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nomatteus

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About nomatteus

Toronto-based developer.

Email me: matt@ruten.ca

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    Oblique Strategies is a set of cards created by Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt, with each card containing a short phrase/remark that is meant to help with creative blocks or dilemmas.…

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    As a programming exercise, I wanted to code Conway's Game of Life. I used JavaScript and Canvas to do it, as I haven't worked with Canvas before so wanted to try it out. Code is he…

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    Comment #3001724

    Anyone see a list of what framework is being used for each language? I created a Ruby app, and it's using Sinatra. Edit: here's links to all the app templates, for anyone intereste…

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    Comment #2925898

    Toronto has this for streetcars and buses. It's run by NextBus, which seems to run GPS for a bunch of cities ( http://www.nextbus.com/predictor/agencySelector.jsp ). They offer ope…

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    Comment #2572353

    Good idea. I want to add more features, but I don't have any more room for controls in the current view. So, I'm working on a separate "Settings" panel that would let you choose a …

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    Show HN: TOTransit.ca - Toronto Streetcars Live On a Map (Weekend Project)

    Link: http://totransit.ca I made this on a weekend back in April. My motivation was to create something I would find useful, and to utilize data provided by Toronto Open Data (http…

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    Comment #1066257

    I took a quick look and found a couple I like: http://basecamphq.com/tour -- Highlights each feature with a screenshot, with a link to a demo video. http://www.freshbooks.com/tour.…

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    Comment #1065920

    Does this require a Google Apps Premier account, or will it work for the Standard (free) version as well?

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    Comment #1065912

    Or you can use Facebook's proxy option (something like username@proxyemail.facebook.com) so app devs don't actually see your real email address. Same sort of thing that Craigslist …

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    Comment #1065428

    From the first paragraph: "Today, Facebook is granting developers on Platform the ability to request (or require) users to hand over their email addresses so they they can send per…

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    Ask HN: Should I trust online password management services like passpack.com?

    I've recently been looking for a good password management system. Key features being cross-platform and cross-browser implementation. I started using Passpack.com a few weeks ago a…