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Re:Ask HN: GitHub down?
on Thursday January 12, 2017 @03:11AM (#13380634)
yup
Vim trick for faster JavaScript debugging
Incognito mode but with a password-protected permanent session
Incognito mode was a huge leap forward in browsing concepts because, lets face it, we all have secrets. But I've noticed that I have tended to never get involved in communities that I personally believe in but don't want in my browsing history. It all boils down to the inconvenience of logging in manually each time I want to use the site in incognito mode.Are there any browsers or browser...
Re:Ask HN: What are some good lightweight server monitoring services?
on Tuesday December 01, 2015 @02:43AM (#10654090)
Interesting. Though, why when I activate my account does an entity called "Bllion Signup Wizard" ask me to grant access to my gmail contacts?
Ask HN: What are some good lightweight server monitoring services?
I'm one-person team and I'm just looking for a service that will ping my servers at some interval and send me an email or text if the response doesn't match some pre-configured match parameters.Pager-duty would work but 10 bucks a month seems too expensive. I know there must be better alternatives out there.update: Looks like I misunderstood pager duty. It doesn't handle the uptime checking;...
Ask HN: Have the char limits for responses in the YC application been removed?
I've applied before and I remember there being character limits, but they're not showing up when I load the application. I'm working on my application now and my responses might change depending on the limits.
Re:Show HN: Showgoers – Watch Netflix with friends remotely
on Friday July 24, 2015 @06:47PM (#9945706)
Yeah, the HTML5 was key. It's way easier to listen to player events without really interacting with Netflix-specific stuff. I probably would have given up if I was doing it with silverlight. Actually, this is why this is only a chrome extension because Netflix uses silverlight in Firefox.
Re:Show HN: Showgoers – Watch Netflix with friends remotely
on Friday July 24, 2015 @06:25PM (#9945590)
My girlfriend and I tried using rabbit but we weren't happy with the performance. Their implementation is actually to open netflix on a virtual machine GUI and use browser tricks to try to make it seem like you're just controlling the computer like its your desktop. The performance tends to be bad because there is two hops, from netflix to their servers, and their servers to you.
Re:Show HN: Showgoers – Watch Netflix with friends remotely
on Friday July 24, 2015 @06:01PM (#9945464)
I've messed with rabbit before. I wasn't a fan because in their implementation actually open netflix on a virtual machine GUI and use browser tricks to try to make it seem like you're just controlling the computer like its your desktop. The performance is horrible though because there is two hops, from netflix to their servers, and their servers to you.
Re:Show HN: Showgoers – Watch Netflix with friends remotely
on Friday July 24, 2015 @05:08PM (#9945202)
In our case, we did netflix that we manually synced up and just do videochat on skype. Facetime doesn't work because it hijacks your sound, turns down all other audio sources and you can't turn it off. Silly apple.
The skype is nice because it puts a thumbnail of their face that stays hovered over the netflix even while it's in fullscreen.
Re:Show HN: Showgoers – Watch Netflix with friends remotely
on Friday July 24, 2015 @05:03PM (#9945179)
Though I originally made it for me and my SO, it was surprising how many people have told me that they also have done the whole netflix, skype and "3, 2, 1, go" combo. Its interesting to think about things we could make that would better allow shared experience or emotional intimacy with people over distance.
Re:Show HN: Showgoers – Watch Netflix with friends remotely
on Friday July 24, 2015 @04:27PM (#9944968)
I'll be bookmarking this because sometimes I want to sync watch with files that I have on my computer.
Re:Show HN: Showgoers – Watch Netflix with friends remotely
on Friday July 24, 2015 @04:26PM (#9944962)
Yeah it's like Cytube. My use case was that I'm in a long-distance relationship and we both are huge movie buffs. YouTube just simply doesn't have the content that we want. Netflix does but it doesn't allow embeds so it took a bit more trickery :)
Re:Show HN: Showgoers – Watch Netflix with friends remotely
on Friday July 24, 2015 @04:25PM (#9944954)
Actually, there's another product that does that and somehow gets away with it. They actually open netflix on a virtual machine and use a ton of hacks to make it look like its you controlling it. The performance is horrible though because there is two hops.
Re:Show HN: Showgoers – Watch Netflix with friends remotely
on Friday July 24, 2015 @04:22PM (#9944934)
Good question. It uses websockets to send/receive sync commands to each individual browser, each of which has its own instance of netflix. So theoretically every user still needs to have their own Netflix account.
Show HN: Showgoers – Watch Netflix with friends remotely
Re:Americans’ Cellphones Targeted in Secret U.S. Spy Program
on Thursday November 13, 2014 @06:25PM (#8604836)
The link passes through a google redirect.
edit: oh, nvm. this link gets around the paywall. the direct wsj blocks the content.
Re:Ask HN: Has anyone ever been hired through LinkedIn?
on Monday November 03, 2014 @11:54AM (#8551824)
At the startup I work for, we use LinkedIn all the time as a way to check out non-technical hires. It was the same for my previous company also. It's also a good way to scout for any shared connections in case you want to get a third-party opinion on whether someone would work well in whatever position.
Re:Scroogled: Microsoft's marketing attack on Google
on Monday August 19, 2013 @06:27PM (#6240326)
The layout is painful to parse.
15,000 volts through wood makes eye-candy
Re:Sex Machine: Get gender from first name in Ruby
on Tuesday April 16, 2013 @05:47PM (#5561129)
Ohhh the controversy that would be generated if this gem ever got big.
http://www.confreaks.com/videos/1120-gogaruco2012-schemas-fo...
Re:Show HN: Should I keep building this collaborative storytelling game?
on Wednesday March 13, 2013 @08:53PM (#5372372)
There are a ton of obvious fixes and small improvements, but do you find the overall concept to be something you could come back to?
And yes, it's realllly slow right now. It wasn't like that when I stopped messing with it 2 years ago.
Show HN: Should I keep building this collaborative storytelling game?
Linguistics and i18n
Re:Show HN: Side project for organized bookmarking: Saaave
on Thursday January 12, 2012 @02:50AM (#3455446)
Can you give me a bit of introduction about what it does? I personally would want to know this before I give my email address and start messing around.