Show HN: LaptopHits.com – see what laptops people are talking about online

Post by plankton_sb » Fri, Dec 02, 2016, 10:21 AM UTC

frozenport wrote: post #39

plankton_sb wrote: post #2

Hi all, I want to find a job as a RoR developer, but as I have ~10 years coding gap in my CV (I played poker, ran poker forum and did other poker related things) I decided to start some real life projects to build my GitHub portfolio. LaptopHits.com is the first one. Idea came to me when two of my friends wanted to buy new laptops and asked me,'the computer guy', for some recommendations. I'm not laptop expert, so I…

You missed an opportunity to use amazon referral links.

Post by plankton_sb » Fri, Dec 02, 2016, 10:24 AM UTC

mxuribe wrote: post #13

This is great, and perfect timing too (considering proximity to holiday shopping)! Also, the minimal styling keeps things running faster, and in a non-obtrusive manner. One small/tiny recommendation: you may want to add a little more content as to the background on this...so visitors understand where the data comes from (mentions in reddit forums, etc.), and that while this doesn't encompass everything on the interne…

Post by plankton_sb » Fri, Dec 02, 2016, 10:29 AM UTC

netsec_burn wrote: post #21

Wow, just what I was looking for! Thanks, I just purchased the #1 recommended one since it's exactly the specs I needed and right within the budget. And yes, it included the referrer code :)

Post by plankton_sb » Fri, Dec 02, 2016, 10:30 AM UTC

0x1d wrote: post #89

PKop wrote: post #79

$('a').css({'text-decoration': 'none', color: 'navy'}) edit: you're right this is a particularly low quality comment. Just think the site could use some toning down on the styling. More visually pleasing, less distracting. Personal opinion, that is all.

I think this is a good improvement!

Post by PKop » Sat, Dec 03, 2016, 1:59 AM UTC

plankton_sb wrote: post #148

0x1d wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think this is a good improvement!

Yeah, it looks nice, I'll think about it.

  /* native device fonts */
  body { font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji"; }
  
  a { text-decoration: none; color: #444; }
  a:hover { color: lime !important; }
  
  p.item > a { font-size: 17px; color: #00C; }
  p.item-info { color: #666; }