Hacker News: mattholtom

New comment by mattholtom in "We Need the Right to Repair Our Gadgets"

mattholtom — Wed, 09 Sep 2015 16:10:26 +0000

Nice to see it's not just me with this frustration. I had the same problem with my Sammy LNT4061. One capacitor and 5 years later, and it's still going strong.

If only my Kobo aura H2O had the same story. One drop on an airport floor and it's an expensive paperweight. Kobo does not repair, nor sanction repair, nor is it even really possible.

New comment by mattholtom in "New Machine Can See Bones, Organs in Stunning Detail"

mattholtom — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 15:49:59 +0000

This is absolutely beautiful and makes me believe I'm living in the future.

New comment by mattholtom in "“The Mess We're In” by Joe Armstrong at Strange Loop [video]"

mattholtom — Sat, 20 Sep 2014 10:11:41 +0000

Came here to see this. I expected to see a well reasoned argument for functional programming and how entrenched the OO mentality is. What's the mess we're in again?

New comment by mattholtom in "Navdy: HUD for your car"

mattholtom — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 20:54:54 +0000

Glad I'm not the only one that thinks driving should be a full time activity. If you don't have a personal chauffeur, you are not important enough to need your phone while driving. If you do have a personal chauffeur, text away Mr./Mrs./Ms. Important.

New comment by mattholtom in "The Millionaire Fastlane"

mattholtom — Tue, 25 Mar 2014 13:17:08 +0000

Slow lane folks, I sleep like a baby.

New comment by mattholtom in "Show HN: an online shop that bargains with you"

mattholtom — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 13:34:09 +0000

Who needs to write code to get the lowest price? The floors are in the JS source.

New comment by mattholtom in "Popcorn Time And Tech's Duty To Do The Right Thing"

mattholtom — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 19:49:08 +0000

I didn't get a "don't pursue certain technologies in order to protect certain industries" vibe from the article. Most here will agree that is futile. There will always be someone willing to take it a step further for another dollar.

The takeaway in the article is to be mindful of our work, and feel (some) responsibility towards the PEOPLE whose lives it will change. The collective "meh" on HN to any person outside the tech industry is disgusting.

New comment by mattholtom in "Watch as 1000 years of European borders change – timelapse map [video]"

mattholtom — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:25:40 +0000

Was anyone else waiting for the Crimean peninsula to turn a slightly darker pink at the end there? Oh wait, that's tomorrow...

New comment by mattholtom in "Pop-Up House: The affordable passive house"

mattholtom — Sun, 16 Mar 2014 02:47:49 +0000

I have a suspicion that once they encounter and solve all of the challenges associated with building houses (mold, cost, weather, a second floor) they will end up approaching a pretty normal modern residential construction.

New comment by mattholtom in "What Dreams May Come"

mattholtom — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 13:06:39 +0000

The giveforward site is now really active. I hope it is load friendly because it is being hugged very hard right now..

New comment by mattholtom in "2048"

mattholtom — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 01:27:25 +0000

Dude, what a mechanic that is! Just spent 1/2 hour in no time. Expand featureset, apply to PSN, profit.

New comment by mattholtom in "The Self(ie) Generation"

mattholtom — Sun, 09 Mar 2014 03:59:53 +0000

He noticed that "self" is the root of "selfie"... Deep insight here folks.

New comment by mattholtom in "Show HN: Codewars"

mattholtom — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 21:40:38 +0000

Very cool, one of those sites you can very easily spend a 1/2 hour on without realizing it...

Sell to the Laggards

mattholtom — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 20:32:55 +0000

Article URL: http://codeandiron.com/2014/01/sell-to-the-laggards/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7133002

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

New comment by mattholtom in "Show HN: Website 181 Took Way Longer Than a Day – YumHacker"

mattholtom — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 17:55:19 +0000

Cool, nothing wrong with going to the bare metal for Gmaps in simple applications. If you find yourself doing any complex marker or polygon manipulation Gmaps-for-rails is really worth a look.

Keep up the good work, look forward to more from you in the future!

New comment by mattholtom in "Show HN: Website 181 Took Way Longer Than a Day – YumHacker"

mattholtom — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 17:36:46 +0000

She's back!

Nice job, Jennifer. The one place I think the 180 previous helped you build massive skill is in UI design. Simple and snappy.

What are you using for geo-coding and mapping? I've found a combination of "geocoder" and "gmaps-for-rails" gems work great.

Hacking jQuery Mobile to look like iOS 7

mattholtom — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 20:32:33 +0000

Article URL: http://codeandiron.com/2014/01/mimicking-ios-7-with-jqm-and-rails/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7059504

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by mattholtom in "Github was down"

mattholtom — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 21:53:35 +0000

git push harder?

New comment by mattholtom in "Revisiting why incompetents think they’re awesome (2012)"

mattholtom — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 15:41:29 +0000

Haha! This article is doing a number on my impostor syndrome.

New comment by mattholtom in "Is it bad practice to use your real name online?"

mattholtom — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 19:20:42 +0000

A few years ago I tried to eliminate every possible trace of my real name online. It just doesn't work, there will always be something.

So I gave up. Now I just try and make sure there is an accurate representation of my personality, views, and so on associated with my real name, online. Hopefully this gives a bit of balance to my profile in case I miscommunicate something in the future.