alexvr

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1. 61.▲
   by alexvr 12y ago

   I don't think this is worthy of the front page. It's not useful or clever whatsoever.
2. 62.▲
   by alexvr 13y ago

   The button should just say "Get now"
3. 63.▲
   by alexvr 13y ago

   Thank Apple for that ;)
4. 64.▲
   by alexvr 13y ago

   I'm curious - can't doctors tell if people are asleep/unconscious by shining light into the eye to look for dilation? Why wouldn't that also wake them? And on another note, it seems like emergency alarm systems should al
5. 65.▲
   by alexvr 13y ago

   You're welcome, and thank you for the comment. I noticed this as well; I'm definitely searching a way to make the vibration more noticeable. Someone else suggested abandoning the mobile phone platform altogether to make a more rob
6. 66.▲
   by alexvr 13y ago

   Hey everyone, I really appreciate all of the positive feedback. This is quite thrilling as a college student. It's the first thing I've made that people actually understand and consider useful. If any of you download Deafalarm, pl
7. 67.▲
   by alexvr 13y ago

   Thanks. Everyone seems to want a visual cue as well. I'll definitely look into using the flash!
8. 68.▲
   by alexvr 13y ago

   Ah, thank you for restoring it!
9. 69.▲
   by alexvr 13y ago

   Yes, I will consider removing the stuff about emergency protection unless I can make it super reliable.
10. 70.▲
    by alexvr 13y ago

    Yeah, I think Nest is actually doing something similar with their smoke detector, which is great.
11. 71.▲
    by alexvr 13y ago

    Maybe they don't think it's necessary or appropriate to what you're doing with the sound?
12. 72.▲
    by alexvr 13y ago

    I wonder the same thing. I find that I dream more when I can hear rain on the roof, so maybe ambient sounds (or a lack thereof) have a real effect on sleep
13. 73.▲
    by alexvr 13y ago

    Thanks for the great comment. It's rigged to err on the false positive side, to be safe. I didn't expect this sort of interest, honestly, so I'll probably need to improve the app and make it as safe as possible if I find that
14. 74.▲
    by alexvr 13y ago

    I think audio recording is one of the few things you're allowed to do in the background. I didn't do anything special. Did they give you any specific reasons?
15. 75.▲
    by alexvr 13y ago

    Haha, yep. It'll wake you up if you're close enough to a jackhammer or if you're sleeping on a railroad, too. Don't try that at home :p
16. 76.▲
    by alexvr 13y ago

    Yeah, I certainly hope that doesn't happen. I just wanted to make something that makes the world ever so slightly better for a few people. It's too bad if those are the consequences of making something with good intentions, ya kno
17. 77.▲
    by alexvr 13y ago

    Thanks! It uses around a quarter of your battery overnight. Maybe less. The ideal place is somewhere close to you, like under your pillow or in your pocket, but pillows and covers may dampen the noise. Any suggestions on getting the word ou
18. 78.▲
    by alexvr 13y ago

    Yeah, I sort of worry about legal and moral issues. I'd feel horrible if someone died in a fire or something while relying on my app. I want people view it as more of a backup that will at least improve their chances. It's better
19. 79.▲
    by alexvr 13y ago

    Thank you! I'm a college student with an early class (so I have to go to bed earlier than most people), and my dorm can be pretty loud, so I often sleep with earplugs. I didn't like the idea of possibly not waking up in a fire, so
20. 80.▲
    Show HN: Deaf? My iPhone app wakes you up if it hears an alarm(itunes.apple.com)

    170 points by alexvr 13y ago|139 comments
21. 81.▲
    by alexvr 13y ago

    Oh, I found the other stuff too cool to notice any text :p
22. 82.▲
    by alexvr 13y ago

    Anyone see the Strandbeest in the video?
23. 83.▲
    by alexvr 13y ago

    That's when you become Elon Musk and actually change the world. But if we're talking about like $5M, enough to retire quite comfortably, I'd just experiment and not worry what others think of what I do/create.
24. 84.▲
    by alexvr 13y ago

    Look at the generalist's source code to make sure it's coherent and original. It's not a problem if they use something online as a model, especially when they're unfamiliar with an API or something, as long as they under
25. 85.▲
    by alexvr 13y ago

    Would Russia sell me a Tu-160 for the right price?
26. 86.▲
    by alexvr 13y ago

    Does anyone else find math like trig and calculus dramatically easier to comprehend than stuff like combinatorics?
27. 87.▲
    by alexvr 13y ago

    No, it's not luck. Unless we're talking about growing up in Palo Alto at the dawn of computers, luck usually has very little to do with success. It's all about persistence and market understanding. In this case, it's mos
28. 88.▲
    by alexvr 13y ago

    So I need to power off my iPhone before I put it in my pocket?
29. 89.▲
    by alexvr 13y ago

    I'm an elitist when it comes to music, but I admitted to myself that Taylor Swift's I Knew You Were Trouble and a couple Backstreet Boys' songs are catchy, well-composed tunes. Good melodies are good melodies. But I'm gl
30. 90.▲
    by alexvr 13y ago

    He's spot-on about robots: Robots will neither be common nor very good in 2014, but they will be in existence.