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Re: Ask HN: Screenshot Saturday

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http://i.imgur.com/677PMkn.jpg

Today I tested https://github.com/rbanffy/testable_appengine on Windows and thought I should add a mention to the README.

This is completely unrelated to my day job, but we all have hobbies.

Also, about a week ago, I fixed https://github.com/rbanffy/3270font so now it works with https://github.com/milkbikis/powerline-shell

Re: Ask HN: Screenshot Saturday

#132
I built, and am continuing to refine, a site that features one link (and accompanying discussion thread) per day.

http://puu.sh/8p3D5.png

I got the idea from an Idea Sunday thread, built the first version in a few hours, and I've been working on it on and off all week.

http://threadaday.github.io

Re: Ask HN: Screenshot Saturday

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Life Goes On! A game, built in Unity, about sacrificing knights and using their dead bodies to solve puzzles. http://i.imgur.com/qeuo84C.jpg http://i.imgur.com/g1oFM31.jpg http://i.imgur.com/7PoX6th.jpg This game started at a game jam two years ago. It became an evening and weekends hobby, then it became a full commercial release, and we just launched on steam. ( http://store.steampowered.com/app/250050/ ) I thought…

Just checked out the game trailer and it looks really good! The concept seems fun and the graphics are amazing. However I have to admit that I feel the title is not appropriate and a better one should have been chosen.

Re: Ask HN: Screenshot Saturday

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post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I suspect that's wrong and that they'll make it to the front page regardless.

Wrong from whose perspective? It's strange that "wrong" things make it to the front page. By definition wouldn't that make them "right?"

If only it were that simple. HN is about optimizing for intellectual curiosity, and that is only one of the reasons why stories get upvoted.

Re: Ask HN: Screenshot Saturday

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In early March I whipped up http://Listen2EDM.com because I was tired of searching for new music manually through SoundCloud, GrooveShark/Spotify still sort of required discovery, and Pandora just didn't fit my personal pain-point. While social media stats are meek, it's averaging about 32000 minutes played back each day (~400 uniques/day; ~2000/week). This has motivated me to develop it further and make the UI a bit…

I fucking love this. Also, I strongly disagree about the name change -- "EDM" might sound stupid, but its widely accepted terminology, and you instantly know what the site does based on the name. EDIT: Since you mentioned Spotify, an "Open in Spotify" link for each song would be killer so users can save songs they like for later (if this is in there and I missed it, woops). Either way it's in my bookmarks bar now (an…

> "EDM" might sound stupid, but its widely accepted terminology

Sure, it's widely-accepted terminology in the US or by people who are disinterested enough to label all electronic music as "EDM". It's also starting to refer to a very 'American' style of dance music, so it probably will turn off a lot of people, especially those most involved/interested in electronic music.

Music genres are one of those identity-defining topics[1], so it's best to sidestep the whole issue if there's any doubt!

[1]: http://paulgraham.com/identity.html

Re: Ask HN: Screenshot Saturday

#138

I built, and am continuing to refine, a site that features one link (and accompanying discussion thread) per day. http://puu.sh/8p3D5.png I got the idea from an Idea Sunday thread, built the first version in a few hours, and I've been working on it on and off all week. http://threadaday.github.io

Awesome. A few things to think about:

1) Would it not be better to have one-topic per day as opposed to one link. With one topic, users can submit multiple links/sources.

2) Have you started to think about acquiring users? You definitely need to grab an email address and email the daily topic so we can get remember to come back.

3) Related to 2. I think when selecting links, topics, it is important to select something ultra-controversial/interesting if you want to sparkle discussion.

Re: Ask HN: Screenshot Saturday

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post #51

I've been working on an interactive data visualization about the scale of the brain. It is supposed to educate people about parts of the brain and its depth. ETA: next Tuesday http://imgur.com/cthoD4n

Interesting, I guess you could expand into other areas and end up having the entire body. While you at it, I hope you are building it as a platform allowing others to create something similar for anything physical: cars, trees, whatever...

Re: Ask HN: Screenshot Saturday

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post #73

LottoLane / http://www.lottolane.com Lottery Pools for the 21st Century. LottoLane handles all aspects of lottery pools. Keep friends/family/colleagues in the loop with upcoming drawings. Track who has paid to play. Share pics of tickets with pool members. Find out if you've won instantly after a drawing without checking the numbers yourself. Screenshot of a lottery drawing page: http://i.imgur.com/pZvg5Uw.png Screen…

This should be 100% mobile first, even if mobile web. I do not play lottery, but I can see this being very very valuable to people who play in groups. Or even just for individuals who want to keep track of the combinations they played in the past.
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