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hdragomir

272 karma · joined January 31, 2011

UI Developer, Hungry & Foolish
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hdragomir··on Download Atom editor without an invite
The gist has been taken down.
hdragomir··on Twitter got hacked? It looks like a very big one.
It's just a new spambot. So far, none of the "high profile" accounts have been having trouble.
hdragomir··on BitLegal: Russia
Whether you're pro or against bitcoins, the fact that Russia doesn't like them makes one think that being able to have money that's not controlled by any particular government is too liberal for people.
hdragomir··on The most expensive e-book
Best seller rank: #1,268,721

How many books are there in total?

hdragomir··on Show HN: Firesub – Reusable checklists for teams [MVP]
Big hat tip!

I feel that to do apps are all very lacking in this respect, the reusable aspect.

hdragomir··on Google DevArt – Art Made with Code
I think this is an amazing initiative from Google!
hdragomir··on Natural language processing in JavaScript
I really like this!

Still, a simple sentence like "I was happy at noon" will not be understood at all.

hdragomir··on YouTube gets a new CEO
I believe a person that knows a thing or two about ads could turn how YouTube uses them into something less... awful. Let's see.
hdragomir··on Ask HN: Software Engineer Salaries in Berlin
You should be fine with anything around 2.5k a month.
hdragomir··on How much money are you earning from your software products?
Even though http://hdragomir.github.io/facetogif/ it gave me around 120$ from donations.
hdragomir··on Gesture Control in JS using Webcam
This blew my mind.

It's weird how scrolling forward from your right to your left is more easily detected than scrolling backwards from your left to your right, but it's an amazing proof of concept.

hdragomir··on HTML5 webcam2gif
you can fork it on github. https://github.com/hdragomir/facetogif

640x480 produces huge gifs (20+MB for 10s) since dithering is not yet implemented. You can use any online gif optimiser, though.

hdragomir··on HTML5 webcam2gif
I've been hearing about this from one other person. I think it might have something to do with some settings, but it's hard to make sure.
hdragomir··on \d less efficient than [0-9]
That's exactly what I was thinking!
hdragomir··on \d less efficient than [0-9]
Here are some results in Javascript: http://jsperf.com/digit-regex
hdragomir··on \d less efficient than [0-9]
in C#
hdragomir··on Poll: Do you use your real identity on HN?
I am me throughout the internet.

Even my gaming nickname is connected to me, as awful as it is (hornicator)

I am what I am and I say what I say. I want that to mean something.

hdragomir··on Ask HN: I'm lost. Please help
Get out now!

Even if you guys do make it, your environment is poisonous to you now.

Get an income. Take a vacation with your girlfriend as soon as you can.

hdragomir··on Google Versus Others
"Be the first or be better."

Still, Google has pioneered a lot of concepts, some failed, some we take for granted now, while others are invisible to most people as they are too technical.

For instance: search was not new but better because PageRank was new.

hdragomir··on Why do users click randomly and rapidly when an application hangs?
Oh, the number of bugs I've fixed by performing "unrelated" and silly actions...
hdragomir··on Why do users click randomly and rapidly when an application hangs?
This was my favorite test as well, back in the day.
hdragomir··on You can't detect a touchscreen
It's not about audience. You can implement all those "gestures" but only as shortcuts to functions that can be accessed in other fashions as well.

Don't make me have to middle click for something and make that the only way to perform said action.

The author even stresses this trend to focus too much on providing great interfaces for mobile and not for other platforms. :-)

hdragomir··on Ask HN: How do you finish what you start?
Because information is so much easily accessible in our days, many people are facing your problem. The only way to finish something is to stick with it. That means saying No to other things that might distract you in the meantime.

Good luck and have fun!

hdragomir··on The Onion releases fartscroll.js
The Onion.

That is all!

hdragomir··on Feet-smelling Robots
I finally don't have to bend my feet all the way to my nose to find out if they stink!

Definitely more important than, say, curing cancer.

hdragomir··on I feel like Gmail went from being Photoshop to Draw Something
And this, dear jen_h, is how we go about fixing the problem.
hdragomir··on I feel like Gmail went from being Photoshop to Draw Something
now that's awful ux. ;-)
hdragomir··on I feel like Gmail went from being Photoshop to Draw Something
Considering Google made all those changes to make the experience better and managing mails easier for most people, I think the author should recognise that he's in the minority - an edge case - and maybe consider switching to an email client that suits his needs rather than whine about one that works just great for many other people.
hdragomir··on "Hackathon" Has Been Trademarked in Germany
Hackathons are actually pretty popular here, especially in Berlin. I'll keep you updated if I hear of anybody running into trouble because of this.
hdragomir··on Mozilla Game On
I'm rounding up people to get a Game On event going in Berlin.

Get in touch with @hdragomir on twitter if you'd like to help us.

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