michael_forrest

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by michael_forrest 3y ago
> I want my presentation software to have a set of features and then never change until I make a very deliberate act of upgrading to a new version while still having the old one around in case I get stuck. Note that I'm not using th
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by michael_forrest 3y ago
I've been thinking about this and while it's true that I have been trying to find a viable subscription model for my business over the last couple of years, that's not really important for you. But it does benefit you in a ve
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by michael_forrest 3y ago
> A screenshare takes over the layout This is exactly what I'm trying to avoid :-) When a screen share takes over, a conversation turns into a broadcast, which isn't always what you want. There will always be scenarios where t
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by michael_forrest 3y ago
Thank you. > the yearly cost for the full product is quite high for a "nice to have" As I will probably say a few more times as I work through these comments, I know the price is on the high side, but I've spoken to lots
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Show HN: Presentations for your webcam, not a projector(cuecam-presenter.com)
246 points by michael_forrest 3y ago|87 comments
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by michael_forrest 3y ago
What a simultaneously wonderful yet horrifying idea!
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by michael_forrest 3y ago
It’s a fine proposition but in practice, with a list of bare urls, the author asking me to click on random links with no context[1], and I have to override my instincts, shaped by decades of internet use, to be very wary of doing so. I don’
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Jofamo – Streaming Art on Twitch and Growing Your Channel(squares.tv)
1 points by michael_forrest 5y ago|0 comments
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Show HN: Donegood (Stop Trying to Multitask)(donegood.app)
2 points by michael_forrest 5y ago|0 comments
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Hacking Mutable Instruments Grids – Getting Started(youtube.com)
4 points by michael_forrest 6y ago|0 comments
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My Weird 2020 as an Indie Developer. With Charts(goodtohear.co.uk)
2 points by michael_forrest 6y ago|0 comments
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Show HN: Changes – “Make Better Life Decisions with This App”(youtu.be)
2 points by michael_forrest 6y ago|1 comments
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Proof that exercise makes you happy(goodtohear.co.uk)
1 points by michael_forrest 6y ago|0 comments
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My Happiness vs. the Pandemic. In Spreadsheets(goodtohear.co.uk)
1 points by michael_forrest 6y ago|0 comments
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Charting Sleep vs. Happiness(goodtohear.co.uk)
1 points by michael_forrest 6y ago|0 comments
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Practical UX Design for Augmented Reality Data Visualisation(goodtohear.co.uk)
1 points by michael_forrest 7y ago|0 comments
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by michael_forrest 7y ago
Hi, since I quit contracting last June this has been my primary (self-funded) project. I've released a few evolutions of this concept over the years but this is the first one where the focus is on actionable insights. There are lots
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Show HN: Changes – Mood tracker with augmented reality data insights(goodtohear.co.uk)
2 points by michael_forrest 7y ago|1 comments
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by michael_forrest 7y ago
Some sort of divine intervention answered my panicked cry for help by disabling my laptop soon after I posted this. It had just finished a backup when it went into some sort of “kernel task” CPU overdrive which stopped the battery charging
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by michael_forrest 7y ago
Working for myself which I think exacerbates the situation since I have full ownership of any success I can achieve. I actually have ended up thinking about my marketing efforts and watching videos about that instead of tinkering with the a
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How do you resist working when you shouldn't?
2 points by michael_forrest 7y ago|6 comments
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by michael_forrest 7y ago
Love that :)
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by michael_forrest 7y ago
Exactly. I know it's an awkward and inefficient way to share a blog post but I liked the idea of people being able to explore all the data.
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by michael_forrest 7y ago
A Coda document that evolved as time progressed. I had the idea of reporting back at some point motivating me to keep everything up-to-date.
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by michael_forrest 7y ago
One of the implications of "quitting contracting" for me is that I'm not letting myself compare anything to my contractor day rate. Suffice to say for the last six months, compared to contracting, my income has been basically
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by michael_forrest 7y ago
Thanks for all the comments so far. I know Coda isn't designed as a blogging platform but I liked being able to directly connect the interactive charts. It's better on desktop than mobile. That said, I did spend quite a while copy
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by michael_forrest 7y ago
I've been tracking my time in great detail as I work on various projects and I am hoping others will find this interesting!
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I quit contracting 6 months ago(coda.io)
102 points by michael_forrest 7y ago|43 comments
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Making my first production piece of (hopefully sustainable) music hardware(youtu.be)
1 points by michael_forrest 7y ago|0 comments
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by michael_forrest 7y ago
Just threw it up here if you want to poke around https://github.com/michaelforrest/live-visuals-explainer

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