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popasmurf··on Apple Invites
Shameless plug: I did create a very basic web based invite app with the goal of being platform agnostic - I really think having a app like Invites or my https://rsvp.ngo/ fills the need of getting invites out across platforms.
popasmurf··on Show HN: WeatherWise.app – Extreme weather tracking for the browser and phone
Hey HN,

We've been building WeatherWise, an extreme weather tracking app for your browser and iPhone with Android support on the way. You can track severe weather with the real-time, super-resolution weather radar available for the US, South Korea, Canada and Colombia. Our weather alerts, discussions and tropical related datasets are streamed instantly from the NWS into the app.

Thus far we support: - Real-time high resolution weather radar - For all available products - For all available elevations (tilts) - Playback synced with weather alerts, storm tracks and lightning - Data inspector showing the underlying value and 'gate altitude' - Near real-time satellite imagery (GOES-East & West) covering North & South America - All the outlooks from the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) - All severe weather alerts - Warnings - Statements - Watches - Discussions - Tropical weather updates - Storms - Disturbances

Our business model is freemium where we take free datasets and offer them conveniently in our app for free. We have plans for premium features which will add additional value on top.

We're rapidly iterating based on user feedback and pushing improvements every week. Feel free to follow us on [X](https://x.com/WxWiseApp) or [BlueSky](https://bsky.app/profile/wxwise.app)

popasmurf··on Show HN: Plan Events Effortlessly – Free, No-Sign-Up Required Event Planning App
Thanks! Yes, this is something I was considering - the addition of a webhook
popasmurf··on Serverless Computing: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
We have found the same when working on our own projects. Within the last few months a friend and I have been working on our own FaaS: https://3clouds.io/ We believe it solves about 90% of those issues - it's currently under heavy development and not ready to be used in production yet, but we think we are on to something here. Check it out, let us know what you think.
popasmurf··on Do not let your CDN betray you: Use Subresource Integrity
About a year or 2 ago I saw someone here on HN suggest doing this very thing. If my memory is correct, I think it was after jQuery's CDN once became compromised.

[Edit] I think this was the discussion, just over a year ago! - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8359223

popasmurf··on Poll: Do you use GitHub stars for bookmarking or for “Liking”?
I've replied to someones comment with this already, I think it deserves more attention though. For those of you using Stars for bookmarking check out http://astralapp.com/ for organisational purposes.
popasmurf··on Poll: Do you use GitHub stars for bookmarking or for “Liking”?
This already exists, check out http://astralapp.com/
popasmurf··on Cactus for Mac – A fast, easy and free static site generator
I have personally used in the past Fenix - http://fenixwebserver.com/

It's very easy to deploy sites and even runs http://localtunnel.me/ to share your locally hosted site over the web.

popasmurf··on Limitless and Live. Why we built lolbtn.co.uk
This is great!
popasmurf··on Show HN: Create a simple and clean button with counter
Thanks for the feedback!

The name was inspired by a post that gave us the idea, not to say it'll stay as this. I'm not too sure about this issue you're having, I can't replicate it.

If you go to http://lolbtn.co.uk/YOUR_HASH/stats you can use this as an API. Here is an example: http://lolbtn.co.uk/65h8r9/stats Edit: We just created this for you as our first reviewer, as thanks!

popasmurf··on You can't win the game, it exists only to destroy your mind
I feel like a burden in my life has been lifted, thank you!
popasmurf··on Show HN: My first App – TopWear
Thanks for you insight!

I wouldn't discount men from using this for purposes other than gawking. The idea is men would also download this, scan through and find what they'd like their SO to buy. We plan on rolling out a 'Share Wishlist' feature, that'll allow couples to choose together.

popasmurf··on Show HN: My first App – TopWear
How so?
popasmurf··on I never finish anyth
This article inspired me to complete a project I started halfway through last year.

Very good read!

popasmurf··on An API for printers and their cartridges. Please share your thoughts
I don't think it's something I'd implement at the moment. Certainly if it was requested more I could contact a few suppliers and roll it out slowly across a few areas however.

I haven't yet decided upon a direction to take it to be honest.

popasmurf··on An API for printers and their cartridges. Please share your thoughts
Thanks for the comments!

I do have an update planned, I didn't anticipate the current amount of attention to be honest.

popasmurf··on Laravel : A New PHP Framework
You should check out http://getlaravel.com/ for some basic examples. I've been using Laravel for a few weeks now and I love it! The simplicity is next to none and it certainly has sped up my dev time. I'd recommend trying it for a week and see how you get on, I think you'll fall for it too.
popasmurf··on Poll: Do you touch-type?
Slifhtly sloppu toicj typing!
popasmurf··on Wikipedia Unblackout Bookmarklet
Adapted:

  javascript:(function(){$('#mw-sopaOverlay').remove();$('div:hidden').show();}())
popasmurf··on Wikipedia not actually blacking out its pages
What about people who have already signed the petition and want to continue using a great service?

What about the people outside the US that can't sign the petition?