<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: fastfinner</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=fastfinner</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 04:08:44 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=fastfinner" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by fastfinner in "I Hate My Smartphone"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>This. I am continually amazed at how few people use Audible. It is an amazing and rich source for books recorded in very high quality (read by voice talents, no stops during audio). I finish a book every 2-3 weeks just by listening on my way to and from class.<p>Grooveshark is another service I use my phone almost daily for. Play virtually any song on your phone.<p>Myfitnesspal is yet another. Record daily caloric intake and exercise easily (since you always have a phone around and since you don't know all the calories in the food you eat, but a search-enabled website does).<p>I also play backgammon while waiting for the bus.<p>I never take maps to unknown destinations any more. I still remember the times we printed maps before going to tourist destinations in nyc.<p>I check my email.<p>I check my calendar.<p>I talk on skype (via skype mobile). I do international calls without being charged international rates.<p>I check the weather (mostly the temperature) to know how heavy to wear.<p>I occasionally take photos when I need to record something (on a blackboard, for example) but don't want to write it down.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 04:51:08 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3133488</link><dc:creator>fastfinner</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3133488</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3133488</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by fastfinner in "Lytro cameras are ready for preorder."]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>the tech is great & the product is very cool, no arguments.<p>as a a photographer myself, i'm wondering why people actually buy this though? how many photos do people take that they wish they could refocus later?</p>
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<p>The problem with this approach is that I would not want to auto-reply to every message, particularly not group lists or important people who expect their stuff to be read on time. I think smokesignal is a lot more subtle.</p>
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<p>May I say I jumped at the excitement of seeing vanityfair.com as the source of one of the top 20 articles on HN?</p>
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<p>Have you tried fizy.com? You can make playlists of songs from grooveshark, youtube (and possibly more, I haven't tried other sites). I'm not involved in any way with fizy.com, just love the site.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 22:37:51 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3077936</link><dc:creator>fastfinner</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3077936</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3077936</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by fastfinner in "Thank Spotify: people who pirate music has dropped by 25% in Sweden"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>anybody know why spotify is mentioned so much more than grooveshark?</p>
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<p>I actually think it's politer and more agreeable to use the asterisk. It's akin to presenting a photo of a bare-chest woman with the nipples striked-out with a black line. Everybody knows what is there, but it makes the picture a lot more agreeable and less obscene.</p>
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<p>Are you middle eastern by any chance? :D</p>
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<p>I am a photographer and I know I'd hate this feature. It makes street photography a lot more difficult.<p>I assume by sexual misconduct you mean someone taking pictures in the bedroom (as opposed to photographing women at the beach, which is public space - unless specifically prohibited). I feel that is too specific a protection to make the lives of legit photographers difficult. Instead, more severe punishments could be implemented to protect men and women whose sex videos are filmed without consent.</p>
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<p>That's a really inviting email, I love it! Feels much more welcoming than info@ etc.</p>
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<p>^Same here, I have taken countless tests using imaginary numbers, but it never went beyond a really pointless exercise in my mind. <i>Now</i> I get it.</p>
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<p>IMHO, there should be some description/screenshots before asking a person to do fb-login.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:00:25 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2709482</link><dc:creator>fastfinner</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2709482</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2709482</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by fastfinner in "How (not) to sell your iOS app"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>on a tangential note - "This was not the easiest thing in the world for me to sign myself up for, seeing as how I usually tend to avoid going places where there are likely to be people (not a big fan). However, somewhat bizarrely, I do enjoy public speaking, so I decided to give it a whirl."<p>I thought I was the only one that behaves like that!</p>
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<p>Yesss, finally I'll be able to get off Facebook! Even though I use Facebook lists, circles seems a lot simpler and functional. For me, photos, and comments and discussions generated off photos is really important, so I need a social network that my friends are also on. The only other service that all my friends share is GMail, so this is really great.</p>
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<p>Great tool all these years, thank you.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:51:46 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2702726</link><dc:creator>fastfinner</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2702726</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2702726</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by fastfinner in "Tony blair webmail hacked"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Thanks for posting, but I don't understand something. Are these... important people? I've searched for a few president names and none seem to appear. I've also searched a few names on the list and couldn't really understand who they are.</p>
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<p>I just don't understand why police officers are so antagonistic towards photographers. Even if they are thinking from a purely "I don't want my mistakes to be caught" point of view, aren't they aware that arresting people in their full legal rights garners <i>a lot</i> more attention than anything they might have been doing in the photos/videos of the person?</p>
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<p>I am with you all about all the negative reasons why not to like GoDaddy and Bob Parsons. Just looking at the guy and his macho-posters I really do not feel like I would even want to hold a 5-minute conversation with him. It reeks of BS.
That said, I do have (or force myself to have) a lot of respect for the guy. Earning money is not easy. Building and maintaining your company is not easy. Establishing a brand is not easy. Being a billionaire is... whoa. I do think we have a lot to learn from him, despite the fact that we may not like him.</p>
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<p>This is exactly the type of rich person that I love. Contributing to public art and creating cultural value.</p>
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<p>While it would reduce "fishing expeditions", it would make me feel less secure in the legal system, because I might be afraid of the financial risk to sue someone.</p>
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