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by blehn 16y ago
This technology would be great for amateur filmmakers, especially those who aren't skilled musicians. Imagine a UI with sliders to create the desired mood, tempo, emotion, etc. Maybe the result isn't a John Williams score, but it sounds pr
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by blehn 16y ago
Ogg Theora has a free license as well, but at this point it doesn't seem like that format will go anywhere.
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by blehn 16y ago
Not very promising. I'd think that VP8 would need to be decidedly superior to H.264 in order to become a universal standard. Maybe Google should have acquired Red? http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/25/red-blows-away-small-room...
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by blehn 16y ago
That's not to say Apple doesn't care about their developers at all. They've created nice development tools, easy distribution methods that can lead to handsome profits, and they even hold a pretty neat conference for developers once a year
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by blehn 16y ago
I think that line clarifies what people in the tech industry seem to be missing in this whole controversy: It's not about developers. It's about users , and creating a great experience for them. Developers getting upset about flash not
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by blehn 16y ago
Price is relevant in terms of the product value. If you buy a $1000 set of tupperware from Amazon, and they melt in the dishwasher, by all means, give the product a low rating because the item's performance does not justify it's price. Thes
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by blehn 16y ago
I've been seeing this a lot recently, and I find it really annoying. The reviews are not the place to voice your pricing concerns; they should be used to review product quality. This sort of abuse completely undermines the usefulness of th
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by blehn 16y ago
I agree that the animations and the aged-paper look are kind of pointless, however I find the page-turn interaction on my Kindle to be far more pleasant to use than scrolling on my iPhone, or even with a mouse for that matter. On the Kindle
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by blehn 16y ago
The problem with this article (other than the usual SM lack of substance) is that almost all the examples are portfolio sites for artists and designers. How about showing these principles applied to more complex projects - applications, e-
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by blehn 16y ago
Agree that OSX app installations tend to be less painful than Windows. I would find it useful for setting up a fresh system, rather than hunting down the 10-20 apps I need and installing them one by one. It would also be great for when fri
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by blehn 16y ago
I love this site. Are there any plans for a mac version?
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by blehn 16y ago
I'd recommend two other solutions before adding the dashed line. 1. Increase the contrast (could be lightness, saturation, size, or a combination of the those) between the link titles and preview text. Right now they are similar enough that
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by blehn 16y ago
Almost all nutritional research seems inherently flawed to me only because it's so difficult to control the diets, lifestyles, and (obviously) genes of the study participants. The China Study makes some compelling arguments for avoiding "
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by blehn 16y ago
Well, more like, you have two sheets of paper, the top one has labels with boxes cut out so that you write your answers on the bottom one. when you lift the top sheet off (click submit), you're left with only the raw data.
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Ask HN: for those of you with hi-res displays, how big is your browser viewport?
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by blehn 16y ago
From a visual standpoint, I think the most interesting change is the shading on the search bar, which makes it look raised on the page. It looks a little awkward to me, I'm sure because almost all form inputs are either flat or sunken into
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by blehn 16y ago
A team of four NYU CS students...what's the 10k for? Just build it!
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by blehn 16y ago
I also wonder if he set his signature on his MacBook and iPhone to "sent from my iPad" -- just so it looks like he's using his iPad all the time.
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by blehn 16y ago
More good news: pinned tabs are back.
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by blehn 16y ago
This type of auction model is really just a brilliant scam. It's 100 people subsidizing the cost of the item for one person. So, one person gets a great deal, 100 people throw their money away, and Wavee brings in profits that may be even
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by blehn 16y ago
The biggest problem I have with them is that they're prone to accidental presses. Also, there's no feedback of any sort--soft touch-sensitive buttons at least offer some visual feedback.
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by blehn 16y ago
On the front of the device you've got... four touch-sensitive hard buttons Hard buttons are fine, but please, please don't make them touch-sensitive.
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by blehn 16y ago
Note and Point seems like more of a design gallery than a place to find good content. Having to download a PDF to view a presentation is especially irritating.
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by blehn 16y ago
As mentioned by others in previous threads -- even with the web's shortcomings vs. desktop (or native OS) applications, the web still has major advantages for both the developer and the consumer. for the developer: - distribution is easy.
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by blehn 16y ago
I like the idea of this -- any chance for a Ruby spin-off?
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by blehn 16y ago
The problem with aggregating comments is that it degrades the quality of discussion, and therefore, the community. There's no depth, no flow. Backtype does the aggregation thing, but I find it just looks like noise. Maybe there's a better
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by blehn 16y ago
Blippy seems like one of those services that people would use only because other people are using it (not because it offers a particular benefit). It's like the UGG boots of internet startups--someday, people are going to wonder what the
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by blehn 16y ago
How about this one? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIClAanU7Os
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by blehn 17y ago
But if the JERKER desk doesn't exist anymore, how did you copy+paste it from the website? ;)
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by blehn 17y ago
I love the irony--a homemade standing desk/treadmill, with an Apple Magic Mouse and Bluetooth keyboard...

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