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sarreph
4,026karma·903submissions·July 21, 2013
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I make software, images (sometimes moving), and music.
Today, my focus is on personalizing the internet at Kenobi.ai (YC W22)
Reach me at my name (Rory) and my company’s domain.
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Never ceases to amaze me the options (no pun intended) that OS X developers put hidden in the simplest of system apps. Makes them so versatile. I remember as a stupid middle-schooler thinking I was be…
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No. Just no. The BBC has just started doing this / something similar with their royal wedding coverage* and I found it incredibly irritating. No longer can you scan an article, but instead have t…
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While it's clear that the vast majority of us do not agree with Draper's comments here, let's not attempt to discredit someone based on their (wealthy or otherwise) financial background…
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> Ironically they may add that at some point, and Duplex just calls on my behalf without me even knowing. Yup, good observation; seems highly likely, save for the 'without even knowing' b…
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I agree, refreshingly top-notch FAQs!
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For JS usage, I am actually - on the whole - a big fan of moment. However, I agree with you that the mutability of its core object instances is odd. Would also like to know why this design choice was …
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> What’s the issue? Some blocked sidewalks. As if that was a new issue in cities. Yes, blocked sidewalks is the issue. And while I'm glad the author suggests a remedy — of creating designated …
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Not only do (our) family and friends have no idea what Feedly is, most of them would have no idea where to start with the websites / content providers they’d want to add to their feeds. This is c…
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Generally speaking, because we don’t interact with food and everyday activities with our butts! :)
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Oh boy, this is just making me miss Swift anymore...
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Thanks for this! As a non-ML'er (for lack of a better term), I enjoyed seeing how simple it could be to port this kind of amazing stuff into a JS app :)
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I remember coming to SE Asia a couple of years ago, and finding it amazing how I could order an Uber with the same app / account that I do in the West (albeit only from major, supported cities). …
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I don’t understand how the highest voted comment (at this time) in this thread is a user spreading a false notion that ‘if you only have a bachelor [in Europe], people assume something went wrong’. Do…
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What about electric propeller motors though? Aren’t they much quieter? If you could get the noise close to that of a glider then the only other pollution you’d have to worry about is visual. Then we’d…
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Great design... Only nitpick with the UI is the slider control: it feels scroll-jacky and doesn't offer a manual number input.
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Lovely UI... I'm interested to know what DB you used for searching chords? I tried to create something similar in React with MIDI support a while back but couldn't get the library (unfortuna…
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I assume this explains the apparent hugeness of the attack: > The vulnerability via misconfiguration described in the post is somewhat unique amongst that class of attacks because the amplification…
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It does surprise me how many big SAAS products with generous free trials don't check for '+'s on Gmail addresses...
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Good point — I guess it's akin to the effect of napping on a macro scale. However, if I only ever take a week out, I find that I don't get the mental rest I need to come back to my work full…
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If you want to increase burnout (and its inevitable resultant churn) in an organisation, capping vacation length sounds like a surefire way to achieve that.
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By a 'mailing list-type setup', do you mean an actual email mailing list? In my opinion, such a suggestion is naïve, when the masses flock to Facebook/YouTube for their digital '…