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Re: Ask HN: What projects are you working on?

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Post by Turing_Machine »

ftfish wrote: post #70

Nothing as interesting as many of the projects here, but I've had around 10k visits this month and plenty of returning visitors, so I guess it's useful enough. It's a very simple generator for static social media sharing buttons with support for Font Awesome: http://simplesharingbuttons.com/ Quite useful for mobile websites or email newsletters.

I recently went through the hassle of tracking down the necessary info to create a bunch of share buttons manually. Not hard, but time-consuming. This would have been very useful. Simple to use, too. Bookmarked for the next time I have to do that. Thanks!

Re: Ask HN: What projects are you working on?

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Post by nnoitra »

silverlight wrote: post #6
nnoitra wrote: post #5

It's not a product, but I am trying to get better at meditation. Being able to calm yourself is an invaluable skill for a hacker.

I've been thinking of trying to work on this myself. Both as a way to manage stress in my life and as a way to put myself in a better creative mindset. Any good resources/tips?

Make sure that when you sit(preferably lotus position) that you are comfortable. You can't meditate if you are uncomfortable. Focus on your breath as it goes in your lungs and your belly rises. Thoughts will appear, gently shift your attention back to the breath. Start with short(10 minute) sessions twice a day then move up if you wanna get better at it. And finally, meditation is a tool for self-exploration. Don't treat it like a chore. : )

Re: Ask HN: What projects are you working on?

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Post by thebiglebrewski »

Turing_Machine wrote: post #71
ftfish wrote: post #70

Nothing as interesting as many of the projects here, but I've had around 10k visits this month and plenty of returning visitors, so I guess it's useful enough. It's a very simple generator for static social media sharing buttons with support for Font Awesome: http://simplesharingbuttons.com/ Quite useful for mobile websites or email newsletters.

I recently went through the hassle of tracking down the necessary info to create a bunch of share buttons manually. Not hard, but time-consuming. This would have been very useful. Simple to use, too. Bookmarked for the next time I have to do that. Thanks!

This is pretty awesome! I also made a similar tool at easilyshare.me

Re: Ask HN: What projects are you working on?

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Post by ftfish »

Turing_Machine wrote: post #71
ftfish wrote: post #70

Nothing as interesting as many of the projects here, but I've had around 10k visits this month and plenty of returning visitors, so I guess it's useful enough. It's a very simple generator for static social media sharing buttons with support for Font Awesome: http://simplesharingbuttons.com/ Quite useful for mobile websites or email newsletters.

I recently went through the hassle of tracking down the necessary info to create a bunch of share buttons manually. Not hard, but time-consuming. This would have been very useful. Simple to use, too. Bookmarked for the next time I have to do that. Thanks!

Awesome, I'm glad you find this useful :)

Like you said, putting the code together is not hard, but having it automated saves tons of time.

Re: Ask HN: What projects are you working on?

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Post by ftfish »

thebiglebrewski wrote: post #74
Turing_Machine wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I recently went through the hassle of tracking down the necessary info to create a bunch of share buttons manually. Not hard, but time-consuming. This would have been very useful. Simple to use, too. Bookmarked for the next time I have to do that. Thanks!

This is pretty awesome! I also made a similar tool at easilyshare.me

I really like the interface.

If you're interested, there's a link to a blog post on the bottom of the website with code for some extra social networking/bookmarking sites -- if you'd perhaps like to add support for those. (I didn't add those to the generator because of missing icons in the icon sets.)

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