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kirualex··on Show HN: I built an AI language teacher to get you speaking
I think this could bridge the gap for many people stuck at A level and trying to cross to actual communication, which requires lots of interaction so that the words and sentences start popping up.
kirualex··on Show HN: I built a fake VS Code to browse live cricket score in office
Made me laugh, but also made me think of all those bad experiences I had working with teams from Indian / Pakistan... I can definitely imagine those guys watching cricket instead of pushing new code.
kirualex··on Ask HN: iOS developers, where did you learn?
Went from Android to iOS too. Basically did a lot of back and forth between Stack Overflow and Xcode. Apple documentation was pretty helpful too, I wish I had more time ingesting it. I'd recommend making lots of small projects to experiment one thing at a time. Then build your bigger projects from those small blocks.
kirualex··on Hackers nab $500k as Enigma is compromised weeks before its ICO
How to make quick money in 2017: - Create a startup in the blockchain world - Make an ICO to raise money - Get "hacked" - ... - Profit!
kirualex··on Show HN: My first native iOS app – Cone, a real time color picker
yeah I guess some people are pretty stupid ^^
kirualex··on Show HN: My first native iOS app – Cone, a real time color picker
Shameless plug of my app which is very similar: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/qolor-fast-color-grabber/id9...
kirualex··on Gmail, We Need to Talk
GMail really became the IE of mail readers, that's how bad it is
kirualex··on Ask HN: My free app has gone slighty viral – looking for ideas to monetize it
I had the same idea 4 years ago and did the exact same thing for several apps. This was a bad idea : https://medium.com/@kirualex/an-android-developers-nightmare...

Google content policy is now very clear : Do not post any applications whose primary function is to: generate traffic to a website; or provide an overview of a website that you do notown and you do not handle (unless you have permission of the owner / administrator of the website).

kirualex··on Jon Ronson: How a Tweet Can Ruin Your Life
Everyone can be offended by anything. If your response involve real harmful ramifications for the other person, you're the one being a dick.
kirualex··on Atom Editor or Sublime Text – which one to pick?
From a website called "atomtips", it seems kind of biased !

Anyway the dealbreaker for me was the very slow start of Atom (and I've got a very good machine). When every app loads instantly, I'm not going to wait 5 seconds for each new window of Atom I launch.

kirualex··on The Limits of Friendship
I'm doubtful about both the data and the results of this article.
kirualex··on Popcorntime-desktop repository unavailable due to DMCA takedown
We could all argue for ages about the legality of such action, but we all know what popcorn time is for : browsing and viewing copyrighted material.

The real issue is the current state of copyright law, created from an obsolete model and then molded through intensive lobbying from the interested parties.

It was said thousands of times, and we will probably need to say it thousands of times more to get this to change.

kirualex··on FCC approves plan to consider paid priority on Internet
Yet another blow to Net-Neutrality...
kirualex··on Ask HN: Best tech product or technology of 2013?
Bitcoin - not created in 2013 but really came out for the non-techs this year. It's in my own opinion a glimpse at the future of money.
kirualex··on Ask HN: What is the problem you try to solve?
I want a quick feeling for today's weather. But a pictogram is not enough.

Nice Weather : http://alexiscreuzot.com/apps/nice-weather-2/

kirualex··on Show HN: A game I've been working on for the last year is out today
Kudos to you for completing your game !
kirualex··on Ask HN: What are you working on and why is it cool?
http://alexiscreuzot.com/apps/nice-weather-2/

That's the last app I'm working on. It's quite a challenge to go for a Weather app as there are bazillions of them on the AppStore, but I really enjoy the challenge of it. The feedback have been great for now (it just launched 2 days ago), and I hope to make it even better !

kirualex··on Offer HN: Let me build your iOS app for $200
prepare for mailapocalypse
kirualex··on UX Design of Google Glass Apps
I did not feel the need for a smartphone, now I can't live without one. Maybe this is symptomatic of technology disruption, or just that I do not have the "early adopter" spirit. Wait and see.
kirualex··on Open Source and the iOS App Store
Not sure it's really relevant, but I happen to have open-sourced a "dummy app" which was originally intended for educational purpose.

If some are interested : http://alexiscreuzot.com/ColourLove/

kirualex··on Nutraloaf
I'm not eating about any deficit eating, but normal eating. And high protein is not always a good idea. Everybody doesnt have the same needs. Also there can be long term effect, some of which are still being studied. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/high-protein-diets/AN00847
kirualex··on Nutraloaf
Exactly. I don't understand why there is such an outrage going on about Soylent. I mean, the guy is legitimately trying his best to achieve an idea he had which interested far more people than he thought it would. What's the matter with that?
kirualex··on Nutraloaf
Most of the MRP I found are ultra-high on protein and overall aimed toward muscle development. A comparison with Soylent (once its out) could be very interesting though.
kirualex··on Nutraloaf
I don't think it can be considered as random once a whole million dollar compaign was launched around it (compared to a reddit comment I mean, whatever is written still means nothing till you have a product). And I kind of find Rhinehart post a little more detailed : http://robrhinehart.com/?p=424
kirualex··on Nutraloaf
I saw that article a while back, it explains why : http://www.ireallylikefood.com/760978972/is-prison-food-tort...
kirualex··on Nutraloaf
I don't think it's actually a safer alternative to base your diet on a reddit comment. Just saying.
kirualex··on Nutraloaf
Yes, I also find this expensive (but not insanely given that I probably pay around 300 EU a month for now). I guess the high price could be explained that you are not only paying for the food but also to fund the Soylent campaign (with all the R&D, industrial process behind it). I surely hope it gets cheaper though.
kirualex··on Nutraloaf
There are two types of foods I find depicted in those documents : - "Emergency" foods used to prevent malnutrition - Supplements in order to balance an unhealthy diet and/or reach individual needs

It seems that these goals are completely different from the one of Soylent, which is to provide a food replacement altogether (meaning people will expect it to taste good, make them feel replenished and won't use it as part of a treatment).

kirualex··on Nutraloaf
Soylent success was not due to a Marketing campaign, but to one blog article that buzzed at the time (when Soylent was not even considered being marketed) : http://robrhinehart.com/?p=298 The Soylent compaign was launch purely because of its success, not the other way around.
kirualex··on Show HN: My Anti-Boredom App Project
For the subreddit thing, I made it before their new system (and tried to keep it simple) but yes, it might be a nice feature. Got to think about the UX a little though. I intend to add a "settings" page in the future where you can change color style, organise subreddits and have the NSFW overlay removed by default. Thanks for your feedback btw!
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