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by brianmwang 15y ago
Hm, could've sworn that bug was fixed. We've found that trying a second time usually gets around the issue. Can you try doing so?
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by brianmwang 15y ago
Clickable invite link: http://ftcy.co/jaBLMa
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Show HN: Fitocracy, an RPG for fitness
102 points by brianmwang 15y ago|65 comments
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by brianmwang 16y ago
SEEKING WORK My partner and I are currently bootstrapping our startup, Fitocracy ( http://www.fitocracy.com ) and are looking for web development contract work either in the NY area or remotely. We cover everything from wireframes and Photo
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by brianmwang 16y ago
I would argue that all those things I listed do in fact comprise much of what we understand as usability. Proper layout and good information architecture are built hand in hand with good alignment, consistency, readable fonts, and colors
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by brianmwang 16y ago
Are you really arguing that alignment, consistency, appropriate typography, non-mediocre use of color, and more broadly, overall usability are only relevant to 1% of web users?
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by brianmwang 16y ago
The amazing part of this anecdote is that she didn't declare this to you in person.
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by brianmwang 16y ago
One small suggestion: stop using text-align: center on everything. It's generally poor design practice and makes for unfocused layouts.
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by brianmwang 16y ago
This is quite a day for news from MailChimp. We had already decided to go with MailChimp for our bulk email needs and have been on the fence about Amazon SES vs SendGrid. But with us already leaning toward Amazon SES, this pretty much jus
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by brianmwang 16y ago
Incidentally, the startup my partner and I are working on is very much inspired by the same notion found in this XKCD comic. We're entering private beta in two weeks so if you're interested, shoot me an email.
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by brianmwang 16y ago
It still happens even in major metropolitan centers like NYC. I still vividly recall being gawked over by a crowd of extremely rowdy girls on Halloween day, having "Look, it's Jackie Chan!" thrown at me. They were pretty much shrieking abou
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by brianmwang 16y ago
The one thing that absolutely drives me up the wall is the recent touting of "Tim Ferriss's 'Slow-Carb' Diet" as if this was some sort of revelation previously withheld from the masses. Every time I hear somebody saying they're following i
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by brianmwang 16y ago
There's a reason I've always called Japan the #1 exporter of weird.
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by brianmwang 16y ago
This hits home for me since I just finished reading The Design of Everyday Things. The two improvements that Jason suggests can be traced back to some core design principles that Donald Norman lays out in his book: 1. An indicator to infor
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by brianmwang 16y ago
The final sentence in your characterization of Facebook is uncannily similar to what AOL was in its glory days.
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by brianmwang 16y ago
Yes, very helpful but this feature isn't new at all.
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by brianmwang 16y ago
Penn's "34th St" magazine has been doing this every semester for a while now: http://www.34st.com/content/2010/dec/shoutouts-fall-2010 The formula works.
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Fitocracy is released into the wild for the first time(brianmwang.tumblr.com)
1 points by brianmwang 16y ago|0 comments
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by brianmwang 16y ago
FYI, the following repeats under your FAQ question "What is an 'optimal wake point?'" An optimal wake moment can be thought of as a "semi-awake" moment – the lightest point in your sleep. Waking at these times will result in minimal sleep i
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by brianmwang 16y ago
So what exactly does the WakeMate enable you to do to get refreshing sleep on an irregular schedule?
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by brianmwang 16y ago
+1 for "Django deployment best practices".
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by brianmwang 16y ago
I'm a huge metal head, but unfortunately most of that music easily distracts, whether it's the vocals, some killer riff, a favorite solo, etc. I think a big reason I've been adding some post-rock (Sigur Ros), trip-hop (Massive Attack) and
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by brianmwang 16y ago
This looks great Patrick. I've been consistently impressed whenever I read your HN input; I just sent a tweet promoting Appointment Reminders.
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by brianmwang 16y ago
Above all else, Tim is a master self-marketer. I've always found it interesting that I'd never heard of BrainQuicken until he got his fame from 4-Hour Workweek. Granted, that fact alone doesn't mean the company wasn't successful when Tim w
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Getting To Know Your Users(brianmwang.tumblr.com)
1 points by brianmwang 16y ago|0 comments
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by brianmwang 16y ago
The original point doesn't even have to do with whether you want to impress others. It has to do with your users' motivations - that's what matters.
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by brianmwang 16y ago
Much of our behavior in everyday life is driven by how we present ourselves to others.
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by brianmwang 16y ago
Are you sure you're not drawing both a strawman argument and false dichotomy here with respect to near-field communications? While I can't speak with authority on how it'll be implemented, what makes you think that the use of NFC will be w
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by brianmwang 16y ago
His account of the 9th grader reminds me of the advice to punch out the toughest looking guy in the room on your first day of prison to establish a reputation of unfuckablewithness.
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by brianmwang 16y ago
This is fairly obvious but easy to overlook advice from Fred. The concept of flow is often mentioned here on HN and letting competitors destroy flow is an easy trap to fall into. As others have mentioned, the question remains how much time

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