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Re:Hackers Build a Skype That’s Not Controlled by Microsoft on Monday September 01, 2014 @08:14PM (#8255174)
Microsoft closed the skype api a few weeks ago :(

Much sads.

Re:Ask HN: Urgent connection to Twitter support on Tuesday July 08, 2014 @09:45PM (#8007695)
Given some of the posts elsewhere in the thread, that automated warning system isn't foolproof, so more info is better.
Any reason you replace, rather than insert alongside?

I like the sporadic messages, but placing them roughly a minute of reading apart as [posture] reminders would make me more likely to use it ;p

Re:Firefox and Flux: A New, Beautiful Browser is Coming on Tuesday April 29, 2014 @02:52AM (#7665410)
Either or that, or just meaning 'firefox and change'.

I read that as F.lux being incorporated somehow, and was very confused :P

Re:Ask HN: Idea Sunday on Sunday April 06, 2014 @05:54PM (#7543215)
It isn't really the normal use for it, but I made my own subreddit for this - I only use it as a personal repository of information, but it would suit pretty much all of your requirements, and it has stats on usage etc built in :P
Re:Ask HN: What's your favorite keyboard for programming? on Friday March 14, 2014 @12:13AM (#7396950)
http://www.typematrix.com/dvorak/

Dvorak, and a compressed format with vertical key spacing - tbh if I were learning a keyboard format from scratch I would probably use colemak instead (fits my key distribution slightly better, but both blow qwerty away).

As to the keyboard, I really like the movement of enter/backspace, and arrow keys/home/end etc.

Re:Squirt.io – Readability Meets Spritz Speed Reading on Wednesday March 12, 2014 @07:22PM (#7389106)
I really like the way this works - much less disruptive to jump in and out.

Any reason you cap WPM at 666, and always default to 400wpm? I want to go fasterrrr :)

edit: I made my branch do this, are you interested in contributions?