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uxamanda

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uxamanda··on Don't use text pixelation to redact sensitive information
You can also screenshot as an interim step, though not quite as secure as this. :-)
uxamanda··on Tell HN: I let my 6-year-old daughter design my website
FWIW, ImageOptim[0] is a nice, very simple desktop app that includes SVGO and a bunch of other optimizers for various formats. Drop images, done.

[0] https://imageoptim.com

uxamanda··on Customizing Web Search
I didn't know about the `!` operator, that's so cool. Thanks for sharing your whole approach. My dream search engine had 3 levels, you just added a 4th.

1) I'm feeling lucky (I will use `!` for now, but will look at setting up something like yours)

2) Search within bookmarks

3) Search within preferred domains (ideally the list is autogenerated from roots of bookmarks, but would like to explicitly include/exclude)

4) "Rest of the internet"

2-4 could be shown in one page, it would just affect the ordering.

Side note: A quick fix your issue with names messing up things like where the wild things are – check for a single quote mark at the beginning and treat that like `"Where the wild things are" !`. So, `"where the wild things are` would trigger the feeling lucky result.

uxamanda··on Show HN: Create animations by dragging an element with your mouse
Ha! Yes, the forever battle with auto correct. Although I'm sure it could be made to auto-tweet :-P
uxamanda··on Show HN: Create animations by dragging an element with your mouse
Not OP, but I thought you might be able to use a canvas export, but alas the output is still javascript. My quick hack on a Mac would be QuickTime screen record + ffmpeg :-)
uxamanda··on Show HN: Create animations by dragging an element with your mouse
This is great! As someone who has dealt with After Effects (and Flash) this feels like a great stepping stone tool.

Looking at the output code, it seems like you could have an edit mode that displays the Animation History as numbered "dots" on the background to let someone click and move or remove a dot. Then you start to expose things like time between dots, and soon enough you've taught the basics of tweeting. :-)

uxamanda··on Decentraland: The Metaverse's Early Mover
A few interesting ideas from the article, which uses Decentraland as an example of the metaverse:

"There is only one metaverse. While the buzzword's meaning is often stretched into different configurations, there is a clear definition. The metaverse is simply the internet, updated to accommodate spatial experiences."

That Decentraland is built in the "browser, open-source, with a peer-to-peer server architecture, leveraging an immature blockchain ecosystem".

"In early 2020, Decentraland completed one of its initial goals – to hand control of the project over to its community. It did so by formalizing a DAO and handing it power over the essential smart contracts controlling LAND, wearables, the marketplace, and more."

Here's a link to the project's original white paper: https://decentraland.org/whitepaper.pdf

uxamanda··on YK22 bug causing Honda clocks to stop working
Honda responds “We have escalated the NAVI Clock Issue to our Engineering Team and they have informed us that you will experience issue from Jan 2022 thru August 2022 and then it will auto-correct.”

https://www.crvownersclub.com/threads/2022-clock-fault-offic...

uxamanda··on Show HN: Tapefear – A new way to discover hidden gems on Spotify
This is awesome. What’s the best track you’ve uncovered?
uxamanda··on Tell HN: If you use Verizon, opt out of “Custom Experience”
Not sure how many times I have opt-ed out of Verizon's cool new surveillance feature, this appears to be a new one. I will say the typo in the copy that says they might, for example, mark me as a "spots lover" is pretty nice [0]. Bring on the leopard spam!

[0] 'The program uses information about websites you visit and apps you use on your mobile device, your Verizon Fios services, device location and Customer Proprietary Network Informationn (CPNI), including phone numbers you call and those that call you, to help us understand your interests, like "spots lover" or "gamer."'

uxamanda··on Show HN: Sunflower Editor – like adding console.log to every line of your code
This is really interesting, and I can see how this would be very useful, especially for someone like me who doesn't work with JS all day long.

FYI, when messing with the Array, I got into an unexpected state where clicking one of the entries selected it (applied it?) as the "grey" text, and I wasn't able to get back to the full array details.

As an aside, I have been using Joplin's Math Mode plugin[0] for a while, and this reminds me of it.

[0] https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/plugin-math-mode/13254

uxamanda··on Show HN: Obsidian for Mobile – Plain-text knowledge base on the go
I am a big fan of Joplin and a plugin advocate for enabling features like Backlinks. The best plugin IMHO is the Rich Markdown plugin.

