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mgcross

337 karma · joined March 23, 2009

57yo webdev working at a small web shop. 70:30 frontend to backend.
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mgcross··on Show HN: Live Dangerously – 1-for-1 anonymous photo sharing via SMS
Think I replied in order but after the 3.5 I couldn't successfully rate or be rated for the next 2 images. Working now, and love the concept, great job!
mgcross··on Show HN: Live Dangerously – 1-for-1 anonymous photo sharing via SMS
Hmm, seems I can't rate anymore, keep getting the following (disclosure, I earlier tried to rate a photo 3.5, may only accept INTs?)

You already rated the last photo you received. Send another photo and wait for the response before submitting another rating.

mgcross··on Facebook recommended that a psychiatrist’s patients friend each other
Yeah, I don't buy it either. I only use FB in a browser (Android) but have had multiple friend suggestions of people I do not know but have seen out at a bar or party a couple of days afterwards. They aren't in my contact list, pretty damn sure I'm not in their contacts either. I wasn't tagged and didn't check in, but probably did log in to FB at some point while at the location.
mgcross··on Ghost Browser
I use maybe a dozen Chrome user accounts. Personal Gmail, agency Gmail, and accounts for clients. Client accounts include saved credentials for Gmail, analytics, webmaster tools, social media, WP admin, etc. The client Gmail accounts are generally "stub" accounts for admin use. When I need to update a WP site or change a gravatar pic, I just open the Chrome user from the People menu.
mgcross··on Show HN: I built my wedding website using Polymer
Nice! Is the parallax on the Our Story page part of Polymer?
mgcross··on One Man's Journey to Eat and Train Like the Rock for 30 Days
> an hour of cardio and an hour and a half on weights

> The exercise routine burns about 3,550 calories every day.

I feel like this is an exaggeration.

mgcross··on One Man's Journey to Eat and Train Like the Rock for 30 Days
Yeah, but at ~200lbs with an incline bench at 115 before starting, his focus in the past two years clearly hasn't been weight training.
mgcross··on My experience of interviewing for a job at Apple
Yep. A good while ago, I added T-shirts, short hair, fig newtons, beer, speeding and disorderly conduct to my list of skills. Doesn't matter.
mgcross··on Self-Hosting Google Web Fonts
I'm a day late, but I remember Brick from a while back: https://github.com/alfredxing/brick discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7406287

There are examples of Brick v GF, Brick does indeed look better (to me), but at the expense of file size. The same fonts in the examples are twice the size of GF.

mgcross··on iPhone 6
The 6 plus is actually largerhttp://www.phonearena.com/phones/compare/Apple-iPhone-6,Sams...
mgcross··on iPhone 6
I don't know about that - my nexus 4 is only 1.6mm wider. I have larger than average hands and can't quite reach all four corners without repositioning my grip. My wife also has an n4, and she has to use it with both hands.

I'd be quite happy with an iPhone 5 form factor Android device.

mgcross··on Leading Anti-Marijuana Academics Are Paid by Painkiller Drug Companies
Opiates themselves aren't an effective pain killer if you need to think while getting relief. Initial euphoria, followed by dizziness, headache and constipation. And I've heard they're addictive.
mgcross··on USPS Redesign
Is OP affiliated? I like the work, but batch processing images constrained to 2700px, then throwing all 60 of them to load at one time is killing you. Mockups or not, you're getting some traffic, so optimize those images (resize to 50%; save as 8-bit png for fewer artifacts than jpeg).
mgcross··on A Conference Stole My Identity
If I were in this situation, I'd probably try to sell them the domain for a fair price (>$10k), go on vacation with part of the money, and use the rest for a rebrand when I got home.
mgcross··on Arthritis drug spurs hair growth in man with alopecia universalis
Several years ago (07) when resveratrol seemed to hold promise, I tried 300mg/day for a few months. I gave it up after the only benefit I noticed (ok, maybe better sleep) was that I stopped growing gray hairs.
mgcross··on Red wine health benefits 'overhyped'
The vodka would need to be diluted prior to ingestion to qualify as safe.
mgcross··on Clear Sans
Rights-managed (vs royalty-free) stock photography is typically based on duration (and medium).
mgcross··on Thoughts on Google Glass
I've never seen Glass on someone, so I can't say for sure how I'd feel, but I assume that when I'm in public, I could be recorded or photographed at any given time. I'm more worried about someone drifting into my lane on a two lane highway while they're reading a text or email (with a false sense of security provided by hands-free use).
mgcross··on Thoughts on Google Glass
Agreed, but that's exactly what I've come to expect from Gruber. Rather than use Google's "physically grotesque and glaringly obtrusive" device, he's waiting on Apple's "elegant, beautiful, graceful" execution.
mgcross··on We Post Nothing About Our Daughter Online
I'd suggest delegated Gmail accounts: http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/email-delegation-grant... used as contact emails for social networks.

