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al_ramich | 5 years ago | on: Show HN: BBC vs. Fox vs. CNN

thanks for the feedback. great to hear. we do quite a bit of that for our main product loomi.ai. we should connect. thanks Al

al_ramich | 5 years ago | on: Show HN: BBC vs. Fox vs. CNN

Hello, this is Al. We have built Coronavirus Knowledge Graph app that takes some of the top news publishers and creates a knowledge graph based on the entities/topics related to the pandemic. This is a research app we are making available freely shortly. Any feedback is very welcome.

al_ramich | 5 years ago | on: Show HN: Coronavirus News Knowledge Graph

Side project we did with BBC as a free research tool for Coronavirus related topics built as a Knowledge Graph. Currently, it processes all current and historic news from BBC, CNN, Fox, and DW published on the pandemic but we will add others soon. Any comments are very welcome. this is new and not shared yet.

al_ramich | 7 years ago | on: Why stress causes people to overeat

so true. Stress leads to burn out state which has to be one of the biggest productivity issues. The body and mind go into this odd state where they are looking for instant small boosts to feel good. Food is an obvious feel-good with many obvious 'next stage' boosts that people opt to get 'rewards' from. You could write the same article about alcohol, excessive gaming or excessive social media consumption. Personally, keeping an eye on the level of burn out is one of the most important lessons so far.

al_ramich | 7 years ago | on: It's Official: Open Plan Offices Are Now the Dumbest Management Fad of All Time

Well, the noise and distractions caused by not being able to isolate yourself for tasks that require concentration for longer periods should be enough to have people dislike open-plan workspaces. For tasks that require concentration, the only way seems to be noise canceling headphones. I wonder if we will get to a point where VR/AR collaborative spaces will provide the next phase of co-working. It certainly would open up options for working from anywhere and for organizations to hire anywhere and still have teams to work in a similar way to being in an office.

https://uploadvr.com/virtual-office-commute-vr-replacement/

al_ramich | 7 years ago | on: The 10:1 rule of writing and programming

Really interesting. Thank you for sharing. I imagine that on average most things creative or scientific need 10 versions or so to get to the final stage. On a separate note, wonder whether you would classify programming as a science or creative work, a mix of both or something else...

al_ramich | 7 years ago | on: Building a Self-Healing Operating System (2007) [pdf]

I suppose we have seen advancements in this area in the past 10 years since this was published. Most applications and OS will at least attempt to recover all your work. Think a grey area still seems to be around significant upgrades to OSs when things can go seriously wrong. A recent upgrade of my Mac laptop collapsed spectacularly with much time spent on repairing the damage.

Good discussion on this topic https://www.compucom.com/blog/three-reasons-businesses-need-...

al_ramich | 7 years ago | on: Roboticst at OSU uses performing arts to make robots more social

Did a bit more looking into this and it seems to be the case. The issue is with organisations that have historically captured info about EU citizens which even if they stopped access to new EU users, still makes them need to comply with GDPR. So preventing access might also need to be supported by removing any EU user data from your system. Discussed in detail below.

https://www.econsultancy.com/blog/70065-gdpr-which-websites-...

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