mikeknoop

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by mikeknoop 4y ago
Similar story to others here, Graal was hugely formative in 98-99 era. Learned how to script in part to create interactive levels and became a Game Coordinator for a period. Thank you in part for creating it! Random memory: using infinite g
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by mikeknoop 5y ago
Learning to code and hack on TI 83+’s definitely has through lines to my career nearly 20 years later. One thing I’m particularly proud of was figuring out how to build an Assembly program workaround for TI’s “testguard” (a tool to force cl
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by mikeknoop 5y ago
That’s cool! I also made a version of this game around the same time: https://www.ticalc.org/archives/files/fileinfo/248/24890.htm...
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by mikeknoop 6y ago
Could you use a VPN on the device to make a remote server appear as a local server for network installs? If so, could you loop back an on device “server” through a remote proxy?
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by mikeknoop 6y ago
Here’s the paper: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280134421_New_Theor...
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by mikeknoop 6y ago
The 83+/84+ line has been ACT/SAT certified for over 15 years while enabling this open educational vector. TI’s policy change is a recent one from this year.
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by mikeknoop 6y ago
Great read and great work. TI’s move to disallow developing native applications is not good. By definition, these calculators are educational devices, not walled curated platforms. While I admit programming is a secondary function on these
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by mikeknoop 6y ago
Something I don’t understand. Insurance companies seem to have an incentive (more profit) and collective bargaining power to reduce what they pay. Why don’t we see a downward pressure on healthcare prices, then? The typical narrative I hear
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by mikeknoop 7y ago
Thank you for giving it a try! This project quickly went from internal tool to launch-ready. We prioritized getting something live ASAP to help teams going suddenly remote. And the simplest path was tying everything to a login. Feedback not
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by mikeknoop 7y ago
The primary feature is speed. We designed Zappy to work "in flow" and minimize the number of keyboard/mouse interactions. The critical path is: cmd+shift+1 (or whatever shortcut you want) -> drag a box -> press "en
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by mikeknoop 7y ago
Zapier's color is orange so we picked orange-red as the default for fun. Probably should consider a plain red though too. Thanks for giving it a try!
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by mikeknoop 7y ago
Yes -- I figured this would be popular feedback. We're considering how to do this!
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by mikeknoop 7y ago
Saw this thread -- thanks for sharing again! Here's some more context: I'm Mike, co-founder at Zapier and head of Zapier Labs. Today our Labs team is launching a public version of Zappy: a fast, free screen capture tool that we bu
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by mikeknoop 7y ago
Download link, since it's a bit buried: https://zapier.com/zappy
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Show HN: Zappy, a fast, free screen capture tool for macOS from Zapier
28 points by mikeknoop 7y ago|9 comments
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by mikeknoop 7y ago
I agree. The software needs support for this too. I earnestly tried to use the iPad for a few weeks, and the placement of the camera was annoying (off center, angled up, no one looks good at this angle). But the software was the deal breake
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How to transition to remote work in a hurry(twitter.com)
10 points by mikeknoop 7y ago|1 comments
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by mikeknoop 7y ago
Most reporting about intentional cut-offs makes vague claims about PG&E wanting to avoid future culpability. All the reporting I’ve seen is missing a key, interesting fact. A judge’s court order from January requires them to do these in
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Clippy: The Unauthorized Biography(twitter.com)
2 points by mikeknoop 7y ago|0 comments
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Zapier launches team accounts(zapier.com)
19 points by mikeknoop 9y ago|0 comments
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by mikeknoop 9y ago
Fun times. I did the same hand compiling back in middle school on a couple long plane flights where I didn't have access to a full compiler. Shame this never shipped: http://www.detachedsolutions.com/main/oldnews.p
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Neuralink and the Brain's Magical Future(waitbutwhy.com)
4 points by mikeknoop 9y ago|0 comments
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by mikeknoop 10y ago
Other Zapier co-founder here. Are we competitive with Google engineering salaries? Probably not. But most Bay Area startups can't complete with Google on comp anyway. Are we competitive with other Bay Area startup salaries? Likely. Six
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by mikeknoop 10y ago
This experiment is primarily to find others who already want to leave the bay area for reason like family, partners, housing, or cost. We noticed several Zapier teammates do this, and thought there might be more. If you're only after a
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Zapier (YC S12) is hiring a remote Data Engineer to work from anywhere(zapier.com)
1 points by mikeknoop 10y ago
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by mikeknoop 10y ago
You have a valid reason for not using Zapier today because you know how to write code (though some still do). The majority of Zapier users are not engineers. They can't make that trade-off decision. Their trade-off is instead "sho
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by mikeknoop 10y ago
The Panic status board is near to my heart. Back in 2010, their launch blog post was something that inspired me to try and build products for people instead of freelancing for a living. It's really interesting/sad to read their se
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by mikeknoop 10y ago
In case you're curious what tool he used to delete them: deletealltweets.com The only reason I know is because that software auto-tweeted "I am deleting all my tweets using ..." and then got deleted a few seconds later.
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by mikeknoop 10y ago
I don't recall the source, but they identified the CRS-7 strut by using several mechanical vibration sensors placed on various parts of the rocket. The deflection / explosion reaches the sensors at different times, and with precis
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by mikeknoop 10y ago
I suggest shaking in 2 Tbsp chocolate syrup into the Soylet 2.0 bottles.

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