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Re: Show HN: Bananalert

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Post by blueblob » Thu, Jun 04, 2015, 4:15 PM UTC

You're missing green/brown which is what half of the bananas at my grocery store are.

Re: Show HN: Bananalert

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Jun 04, 2015, 4:16 PM UTC

pluma wrote: post #47

gidan wrote: post #45

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http://www.sherv.net/banana-emoticons.html

Thanks. Now I have that song stuck in my head. I didn't even need to hear it -- the visuals were enough of a trigger.

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Re: Show HN: Bananalert

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Post by robogimp » Thu, Jun 04, 2015, 4:19 PM UTC

blueblob wrote: post #51

You're missing green/brown which is what half of the bananas at my grocery store are.

The hospital here does a roaring trade in distressed looking bananas with random grey skuff marks...

Re: Show HN: Bananalert

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Post by ovi256 » Thu, Jun 04, 2015, 4:26 PM UTC

adrenalinerush6 wrote: post #24

Practicality wrote: post #21

var bananalife = 5 * 24; Bananas live 5 days?

based on a google search. this is more of a joke project than anything lol

You can always tune this by gradient walking to the minimum of HN complaints.

Re: Show HN: Bananalert

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Post by Practicality » Thu, Jun 04, 2015, 4:27 PM UTC

gutnor wrote: post #28

schneidmaster wrote: post #26

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Yep, you're feeding information right into Google's greedy hands about when your bananas are ripe.

You joke, but seeing Amazon lately, that seems like the kind of things they would like to know.

I prefer to keep my bananas out in the open, it's better security when everyone knows about my bananas.

Re: Show HN: Bananalert

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Post by nathanaldensr » Thu, Jun 04, 2015, 4:38 PM UTC

Nogwater wrote: post #39

SoftwareMaven wrote: post #35

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I thought the same thing. I love avacodos, but I've given up purchasing them because I'm so bad at finding the millisecond they are ready to eat before they turn to mush.

I've started buying them when they're very hard (Costco sells them by the bag) and then waiting for them to ripen at home. This keeps them from getting bruised by other shoppers. So far, I've had good luck with them being ripe and good for about 3 days.

Yes, this is absolutely the secret to awesome avocados. Buy the unripe ones--the ones shoppers aren't squeezing to death--and let them ripen over a few days. Then, a few days before you run out, go grab the next batch.

Re: Show HN: Bananalert

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Post by sp332 » Thu, Jun 04, 2015, 4:39 PM UTC

Since HTTP is deprecated, and you can't get TLS certificates for IP addresses, that means pages hosted like this will be at a disadvantage from now on right?

Re: Show HN: Bananalert

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Post by spelunker » Thu, Jun 04, 2015, 4:39 PM UTC

robotnoises wrote: post #14

artursapek wrote: post #7

What's your exit strategy?

Probably something along the lines of "I'll drive away from the building in my new Bugatti..."

"Here in my GARAGE, just bought this new Bugatti"

Re: Show HN: Bananalert

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Post by michaelsitver » Thu, Jun 04, 2015, 4:40 PM UTC

Absolutely brilliant. Now you just need to release this for every fruit. Appleapp. PineapplePulse. Instant billion dollar unicorn company.