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william_uk

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    Comment #46490292

    Interesting thanks - have just targeted desktop for now, though making a sensible responsive layout for mobile should be fairly easy. Albeit it would mean that any snippets on mobi…

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    Comment #46489850

    Snippets.dev is a PWA that stores everything locally in the browser (IndexedDB), with export/import to JSON for backups. I can't install apps or use cloud-based solutions at work s…

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    Show HN: Snippets – Minimal local scratchpad for code and notes

    I built Snippets ( https://snippets.dev ), a keyboard-first scratchpad for snippets, drafts, and quick notes. Everything is stored locally in the browser (localstorage). You can al…

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    Show HN: OneList – a minimalist todo list web app (no signup required to try)

    I know the world probably doesn’t need another todo list app, but I built OneList because I wanted something super simple - just a list, a focus mode, and a Pomodoro timer. No due …

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    Show HN: Ask Mr Darcy – what Ask Jeeves could have been (GPT-3.5-turbo)

    Salutations to one and all. I hereby present unto thee Ask Mr Darcy, a straightforward use of gpt-3.5-turbo employed for the purpose of constructing a question-answerer and transla…

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    Ask HN: Do any startups use Force.com?

    I'm currently evaluating platforms for a new project. I haven't tried it yet, but it seems like Force.com might be a good fit. Does anyone use it or know of any startups that do? I…

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    Comment #5785418

    > when I run out of space around a topic, a force-directed algorithm to create more would be very nice Have you tried iMindMap (www.thinkbuzan.com)? Pretty sure it does that.

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    Comment #5303787

    Thanks for your comments - much appreciated!

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    Comment #5303786

    > Will there ever be time tracking? That's one feature I really wish Trello had by default. We are currently considering all feature requests and this is one I've heard a few times…

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    Comment #5300071

    > Does it have dependencies? Not as yet, but this is an early release of the product and we are aggressively adding new features and improvements. This is definitely something we a…

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    Comment #5299826

    Thanks for your comments. Some kind of 'quick-add' for tasks and groups is definitely something we are considering.

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    Comment #5299421

    > What's the stack behind this? Very nice by the way! The entire app is written in CoffeScript - we're using Node.js on the backend and the front is mainly SVG/D3.js/Backbone.js.

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    Comment #5299303

    > This might be a bug, or not. If I have 2 groups with different colors and put one inside the other, the inner group changes color. Did not expect this behavior. This is by design…

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    Comment #5299220

    Thanks for this. I personally like just clicking off to dismiss the modal, but admittedly if we keep this we need to be a bit cleverer in terms of not just losing the changes.

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    Comment #5299200

    > I played with it a bit and unless I missed something, the size of the circle is only related to how many other circles are inside it. This is true - the group (used to categorize…

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    Comment #5299102

    Founder at DropTask here. Thanks for your comments, we'll give them some thought. In terms of how we will survive, as Ygg2 has posted from our FAQ, we plan on charging for premium …

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    Comment #5293661

    This is awesome.

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    Comment #5189905

    I'm a founder at DropTask - thanks for giving it a go. Ordering within a group is definitely something we are thinking about, though we're unsure of a sensible implementation as ye…

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    Comment #5078207

    When is Sean Parker joining your board... "Drop the 'The.' Just 'Head Phones Rule.' It's cleaner."

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    Comment #4717809

    I've managed to successfully failover to our own emergency backup version: https://twitter.com/williamlannen/status/263294924382937090