevention #homeappliance

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 10:23:00 +0000

Two of my family members at different times have got their finger hurt on the blades of a mixer grinder. At both times as a quick reaction to close the lid of the jar when it was loose and the mixer was switched on accidentally or deliberately.

May be these can be dismissed as lack of focus when operating things which can hurt us, But we tend to loose focus when doing mundane things every day.

I feel there is a need to build safe mixer grinder which can prevent such accidents.

3 points posted by Shamiksha

Single referral system for all services #marketing #monetization

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 02:43:00 +0000

Affiliate marketing is the best alternative to those who don't want to encroach upon the privacy of their readers with ads which uses tracking cookies. When used in a content without conflict of interest it can add value to both the readers and the publisher.

But the current referral system is messy with,

Each product or service having tied up with a different agency for providing referral links or having their own.
Arbitrary approval criteria for new signups.
Obscure payment policies etc.
Publishers gaming the referral system where only a single eCommerce company is benefited.

There's need-gap in affiliate marketing to cut down the middlemen and to connect the advertisers with publisher directly with a single universal referral system.

3 points posted by Abishek Muthian

Listening to bird songs from different regions #music #mentalhealth

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 15:36:00 +0000

Listening to bird sounds is now recognized to have positive impact on mental health, So how about selecting a particular region on the earth and listing to high quality bird songs? There some good YT playlists but they offer limited options to select birds or regions.
2 points posted by Abishek Muthian

No single place to learn computer science online #coding #programming

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 13:24:00 +0000

There are a few problems with learning CS online right now, as opposed to in college.

All the resources are scattered across the web. It's hard to keep track of what to learn and where.
Many of the resources are just videos and text. I want to actually write code

2 points posted by wagslane

Uban dictionary for kindle #language #reading

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 05:01:00 +0000

We can read server different types of content on Kindle apart from the books, nowadays even newsletters can be sent to the kindle. But kindle is lacking a urban dictionary to explore words from such content.

Fortunately dictionaries can easily be loaded onto a kindle and all that is required is to create an urban dictionary in e-book format. I couldn't find anything like that as of now.

1 points posted by Luke

Low quality language learning resources #language #education

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 07:13:00 +0000

It's very time-consuming for me to search for language-learning resources.

And when I do find one, it turned out to be a low quality and half-baked content. It's demoralizing.

Most sites that are listing resources are filled with affiliate links and advertisements. Some aren't even genuine.

It's difficult to learn a language seriously when there is no syllabus or even a guide to help me chart my way in learning a language.

1 points posted by yusuf

Keeping the things I like with me #consumerpower #privacy

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 14:20:00 +0000

Netflix knows what type of movies I like, Amazon knows which brands I like to purchase from, DoorDash knows what I like to eat and Google knows everything there is to know about me; But I would like to know, keep track of it what I like with me and offer it to services as and when needed.

There's not much to worry about if these services use their recommendation system only to deliver what we need as a consumer, But after learning what we like the recommendation system is used for their advantage to sell what they want to us(those with more markup), even if there's a better option for us available in their platform.

3 points posted by Abishek Muthian

Detecting phishing websites #cybersecurity #frauddetection

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 13:53:00 +0000

I recently came across a website phishing Indian Govt.'s Income Tax website on the top of Google search results. If such high value, thoroughly scrutinized websites can be phished and even make it to the top of Google search then surely there's a need-gap in the existing phishing detection systems.
1 points posted by Abishek Muthian

Colors look different according to the browser #webdevelopment #color

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 16:11:00 +0000

Colors are displayed differently in each browser. The reasons are explained in detail by Matthew Szatmary, In summary - browsers and standards are a mess.

During development and video production I have to test in different browsers for adjusting to this and it consumes lot of effort.

I feel there is a need-gap in solutions for testing color accuracy across browsers.

3 points posted by Roman

Better way for collecting twitter threads #notes #twitter

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 06:37:00 +0000

Hi everyone,

I’m using Notion to collect interesting twitter threads which I find valuable.

