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jakabia

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jakabia··on Ask HN: Platform to Find Early Adopters?
I'm about to launch a language learning website, and these are the wise words I come for on this website.
jakabia··on Ask HN: What Are You Learning?
My focus is on psychology and backend (+devops) technologies right now.

Psychology: attachment styles, soft skills, how to connect better to other people

Backend + Devops: Asp.net Core, Go, Github CI/CD, Docker

jakabia··on Ask HN: Reddit wins? no current and complete Reddit Corpus dataset exists
The whole reddit (posts and comments separately) from 2005-06 until 2022-12 is on this [1] torrent link, it's very easy to download, extract and use the data [2]. I'm writing my thesis about the connection between the reddit post's type and the comment structure, and I've been working with this data, for a few months, it's amazing.

[1] https://academictorrents.com/details/7c0645c94321311bb05bd87...

[2] https://github.com/Watchful1/PushshiftDumps

jakabia··on Ask HN: Why doesn't HN open news to a new window?
To be honest, I'm on the edge to write a Firefox extension just to solve this problem. I'm using a Macbook with a touchpad, and sometimes it's just inconvenient that I can't just click on it.
jakabia··on Ask HN: What Do You Pay For?
I'm paying for:

- Youtube Premium: I travel a lot, often by plane, so downloading songs and videos, often tech-related ones, is a nice thing to have.

- Spotify: Same.

- ChatGPT: I'm still learning a lot about coding and programming, just started to dive into ASP.NET, it helps me a lot.

- Google Photos: I take a lot of pictures, also I like to share them with my friends. In addition, the rediscover aka "look back to this memory" function is lovely.

- Netflix: Also to download movies/series, helps me a lot during travelling.

jakabia··on Ask HN: Is the Bay Area/Silicon Valley still the best place to start a startup?
Could you elaborate?
jakabia··on Tell HN: My Reddit account was banned after adding my subs to the protest
Thank you! :)
jakabia··on Tell HN: My Reddit account was banned after adding my subs to the protest
Sure, let me get back to you in 1.5 months
jakabia··on Tell HN: It's not possible to pay $5 toward planting a tree
Select your plot size to become a Lord or Lady and help create nature reserves in Scotland:

https://www.highlandtitles.com/buy-a-plot/

jakabia··on Ask HN: What are some popular books affected by replication crisis?
I'm also interested, I bought it too but haven't started to read it, I'd like to know those claimed flaws before diving into it.
jakabia··on Tell HN: My Reddit account was banned after adding my subs to the protest
The whole reddit (posts and comments separately) from 2005-06 until 2022-12 is on this [1] torrent link, it's very easy to download, extract and use the data [2]. I'm writing my thesis about the connection between the reddit post's type and the comment structure, and I've been working with this data, for a few months, it's amazing.

[1] https://academictorrents.com/details/7c0645c94321311bb05bd87...

[2] https://github.com/Watchful1/PushshiftDumps

jakabia··on Ask HN: Anyone Use Firefox in 2023?
I'm using Firefox on MacOS and on Android. On Android it's a little bit slow to open it up, but I can live with that.

I like it, and I don't want to go back to Chrome.

jakabia··on Ask HN: Do You Keep a Diary?
Yes, every few days I write down what has happened to me in the past few days, my feelings and thoughts, and most importantly, what I am grateful for. It has helped me a lot in dealing with my emotions, especially since I went through a tough break-up a few months ago.
jakabia··on Ask HN: How do you focus on work for long periods of time?
It's also good to make habits, they work the same way. I recommend checking out Atomic Habits, or at least this YouTube video [0].

[0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ7lDrwYdZc

jakabia··on Ask HN: Best places to hang out on the net?
Could you recommend some spaces?
jakabia··on Is This Prime?
Good job!

I managed to get 9 correct answers in a line by just randomly pressing "y" and "n", I'm so proud of myself.

jakabia··on Ask HN: Do you still run a home server (self-hosting)?
How do you, if you do at all, manage scale ups and load balance?
jakabia··on Ask HN: HN people who write meaningful software, how did you learn to program?
Hello there! I've been building a Reddit scrapper, to analyze the connections between subreddits (subreddits are the nodes, and the users who posted or commented in the same subreddits, are the links). My future plan is to build an API for it, so others can use the data for their research or side projects. It's not done yet, but almost - the data will be stored on Firestore. I have plans on how to scale it up - currently it's 5-10 seconds / user, and given the Reddit's large user base, it's an issue which needs to be handled. For the API, I'd add tiered pricing as well, because storing, writing and reading data is a cost.

So, what do you think about it?

Also, I've been a solo programmer my whole life, because basically all of my programmer friends are like "why code after 5pm?". They just do their 9-5 jobs and that's all, they're satisfied. Which is okay! Just for someone like me, who loves to code, build stuff and discover new technologies, it's sad, because I can't partner up with others to build more complex stuff and to exploit our full potential.

About me: currently I'm a mid-level frontend dev, and I'm trying to move from frontend to backend/devops/cloud, not sure exactly where, but definitely away from frontend.

So if you'd like to have a programmer buddy to discuss tech-related stuff, or to build fun things together, feel free to reach me out, I love programming and I want to level up and I think it's almost impossible alone.

jakabia··on Ask HN: What are your favorite forums?
I'd like it too, but it's too NSFW for me, also, too much anime girl.
jakabia··on Ask HN: What to do to be healthy when old?
What do you mean by "privatize your personal relationships"?
jakabia··on Tell HN: Keep Your Phone on a Leash
Hmm, but it's possible that as you can't reach your phone, eventually you'll develop into using your computer for browsing, isn't it?

At least, for me, it's a bigger problem than my phone.

jakabia··on Ask HN: Should I get a Master's degree in CS?
I have a rather unique situation, where Master's degree is worth it:

I wanted to move to Denmark from an East-European country, in the hope of a better life. So, I enrolled at a university here (at a "famous" one though), so I could be accommodated in a dormitory where I pay half of what I'd pay in a rent. I also can network at the university, but to be honest, it's not going that well as I planned, I think because I'm a really introverted person and I'm getting only well with other people from my country.

So, being enrolled at a university in Denmark, I also get SU (scholarship) from the government, and for it I only have to work 12 hours a week and that's all! That's a big help. Because of this, Danish companies are open for the cheap, part-time workers so it's easy to get a part-time job, where you still get paid moderately well. With the scholarship, it's a pretty good deal.

jakabia··on Ask HN: Why do people write comments?
People will love this comment.
jakabia··on Tips for Developers Who Want to Build a SaaS Startup
Yes, no pictures, no ads, I liked this format as well.
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