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tosh

183,928karma·27,647submissions·May 4, 2010
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https://smolenv.com (a smol agent)

https://findableapp.com (SEO toolkit for Google & ChatGPT)

https://kiwilang.com (k-like language and implementation in Zig with support for GPU via Apple MLX)

https://chesscatsapp.com (a fun way to play chess)

https://moreepisodes.com (tv show episodes generated by GPT-4)

https://jamshelf.com (open source Clubhouse)

https://magic.do (early stage fund)

https://lemmings.io (sci-fi themed hackathons (think "zombie apocalypse", "aliens"))

https://applesilicongames.com (game compatibility and game performance on Apple Silicon Macs)

https://devmonthly.com (curated news & input & jobs for software engineers)

https://blossom.io (project tracking for distributed teams)

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https://dribbble.com/tosh

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{UX Service Game} Design, Typography, Clojure, Lisp, Python, Tea, Minimalism, Dao, …

[ my public key: https://keybase.io/tosh; my proof: https://keybase.io/tosh/sigs/gBG56O339IbBPh1iaudGL3dgJuX2yONIATYv62xHXdg ]

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This is a great piece by someone who was with Yahoo for quite some time and really understands the company. Was more interesting to read than all the Facebook & Instagram posts back then.
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TL;DW: * Dart 1.0 to land this Summer * Dart to be submitted to a Standards Body * Next Step: get Dart VM into Google Chrome The whole interview is quite interesting imho as it is a c…
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If you're interested in the Future of Dart there's also a related HN subission An Interview with Lars & Kasper (who work on Dart VM and previously worked on v8 and Java's HotSpot VM): https://new…
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The gist: * Dart VM is faster than v8 * Dart code translated to JS can run faster than handwritten JS * Dart 1.0 to land this Summer * Dart Language will be put into a Standards Body…
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Mozilla has a very similar project that is aligned with polymer: http://www.x-tags.org/ Looks like we'll get actual browser support for Web Components eventually :)…
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Also if you are interested in Polymer but want to actually use it in production right now (like we to at Blossom.io) check out Dart's Web UI: http://www.dartlang.org/articles/web-ui/ It's like trave…
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Like Angular.js from an end-user/developer's perspective but goes beyond that. Instead of being a framework it is an effort to polyfill the actual Web Components spec. This means that Polymer will eve…
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As far as I know all of the teams are aware of each other and even share some resources (code) as well as insights about best practice and API design. The angular people probably have the most experie…
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We are using the Google Cloud Datastore for quite some time at Blossom.io (through App Engine) and it is an amazing piece of technology. Since scaling the data-tier is the most challenging part of bui…
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I think patio11 is spot on here. Lifecycle emails are very pragmatic. They might be annoying to some users but in general they are a great idea. related: http://www.behaviormodel.org/ "My Behavior M…
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Any recommended reading highly appreciated btw.
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This post is so spot on. It never is as bad as it seems. But sometimes it's hard to rationalize and internalize that fact in the situation. Having a bad day as a founder? Ping me anytime. Beer/coffee/…
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That's why scalable solutions like CSS & SVG are a great idea for UI elements. That said right now often you still need raster graphics (e.g. screenshots) and making sure you provide them in a way…
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Thanks for the tip Ryan.
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Spot on. It's just easier to communicate than "devices with higher than 'usual' DPI" :)
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Wow, looks neat :)
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