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Re:Flynn: first preview release on Monday April 21, 2014 @04:09PM (#7623430)
Does anyone know if Flynn components can be run on CoreOS? Also, does Fylnn offer the ability to use sub-domains for accessing apps, with either a random string or custom, eg. //dev.example.com? Thx
Applying based on idea, though I have a prototype that's on its way to becoming a fully-working MVP.
Fortunately, the accelerator that I've applied for provides both, a F6S backed application process, and their own.

The co-founder quandary is due to repeated past experiences of having my work being overly-criticised, so lack faith in my myself. Although, I'm now trying to overcome those hurdles I've set myself.

I've applied twice to an accelerator, both times unsuccessfully. However, it was not due to being female, but instead because I'm a sole founder. It's a bit of a conundrum unfortunately, because I wish to prove myself to my peers before seeking co-founders.

As the study only took into account those applications made via the F6S platform, I would not trust the figures. Some founders are unable to use it for a start, as they're insistent on only allowing logins with either Facebook or Linkedin. Not everyone uses or is willing to connect those services, like myself.

Re:Ask HN: Who are some of the must-follow Twitter users? on Saturday April 19, 2014 @07:22PM (#7615152)
Aral Balkan - https://twitter.com/aral

A very humble person, who hopes to empower people to own their own data. Currently working on http://indiephone.eu/

Looks good! On the FAQ, it mentions that power is via a 2.1mm barrel jack, & US adapter is included. Do you have plans for a USB powered version?
The earlier discussion related to that link: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7552680
Re:Affordable, automatic sit-to-stand desk on Wednesday April 02, 2014 @01:40PM (#7517387)
Looks like they plan to open a UK based distribution centre by 2015.
Re:Affordable, automatic sit-to-stand desk on Wednesday April 02, 2014 @01:38PM (#7517377)
Confused over the country specific pledge tiers. Unless KS has changed since I last backed, I thought you could only select a single tier. Therefore, to purchase a standard fame/top from UK, do I just select the $99 UK tier, but pledge $399? (or is it $99 + $399?)
Re:Meteor 0.8.0: Introducing the Blaze templating engine on Thursday March 27, 2014 @10:03PM (#7484860)
A great learning resource is Discover Meteor - http://www.discovermeteor.com (purchase required, but great value for money, as it's been regularly updated since its release).

The videos on Evented Mind are fantastic to learn from as well - https://www.eventedmind.com (recently introduced a subscription model, though, some of the videos are still free to play).

Thanks for clarifying; I can understand why now. Also, the link should be removed, like suggested by mjgoins.
Why promote the full name, of what appears to be a troll account, whose intent is probably to cause division?
Re:Noob comments on HN on Saturday March 22, 2014 @09:53AM (#7449044)
Not sure if I've been silenced, as my last three-comments have an asterisk next to them, and I'm unable to find them when browsing from another device.
Re:JsDelivr โ€“ The advanced open source public CDN on Wednesday March 19, 2014 @11:26AM (#7429266)
I currently use cdnjs, but very interested in the single HTTP request & simpler versioning that JsDelivr is offering, so will start using this for my current project.

Most of the libraries I use are already on there, and I like the fact that brief glance information is shown for each library. Also noticed there's a duplicate misspelt typeahead library listed.

Re:One World Trade Center: The Top of America on Friday March 07, 2014 @11:43PM (#7364268)
Believe you're correct, as there appears to be a faint outline/shadow for a handrail as well, at an angle that would be used for stairs
Re:Deploying meteor.js apps to e-paper on Friday February 21, 2014 @12:27PM (#7278063)
Interesting article. Also, I'd not heard of the e-paper based V-tablet before; seems like a good device to experiment with, so will probably order one the future.

Region redraw is included in the forthcoming Meteor UI [1], which uses the new spacebars engine, so that might negate the requirement to use the Visionect plugin.

1: http://www.meteorpedia.com/read/Meteor_UI

Re:Why is the opt-in toolbar scam still acceptable? on Monday February 03, 2014 @07:17AM (#7170229)
When I visit my parents, I end up having to remove the Ask toolbar. It always returns due to the frequent java updates having the Ask install box ticked by default.
Re:Read Discover Meteor for free today on Friday December 13, 2013 @10:26PM (#6904442)
Discover Meteor is worth every penny! In addition to being a handy resource, it's also kept very up-to-date, for example, numerous chapters were recently rewritten to use iron-router.
Re:I Am Stereoblind, But The Oculus Rift Is My Corrective Lens on Thursday September 26, 2013 @05:23PM (#6453730)
Can the Oculus Rift driver nudge the screen output? I have an alternating squint, but can use both eyes if I focus on my finger. With screens re-aligned, I'm hoping that I might be able to see in 3D.
Re:Jeff Atwood's Code Keyboard Review on Friday August 30, 2013 @11:57AM (#6302433)
The keyboard that I would love to see produced is the Guru Board - http://www.guru-board.com/ Though sadly I'm not sure if it will ever see the light of day.
Re:RIP Microsoft Tag on Monday August 19, 2013 @04:25AM (#6236163)
Feel this is something that should have been handed over to the Internet Archive, as now there will be lots of broken tags scattered all over the place, like the ones in the Alan Wake game. Here's a list of some of the companies that have used Microsoft Tag: http://tag.microsoft.com/tag-in-action/success-story/who-is-...
Re:Genderize.io determines the gender of a first name on Thursday August 08, 2013 @11:57AM (#6179720)
I wonder what dataset is being used behind the scenes. Tried "Roberta" and it returned "null".
Re:Show HN: CoreOS, a Linux distro for containers on Tuesday July 30, 2013 @07:09PM (#6130746)
Fantastic! I will use this alongside Flynn, on RackSpace public cloud servers. Appreciate the email address, thanks.
Re:Show HN: CoreOS, a Linux distro for containers on Tuesday July 30, 2013 @05:01PM (#6130012)
Very interesting; can this complement Flynn? (https://flynn.io/) or is it in lieu of? Also, can it run on Open Stack?
Re:The Docker Book on Thursday July 18, 2013 @05:12AM (#6062575)
From the submission history, it appears that the OP is a fan of docker, so it's likely the site was shared with that in mind, rather than him/her being the author of the linked content.
Re:Ask HN: European Linode / DigitalOcean alternatives on Friday July 05, 2013 @06:52AM (#5994329)
Serverlove (http://www.serverlove.com/) are based in the UK, and offer a comprehensive API, plus CLI tool.
Re:JavaScript projects to look into on Thursday July 04, 2013 @08:29AM (#5990310)
Handy site! though looking at the thread creator's 100+ submission history over the last month, I do not believe they are behind this project, and that the various compliments and observations posted in this thread are unfortunately not reaching the correct person - Hopefully the project creator visits after noticing HN in their referral logs.
Re:PNG vs SVG for sprites on Saturday June 22, 2013 @03:39PM (#5924875)
There are icons in the SVG sprite set which consist of numerous clip paths, which could be the root cause of the performance issue. If you load the sprite in Chrome (http://adrianosmond.com/images/sprite.svg) and inspect the element immediately above the facebook logo you will see an example of this. That aforementioned icon could possibly have been created using a single line path and gradient fill (I've not edited SVG files for a while).
Re:Deploy Java Apps With Docker on Thursday June 13, 2013 @12:13PM (#5874814)
This is exactly what I've been looking for, a clear walk-through of Docker.
Re:Twilio Raises A $70M Series D As They Consider An IPO on Friday June 07, 2013 @05:26PM (#5842035)
Great news! Hoping the extra resources that this money brings, can give them the opportunity to introduce voice recognition.

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