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caffeinewriter··on Show HN: Showgoers – Watch Netflix with friends remotely
I personally have used http://syncplay.pl/

It seems to be similar in concept :)

caffeinewriter··on Wargames
OverTheWire has some really fun wargames. I made it through Bandit and Leviathan not too long ago, and I only have one more challenge in Natas. They do a good job on the difficulty overall, not too difficult to start, but it ramps up pretty steadily, giving you a chance to learn. I'll have to get back on this over the weekend.
caffeinewriter··on Gesture Typing
That was an absolutely fascinating read. Great detail and cool solutions.
caffeinewriter··on Apple Says “We Hear You Taylor Swift”, Will Pay Musicians During Free Trial
Interestingly enough, in my experience with Google Music, they've outclassed almost every other service I've used in both user experience, and technical innovation. (Spotify, Rdio, Grooveshark, Pandora, and I'm sure I'm forgetting one or two) However, that's just my opinion and personal experience. Plus, this little debacle will definitely give me pause should I ever consider Apple Music when switching music services in the future.
caffeinewriter··on About Coding House (2014)
That is perhaps the most passive aggressive "apology" I've ever seen.
caffeinewriter··on Ask HN: Do you want what I built?
I actually think I remember seeing this on IGG not too long ago. I think it's a great idea, and yes, I would want it.
caffeinewriter··on Ask HN: Best method to track/monitor beta testers?
[Usersnap](https://usersnap.com/) might fit your needs perfectly. I just started experimenting with it myself, but it allows users to submit visual feedback via screenshots.
caffeinewriter··on [dead]
I'm seeing this turning out badly, since you're attempting to market it as a Facebook-sponsored application, even though that's a flagrant lie.
caffeinewriter··on Show HN: Dev Toolbelt - Handy micro-tools for developers
Replying for updates. Though I would honestly much prefer a Firefox app, since I never use Chrome.
caffeinewriter··on Show HN: Emoji Ipsum
There seems to be Lorem Ipsum-esque generators for basically everything from kittens to Samuel L. Jackson nowadays, but surprisingly, I couldn't find a single one for emoji. It's largely useless, but a fun toy nonetheless.
caffeinewriter··on Show HN: Howard – Text him your thoughts
This really gives very little information on what your app actually does. You should add an about/FAQs page, and really, really elaborate on what Howard does.
caffeinewriter··on Hackathon Fundraising
No problem! Thanks for the awesome time at LA Hacks :D
caffeinewriter··on MP3OrNot: An Online ABX Test (Do you really need 320kbps MP3s?)
I usually use V0, since that seems to be the best space-wise while still preserving awesome quality.
caffeinewriter··on Tell HN: .guru domains don't work on iOS Safari. Is the TLD system broken?
That's much more likely to be a specific DNS-server error. Try swapping out the DNS servers for one that's known to already work with the .guru TLD like Google's public DNS servers.

(8.8.8.8 & 8.8.4.4)

caffeinewriter··on Let's Not Kill the Hamburger Icon Just Yet
I wholly agree. The conversions may not be quite the same as just the word "Menu", (according to some AB tests I've seen) but it uses a lot less screen real estate than it. It also scales a lot better while still retaining meaning.
caffeinewriter··on There Is No Homework In Finland
Thanks for the heads up. Apparently I can't read.
caffeinewriter··on GCHQ: Can you find it?
While I agree that this is a tender topic at the moment, I have a hard time stretching it out as far as to being offensive, since it's a cryptography challenge posted by a mathematician.

I do agree that there have been gross abuses of power committed over the past years, but this isn't necessarily something that should be the center of a debate on it. Especially since they aren't forcing you to apply to a job by participating in this challenge.

caffeinewriter··on Florida Teen Charged With Felony After Science Experiment Goes Bad
> "Kiera Wilmot got good grades and had a perfect behavior record."

What is wrong with this world? It's understandable that this was dangerous, but they just destroyed this girl's future. First of all, they released her name to the public, second of all, this was a first offence, third, this wasn't an intentional bombing. It literally says, it was a science experiment gone wrong.

caffeinewriter··on Ask HN: Entrepreneurs, are startups just business or personal too?
For me, it's more personal than anything. I hate DRM, so I try and come up with a solution, which I want to turn into a startup. Also, I'm a first time/future entrepreneur.
caffeinewriter··on Bitcoin: Whatever It Is, It's Not Money
Hehe, I find it interesting that Steven Forbes himself decided to comment on Bitcoin. Albeit, he only has a shallow understanding of it. The whole point of it being open source, is so that everyone has a say in it, not just one central entity, which he either doesn't get, or doesn't want.
caffeinewriter··on Poll: What is your age?
17, and a proud hacker.
caffeinewriter··on X = Number of Successes, Y = Number of Failures
I'd add an elif (or else if, depending on if your language can handle that shorthand) checking the total number of X+Y, as well as if X>Y, with a statement that says "Don't be afraid to fail."

But that's just me.

caffeinewriter··on Mark Zuckerberg's Angelfire Site (Circa 1999)
I'm quite happy that I turned Java off before visiting that site. Then again, it's always off unless I need it.
caffeinewriter··on Mark Zuckerberg's Angelfire Site (Circa 1999)
I realized that after I posted the link, then I noticed another link was on the front page, so more or less redundant, but I predict the archive copy will outlive Angelfire.
caffeinewriter··on Ask HN: Google Glass and finding missing people
If you give a man a match, he may start a fire, cook food, and feed the hungry, or he may burn down every house in a five mile radius. Everyone will point the finger at what might happen. So as cool as this is, I bet it could lead to some serious legal issues.
caffeinewriter··on Ask HN: Google Glass and finding missing people
It doesn't seem too far off from distributed volunteer computing like BOINC or Folding@Home. It'd be interesting, but I'm sure people would gripe about privacy.
caffeinewriter··on I Duck Duck Go You
I just found it interesting.
caffeinewriter··on Facebook prevents 104-year-old woman from revealing her age
>>However, now that the publicity machine has cranked up enough noise to reach Facebook's ears, the company issued a statement: 'We've recently discovered an issue whereby some Facebook users may be unable to enter a birthday before 1910. We are working on a fix for this and we apologize for the inconvenience.'

I believe Facebook is just going to do exactly nothing about it. It's not going to affect their bottom line at all.

caffeinewriter··on The Burger King and Jeep Hacker Is Probably This DJ From New England
What happened to the entertaining, informative giant that used to be the Gizmodo/Lifehacker/Kotaku network? They've faded into a bunch of pageview garnering alarmists. Someone got me thinking like this, I don't remember who, but the more I look at it, the more it seems like they're just capitalizing on current events to garner page views instead of trying to... Oh, I don't know... Do something useful.
caffeinewriter··on Rubber duck debugging
Time to get a pet cricket.
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