Show HN: Mince pie tracker

It’s going to be a very regional competition - I wouldn’t even know where to find a mince pie in Seattle. Which I imagine is going to be a pretty common problem for much of the world.

As a side note - I was curious if those countries the Southern Hemisphere, (and thus a warm sunny XMas), would be as into Mince Pies, but a quick google of turned up Yes!

Re: Show HN: Mince pie tracker

#5

Post by shardling » Mon, Dec 10, 2012, 3:35 PM UTC

It's unfortunate that it apparently doesn't parse how many you eat -- you need a separate tweet for each consumption.

Re: Show HN: Mince pie tracker

#6

Post by stuartk » Mon, Dec 10, 2012, 3:43 PM UTC

shardling wrote: post #5

It's unfortunate that it apparently doesn't parse how many you eat -- you need a separate tweet for each consumption.

I did consider that, but it would be far too easy to just put #mpt #eaten 10000. So I left it as 1 per tweet.

Re: Show HN: Mince pie tracker

#7

Post by stuartk » Mon, Dec 10, 2012, 3:45 PM UTC

nmcfarl wrote: post #4

This is completely awesome. It’s going to be a very regional competition - I wouldn’t even know where to find a mince pie in Seattle. Which I imagine is going to be a pretty common problem for much of the world. As a side note - I was curious if those countries the Southern Hemisphere, (and thus a warm sunny XMas), would be as into Mince Pies, but a quick google of turned up Yes!

That's a feature I might add, location of consumption. Thanks.

Re: Show HN: Mince pie tracker

#8

Post by minimize_me » Mon, Dec 10, 2012, 3:53 PM UTC

Peroni wrote: post #2

Ok, I'll bite (terrible pun intended), what's the point?

http://isitchristmas.com/

Re: Show HN: Mince pie tracker

#9

Post by stuartk » Mon, Dec 10, 2012, 3:55 PM UTC

minimize_me wrote: post #8

Peroni wrote: post #2

Ok, I'll bite (terrible pun intended), what's the point?

http://isitchristmas.com/

I generally hate anything christmassy before December 1st, but after that point, it's fair game. That includes mince pies.

Re: Show HN: Mince pie tracker

#10

Post by hapless » Mon, Dec 10, 2012, 5:15 PM UTC

nmcfarl wrote: post #4

This is completely awesome. It’s going to be a very regional competition - I wouldn’t even know where to find a mince pie in Seattle. Which I imagine is going to be a pretty common problem for much of the world. As a side note - I was curious if those countries the Southern Hemisphere, (and thus a warm sunny XMas), would be as into Mince Pies, but a quick google of turned up Yes!

Mince pie is a thing in America, they're just much larger than the British treat. From what I can tell, it's a similar filling, just, expanded to a full-size pie.

In my experience, you can find it in any supermarket around Thanksgiving and Christmas.

(Example: wal-mart http://www.walmart.com/ip/Mrs.-Smith-s-Classic-Mince-Pie-27-...)