What's so special with minimalweather.com? • Hacker News Board

Re: What's so special with minimalweather.com?

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Post by jedberg » Wed, Jul 25, 2012, 5:20 PM UTC

retube wrote: post #30

I never understood the point of a service that tells you the weather where you are.

So you know what to expect when you walk outside.

Re: What's so special with minimalweather.com?

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Post by jpastika » Wed, Jul 25, 2012, 5:24 PM UTC

I think the value here isn't really displaying weather. I believe the author effectively demonstrates an interesting technique that non-native apps can utilize to make them feel more native.

As far as awesome and simple non-native weather apps go, check out: http://pattern.dk/sun/

Re: What's so special with minimalweather.com?

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Post by pavel_lishin » Wed, Jul 25, 2012, 5:24 PM UTC

mgurlitz wrote: post #19

pavel_lishin wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I prefer More Interestingness* - I have a clock on my machine already, and I rarely need to know the weather every time I load a new tab. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ngddmdmkjnnefgggjn...

That link goes to Currently still. Here's More Interestingness: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ngddmdmkjnnefgggjn...

Oops - thanks!

Re: What's so special with minimalweather.com?

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Post by nachteilig » Wed, Jul 25, 2012, 5:30 PM UTC

Seems like a decent use for iPad since we still (!?) don't have the built-in iOS app.

Re: What's so special with minimalweather.com?

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Post by dsirijus » Wed, Jul 25, 2012, 5:30 PM UTC

retube wrote: post #30

I never understood the point of a service that tells you the weather where you are.

And yet, it seems so magical.

That being said, I have my curtains drawn always, so I use it.

Re: What's so special with minimalweather.com?

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Post by dcadenas » Wed, Jul 25, 2012, 5:37 PM UTC

It's great!

Re: What's so special with minimalweather.com?

#37

Post by anupj » Wed, Jul 25, 2012, 5:44 PM UTC

Nothing.

Re: What's so special with minimalweather.com?

#38

Post by laserDinosaur » Wed, Jul 25, 2012, 5:54 PM UTC

I don't get it. My Android has a widget on my homepage that shows me the current weather for my location, updated live. Is that all this is doing?

Re: What's so special with minimalweather.com?

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Post by angrydev » Wed, Jul 25, 2012, 5:59 PM UTC

laserDinosaur wrote: post #38

I don't get it. My Android has a widget on my homepage that shows me the current weather for my location, updated live. Is that all this is doing?

No, in fact this particular implementation will only update the icon AFTER you load the page (from what I can gather anyway). Not sure why that is valuable.

It may also be pertinent to note that there are no widgets for iOS, so something as basic as live weather becomes a bit of a chore.

Re: What's so special with minimalweather.com?

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Post by nivla » Wed, Jul 25, 2012, 6:03 PM UTC

laserDinosaur wrote: post #38

I don't get it. My Android has a widget on my homepage that shows me the current weather for my location, updated live. Is that all this is doing?

Yes but less. You see iOS does not have desktop widgets like android/windows, so this is a creative way to show the updates within the app icon.