Here's a list in case anyone is curious what is available. https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/plugin-list/17671

uxamanda··on My experiments with sprouting legumes
Just noticed the sibling comment recommended the same sprouter, more popular than I realized.
uxamanda··on My experiments with sprouting legumes
I started with a "Kitchen Crop " 4-tier sprouter with a mix of broccoli and alfalfa. I start one tray every other day and harvest the off day, so it is continuous. Change the water in the morning and at night. It's low maintenance, just make sure seeds aren't getting caught in the drainage holes.

I have since branched out to multiple types of microgreens, but those get a little more complicated and require lighting of some sort. Once you have a plan though, you get to be a human-in-the-loop robot to keep the machine going. :-)

uxamanda··on My experiments with sprouting legumes
Yep, I have been doing this for a while. By spending a few mins a day I have a regular harvest (every 1-3 days) of a variety of microgreens / sprouts. Once you have a plan of when to start things and some basic equipment, you can go on autopilot!
uxamanda··on My experiments with sprouting legumes
Make sure they still have their hull, but other than that normal grocery store lentils will sprout.
uxamanda··on Show HN: Find Subreddits for Your Niche
This is cool! Would be nice to have a "last post" date or number of recent posts. A few I clicked on are dormant.

(Also very minor, but looks like https://www.reddit.com/r/figma/ is not a UI/UX subreddit, wasn't sure if there was a place to submit corrections on the site)

uxamanda··on Show HN: Tool that turns your images into plotter-like line drawings
There are at least 2 of us :-)
uxamanda··on Show HN: Paletter – Create Professional Color Palettes from a Single Color
Agree with you on all of your points. In case anyone is looking, https://coolors.co/generate is a good site for finding shades of a color (hover a color and go to the shade section).
uxamanda··on Show HN: Sorted CSS Colors – Sort the named CSS colors in a nice way
Not sure about that one, but dodgerblue is named after the LA Dodgers, so seems possible :-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodger_blue
uxamanda··on Why I don't like Tailwind CSS
I ended up creating my own utility classes for projects instead of adopting Tailwinds.

My issue with Tailwinds from a design standpoint is that it allows for too many combinations, which is the issue with plain CSS. Having less choices makes things more consistent and IMO easier to read.

For example, a font style in our project includes the family, weight, line-height, alignment, and size in one class. This is called something like `Font16RR`. Responsive sizing is handled in the class itself (so, it may be 20pt on large screens, even though it is called "16").

We also have utilities for a small set of spacers, margins, colors, and layouts.

These are defined in parallel with the UI designer, so we both call them the same thing and we agree it's a "big deal" to add a new one. This has reduced the number of styles in a large legacy app dramatically, making everything look much more consistent.

This has the added benefit of being very easy to provide different themes which was a requirement of the project. I admit that this system requires other front end developers to either 1) Internalize the design system or 2) Receive specific mockups and copy them verbatim.

Would love to hear the perspective of anyone who has worked on whitelabel software and had to manage multiple themes and/or worked with very strict design systems with Tailwinds.

uxamanda··on The Miyawaki Method: A Better Way to Build Forests? (2019)
I am interested in how you ensured high survival rate in a very hot climate if you’re willing to share.
uxamanda··on Show HN: System for Private Data Management
Thanks for the tip! Looks like this feature is even more stable now. I found this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Afmqowr0qEQ
uxamanda··on Show HN: System for Private Data Management
I was looking at logseq earlier this week, but everything I found said you needed GitHub. Do you happen to have a link to the local git method?
uxamanda··on Show HN: StumblingOn – Randomly find indie websites – recreating StumbleUpon
Sure thing and thanks for bringing back good StumbleUpon memories!
uxamanda··on Show HN: StumblingOn – Randomly find indie websites – recreating StumbleUpon
Safari on Mac, for example at 950x950, shows them stacking. Looks like Firefox on Mac is ok.
uxamanda··on Show HN: StumblingOn – Randomly find indie websites – recreating StumbleUpon
The Stumble button was hidden at my screensize which was a little confusing :-). Looks like removing `.wholePageContainer{height: 100vh;}` fixes the issue and keeps the buttons from stacking on top of each other.
uxamanda··on Trello Is Down
I'm now seeing "Trello is slow or unavailable" on the status page.
uxamanda··on Split Keyboard for Professionals
Do you have a photo of this? Been thinking about a similar idea, but haven’t purchased a Magic Trackpad to try it yet. I am curious how the phone holder is angled.
uxamanda··on Package license condition of use – plant a tree
Hadn't seen this take on supporting open source before.

Text of the license: "This package is Treeware. If you use it in production, then we ask that you [buy the world a tree](https://plant.treeware.earth/{user}/{package}) to thank us for our work. By contributing to the Treeware forest you’ll be creating employment for local families and restoring wildlife habitats."

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