okal

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We make shitty software [1995](scripting.com)
3 points by okal 15y ago|2 comments
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by okal 15y ago
I thought the whole appeal would be the fact that it's WYSIWYG. Wouldn't a one way md-to-html transformation preclude that?
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by okal 15y ago
There's http://skulpt.org . Not sure how complete it is, though.
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Internet Explorer is most likely intentionally broken [2007](kaioa.com)
3 points by okal 15y ago|0 comments
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The Perils of Polyglot Programming(alexgaynor.net)
18 points by okal 15y ago|4 comments
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You can now search through Hacker Shelf submissions(hackershelf.com)
11 points by okal 15y ago|0 comments
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Study: Cell tower leaks enable easy location tracking(cse.umn.edu)
2 points by okal 15y ago|0 comments
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by okal 15y ago
I'm surprised that this has never shown up on HN before. I can't think of any ECE or EE students I know who haven't used the resources from this site. Maybe there aren't as many of us here as I'd imagined.
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by okal 15y ago
It's the default supplied by my host for my particular configuration.
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Hacker Shelf, two days later(journal.okal.me)
2 points by okal 15y ago|0 comments
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by okal 15y ago
I've sent you the recovery link, if you're still interested. Again, sorry for the frustration.
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by okal 15y ago
I'm not sure how good an idea it would be to let everyone edit things, but we should probably start off that way and see how it goes. I'll enable that on my next push. Thanks.
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by okal 15y ago
Yeah, still trying to figure out how to handle dupes. In the meantime, please flag the last to be added. It makes it easier for me to delete them manually, until I can come up with a more effective system to manage duplicates at the submiss
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by okal 15y ago
Sorry about that. Do you have an email address in your profile? I could hack up a quick password recovery system to let you back in. The accounts are only necessary if you want a shelf of your own. If you're simply lurking - which is perfec
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by okal 15y ago
Already implemented tagging. Still trying to figure out a good way to roll it out. But if you go to hackershelf.com/book/(book_id)/edit/ you can add tags to your heart's content :) That should work for now.
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by okal 15y ago
Search might take some time to implement, but I'll build a tag index over the next two days. Would that make it any easier? Points are a rudimentary ratings system based on how many times a book has been added to members' shelves. They will
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by okal 15y ago
Good point. Someone also suggested a grid view. I'll be looking at both suggestions over the coming weeks. Thank you!
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by okal 15y ago
That would be useful. Thanks for the suggestion :)
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by okal 15y ago
Hey. Yeah, was still doing some tweaks, but I've fixed it now. Thank you!
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by okal 15y ago
Thanks :) Duplicate entries are not allowed, but I'm still trying to figure out the best way to handle them. If you come across one, simply flag the last to be entered so I can manually delete them. SICP also got added a couple of times.
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by okal 15y ago
HN-books is great. I particularly like the recommendations feature. Great work. /r/csbooks was a major inspiration for me. I just found it frustrating having all these disparate sources and scouring them every few weeks, so that's one probl
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by okal 15y ago
That sounds like a good idea. I need to limit the scope for now since I'm working alone, but I'll keep it in mind for future features.
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by okal 15y ago
Looking forward to your patronage :) I'll work on the scroll, but bear with it for now. There's zero JS on the frontend right now, except for some analytics code. Adding to your shelf shouldn't require a whole page load. I'll ajaxify it in
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by okal 15y ago
For-pay books are pretty well covered already. As a student, I can't always afford the books I want, so this sort of resource is useful for people like me. Free books authors also don't get as much marketing buzz as mainstream authors, so I
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by okal 15y ago
Happy you found it useful. I fixed the issue with the email. All you need is a username now. I'll make it so you can edit your account info and delete your email if you'd like. It's going to be pretty painful to use once the collection gets
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by okal 15y ago
Thanks for noting that. I'll have to do a little more work on the layout. I hope it wasn't too frustrating.
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by okal 15y ago
Thank you! Someone else pointed out the issue with the nondescript pins. I'll find a way to make it more prominent. I hadn't realized how frustrating it would be until I had to move back to the 'browse' page to add a book from its profile.
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by okal 15y ago
Yeah, the tags do seem a little disconcerting when scrolling. I felt like they made the site seem a little too busy if they are constantly on display, but I thought they'd be useful for jumping to interesting topics from the front page, lik
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by okal 15y ago
Fixed that. Should be OK now. EDIT: Deletion, that is. I'm managing duplicates manually.
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by okal 15y ago
Seems like a lot of people want this. I'll work on it as soon as I can. Licensing info is also a priority. Thank you.

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