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by phumbe 6y ago
Since you’re a skeptic, I’d love to hear your thoughts on my reply to xtracto!
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by phumbe 6y ago
Shameless plug for my side project: XpanXn.com The central value proposition is its reimagined UI, making threaded replies more visible and more interactive by separating conversation topics (threads) into different columns. It’s currently
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by phumbe 6y ago
Thanks for the feedback -- definitely agree on the demo! Based on some feedback from one of the Show HNs, I'm planning to make some fake little chat bot, so users have something to interact with (albeit in a very scripted/formulai
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by phumbe 6y ago
I think the differentiator is two-fold. 1. Threads aren't secondary. There's no secondary window, and threads don't get lost in the amalgamation of main window messages. All threads are presented equally, which brings me to..
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by phumbe 6y ago
I shipped an MVP of an instant messaging app that re-imagines the dynamics of chat. Your conversation is no longer limited to the vertical direction. It can expand in the horizontal direction to separate different but simultaneous topics!
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by phumbe 6y ago
As someone who’s one week into a four-week gap between knowing there will be layoffs and knowing who exactly will be laid off, I completely agree. There’s some comfort in knowing that the layoff benefits are already defined, but they’re pre
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Boeing Launches $25B Bond Sale(wsj.com)
1 points by phumbe 6y ago|0 comments
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by phumbe 6y ago
Hey everyone, my name is Peter and I developed XpanXn ("Expansion") after wondering if instant messaging could better mimic real-life conversations if it were designed more like a mind-map. XpanXn is an instant messaging app where
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Show HN: XpanXn – chat designed for how conversations work(xpanxn.com)
7 points by phumbe 6y ago|3 comments
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by phumbe 6y ago
Sorry to hear that! It looks like an account was successfully created for you, so what happens when you try to log in?
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by phumbe 6y ago
Hey everyone, my name is Peter and I developed XpanXn ("Expansion") after wondering if instant messaging could better mimic real-life conversations if it were designed more like a mind-map. XpanXn is an instant messaging app where
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Show HN: XpanXn – chat designed for how conversations work(xpanxn.com)
2 points by phumbe 6y ago|3 comments
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Boeing Offers Employee Buyouts as Coronavirus Takes Toll(wsj.com)
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by phumbe 7y ago
I've been working on a chat web app for the past few months. Its defining feature is that it reimagines the way in which conversations flow, allowing them to be really nonlinear. It's almost ready for a ShowHN. I just have to get
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by phumbe 7y ago
Sounds similar to some work I’ve been doing, so thanks for unknowingly validating my design! At my employer, I’m spearheading a wholesale reimplementation of outdated process automation software, turning everything into Django web apps. I’v
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by phumbe 7y ago
I've encountered this being used as a crutch for poor employee performance on a software project focused on replacing a legacy application. An employee with little programming experience used his supposed lack of context as an excuse f
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by phumbe 7y ago
The author isn’t worried about the takeoff speed in that quote; he’s thinking about the increased duration of the flight as stiff winter headwinds (at cruising altitude) decrease the aircraft’s groundspeed. Prevailing surface wind direction
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by phumbe 7y ago
What is a better approach? I have Python that directly connects to an Oracle database, and the Oracle blog tutorial[0] for using their Python package always uses a cursor. [0] https://blogs.oracle.com/oraclemagazine/per
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by phumbe 7y ago
Great quote -- surprised I've never seen it before! In my limited experience, it's a mixed bag. Good: you get special treatment/opportunities because of a unique skill set and increased visibility on the end results of what y
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by phumbe 8y ago
> Gravity alone is unlikely to be able to accelerate a plane like that in such a short time Yeah, a quick (and very elementary) back-of-the-envelope energy calculation shows that gravity alone couldn't achieve that speed. [SEE EDIT]
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by phumbe 8y ago
Agreed, but it also had a groundspeed of 360 kts. Combined speed is then 463 kts. It's not impossible, but getting to that speed from 295 kts at a relatively steady 5000 feet...I don't know what to make of it.
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by phumbe 8y ago
One of my other comments on this thread includes a link to data that suggests that the aircraft's ADS-B transmitter was working until the end. The vertical speed transmitted by the ADS-B makes in-flight breakup believable, but how like
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by phumbe 8y ago
The granular data from FlightRadar24 paints an especially grim picture: a descent of 30,000 feet per minute (fpm) at about 400 feet above the ground. That seems like it might be erroneous given how high it is, but -16,896 fpm at 2500 feet s
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by phumbe 8y ago
There was a good thread here about that, too! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13890618
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Qantas Airbus A380 'nosedives' after wake turbulence from another A380(businessinsider.com)
15 points by phumbe 8y ago|6 comments
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by phumbe 8y ago
You beat me by two minutes on the aspect ratio bit :) Here's another good video showing wingtip vortices: https://www.instagram.com/p/BhzCLgFnVzL/?hl=en&taken-by=edse... Not sure what you mean by "en
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by phumbe 8y ago
Wing efficiency increases with the wing's aspect ratio, and the aspect ratio is the quotient of the span (b) squared and the area (S): b^2/S. So making the wingspan longer with relatively little increase in wing area increases eff
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by phumbe 9y ago
Sorry for not seeing this earlier! I'm in dailies, so I'm kind of a weird case. Makes sense though because I use them predominately for social events and athletics. The ones that get itchy for me are Acuvue Moist. A step better is
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by phumbe 9y ago
This is key. Switching brands can make a huge difference. In one, my eyes feel dry and itchy after just a few hours. In another (more expensive, of course), I can go 12 hours without discomfort.
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Suspect trading in Equifax options might have generated millions in profit(cnbc.com)
9 points by phumbe 9y ago|0 comments

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