I set up a delegated Gmail account for my son so that I can monitor and rescue the account. He uses Steam for online gaming (mostly gmod), and Facebook.

My daughter's iPhone is set up with my Apple ID, but her Gmail address is used for iMessage, Facetime, etc. Aside from the ability to use 'Find my iPhone' to locate her if necessary, I can also lock the iPhone remotely when I get a RenWeb alert that she didn't turn in her homework!

mgcross··on Google has lowered the price of the Nexus 4 by $100
I completely agree. The N1 was a very ergonomic phone. I use my N4 one-handed; my wife uses hers like a small tablet (two hands). I don't have small hands, but I have to shift my grip to reach all four corners of the screen. Each shift is a chance to drop the phone, so it carries a higher cognitive load than a smaller 3.5" device. The narrow screen on the iPhone 5 is an almost perfect size for me.
mgcross··on Google has lowered the price of the Nexus 4 by $100
I went from a Nexus One to an N4, so obviously it was fast to me! Also had a 2012 N7 (JB prompted me to buy the N4). I just picked up a new N7 and so far it's perfect (none of the reported problems), but a little harder to hold. I bought B&M so that I could return it easily if necessary, and hand-picked the only July manufacture date out of 8 other Junes.
mgcross··on Google has lowered the price of the Nexus 4 by $100
SquareTrade is great for iPhones - $99 for two years with a $50 deductible. But for other smartphones, it's $125 for two years with a $99 deductible. For the 8GB, it would just be cheaper to buy a new one.
mgcross··on A Low-Tech Mosquito Deterrent
I'm in Alabama, and I didn't know this despite the huge summer mosquito problem we have in the deep south. But I'm also lucky enough to have A+ blood.
mgcross··on Valve Pipeline
"They burn out"

I think you misspelled "wise up"

mgcross··on An Ode to Computer Shopper
Computer Shopper is still somewhat nostalgic for me, but I quickly lost interest after discovering pricewatch.com: http://wayback.archive.org/web/19970209004411/http://www.pri... I was in my 20s, but pricing and building K6 or 300A machines with Voodoo2s or FireGL cards for Unreal and Lightwave takes me back.
mgcross··on WordPress is 10 years old today: Here’s how it’s changed the Web
"As we alluded to before, WordPress has become much more than just a blogging service, but rather a platform on which entire businesses are built on, including The Next Web, CNN, TechCrunch, GigaOm, Dow Jones, UPS, NBC Sports, TED, and many others."

Well... half of the linked sites ARE blogs. The others have blogs as a part of the website. But isn't it a bit much to suggest that WP is the platform on which those businesses are built?

mgcross··on It Is Not Flat Design. It's Just Proper Design
I'm by no means a designer, but the cramped leading drew even my attention.
mgcross··on MacBook Air supplies dwindle ahead of WWDC, Intel CPU refresh
I think only the 15" is available with the 4-core. (And more RAM. And dedicated graphics.) But a 15" laptop now feels to me like what a 17" used to - unwieldy.
mgcross··on I Bought A Firetruck
I still find myself staring at firetrucks. Kind of like muscle cars. I love the chunky, iconic design, the chrome, the impracticality and noise.
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