I would have to copy link and then embed it in Notion. The approach is flawed in terms of searching and categorisation and as well as consuming content.

I'm looking for a way to make the process of collecting twitter threads efficient.

Thanks.

2 points posted by goranculibrk

Internet troubles during live TV interviews #television #videocall

Thu, 08 Jul 2021 16:17:00 +0000

Can you hear me, I can't hear you

That is what we have been hearing on every television interviews now since everyone is attending interviews remotely using Internet video calls.

Internet network connectivity troubles are a huge pain to these TV channels as not all participants have fast, stable Internet plan and are genuinely annoying to the audience.

Surely this is a need-gap right?

3 points posted by Alan

Plan Second-Order, Third-Order consequences #mentalmodel #cognitivescience

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 03:15:00 +0000

I have realized that almost all of my troubles are because I didn't plan the second-order, third-order consequences of my life's decisions. By choosing the first available option, I have often ended up creating more problems for myself and others around me.

Smart people avoid this by thinking about the second-order, third-order consequences. But not everyone is a chess Grandmaster.

I feel wanting to improve the decision making is the first step and if aided by tools to plan consequences of our options then many can avoid costly mistakes in life.

5 points posted by Chase

Personalized avatar stickers without text #profile #socialmedia

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 16:19:00 +0000

I like to keep avatars as picture for social media but I don't use iPhone or Samsung phone for those fancy memojis and have to settle in for using Bitmoji app. But Bitmoji avatar stickers come with text and so I want to create avatars without the text.

Is there an app which can help me create memoji like avatars but without text on a non Samsung android phone?

3 points posted by Pierr

Frictions in B2B Forex #money #finance

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 02:26:00 +0000

Frictions in consumer to business payments have largely been reduced due to innovative solutions by payment gateway and hosts but it remains in business to business transactions.

Account payable teams of large multinational corporations still rely upon legacy wire transfers for foreign exchange incurring huge transaction fees, delays in receiving the money and often have to visit the bank in person for Forex remittance(In today's remote first world!) . The problem is more pronounced when one of the parties is from a developing country and compliance hurdles adds up to this problem.

So I feel there's large need-gap in the solutions for B2B money transfer.

3 points posted by Abishek Muthian

Logo design for a new startup or MVP #design #graphics

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 14:35:00 +0000

Looking for a way to get some minimal brand / logo design in place for the different side projects and apps I launch. I know I can do it myself but I'm not a designer and have trouble making something that looks decent. I tried logo generators but it doesn't look professional IMO. Also good designers are expensive. 1 points posted by dagorenouf

Suggest unique pronounceable baby names #linguistics #children

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 14:01:00 +0000

I would like to give my children the advantage of having unique names from email id to social media handles. At the same time I don't want the name to be like X Æ A-Xii.

So a service which suggests unique pronounceable baby names would be very useful for parents like me.

3 points posted by Kayla

Building an audience as an indie-maker #customeracquistion #creator

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 19:12:00 +0000

The audience-first approach seems to be THE way to be successful as an indie-maker. But building an audience is incredibly difficult.

Not everyone is good at writing / talking / video...

My main problems:

- finding great content to share

- be consistent, do this every day

- make it productive enough so it doesn't affect my creation time too much.

What's your secrets?

3 points posted by Thibault

Selling hardware products as a solopreneur #sales #ecommerce

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 14:16:00 +0000

I want to sell hardware products internationally, But as a solopreneur meeting compliance for hardware locally and internationally is a nightmare and hence I settle for building SaaS products like most other indie hackers.

There are hardware product marketplaces like Tindie which help solopreneurs get their customers, But the seller has to still maintain the inventory and ship directly to the buyer. Today hosting a eCommerce website as an individual is not the limiting factor even for those who don't know to code, So the real need gap exists in removing the compliance and shipping hurdles.

With tough competition in SaaS industry, Building hardware products is a great way to differentiate our product line-up. With the rising number of solopreneurs I think it's high time this need gap gets addressed.

I have couple of ideas to address this which I'll share in the comments and would like to hear more from you.

