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Curated video lists worth geeking out about

74 points by stdclass 14y ago

saurabh 14y ago
I am getting this Heroku | No such app There is no app configured at that hostname. Perhaps the app owner has renamed it, or you mistyped the URL.
- alt_ 14y ago
  Right url: http://www.hackertalks.io/ http://www.hackertalks.io/
- stdclass 14y ago
  Sorry, i accidentally posted the URL without www. The right URL: http://www.hackertalks.io http://www.hackertalks.io
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mbrameld 14y ago
This site is completely unusable on an iPhone.
- feniv 14y ago
  Same here on Android and essentially any mobile platforms. The fixed div "first-col" is covering everything else.
  - andreasklinger 14y ago
    hi, author here. yes sorry for the mobile view. the website was a project of mine to get back into coding. i am not happy with the template to be honest. not my best ux/ui work. but as you say especially the mobile view is broken. i will fix this within the next week.
feniv 14y ago
Hey stdclass, I have a quick and dirty fix for the mobile issue: Change the z-index of "first-col" to -1. That way everything still appears as it is on desktops (since you're using fixed positioning), but the subscription field will gracefully hide to the back when you scroll right on mobile devices. You might also want to add a background to the article block. Everything in the background (i.e. the subscription field) shows through otherwise.
- andreasklinger 14y ago
  hi, author here. thanks for that. the mobile view is a mess. i will hotfix your suggestions now. the site was more a sideproject to get back into coding. i under-estimated the positive response to be honest.
elliotf 14y ago
Is it oversight or conscious decision that the layout requires a wide screen? I'm getting horizontal scrolling at 1200px wide, which is something that is happening more and more.
- andreasklinger 14y ago
  oversight. started with a ui idea and didn't take the time to finish it properly. not 100% happy with the outcome.
guiomie 14y ago
I was waitting for something like this.
jonemo 14y ago
Is it intentional that these are recorded talks only or will this diversify as the content grows? I am curating a daily video feed at http://manufacturingporn.com/ http://manufacturingporn.com/ and am trying to make a point of limiting the number of narrated videos. Still not sure if this is a good idea or not, traffic numbers aren't big enough to allow for a statistically relevant conclusion.
- MasterScrat 14y ago
  "manufacturingporn.com" really sounds like you're dealing with another kind of material.
  - hkmurakami 14y ago
    Agreed. I imagine some filters are going to block that domain.
    - jonemo 14y ago
      Having a domain that includes "porn" was on my bucket list.
andreasklinger 14y ago
As the public response is by far better than anticipated i will continue with this project. If you have recommendations for topics or curators please let me know here or via twitter: @andreasklinger Thanks! ps: Please ignore the layout-quirks for now. I will fix that the next weeks.
- grosskur 14y ago
  Looks great. I'd definitely subscribe if there was an Atom or RSS feed.
davecap1 14y ago
If anyone's interested, I'm working on a startup called 5by (http://www.5by.com http://www.5by.com) which is all about curated video. We have a HN channel (http://www.5by.com/hacker-news http://www.5by.com/hacker-news). No mobile app yet though, sorry about that!
- nacs 14y ago
  Your "Concierge" layout looks like the feature by the same name in Songza: http://songza.com/ http://songza.com/ And playback/playlist at bottom of site looks like Grooveshark's. Nice content though. PS: A user of both Songza/Grooveshark apps but not affiliated either company.
- windock 14y ago
  Angular.js! That's nice. I may advice you to submit your site to http://builtwith.angularjs.org/ http://builtwith.angularjs.org/
  - davecap1 14y ago
    I submitted a pull request! Seems that there's a lot of pull requests in front of me :)
adyio 14y ago
Design tip: you might want to increase the color contrast. White text on a light grey background isn't very legible. A useful tool to check color contrast is Paciello's Contrast Analyser [1] [1]http://www.paciellogroup.com/resources/contrastAnalyser http://www.paciellogroup.com/resources/contrastAnalyser
kephra 14y ago
3 video suggestions for geeks: HaXXXoR http://web.archive.org/web/20081010173653/http://www.haxxxor.com/dvd.html http://web.archive.org/web/20081010173653/http://www.haxxxor... Plug and Pray http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plug_%26_Pray http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plug_%26_Pray 8th Wonderland http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1060234/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1060234/

