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by dmotz 14y ago
Clickable: http://chaincalapp.com/
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Show HN: Redesigned site for my iPhone app. Looking for feedback.
8 points by dmotz 14y ago|9 comments
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by dmotz 14y ago
Very similar to the first app I released for iOS called ChainCal ( http://chaincalapp.com ). That said, competition is healthy and important to keeping an ecosystem moving. Well done execution on Habit List. ChainCal has a new version pen
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by dmotz 15y ago
Thanks, glad you're getting some value from it.
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by dmotz 15y ago
Yes, PhoneGap is used to tie it all together and to create a bridge to the local notifications API in iOS. I'd recommend it to anyone looking to bring their web oriented skills to mobile apps. I plan on porting this to Android soon since Ph
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Show HN: iPhone app to visually track daily habits - in CoffeeScript / Backbone(chaincalapp.com)
5 points by dmotz 15y ago|4 comments
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by dmotz 15y ago
Appreciate the feedback. No one likes blocking signups, myself included. Trouble is, the app can't serve the user without having his or her email address on hand. I suppose I could rework the process so the user can give an email address af
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by dmotz 15y ago
I built a free webapp that may be useful for such Craigslist arbitrage. It constantly crawls Craigslist for search terms in your price range and emails you the results (instantly or in a daily digest): http://lootlook.com
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by dmotz 15y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridges_Law_of_Headlines
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by dmotz 15y ago
Most of these (e.g. Twitter, Flickr) are inaccurate since they're simply using the Wayback Machine which often misses css and images, completely changing the appearance.
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by dmotz 15y ago
Also implemented here by Mr.doob: http://www.ro.me/
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by dmotz 15y ago
Express
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StartupBus 2011 Live Valuations(startupbus.com)
2 points by dmotz 16y ago|0 comments
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by dmotz 16y ago
If I remember correctly, the first iPad shipped without a calculator app, so the first 3rd party calculator apps made a killing (and Apple made their 30%). I'm guessing the same might be seen with Android Tablets.
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by dmotz 16y ago
On the terminal in OSX, type: say ghoti and listen to the output.
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by dmotz 16y ago
Beyond the question of the iPad, I have to object to promoting a blanket attitude that web developers should shy away from pushing out progressive web technologies just because they aren't yet tried and tested and may not work perfectly on
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by dmotz 16y ago
You can try a similar effect by downloading a torrent of images and opening the files while they're partially completed.
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by dmotz 16y ago
This article gives a brief background on the various bitmap image formats (ignores vectors) but ends abruptly in explaining their best use cases. For those looking for a rough answer, the best rule of thumb for web work is to use jpg for ac
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by dmotz 16y ago
Nice proof of concept. I like to see the stretching of node's capabilities. On a slightly related note, you can play with a similar effect in VLC by setting the output module in the video preferences to "Color ASCII" and restarting it. See