Hacker News: webtechgal

Show HN: Slim n Trim (Yet another image compression service, early beta)

webtechgal — Sat, 24 Jun 2017 17:07:15 +0000

Article URL: http://slimntrim.tk/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14626352

Points: 1

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New comment by webtechgal in "Show HN: IMG42 – Temporary Image Hosting"

webtechgal — Sat, 24 Jun 2017 16:57:21 +0000

I just tried to upload an image (using FireFox 45.8.0) and:

1. Click-> Select file -> Open does nothing

2. Dragging and Dropping a file throws a popup saying: 'There's no WebGL context available.' and the byte counts show (top right) but then, nothing else.

HTH

New comment by webtechgal in "Media Companies Are Getting Sick of Facebook"

webtechgal — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 05:15:35 +0000

> we're almost back to the original AOL model of a privately held "internet".

The very thought makes me shudder.

Ethereum Blockchain Used by United Nations for Sending Aid to Syria

webtechgal — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 07:52:26 +0000

Article URL: https://cointelegraph.com/news/ethereum-blockchain-used-by-united-nations-for-sending-aid-to-syria

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14585234

Points: 2

# Comments: 2

New comment by webtechgal in "Ask HN: Best place to sell domains"

webtechgal — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 07:47:58 +0000

Try: https://flippa.com/

Also, you can look up something called GoDaddy Marketplace/After Market or something.

Also, you could try (bulk) updating the whois info of all domains with text like: This Domain is for Sale

Facebook – Google destroying bad online ads – great until they own the world

webtechgal — Sun, 18 Jun 2017 15:13:18 +0000

Article URL: http://mashable.com/2017/06/18/facebook-google-duopoly-threat/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14580969

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by webtechgal in "Amazon patents method to prevent comparison shopping"

webtechgal — Sun, 18 Jun 2017 13:41:24 +0000

One of the comments on the article:
> I thought a redirect would be the same as malware and as such illegal?
Any thoughts on this?

New comment by webtechgal in "Ask HN: What would you do if you didn't need money to live?"

webtechgal — Sat, 17 Jun 2017 19:09:22 +0000

Well, I live in India. :-)

New comment by webtechgal in "Ask HN: What would you do if you didn't need money to live?"

webtechgal — Sat, 17 Jun 2017 18:59:51 +0000

> learning and building.
This. And also, continuing to earn and giving it away to the needy.

New comment by webtechgal in "US Just Picked Intel, IBM, Nvidia, Others to Help Make Supercomputers 50x Faster"

webtechgal — Sat, 17 Jun 2017 18:55:45 +0000

> The best-case scenario is a system that consumes 20 megawatts...
I guess they will think of throwing in a windmill farm (or something) to power the beast.

New comment by webtechgal in "Korean Web Hosting Company Agrees to Pay 397.6 BTC to WannaCry"

webtechgal — Sat, 17 Jun 2017 18:34:15 +0000

Heart goes out to those who suffered downtime and/or data loss and to the company CEO.

New comment by webtechgal in "Show HN: Yet Another Image Compression Service (alpha)"

webtechgal — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 19:17:32 +0000

1. It is a free service that no one is forcing anybody to use.
2. I still haven't got around to writing/finishing up anything other than the core functionality of the service.
3. The reason I posted here is primarily to get feedback on the core functionality.
4. When I do get around to creating the TOS and Privacy Policy etc., what it will essentially state is that a) no human will look at the images and b) all images will be (automatically) deleted within 24 hours from the time they were uploaded/processed. While it is not hard to write this down, it is not high up on my list of priorities at this point in time.
Thanks for your feedback all the same.

New comment by webtechgal in "Show HN: Yet Another Image Compression Service (alpha)"

webtechgal — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 18:06:57 +0000

> Also: where's your privacy statement?
Looks like you failed to notice above - this, Sir, is in alpha as of now.

New comment by webtechgal in "Linode Turns 14"

webtechgal — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 17:02:45 +0000

I remember first using your service almost a decade ago and then, drifted over to DO over the last few years.
Good to know you folks are going strong - all the best.

New comment by webtechgal in "Show HN: Yet Another Image Compression Service (alpha)"

webtechgal — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 16:52:43 +0000

As I mentioned in another thread about a week ago, I have recently been commissioned to create a (simple, stupid) CMS.
One of the features I wanted to incorporate into the CMS is image compression. After a good bit of code hacking and testing, I believe I have got something good going there. That inspired me to create an independent web app/service offering this (image compression) to users at large. My employers have given me the go ahead to do this.
Long story short, here is the alpha (link in title).
(Hopefully, I'll have a much more polished design/UI ready over the weekend.)
For now, please test it at will and give me your feedback/suggestions.
(The thread title can be made into an acronym YAICS; not intended :-))

Show HN: Yet Another Image Compression Service (alpha)

webtechgal — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 16:50:13 +0000

Article URL: http://slimntrim.tk/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14570499

Points: 2

# Comments: 5

New comment by webtechgal in "Don't Use Raspberry Pi for Everything"

webtechgal — Thu, 15 Jun 2017 18:47:38 +0000

One point that caught my eye is:
"Linux enthusiasts perpetually claim that this year is the year that Linux will finally make headway into the desktop for the everyday user — but it never has and never will."
I guess the author has a (much coveted) crystal ball.

Don't Use Raspberry Pi for Everything

webtechgal — Thu, 15 Jun 2017 18:45:04 +0000

Article URL: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/stop-using-raspberry-pi-everything/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14563199

Points: 51

# Comments: 51

New comment by webtechgal in "Show HN: Get Paid to Build Your Next Side Project"

webtechgal — Thu, 15 Jun 2017 10:17:22 +0000

I second that. While I can't realistically say I prefer it over Photoshop since I've never used the later, I can certainly state that GIMP meets ALL my graphics editing requirements (which are not many, but that's besides the point).

Here’s what the top accelerators in North America are funding

webtechgal — Sat, 10 Jun 2017 17:03:10 +0000

Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/10/heres-what-the-top-accelerators-in-north-america-are-funding/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14528090

Points: 4

# Comments: 0