74 points by stdclass 14y ago

I am getting this Heroku | No such app There is no app configured at that hostname. Perhaps the app owner has renamed it, or you mistyped the URL.

alt_ 14y ago
Right url: http://www.hackertalks.io/ http://www.hackertalks.io/
stdclass 14y ago
Sorry, i accidentally posted the URL without www. The right URL: http://www.hackertalks.io http://www.hackertalks.io

deleted 14y ago

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mbrameld 14y ago

This site is completely unusable on an iPhone.

feniv 14y ago
Same here on Android and essentially any mobile platforms. The fixed div "first-col" is covering everything else.
- andreasklinger 14y ago
  hi, author here. yes sorry for the mobile view. the website was a project of mine to get back into coding. i am not happy with the template to be honest. not my best ux/ui work. but as you say especially the mobile view is broken. i will fix this within the next week.

feniv 14y ago

Hey stdclass, I have a quick and dirty fix for the mobile issue: Change the z-index of "first-col" to -1. That way everything still appears as it is on desktops (since you're using fixed positioning), but the subscription field will gracefully hide to the back when you scroll right on mobile devices. You might also want to add a background to the article block. Everything in the background (i.e. the subscription field) shows through otherwise.

andreasklinger 14y ago
hi, author here. thanks for that. the mobile view is a mess. i will hotfix your suggestions now. the site was more a sideproject to get back into coding. i under-estimated the positive response to be honest.

elliotf 14y ago

Is it oversight or conscious decision that the layout requires a wide screen? I'm getting horizontal scrolling at 1200px wide, which is something that is happening more and more.

andreasklinger 14y ago
oversight. started with a ui idea and didn't take the time to finish it properly. not 100% happy with the outcome.

guiomie 14y ago

I was waitting for something like this.

jonemo 14y ago

Is it intentional that these are recorded talks only or will this diversify as the content grows? I am curating a daily video feed at http://manufacturingporn.com/ http://manufacturingporn.com/ and am trying to make a point of limiting the number of narrated videos. Still not sure if this is a good idea or not, traffic numbers aren't big enough to allow for a statistically relevant conclusion.

MasterScrat 14y ago
"manufacturingporn.com" really sounds like you're dealing with another kind of material.
- hkmurakami 14y ago
  Agreed. I imagine some filters are going to block that domain.
  - jonemo 14y ago
    Having a domain that includes "porn" was on my bucket list.

andreasklinger 14y ago

As the public response is by far better than anticipated i will continue with this project. If you have recommendations for topics or curators please let me know here or via twitter: @andreasklinger Thanks! ps: Please ignore the layout-quirks for now. I will fix that the next weeks.

grosskur 14y ago
Looks great. I'd definitely subscribe if there was an Atom or RSS feed.

davecap1 14y ago

If anyone's interested, I'm working on a startup called 5by (http://www.5by.com http://www.5by.com) which is all about curated video. We have a HN channel (http://www.5by.com/hacker-news http://www.5by.com/hacker-news). No mobile app yet though, sorry about that!

nacs 14y ago
Your "Concierge" layout looks like the feature by the same name in Songza: http://songza.com/ http://songza.com/ And playback/playlist at bottom of site looks like Grooveshark's. Nice content though. PS: A user of both Songza/Grooveshark apps but not affiliated either company.
windock 14y ago
Angular.js! That's nice. I may advice you to submit your site to http://builtwith.angularjs.org/ http://builtwith.angularjs.org/
- davecap1 14y ago
  I submitted a pull request! Seems that there's a lot of pull requests in front of me :)

adyio 14y ago

Design tip: you might want to increase the color contrast. White text on a light grey background isn't very legible. A useful tool to check color contrast is Paciello's Contrast Analyser [1] [1]http://www.paciellogroup.com/resources/contrastAnalyser http://www.paciellogroup.com/resources/contrastAnalyser

kephra 14y ago

3 video suggestions for geeks: HaXXXoR http://web.archive.org/web/20081010173653/http://www.haxxxor.com/dvd.html http://web.archive.org/web/20081010173653/http://www.haxxxor... Plug and Pray http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plug_%26_Pray http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plug_%26_Pray 8th Wonderland http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1060234/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1060234/