Hacker News: timdeneau

New comment by timdeneau in "It's time to head back to RSS?"

timdeneau — Sat, 31 Mar 2018 17:07:18 +0000

I want to use RSS to increment unread content badges on my bookmark icons, to show me so-and-so’s website added a new blog post since the last time I visited. Implemented into the standard bookmark browser, no reader necessary.

Is this already a thing anywhere?

New comment by timdeneau in "Ask HN: What would you like to see in a tech blog revolving around JavaScript?"

timdeneau — Thu, 01 Feb 2018 18:56:09 +0000

It would be nice to follow vanilla JavaScript/ES2017/ES2018 etc features, usage examples, etc. Maybe an ongoing tutorial series on building some common web features, deconstructing interesting stuff found around the web, etc.

Maybe an unpopular opinion, but I think vanilla JS is worth learning without reliance on the latest frameworks and libraries.

New comment by timdeneau in "The screen that set off the ballistic missile alert on Saturday"

timdeneau — Tue, 16 Jan 2018 16:59:00 +0000

Disturbing to see the control system for their emergency alert system is this careless. This was human error? No shit.

New comment by timdeneau in "High Sierra macOS freezing and stops"

timdeneau — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 18:27:12 +0000

The fix: stop the annual release cycle. There isn't a customer demand for it, and it’s a hassle for basically everyone.

The issues in 10.12.x get fixed with 10.13, but 10.13 has the same amount of different issues, so it’s a wash. There’s no stable version anymore.

New comment by timdeneau in "Etsy slashes almost a quarter of its staff"

timdeneau — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 18:02:00 +0000

They used to email prompt you for reviews, or prompt you for reviews whenever you signed in. Now they don’t do either, and even if I manually check the backlog of orders, the review time windows have all expired. So I never review anything anymore.

Seems like a strange decision. I don’t understand how that is helping buyers or sellers.

New comment by timdeneau in "Apple Mac computers targeted by ransomware and spyware"

timdeneau — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 21:00:20 +0000

The transition seems well underway, for Apple at least. How long does it take though, a decade?

It doesn’t seem unreasonable to think iOS devices will replace 95% of all Macs, with exception to professional users who need massive workstation resources, unfettered system access, etc.

I don’t recommend Macs to family or friends anymore, they’re completely unnecessary. The new iPads with the keyboard are enough for normal people. That trend seems to be solving the problem, gradually, leaving the technical system for technical people.

New comment by timdeneau in "Apple Is Manufacturing a Siri Speaker"

timdeneau — Wed, 31 May 2017 23:37:20 +0000

Siri understands contact relationships if you fill out the "related names" in your contact cards.

Go to your own contact card, and then set a related name for mother to your Mom’s contact card. The next time you ask Siri to “Call Mom” it will do it.

It’s unnecessarily complicated, it should be able to infer which one, but there’s the workaround.

New comment by timdeneau in "Imzy is shutting down"

timdeneau — Wed, 24 May 2017 18:21:31 +0000

I wonder what their bounce rate was. Seems like such a strange decision to put a community behind mandatory registration… should have dropped you into some public topics instead.

New comment by timdeneau in "Palmer Luckey Leaves Facebook"

timdeneau — Thu, 30 Mar 2017 23:38:47 +0000

Curious how this will affect Oculus, if much at all.

In the long run, I don’t think Oculus is good for the industry. Their room scale tracking hardware is inadequate, and their exclusive titles are dividing a fledgling market. I say this as a Vive owner and enthusiast. This along with the lawsuit… maybe it’s for the best.

New comment by timdeneau in "CRISPR used to genetically modify viable human embryos for the first time"

timdeneau — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 19:50:33 +0000

Radiolab did an episode about CRISPR recently, for anyone interested in learning more about CRISPR in general: http://www.radiolab.org/story/update-crispr/

New comment by timdeneau in "Seven earth-sized planets discovered circling a star 39 light years from Earth"

timdeneau — Wed, 22 Feb 2017 20:14:53 +0000

Don’t worry, in five billion years that will be some other Earthling’s problem.

New comment by timdeneau in "Valve’s Gabe Newell: VR could “turn out to be a complete failure”"

timdeneau — Thu, 16 Feb 2017 18:58:07 +0000

Here’s the full (37 min) interview at Valve: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMpQWSqQFK0

New comment by timdeneau in "Go Web Examples"

timdeneau — Fri, 10 Feb 2017 16:00:20 +0000

Todd McLeod has a good introductory series, with lots of follow along examples.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCElzlyMtkoXaO3kFa5HL0Xw

New comment by timdeneau in "Mozilla launches new brand identity"

timdeneau — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 01:53:05 +0000

Now there’s a good story.

New comment by timdeneau in "Mozilla launches new brand identity"

timdeneau — Wed, 18 Jan 2017 15:39:19 +0000

I should clarify, the logotype “mozilla” and not necessarily the dino logomark. The original is more legible, less cryptic.

They also based their new typeface Fira Sans off that original logotype, which is what they use to brand Firefox. So they also fragment that brand association.

New comment by timdeneau in "Mozilla launches new brand identity"

timdeneau — Wed, 18 Jan 2017 13:03:49 +0000

The original is objectively better.

There’s a lesson in here somewhere on why you shouldn’t make design decisions a public matter.

New comment by timdeneau in "VR"

timdeneau — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 21:30:51 +0000

We’re mostly intrigued with 1:1 locomotion and agility in competitive multiplayer. For instance players who can run a marathon, or throw a baseball, will have a distinct competitive advantage over players who cannot. But, in theory, if you played enough it would supplement physical training.

But moon jumping would be a fun game concept :)

New comment by timdeneau in "VR"

timdeneau — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 20:01:58 +0000

I think fitness is going to be huge with VR gaming.

We’re developing an FPS game, and are researching walking and jogging in place to drive character locomotion. The new Vive trackers are an exciting announcement, because that means we can have ankle tracking. In-game hands and feet.

New comment by timdeneau in "Yahoo discloses hack of 1B accounts"

timdeneau — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 04:07:40 +0000

Side note: if your Apple account security questions are gibberish, your account now gets stuck in an infinite reset loop. I need to answer the security questions to reset my security questions or to reset my password. This occurs even if you have the current valid password, the questions are mandatory for all changes. The questions are also mandatory for phone support, so I’m locked out of my account even though I have the password. Great job everybody.

New comment by timdeneau in "Is Sugar Killing Us?"

timdeneau — Mon, 12 Dec 2016 17:02:49 +0000

I changed my diet a few years ago and also removed sugar. It has been one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. But I do love chocolate and still like to indulge.

Try the premium chocolate bars that are 80%-90% cocoa. The whole bar might be 10g of sugar, but the cocoa is so rich there’s no way you could even eat more than 1-2 tabs in one sitting. Compare that to a Snickers or whatever, which is 40-50g of sugar for the whole bar.