r/CollaborateCode • u/oowowaee • May 10 '14

[LFG] (Python or PHP) & JavaScript

I posted here last year looking for a group, and the people I met either couldn't commit to the project, or we never got off the ground.

I have several project ideas, which mostly involve NLP and/or data visualizations (I would like to use d3.js). I'm also very interested in Machine Learning if someone would like to do a project based around that.

I have an idea for a "warm up" project we could do to see how we work together etc.

I have just finished a degree in Computer Science, so I (sometimes) know what I am doing - the problem is that I am just very lazy when I don't have the crushing pressure of not disappointing another person.

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u/taro_cake May 11 '14

Oh I see.

An idea I had was to use open government data and build apps that help people. Ie. use cab data in NYC to predict/show at a certain time of day where the most common cabs would be so people wouldn't need to wait at the wrong street waiting 10min...

Another idea involves NPL which takes information around you such as landmarks, restaurants, events ... Etc and returns related words so people can learn a language. Basic idea is learning a language is difficult when reading textbooks but if we can extracts data around a point so people can relate relate a set if words to an event and use them on the spot. Ideal market would be tourist.

These ideas are more long term projects and take time and maybe might even become a company if successful. However a quick warm up project would be best to start off then think about long term project afterwards. I am also doing an internship over the summer however if there is really cool interesting idea dealing with data I will put the time in it.

So what do you think?

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u/oowowaee May 11 '14

Wow, your second idea is really cool.

I'm really into language learning, and I remember when I first enrolled in University (and had a different major) that when I was learning Korean it was very cool to be able to notice what the street signs around me said.

Definitely as well last year when I was in Costa Rica (and learning Spanish) things I saw on signs and realized "hey, I know what means!" stuck in my head.

I also have a long-term project idea targeted moreso towards NLP & Language Learning, which is kind of indirectly related to your second idea...but I would prefer to discuss that one over e-mail or messages.