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Yelling at rotational hard disks perturbs performance (2008)

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www.algorithm-archive.org 4y ago

Arcane Algorithm Archive

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github.com 5y ago

HACKberry

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stackoverflow.com 5y ago

What is the best comment in source code you have ever encountered? (2011)

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blog.xkcd.com 5y ago

xkcd Color Survey Results (2010)

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cognitivemedium.com 5y ago

Magic Paper (2017)

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data.stackexchange.com 5y ago

Stack Exchange Data Explorer

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www.jezzamon.com 5y ago

An Interactive Introduction to Fourier Transforms

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textbooks.math.gatech.edu 5y ago

Interactive Linear Algebra (2019)

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seeing-theory.brown.edu 5y ago

Seeing Theory: A Visual Introduction to Probability and Statistics

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Websites in 2018

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www.codeslate.com 7y ago

You don't bury survivors (2007)

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github.com 7y ago

SQLite Source Code: “In place of a legal notice, here is a blessing”

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github.com 7y ago

Rockstar Language

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norvig.com 7y ago

English Letter Frequency Counts: Mayzner Revisited, or ETAOIN SRHLDCU

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en.wikipedia.org 7y ago

Inscribed Square Problem

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news.ycombinator.com 7y ago

Is there any software to help me manage my CV?

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www.cl.cam.ac.uk 7y ago

“Proof-Of-Work” Proves Not to Work (2004) [pdf]

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spectrum.ieee.org 7y ago

Why Software Fails (2005)

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www.forbes.com 7y ago

2018: The Year the Database Went Autonomous

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www.mosaicdatascience.com 7y ago

Data Science Design Patterns

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I've written many scripts and programs to make my life easier (and just for fun, really). Here are a few of my most used programs: - A service that constantly checks for freelancing/contract jobs that meet my list of criteria, then sends a desktop+phone push notifications for me to take a deeper look. - An automatic backup service that uses Borg and triggers when I connect my external hard drive to my computer. It handles all kinds of failures and knows how to organize my stuff too. - A savings and spending tracking and reporting dashboard, because I just couldn't find one that "clicks" with me.

I think most of my programs are just automating things I use regularly, but isn't that the point of software, really?

Exactly, the recipients are really in a bad financial situation and many of them live in tents even in the freezing weather. So we've looked into alternative ways to do this, and we're now focusing on NGOs partnerships (NGOs pay, and the recipient gets it for free; we already have one experimental partnership) and crowdfunding (planing on announcing a campaign sometime this month!).

I'm quitting my full-time job this month (already gave my notice) to start a startup with my brother. We're trying to make cheap-but-performant prosthetic hands using 3D printers and Arduino, focusing on the north-west of Syria. To shed some light, it's estimated that around *50 THOUSAND* people suffer from minor or major imputations due to the ongoing war, and most of them need some form of prosthetics. Some estimates even upwards *80 THOUSAND*![1]

Now, I know most of the technical stuff we need, and my brother knows all the medical details (he's a physical therapist), but neither of us have built a startup before.

We have a plan on mind, but I would love to chat with anyone with experience building similar startups (a mix of software and hardware), or really anyone who's interested in this project.

We also plan on starting a crowdfunding campaign soon this month.

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