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mdwalters

1,701 karma · joined October 24, 2022

Hey, I'm Max! I code stuff that goes into the trash burner when I'm finished coding it, but I code anyway.

https://fursona.directory/@mdwalters

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mdwalters··on The HN UI is terrible
> I am wondering if YC would be happy if all of their startups produced sites that took this approach.

IMO, I think they wouldn't mind. It is the startup's decision on what their websites would look like.

> I am talking about the company that funds thousands of web/mobile startups per year seemingly not being able to lead by example

I have no idea what YC's website looks today, but HN was meant as a small project by Paul Graham (founder of YC) as a way to "sharpen the Arc programming language."

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Yes, HN's UI doesn't work well with phones, but hey, that's better than nothing!

mdwalters··on Poll: What IDE do you use?
Added. Man, this poll is overflowing with IDEs!
mdwalters··on WiiLink – Japanese Wii channels revived
It's not a competitor to RiiConnect24, but they have been working on a small number of WiiConnect24 channels, such as Forecast Channel, and News Channel. I use the WiiLink Forecast Channel, as it supports my city, and has a larger support of cities than RiiConnect24. For everything else, I use RC24. Too bad they decided to rerun Nintendo's polls. I wonder what would happen when they run out...
mdwalters··on Ask HN: What are your favorite iOS/macOS automations?
I was bored, so I used my parent's work iPhone to make a shortcut that grabs Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day, plus definitions. It's based on the one Apple pre-made, but sends notifications instead of that web preview thing. It's not automated (so my parents wouldn't know), and runs via a home screen widget.
mdwalters··on VSCode Removes Twitter Integration
Why did VSCode need Twitter intergration in the first place?
mdwalters··on Poll: What IDE do you use?
VSCode does have autosave, it's under the "Save on delay" dropdown.
mdwalters··on Poll: What IDE do you use?
I've added them all to the poll now.
mdwalters··on Ask HN: Do you use HN submissions upvotes as shared bookmarks?
Nah. I use favorites that way, but I use upvotes if a story/comment interests me.
mdwalters··on PSA: Don't base your business around Discord.7yr account banned for posting ASNs
Not a "buisness," but the project I volunteer on used to bridge to Revolt, a FOSS clone of Discord. The Revolt server got raided, as my friend, who also worked with the project accidentally leaked the invite, which would lead to the server's deletion. Me and my friend asked the project leader and co-leader to re-bridge to Revolt, I don't even remember what their responses were. My other friend made a hobby project that bridges directly to the project's main product, and that became the de facto Revolt server. My friend then asked me to make a replacement for the bridge with the library I made (for Node.js/TypeScript), as it was faster and stays online longer (sending a websocket message to the server every 15 seconds - the same as the main client) than my other friend's (for Python - the project leader dropped a backwards-incompatible release in the websocket library, so my other friend was pretty screwed).

RIP, volunteer project's Revolt server, 2022 - 2022.

mdwalters··on Ask HN: What do you carry in your backpack?
Personal laptop, school-issued laptop, water bottle, and lunch.
mdwalters··on Ask HN: Co-Founder? Seeking Co-Founder?
Ah, I see now, thanks!
mdwalters··on Ask HN: Co-Founder? Seeking Co-Founder?
Seems interesting, what's the startup about?
mdwalters··on Ask HN: What it be like if phones could only recieve calls/texts from contacts?
True, but who knows? A scammer could possibly be calling from an approved pay-phone.
mdwalters··on Ask HN: Are folks out there using Bootstrap framework for new projects?
I used to, but I now use plain CSS.
mdwalters··on Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (Sept 2023)
That seems like a good name too, I'll think about it.
mdwalters··on Dear HN: Please stop messing up my userstyle
HN sometimes does that when someone dies, `s.gif` is the spacer.
mdwalters··on Wii Architecture – A Practical Analysis
Did that, and Wii Remotes still turn it on.
mdwalters··on Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (Sept 2023)
I'm currently gathering materials for porting Fedora 17 to the Wii. I'm planning on naming it Fedorii.
mdwalters··on Wii Architecture – A Practical Analysis
> If you plug in a Wii it starts off with no power (red light) so Wii Remotes won't turn it on.

Just tested this with my Wii, I put it into standby mode and the Wiimote turns it on.

mdwalters··on Wii Architecture – A Practical Analysis
Some other articles I would reccommend reading on this topic:

https://wiibrew.org/wiki/Wii_architecture_overview

https://wiibrew.org/wiki/Wii_hardware

mdwalters··on Microsoft to stop bundling Teams in Office to head off EU antitrust action
Why? Outlook is fairly popular in workplaces, and they could just simply install another email client.
mdwalters··on Show HN: Squabblr – A Twitter/Reddit hybrid platform
+1. Federation would be a cool feature to add.
mdwalters··on Echo Chess: The Quest for Solvability
Sorry to hear that, but thanks anyway.
mdwalters··on Echo Chess: The Quest for Solvability
By the way, how does the software calculate solicited votes? Does it omit upvotes from a user on the same IP as the story creator?
mdwalters··on Squabblr – A social media platform that combines Twitter/Reddit
Just make a sumbission that starts with "Show HN: " (no quotes).
mdwalters··on Google moderates Google Collections items
Care to elaborate?
mdwalters··on Show HN: Hacker News Link Generator
So, it works like the HN bookmarklet?
mdwalters··on Ask HN: Gmail Alternatives
I hear ProtonMail[1] is good, especially for your needs.

[1]: https://protonmail.com/

mdwalters··on Google Removes ‘Pirate’ URLs from Users’ Privately Saved Links
Or ungoogled-chromium.
mdwalters··on Ask HN: What niche task/tool websites have you built?
True. I was thinking of picking this project back up, and this would be a good addition. I think using LZString would be a good idea, as it could be able to share tables with others.
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