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Personal blog · blog.untrod.comprogrammingdata

Untrod is a personal blog at blog.untrod.com about programming and data. Since 2009, 7 different Hacker News readers have linked it 28 times, most often “Actually Understanding Timezones in PostgreSQL”. The last post was in 2024, but the archive is still widely read.

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28mentions?
7HN people?
2009–2024first – last linked?
Links on Hacker News per year · peak 6 in 2012

Untrod,

Most-linked posts?

  1. Actually Understanding Timezones in PostgreSQL
    3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2016-08-12
  2. A Simple Trending Products Recommendation Engine in Python
    2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2017-02-04
  3. A Simple Content-Based Recommendation Engine in Python
    2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2016-06-11

What Hacker News says?

  1. numlocked · 2012-10-04
    It appears our blog is down. Oof. Apologies for the inconvenience. While we're figuring it out on it here is a mirror of the post: http://blog.untrod.com/2012/10/engineering-practices-in-data... Edit: And we're back up.

    Comment linking /2012/10/engineering-practices-in-data-science.html

    on “Engineering Practices in Data Science”
  2. numlocked · 2016-06-11

    Submitted A Simple Content-Based Recommendation Engine in Python as a story · 139 points

    HN discussion
  3. numlocked · 2023-07-05
    https://blog.untrod.com It’s been fun to have a couple python data science posts get popular, and to read very old posts and see whether ideas I had in my early 20s were decent or quite silly (a good mix of both!).

    Comment linking /

    on “Ask HN: Could you share your personal blog here?”
  4. numlocked · 2009-08-17

    Submitted Do-not-reply as a story · 43 points

    HN discussion
  5. numlocked · 2011-07-26

    Submitted Why Software Takes a Long Time as a story · 7 points

    HN discussion
  6. jakearmitage · 2020-04-07

    Submitted Product recommendation engine in Python, Flask and Redis as a story · 6 points

    HN discussion
  7. numlocked · 2016-08-12

    Submitted Actually Understanding Timezones in PostgreSQL as a story · 6 points

    HN discussion
  8. numlocked · 2012-02-29

    Submitted Real-time web PubSub using Juggernaut (in Windows) as a story · 6 points

    HN discussion
  9. numlocked · 2016-06-23

    Submitted Trello vs. Asana as a story · 5 points

    HN discussion
  10. numlocked · 2013-01-17

    Submitted Preparing data for machine learning with Pandas & Python as a story · 5 points

    HN discussion
  11. numlocked · 2016-06-24

    Submitted Pushing Bits with Python as a story · 3 points

    HN discussion
  12. numlocked · 2014-04-21

    Submitted Refactoring for Testability: A Real World Example in Python/Django as a story · 3 points

    HN discussion
  13. numlocked · 2012-10-04

    Submitted Engineering Practices in Data Science as a story · 3 points

    HN discussion
  14. numlocked · 2024-04-15

    Submitted LLM-Powered Django Admin Fields as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  15. numlocked · 2023-07-14

    Submitted Copy Editing a Novel with ChatGPT as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  16. yoloswagins · 2020-03-09

    Submitted Understanding Timezones in PostgreSQL as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  17. ishikawa · 2018-11-01

    Submitted Actually Understanding Timezones in PostgreSQL as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  18. happy-go-lucky · 2017-03-01

    Submitted A Simple Trending Products Recommendation Engine in Python as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  19. numlocked · 2016-11-20

    Submitted How to Buy Expensive Software Part 1: Vendors and Demos as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  20. achompas · 2012-07-04

    Submitted Getting Started With Python For Data Science as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  21. numlocked · 2012-01-29

    Submitted Building software vs. building a bridge as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  22. numlocked · 2023-11-27

    Submitted Robot Dad as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  23. numlocked · 2021-07-27

    Submitted Adventures in Candy Land as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  24. numlocked · 2017-02-04

    Submitted A Simple Trending Products Recommendation Engine in Python as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  25. numlocked · 2015-03-26

    Submitted How Celery Chord Synchronization Works as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  26. numlocked · 2013-12-01

    Submitted The No-Frills Guide to PGP on OS X as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  27. sdoering · 2013-02-13

    Submitted Cable companies log remote-button presses and other fun facts from big data as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  28. numlocked · 2012-01-03

    Submitted How to improve Chrome web app adoption as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion

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