3 points posted by Abishek Muthian

Compare law of the land in an easy way #law #travel

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 07:31:00 +0000

I am planning to take a world tour after the pandemic, When I do I would like to be apprised of the local laws in each country when compared to mine. Contrary to what many think, There are some unexpected laws in even developed nations which can get one into trouble.

So I would like to compare the common laws of country I am visiting with the laws of my country e.g. If I am traveling from UK to Acropolis, Greece the service should warn me about high heels being illegal in a easily understandable manner. Also since there new local regulations due to pandemic in almost all countries, This type of service can be of immense help if updated regularly with accurate information.

3 points posted by Madhuri

Don't know how my job applications are going #jobsearch #employment

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 08:29:00 +0000

Hey, I've been a SWE for a few years now and have applied for a lot of positions since deciding to move over from the civil service (100+ applications). I find this process just hugely inconsistent and it's really hard to manage because all the companies have their own special process so a spreadsheet doesn't really work. So I really want to be able to see how all of my applications have gone and do stuff like order the companies by the amount of face time they gave me in my job search process. Does anyone know something that will do this for me?

1 points posted by camjw

Eye strain due to lockdown #health #wellness

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 13:51:00 +0000

Like many others who are sitting at their home staring at screens, I have become myopic. It looks like lot of us would be working from home permanently here after, requiring solutions to prevent eye strain and myopia was already an endemic before the pandemic.

What are the solutions built for protecting our vision under these new circumstances?
3 points posted by Rudolph

Geocaching with more than "go there, find that" #gaming #recreation

Sun, 20 Jun 2021 11:31:00 +0000

I know this type of app already exist in some form. But after trying some of them, I believe they have still room for improvement. Its too often "go there", "find that". An application with local adventure in cities. Once selected an adventure the user follow a story line with steps to achieve. It helps him discover a local environment, with a potential to history and point of interest of a city. With a more premium model you could imagine more physical interaction with the world (IoT, NFC, QRcode, etc) and a proper follow up in case of difficulty same as the master of game in an escape game. What are your thoughts ? 3 points posted by Alexandre

Make clicking links safer #cybersecurity #privacy

Sat, 19 Jun 2021 13:59:00 +0000

My job involves clicking lot of links from unknown individuals, Which is the first no-no to prevent hacking and is being constantly advised everywhere.

I am constantly paranoid after clicking a link. May be cybersecurity experts have some ways for clicking links safely, But I am not one of them and I doubt whether the method they use would apply for people like me who get dozens of legitimate links over email and chat.

I feel since there's no easy way currently to safely click links, People just ignore the advise against clicking links and end-up getting hacked.

5 points posted by Miguel

I have a hard time piecing code together #programming #education

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 21:46:00 +0000

I have a hard time figuring out what i need to know to build and piece together code knowing syntax is not enough to learn programming. I know basic javasript syntax but I have a hard time which syntax connects with what.

How do you approach a javascript problem? For this, I quit learning programming, and I would like to try again. I burned out on tutorial hell. One day, I hope to become a proficient programmer.

and now another course or list of syntax wont help. thank you!

3 points posted by anoncookies

Retain key lessons from non-fiction titles #reading #retention

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 12:47:00 +0000

Without access to synchronous book clubs or study groups, our options are limited to note-taking, self-refelction - pen and paper or apps like Notion - to retain key, actionable information, quotes and lessons from great nonfiction psychology, sociology and business titles.

Apps like Blinkist offer professional summaries but it is not the same as really reading and absorbing it yourself and applying the lessons to work and life.

I sometimes re-read the title but this means finding the physical or digital copy, or audio book and the time to read/listen again.

3 points posted by davearms

Engagement with employees in small startups #team #engagement

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 15:32:00 +0000

I spend 50% of time in recruiting, and the other in helping my current team perform better....

Which is majorly aligning them on goals and checking on how they are doing avoiding burn out etc.

What are the best ways to do this??? ha ha we don't have an HR team yet so maybe that's the answer?

3 points posted by tco