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Re: Show HN: JFDIN - Just Fucking Do It Now

#81
post #31

It's a nice timer, but this recent casualization of the word 'fuck' is irritating, and I don't care to support it. It was in a ton of the blog headlines posted on this very site last year, and all it does is detract from the power of the word, while doing nothing to add an edge to your project. Sorry. Nice timer, though. Find a real way to motivate the user without abuse and it'd be even cooler.

Http://Beeminder.com takes it a step further and takes your lunch money too if you give up...

Re: Show HN: JFDIN - Just Fucking Do It Now

#82
post #65

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There's a world of difference between "I fucking hate Javascript" and "Fuck you."

I'm not sure what you're getting at here. One can be incredibly rude and 'offensive' without swearing.

Not sure how you wound up there. I'm pointing out that swearing to emphasize words is different from swearing at the user. I don't think the problem here is that the software has "Fuck You" and not "Screw You" floating over the middle finger pointing at the user, but that's exactly what David is implying with his disingenuous remark about installing a profanity blocker.

Re: Show HN: JFDIN - Just Fucking Do It Now

#83
post #80

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What kind of return data would interest you?

When I fail to do something within the allotted time - I would love to see: { "my_custom_task_name": { "task_id": 124575, "result": "FUCK_YOU", "reason": "Time limit void" } }

But how would it return this JSON to you? Through a callback URL specified?

Re: Show HN: JFDIN - Just Fucking Do It Now

#84
post #78

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What kind of return data would interest you?

Make Fucking Badass Just Fucking Do It Now API (FBJFDINAPI for short); If I supply a string of text for a task, I need its ID. Given an ID, I need the time remaining on the timer. When the time reaches 0 on a given ID, I need a message to display to my users.

Definitely putting this into v2!

Re: Show HN: JFDIN - Just Fucking Do It Now

#87

Stuff like this screams the "brogrammer" stereotype to me. Strip the profanity and there's not much of a joke left.

That's strange; all of the brogrammers that I know are pretty reasonable people. Sure, they dress strangely, tend to keep their hair in novel styles, have odd preferences for beverages, have quirky catchphrases that don't really make sense, are overwhelmingly men, and generally have problems fitting in at offices full of suits...

...but so do most hackers, right?

Re: Show HN: JFDIN - Just Fucking Do It Now

#88
post #80

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When I fail to do something within the allotted time - I would love to see: { "my_custom_task_name": { "task_id": 124575, "result": "FUCK_YOU", "reason": "Time limit void" } }

But how would it return this JSON to you? Through a callback URL specified?

Yeah, that's what I had in mind. So if you POST this to a particular URL, I can probably do something - Send a text to my phone or send myself an E-mail, etc..

Edit: And please ignore the other comments asking you to stop with the profanity, etc. Clearly, those people aren't your target audience, but we are. If anyone feels offended, I think it's fair they don't use your service at all, than complain about it...

Re: Show HN: JFDIN - Just Fucking Do It Now

#89
post #31

It's a nice timer, but this recent casualization of the word 'fuck' is irritating, and I don't care to support it. It was in a ton of the blog headlines posted on this very site last year, and all it does is detract from the power of the word, while doing nothing to add an edge to your project. Sorry. Nice timer, though. Find a real way to motivate the user without abuse and it'd be even cooler.

I think they use that word because of comedic value of the K sound (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inherently_funny_word). "Buick" might work too?

Hey author, please don't dilute our finite set of profane words. Inventing new ones is hard.

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