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by 54mf 15y ago
Aw yeah, Chartbeat is way cool. Can't recommend it highly enough for any sites or services that could benefit from up-to-the-minute data.
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by 54mf 15y ago
Thanks! Unfortunately, iOS 5 is required for a few of the tricks I'm using in the app. For what it's worth, my fiancee uses my old iPhone 3G and she can't run Faraday either. I really hope the next gen iPhone/iPod Touch will send the low-en
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by 54mf 15y ago
I'm still on the fence about sync. There are a lot of good reasons not to; besides intentionally not including it for the sake of compartmentalizing functionality, it would be a pain in the ass to make it work with the UI and UX of the app.
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by 54mf 15y ago
Whoa, that's awesome. I really appreciate the sentiment, thank you so much.
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by 54mf 15y ago
You know, the sad thing is that I've got a Linode server that's more than capable of handling the load of static pages. I just liked the themes on Skrivr and didn't want to let aesthetics distract me from writing up my post, so I just went
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by 54mf 15y ago
Apparently Skrivr can't handle HN, so I've put up a flat-file version of the post here: http://samuelfine.com/iphone_lessons_learned.html [Edit] Looks like Skrivr is entirely down. Not sure it's my fault, but it was working all morning.
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by 54mf 15y ago
Awesome. I don't have a "proper blog" up yet and assumed a third-party service reading a static text file wouldn't die. Serves me right. I'll work on getting that page forwarded to something more stable, I appreciate the heads-up.
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by 54mf 15y ago
Thanks! I've been a big Gary Vaynerchuk fan for a while, he's all about the hustle. To an insane degree. Check him out if you want to go more in-depth about it.
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by 54mf 15y ago
Oh wow, I linked to it right at the top, guess it wasn't as obvious as I thought! I'll edit to make it a little more noticable, thanks for pointing that out.
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I launched an iPhone app yesterday, and all I got were some stupid lessons(skrivr.com)
84 points by 54mf 15y ago|41 comments
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by 54mf 15y ago
Submitter / Creator here. I built Faraday to live on my desk while I work throughout the day. I'm a freelancer, so my days often involve jumping between projects and irregular schedules. Faraday lets me block out sections of my day quickly
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Show HN: Faraday, a simple day calendar for iPhone(faradaycal.com)
1 points by 54mf 15y ago|1 comments
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by 54mf 15y ago
Why disappointed? It runs XMBC and decodes 1080p. That's pretty much all I need from a media center PC.
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by 54mf 15y ago
"So basically, it is a crappy, overly slow, wrong architecture, barebones media streaming computer." Funny, that's exactly why I want to buy one. Have you priced set-top boxes lately? The cheapest Roku won't stream from another machine on
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by 54mf 15y ago
I'd be more excited if these were being built by a company that didn't have a stake in the smartphone wars, but hopefully they'll be "open" enough to work with any OS via Bluetooth. Either way, this sounds kind of amazing. I look like a ner
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by 54mf 15y ago
I'm fine with the new icon, but it really does look like a rush job. IconFactory has done better.
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by 54mf 15y ago
My cycle: 1. Use Sublime Text for a few weeks. 2. Get annoyed at a tiny issue. Ugly icon, window UI, font rendering, etc. 3. Consider switching to TextMate 4. New version of Sublime Text fixes one/all of my issues. 5. Use Sublime Text. I'll
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by 54mf 15y ago
In my experience, practically anything to do with a government and technology is certain to be a terrible mess. Forms are just the tip of the iceberg; take a look at any interface created to "replace" a paper form. I haven't seen one that l
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by 54mf 15y ago
The problem with interface-less mobile apps is that the interface provides critical cues to the user about functionality. Phrases like, "...a finicky piece of artifice that we have to strain to understand" is only indicative of a poorly de
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by 54mf 15y ago
Right, exactly, and in a complex layout that adds a significant amount of extra markup. Not to mention trying to find which of the 4 or 5 columns is the one that's breaking the width of their container and causing the last column to break b
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by 54mf 15y ago
Incredible. I wish someone had told me this a few years ago, would have saved me a ton of grief. Jeremy Keith said it best in the comments: "box-sizing: border-box is the bee's knees."
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by 54mf 15y ago
"So it makes you want to win." YES. Mega Man 9 is another great example of this. Both games get incredibly difficult, but only so difficult that one's inability to complete a level is their own fault , not the result of any "unfairness" on
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by 54mf 15y ago
Wasn't offended, but I was put off by how immature parts of the article were. The game itself is quite an achievement, and while I certainly don't expect suits and ties, I think the tone undermines your effort and accomplishments thus far.
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by 54mf 15y ago
Oh, definitely not the hardest game ever , but I still think "ungodly hard" is an appropriate label, especially for a mainstream game.
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by 54mf 15y ago
Yes, through the Xbox Live Indie Games program (they might have renamed it recently). Problem is, he wouldn't get the promotional backing that a "real" game gets, both from MS and from a publisher. Those games hardly get any attention, and
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by 54mf 15y ago
The author appears to have the maturity of a high school sophomore, but wow does that game frighten me, in a Super Meat Boy way. Forget Microsoft, do a Kickstarter to raise funds to hire a real artist and build some kind of story around the
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by 54mf 15y ago
Cmd-F "fastmail" I've been using them for a few months now, definitely worth the price. Really quick and easy to add new virtual domains, and the spam filter is decent enough for my inbox. Highly recommended.
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by 54mf 15y ago
The fact that they've already deleted all user address book data, and have an updated version of the app available today with a privacy option, is a big deal. I don't know how they managed to get an update to the app approved so quickly (
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by 54mf 15y ago
"...trolling community..." I'm out.
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by 54mf 15y ago
To me, this is absolutely harmless. Skimlinks doesn't alter existing affiliate links, and it allows Pinterest to make money without resorting to obtrusive advertising. Win/win. Of all the privacy issues to get riled up about these days, thi

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