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   by mape 13y ago

   The gif is set to only update for 2 minutes. That ends up being around 470KB. If the size or "page never loading" is an issue you have the option to turn of animations when creating the countdown.
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   by mape 13y ago

   The use case for it is things like forums, where you are limited in what you can embed.
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   by mape 13y ago

   I added a check so now it only sends the first frame to iOS devices.
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   Show HN: Real time updating gif countdown with automatic time zone detection.(gifcountdown.com)

   38 points by mape 13y ago|16 comments
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   by mape 14y ago

   I asked on Kickstarter and Phil Bosua responded: "When you launch the app for the first time it guides you through a simple configuration process. You enter your network password and then the device and all lights are paired."
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   by mape 15y ago

   Another alternative, https://github.com/esnme/ultrajson "Ultra fast JSON decoder and encoder written in C with Python bindings" From the people that built the Battlefield 3 web portal. Medium complex object: ujson encode : 18757.0110
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   by mape 16y ago

   The code will be MIT licensed, just need to get everything worked out. I'll give a shout at @mape on twitter when it is released as well as leave a comment here.