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ryanjodonnell

515 karma · joined July 19, 2011

Founder / cto of Cleary (gocleary.com).
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ryanjodonnell··on Ask HN: What “old” programming languages will you still be using in 2017?
ruby, java, javascript are all 'old' at this point
ryanjodonnell··on Ask HN: Do you have a side project you want to sell?
also interested potentially. cant see an email in your profile though.
ryanjodonnell··on Human joins Mapbox
Used to use Human a lot. Loved the app but it killed my battery, I was forced to uninstall it :(.

That was about a year ago... wonder if they've improved it at all in that area?

ryanjodonnell··on Uber to Sell China Business to Rival Didi After Losing Billions
Uber was never going to win as a foreign tech company in China. Good thing they are doing this, at least they get a piece of the pie the only way you can in China - as an investor.
ryanjodonnell··on Let's Play a Game – find bugs in popular open-source projects
It's like Pokemon Go, except you never leave the house and search through code instead of the real world. Perfect.
ryanjodonnell··on Airbnb's impact on cities
There's no way that can be correct, they only did 80 million bookings in 2015: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-airbnb-growth-idUSKCN0RS2Q...
ryanjodonnell··on Jessica Livingston’s Pretty Complete List on How Not to Fail
+1 to that. I have worked with so many great women engineers in in my career (my first team was 4 women and 2 guys, my first 2 bosses were both women and both amazing). Women in tech was not an issue that ever came up, we were just a team and it worked great.
ryanjodonnell··on Rails 5.0.0.rc1
For reference when you say "pretty good-sized load" what are you referring to?
ryanjodonnell··on Ask HN: What are some good book recommendations?
Ill check out the culture series - I've read Revelation Space and loved it, thanks for the rec!
ryanjodonnell··on How to use a Google Spreadsheet as a database
https://airtable.com/ is exactly what you are looking for
ryanjodonnell··on Show HN: CleverDeck – I built the spaced repetition app I always wanted
There is an app called Skritter for mandarin that will allow you to practice writing the characters too.
ryanjodonnell··on Ask HN: Do you still use an RSS reader?
Yes. Feedly.
ryanjodonnell··on Ask HN: What games do programmers play?
Starcraft 2!
ryanjodonnell··on Introducing StandDesk [video]
Yes, that is going to be an option on the kickstarter.
ryanjodonnell··on Introducing StandDesk [video]
Definitely was not our StandDesk.
ryanjodonnell··on Introducing StandDesk [video]
We are still trying to figure out international shipping. More details will be available on the kickstarter page.
ryanjodonnell··on Introducing StandDesk [video]
Thanks! You'll be able to get one soon :)
ryanjodonnell··on Introducing StandDesk [video]
Thanks for the feedback, going to add some new messaging to the header shortly.
ryanjodonnell··on Introducing StandDesk [video]
Thanks for the feedback! Seems consistent with a lot of the comments in here - gonna add in some new messaging at the top shortly.
ryanjodonnell··on Introducing StandDesk [video]
Hi, it supports up to 225 lbs. It's quite sturdy even without the crossbar, and many pre-existing standing desks already dont have one.
ryanjodonnell··on Vast Freshwater Reserves Found Beneath the Oceans
Getting the water out of reserves beneath the ocean sounds expensive - I wonder how it stacks up energy wise vs desalination of ocean water.
ryanjodonnell··on Blockbuster to close remaining 300 U.S. stores [video]
Seems like a good opportunity for someone to buy the blockbuster brand on the cheap and re-build the company from the ground up as a video streaming platform. Of course there's a lot of competition in that arena but maybe amazon or someone else could utilize the brand?
ryanjodonnell··on CodeCombat in Y Combinator
Glad to hear that, skritter is amazing! Good luck with your next endeavours :)
ryanjodonnell··on CodeCombat in Y Combinator
This is the same guy from skritter.com. Wonder what's happening to skritter?
ryanjodonnell··on Ask HN: Am I underpaid?
Im about the same experience/compensation in SF, feel like I'm on the lower end as well. Thankfully I love my job so not looking to jump ship anytime soon :)
ryanjodonnell··on Dear HN "Who's Hiring" responders
TL;DR's should go at the top of the text, not the bottom.
ryanjodonnell··on Why the Fuck?
Diabetes isn't a problem that we need technology to solve. Sure it could help, but that's treating the symptom, when what we really need to do is use preventative care to treat the root of the problem - corn subsidies and education.
ryanjodonnell··on JavaScript: Clarifying The Keyword ‘this’
Please fix the indentation in the image. I was so confused by it until I noticed that "location" and "locate" are both properties of the person object. They should both be indented the same.
ryanjodonnell··on Jetstrap for Bootstrap
Cool idea. Seems a bit buggy at the moment - I tried dragging a bunch of stuff in quickly and it failed. Keep up the good work though!
ryanjodonnell··on I did the scariest thing I can imagine: I resigned
I just came off my 18 month stint of doing something similar and it was the greatest 18 months of my life :) Good luck! You'll learn more about yourself during this next phase of your life than any other period thus far.
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