Bug report: I can't generate a PDF for my username. I think it's barfing on the hyphen.
The best of $user on HN, with eBook export
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#32I'm kind of disappointed by http://bitovod.com/hn/best-of?username=swombat - most of my highest-voted comments are short and snappy.
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#33Bug report: I can't generate a PDF for my username. I think it's barfing on the hyphen.
I think you need to capitalize the first letter of your username or else it doesn't work.
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#34Bug report: I can't generate a PDF for my username. I think it's barfing on the hyphen.
This should be fixed now.
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#35I'm kind of disappointed by http://bitovod.com/hn/best-of?username=swombat - most of my highest-voted comments are short and snappy.
Mine are too... seems that HN users tend to reward quick "aligns with our zeitgeist" posts.
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#36I'm kind of disappointed by http://bitovod.com/hn/best-of?username=swombat - most of my highest-voted comments are short and snappy.
What's wrong with clear and simple?
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#37None of the data points are appearing on the chart when I look at it. I'm using Safari 5. Sounds like a cool idea - but right now it's a pain to have to keep downloading the PDF to see the chart.
Most likely the problem is with parsing the date string. I can fix it if anyone knows which Date string format Safari 5 supports.
I'm not sure, but this thread might be of help: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4310953/invalid-date-in-s...
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#38The best of Hacker News !
http://bitovod.com/hn/best-of?username=&limit=100
( just empty username field )
TOP5:
#1, 368 points by btilly |on: Want to Remember Everything You'll Ever Learn? Surrender to This Algorithm
#2, 296 points by mechanical_fish |on: Why Your Startup Shouldn't Copy 37signals or Fog Creek
#3, 282 points by norvig |on: Ask PG: Lisp vs Python (2010)
#4, 261 points by grellas |on: So A Blogger Walks Into A Bar…
#5, 260 points by jrockway |on: Osama bin Laden Is Dead
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#39This is excellent! I had envisioned doing something like this but never got around to it. Thank you! A few ideas for enhancements: - the ability to sort comments by a user defined formula using karma points, number of comments in thread, and date (Later comments get too many points because the site has grown so much.) - a few formatting options - a service than prints hard copies... AFAIC, anyone who has submitted 10…
Your extreme narcissism finally has an outlet!
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#40I'm kind of disappointed by http://bitovod.com/hn/best-of?username=swombat - most of my highest-voted comments are short and snappy.
One thing I find interesting about my own highly ranked comments (and, I suspect, a lot of the lower ranked ones too) is how many of them reference books or articles that elaborate in much more detail on the subject. The rest tend to rely on my personal experiences and domain knowledge. I don't think this is a coincidence: a lot of the best comments exploit some kind of information asymmetry, where the writer knows something or knows about things that most don't and hence has a lot to contribute.
(Exception to my general rule above: this comment).
Here I am, BTW: http://bitovod.com/hn/best-of?username=jseliger