for linux there is gcal which to some extend offers this service for the commandline.
For instance:
gcal -N -q US_CA
tells you the days days left until each holiday in California, Usa.
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#52Searched for my football club 'Chelsea'. No Results found.
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#53This is one of those cool websites that when I open for the first time I usually say : "Oh that's awesome, I should bookmark it and use more often" and then after 1 hour It's totally forgotten until the next time I clean my bookmarks. Anyway TV Shows episode calendar is really useful and I think it's a nice idea to have this information arranged in this way.
I've used http://episodecalendar.com/ for 1-2 years already, it's great.
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#54The aesthetic would be awesome if it weren't for those giant ads on the side. It throws off my days-till-Halloween vibe.
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#55I always use something like https://days.to/since/new-years-day to check when eggs are packaged. All eggs (in the USA at least) have a three digit code showing the date it was packaged on the end of the carton. Helps to see how old the eggs are at the market.
How is that better than checking the expiry/best before date? Or is that not available in the states? (Canadian)
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#56I am in the Southern hemisphere and found the seasonal countdowns irrelevant (https://days.to/until/spring).
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#57I am in the Southern hemisphere and found the seasonal countdowns irrelevant ( https://days.to/until/spring ).
In their defence they do list the march equinox as well, for the internationally minded (https://days.to/until/march-equinox).
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#58Love it. Althought I would prefer it be in a timeline fashion. It would make it more easy to skim with your eyes.
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#59Earlier quoted context omitted.
And how are people supposed to find it if it's not SEO-optimized? Only Hacker News folks in-the-know? It seems like a really odd point to bring up.
I think most of the time it's because everyone has experienced getting low quality results from SEO optimized sites. It's getting to the point where one cannot shop or search for product recommendations on popular search engines because you'll get nothing but toptenreallyspecificproduct.com or absolutebestproduct.com. Optimizing for search rankings doesn't say anything directly about any given site, but it's generall…
The only time I use Google to find a product is when I know need something but don't know what it's called exactly. Otherwise I just go to the relevant e-commerce site to skip past all the BS.
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#60Looks good, very clean and nice. You should add the ability to create your own custom events, for instance I'm taking a trip to California and Las Vegas next month that I'm looking forward to. It would be nice if I could add that event and maybe the site could be smart enough to pull a picture down when I type in California or Las Vegas. That would for me at least be enough to warrant a bookmark.
You may find the following useful for creating custom events with a countdown timer: http://countdownmaker.com/
For example: http://countdownmaker.com/countdown/3vnlvm/