maxkiener

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1. 31.▲
   by maxkiener 12y ago

   Thanks
2. 32.▲
   by maxkiener 12y ago

   i did prioritize the looks of it over readability. i was hoping it would make a nice background to a phone or desktop, but i will keep working on alternatives. im sure it can be done better.
3. 33.▲
   by maxkiener 12y ago

   its a nice idea, i'd like that also but don't know of such fb-functionality. in my case i have no use for the permissions. maybe permissions with an expiry date would be great.
4. 34.▲
   by maxkiener 12y ago

   did you look at it on desktop? on the phone i chose abbreviations which fall short (no pun intended). the idividual letters are the months. the white curve is total friends' birthdays over months, red and blue curves are male and femal
5. 35.▲
   by maxkiener 12y ago

   sorry for asking, but just to rule one thing out, you did tell facebook your actual age, right?
6. 36.▲
   by maxkiener 12y ago

   I'm new here. what does R mean?
7. 37.▲
   by maxkiener 12y ago

   My intent was that the results, albeit admittedly abstract, make you think about yourself. i believe who your friends are does say something about yourself (or at least provoke thoughts like: is it a coincidence that most of my friends are
8. 38.▲
   by maxkiener 12y ago

   Danke!
9. 39.▲
   by maxkiener 12y ago

   it is a questionaire about yourself and the app needs the data to create the questions. it is plain javascript with no backend attached to it. the data only gets sent back and forth between your browser and fb. none of your data ever gets s
10. 40.▲
    by maxkiener 12y ago

    Thanks, i have only really tested with chrome , firefox and mobile safari all without special plugins (i didn't even know ghostery was until a minute ago)
11. 41.▲
    by maxkiener 12y ago

    If you reload and give it a few seconds it should be fine though.
12. 42.▲
    by maxkiener 12y ago

    I did get a little carried away by experimenting with vectors in a browser and js/jquery in general. Thanks for the feedback.
13. 43.▲
    by maxkiener 12y ago

    Thank YOU!
14. 44.▲
    by maxkiener 12y ago

    first thing i learned today: i should have built logic that prevents you from starting before all fb data is fetched. HN users seem to be much faster than my siblings...
15. 45.▲
    by maxkiener 12y ago

    yeah, i was on the verge about median age or average age... about the age error, i dont know why that happens. i calculate your age by year but that should still return 30 and validate to "right".
16. 46.▲
    by maxkiener 12y ago

    Thanks. I'm blushing, it's my first HN post (and first .js app)
17. 47.▲
    by maxkiener 12y ago

    @cel1ne, you were a little too quick, i guess it hadn't fetched your data from fb. should work if you reload and give it a few seconds...let me know
18. 48.▲
    by maxkiener 12y ago

    did you like the idea and exectution itself though?
19. 49.▲
    by maxkiener 12y ago

    Venushügel: https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fyo...
20. 50.▲
    Show HN: Does Facebook know your friends better than you do?(youmewe.it)

    34 points by maxkiener 12y ago|47 comments