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Re:Ask HN: Any Zapier Alternative to Automate Twitter? on Friday November 15, 2019 @03:35AM (#21543265)
The 100 runs per month, if I had something like 500 it would be enough. But 100 per month, or 3 per day basically, it's too few. I'll take a look thanks!

edit: looks good, I was able to create the same flow and the free tier is more generous! Thank you!

Ask HN: Any Zapier Alternative to Automate Twitter?

I use Zapier to automate Twitter. I add to a list people who post on a certain #topic. And from time to time I browse the list and add to friend people who meet certain criteria, or I like what they post.I am looking at alternatives, because I find the first paid tier on Zapier way too expensive. I would gladly pay something like $5 for a lower number of "zaps" per month.This has helped me...

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Re:Show HN: Map for Game of Thrones on Monday April 22, 2019 @05:00AM (#19717481)
There are a number of websites which provide this sort of features, but they don't work well on mobile. The initial idea was to have a map on a tablet so you can use it while watching the TV Show. But we haven't yet implemented that feature - a sort of "live" minimap to show you where the action takes place, while watching an episode. :)

Show HN: Map for Game of Thrones

We’ve updated Map for Game of Thrones with a lot of features since its launch, 2 years ago. In addition to the app’s staple feature, TV show recap, the user can now also review all 5 books in a similar, interactive manner.You can now step through all the scenes/chapters of any TV episode or book and enjoy:- a short summary of the scene/chapter- full description or synopsis- list of characters...

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What about NSA backdoors built into all US Corporations platforms?
Re:Are We in the Middle of a Programming Bubble? on Tuesday January 22, 2019 @07:20AM (#18967737)
To be fair - that's not the point he was making. As we were discussing income - that's the only metric that matters in the discussion at hand.
Re:What’s the rush? The power of a slow morning on Wednesday January 09, 2019 @08:59AM (#18864692)
I was so sure I was a Night OWL - and I started waking up to learn Swift development to change my career. And I got used to it. The trick is to go to sleep early at a set time and do keep at it for a few weeks.
Re:What I Learned from Working 32 Hours a Week on Sunday January 06, 2019 @04:49PM (#18840946)
That's a fantastic analogy!
Re:The Inevitability of Apple's Current Predicament on Sunday January 06, 2019 @03:01PM (#18840253)
huh? I am a huge Apple fan but my grandad uses a PC I built in 2012 and it's running the latest Windows OS (with updates). In the PC market that is no feat tbh. In the mobile market - yes.
Re:Ask HN: How do you keep track of your creative thoughts? on Sunday January 06, 2019 @01:08PM (#18839615)
I used to have an emacs setup which I ditched because I was tinkering with it too much. :)

I switched to Things 3 on Mac/iOS which I love.

Things 3 is both my GTD app of choice (it runs my life) and my inbox where I catch everything. When I have a random thought/idea I just add a new to-do in my Inbox. Then when I have the time, or at least once a week, I go through my Inbox and add more detail to the task, and try to make it actionable or store it for review at a later date.

