Hacker News: speedyrev

New comment by speedyrev in "Show HN: My embarrassing personal website from the 90s"

speedyrev — Fri, 02 Mar 2018 21:26:15 +0000

Wish I could click and get Netscape

New comment by speedyrev in "Licensed to Bill"

speedyrev — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 14:50:23 +0000

There's a car in my town that has a mix of B's and 8's. Almost impossible to tell which is which.

New comment by speedyrev in "160-Year-Old Documents Intentionally Destroyed in Franklin County, N.C."

speedyrev — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 14:55:08 +0000

I don't think the law was as much of a concern as prominent people's reputations.

New comment by speedyrev in "New Chromecast apps for the holidays"

speedyrev — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 16:48:37 +0000

If it had Amazon Prime, it would be a perfect match for me. Until then, Roku.

New comment by speedyrev in "Show HN: See where in the world the F-bomb is being dropped"

speedyrev — Mon, 04 Nov 2013 19:21:11 +0000

So a step further, you could add a user input feature and let people track any word they want.

New comment by speedyrev in "Show HN: Real-time file sharing site"

speedyrev — Mon, 04 Nov 2013 19:15:58 +0000

I don't know that the site is NSFW, but clicking the links on the site is not advised at work.

New comment by speedyrev in "Announcing The Dark Mail Alliance – Founded by Silent Circle and Lavabit"

speedyrev — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 20:31:53 +0000

SPOILER: A year from now we find out this is an NSA black ops project.

New comment by speedyrev in "A Look Into Facebook's Potential to Recognize Anybody's Face"

speedyrev — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 18:41:59 +0000

Not only do they have face models. But they have immense details about those faces. Location, relationship connections, product endorsements, work and school connections... After the last few revelations about the NSA that have come out. I think you should assume that it is all being used.

New comment by speedyrev in "Elon Musk to make James Bond submarine car a reality"

speedyrev — Fri, 18 Oct 2013 20:09:03 +0000

Because it gives him positive press. Plain and simple.

New comment by speedyrev in "Show HN: I suck at remembering names, so I built an app to help"

speedyrev — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 15:47:13 +0000

How about a text field that allows you to write something about them. "Dude with weird hair, works for Widgets Inc. Said he was divorced but had a daughter in college." Then make that info available when he calls me.

New comment by speedyrev in "If you use Google+, you could become an ad next month"

speedyrev — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 19:20:53 +0000

Just make sure there is no check in the box.

New comment by speedyrev in "A 3D printed toothbrush for all your teeth"

speedyrev — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 17:28:05 +0000

This is technology fixing a problem that doesn't exist.

New comment by speedyrev in "Dear USA, my data has left your building"

speedyrev — Mon, 16 Sep 2013 14:49:44 +0000

If your data, encrypted or not, travels through the US or any of it's allies, don't you think they already have access if they want it. Privacy is an illusion.

New comment by speedyrev in "30,000 Particles, 60 FPS"

speedyrev — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 19:50:14 +0000

This as a background for an audio EQ would be pretty awesome. Have the different frequencies pulsing through the particles :D

New comment by speedyrev in "Happy Programmers' Day"

speedyrev — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 16:06:42 +0000

http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/apostro.asp

See rule #4

New comment by speedyrev in "USB Condoms"

speedyrev — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 14:18:56 +0000

Well to continue the metaphor, I guess I practice abstinence.

New comment by speedyrev in "Apple’s Touch ID: A 500ppi Fingerprint Sensor Built Into iPhone 5S Home Button"

speedyrev — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 18:30:51 +0000

I had the Atrix with the fingerprint sensor. The thing that I liked was being able to unlock the phone with one hand. But, the sensor was on the top back center, right where your index finger naturally landed. It was really nice when your hands were full.

New comment by speedyrev in "Jeff Atwood's Code Keyboard Review"

speedyrev — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 15:57:11 +0000

Lots of hate for a keyboard that is getting reviewed by people based on pictures. Has anybody reviewed it after actually getting their hands on one?

New comment by speedyrev in "Why You’ve Never Read “I Have A Dream”"

speedyrev — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 17:37:20 +0000

Also keep in mind that the last portion starting with "I have a dream..." and following was all improvised. The original draft didn't include those words.

New comment by speedyrev in "The Worst Work Day of My Life So Far"

speedyrev — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 20:48:06 +0000

I don't have a lot of respect for any coder who is afraid of leaving the pretty GUI of Windows. They would rather fragment the project than get their hands dirty.