mtr's comments

On: Ask HN: What's the best way to expose random CSV/.xlsx files for future queries

[mtr]

Nothing in particular. Just nice to have structured data that I can start mashing together to show in a presentable format. Spreadsheets don't handle images and you can't run a report.

On: Friends don't let friends export to CSV

[mtr]

What's the best way to expose random CSV/.xlsx files for future joins etc? We're house hunting and it would be nice have a local db to keep track of price changes, asking prices, photos, etc. And look up (local) municipal OpenData for an address and grab the lot size, zoning, etc. I'm using Airtable and sometimes Excel, but it would be nice to have a home (hobby) setup for storing queryable data.

On: Researchers identify 'switch' to activate cancer cell death

[mtr]

Anyone know of any breakthroughs in treating peritoneal mesothelioma?

On: Speeding Tesla driver caught napping behind the wheel on Alberta highway

[mtr]

Not only was the driver sleeping, the car was exceeding the speed limit by 40 km/h (25 mph).

[rsynnott → mtr]

And it _sped up_ when the police turned on their emergency lights, allegedly.

[foofoo55 → rsynnott]

Because the cars in front of it got out of the way for the police vehicle, the Tesla could accelerate to it's preset cruise speed.

[rsynnott → foofoo55]

Its preset cruise speed is 150km/h?! Did it think it was on an autobahn?

On: A Map Showing How Much Time It Takes English-Speakers to Learn Foreign Languages

[mtr]

"Abuela"? "Azúcar" "Abuela"?

On: F1 2014: All aboard the 'power train' - new rules explained

[mtr]

I was in the stands in the hairpin when I saw Kubica go flying by. Seeing his head bobbing from side to side made me think that he was dead. I managed to capture some pics of the crash and wrote a blog post about it, and other racing accidents.

http://blog.octanenation.com/kubica-accident-pictures-an-aut...

On: Design

[mtr]

I'd wager to guess that most would chose the Porsche. I know I did. You can see mine, which happens to be a 1973 911E as Paul chose for his article, here: http://www.octanenation.com/custom/1973-porsche-911/254/ OctaneNation is my startup.

Further evidence that the 911 is desirable: http://www.hagerty.com/valuationtools/HVT/VehicleSearch/Repo... Mine sold for around $10.5k in 1973, and Haggerty says the average value now is $54k. Using an inflation calculator says $10.5k is equivalent to $53k today... Interesting.

The same Hagerty valuation tool shows the Cadillac is worth around $8k.

On: What blogging platform do you use?

[mtr]

I'm leaning towards a platform where it's inherently a little more social. Care to explain why you think Squarespace is so awesome?

On: What blogging platform do you use?

[mtr]

What don't you like about Posterous?

[gregcohn → mtr]

among other issues, it has poor handling of draft posts, private posts, and recently published posts in terms of editing and workflow.

On: What blogging platform do you use?

[mtr]

Some good points. Our 'branded official news source' is already up and running on a subdomain using WP.

I was thinking of writing blog posts that go into more detail about the technology stack we're using, A/B tests, customer acquisition strategies etc. These types of blog posts don't seem like a good fit on the official blog.

Your comments about focusing on the community vs platform/technology is a nice practical insight. Cheers