Re:Letter from Tim Cook to Apple Investors on Friday January 04, 2019 @04:14AM (#18822811)
Same for me. I prefer Apple hardware because I still consider it the best tool (maybe with the exception of the MBP keyboard). I won't go into debates with others about my choices (here in Europe most people prefer Windows laptops and Android phones). However I can't ditch Gmail, Chrome and Google Search. They still offer the best service :/
Re:Ask HN: Favorite nonfiction books of 2018? on Wednesday December 26, 2018 @05:21PM (#18765423)
I think the book is targeted towards a younger audience which might explain the lack of more thorough insights into the topics he selected. More disappointing for me was the choice of some of these topics - some of them are covered very superficially and sometimes even with a surprising one-sidedness. As I recently finished Factfulness by Hans Rosling - where he explains how the population increase is slowing down and experts having good reason to believe that it will again plateau in the future - I was stunned to hear Hawking exaggerate this danger over and over again. And unfortunately this was not the only topic on which he is not an expert and yet gives his opinion and presents it as fact. He covers religion, AI, social politics with a very broad brush and a very self assured tone: "Time didn't exist before the Big Bang so there is no time for God to make the universe in." Hawking's concept of God as being part of creation is different to the definition most people/religions have, so his argument feels incomplete. The editing is poor and makes the book feel rushed - which it might have been the case. Maybe they tried to capitalize on a great man's passing by having a new book quickly available. I'm being cynical, but I can't find a better reason why there are so many paragraphs being repeated in different chapters.
Re:Ask HN: Favorite nonfiction books of 2018? on Wednesday December 26, 2018 @02:32PM (#18764187)
Which of the 2 books which are called How to Change your Mind? Michael Pollan or Martin E. Seligman?
Re:Ask HN: Favorite nonfiction books of 2018? on Wednesday December 26, 2018 @01:44PM (#18763780)
I had a similar experience. And I usually try to go through books I start even if I dislike them. But this one... it was too much...
Re:C.S. Lewis on the Reading of Old Books on Monday December 03, 2018 @06:08PM (#18594100)
Great article! CS Lewis always surprises me with his... "wise common sense". I'm constantly let down my modern books, some of them highly acclaimed. But the great filter explains it all perfectly. I'm going to take this into consideration when selecting my books from now on.
I really like and recommend CS Lewis articles and essays on Scientism
Re:The Insect Apocalypse Is Here on Wednesday November 28, 2018 @07:41AM (#18551010)
I do the same thing every time and I am glad to see there are so many others who feel the same way.
Thanks
Re:Yet Another Rant About Blockchains on Monday October 08, 2018 @03:46AM (#18165061)
But that's exactly how SQL is used?
Re:Apple's best product is now privacy on Saturday September 15, 2018 @04:01AM (#17993477)
> And the fact that you can download the data unquestionably proves that it can be traced back to you.

Not necessarily.

You can compare 63.8 to 100... it's lower... :) So the percent should be AT LEAST 1.9 :)
Counterpoint to your counterpoint :) What about smaller offices - say 4-6 people. Not as noisy, not as lonely.
I don't know why this was downvoted. I do my job really well, but I hate having people look over what I am doing... It might be an introvert thing or something, but I'm surprised when others view this as "what do you have to hide?".

Why does it have to be black & white?

Re:Ask HN: What is your comfort book? on Monday June 18, 2018 @09:21AM (#17338004)
CS Lewis for me (his non fiction stuff) and Tolkien (LOTR).
I have been using the Pomodoro Technique with good results for a while now. What it helps me with is to get started. I noticed that my reluctance to get started increases proportionally with the complexity/difficulty of the task. However knowing that all I have to do is just spend half an hour on TRYING to make progress makes a big difference. This concept of trying instead of the pressure of solving the problem outright made a big difference in my motivation.
Imo one approach is not going to work for all communities. A project like this which wants to satisfy the entire spectrum on various criterias should cede control to its users. Let the communities decide on every parameter that affects them. Decentralization.
You are right... HN is starting to have a visibility issue. But I can't see how it can be fixed. All successful online communities have to deal with this aspect eventually. They all become too popular at one point and it's hard to maintain the quality.

I can't see how it can be fixed.

1. CS Lewis is my all-time, favorite author. 2. I am a Christian who believes in Christ. 3. I love the Narnia series.

But I really dislike how Lewis uses allegory in his Narnian series. The Space Trilogy is much better in that respect and I highly recommend it.

Re:The Sound of Madness on Sunday May 13, 2018 @02:43PM (#17060288)
Well considering that a large sub-set of people who hear voices commit suicide and/or kill their relatives in cold blood I would say that yes, central control is necessary.
Re:Taskwarrior, where have you been all my life? on Thursday May 10, 2018 @04:34AM (#17037208)
Like the author I went through too many solutions to organize myself. (Evernote, iOS Reminders app, OneNote, emacs/org-mode, Google apps, iOS Calendar, Omni tools & many more). I've settled down on using Apple Notes & Things 3. Things 3 is expensive, but it's simple & has a beautiful UI. It structures tasks in the same way I think about them. I really like the Quick Entry feature on the Mac, where I can quickly add a to-do from a web page or an email... The app seems to be well maintained and I am glad they didn't choose the subscription route. My biggest wish, a web API.

I really like Notion (https://www.notion.so/), and I am sure I could do a great GTD system in it! However, I don't feel comfortable with subscriptions on apps where I keep MY data. Maybe because I grew up relatively poor, I always have the fear at the back of my mind, that maybe in the future I won't be able to afford it and what a big hassle that would be.

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