ryanmelt

My open source command and control system COSMOS made WIRED which I think is really exciting. COSMOS is really useful for anyone wanting to control embedded systems in any industry, not just aerospace.

For all the ruby devs on HN: check out the ruby bindings to qt at http://github.com/ryanmelt/qtbindings. Makes developing GUI apps in ruby really easy. Be sure to checkout the large set of example apps to get started.

Be sure to check out http://lolcode.codeschool.com for a great tutorial on your way to mastering LOLCODE.

Hi everyone, I'm trying to make the best way to search for homes in Colorado. I've put together a responsive and rather flat design. Feedback is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

The frontpage now has top/new feeds.

Story pictures are now implemented!

Perhaps, but I need to differentiate myself. I think the design is a good mix of functional and good looking... could always be better of course. Thanks for the feedback.

This was one of the first comments I expected to get. :) My theory is that people using their real identities as provided by Facebook will improve the quality of the site. We'll see how it goes.

How would you like to sort things?

The goal is to draw attention, so that people will discuss the stories. Glad it worked. :)

Thanks for feedback guys. I'll try and implement this tomorrow.

Ok. I'll look into using pictures from stories and maybe try some A/B testing once I get more users.

I am using bootstrap... only for a few things like the topic completion javascript and for a basic css framework. It was a great way to get the site going. I hoped it wasn't obvious. :)

I'm hoping the robots are temporary. When users submit stories it shows their pictures. I've considered using embedly or writing something of my own though. What do you think is better, user pictures or a picture from the linked to page?

Hi Everyone. This my new product - Narf - A user curated news site. A lot like Hacker News, which I love, but where people use their real identities. My theory is that real identities will help produce great conversations... Would love any feedback you have to give.

I built Narf - http://narf.com - A topic based social network.

Hi everyone. This is my new startup, a topic based online community where people use their real identities. The evil Narfbot is posting stories to the site instead of real people.... help defeat him!

(Thanks for trying the site and any feedback you have). Ryan