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austinstorm··on Cleartext: A text editor that only allows the 1,000 most common words in English
Delightfully Orwellian.
austinstorm··on Clothing became the No. 1 online sales category for the first time in 2015
Agreed. It's a weird shopping experience because unlike other online clothing retailers there's no consistent aesthetic. It feels like walking through a flea market, but some of the items are expensive high-end luxury.
austinstorm··on OpenToonz (formerly Toonz) Has Been Released
I'm quite sure this was not posted by the authors, and they won't see your comment here.
austinstorm··on Show HN: Ponzi.es – Startup sticker ponzi scheme
LOVE IT
austinstorm··on The United States Postal Service Will Now Email You Your Mail
SO many people have tried this, and the USPS has shut them down. Either the USPS will do it or no one will, because they won't allow competition.
austinstorm··on Assembly is shutting down December 6, 2015
An idea that was too idealistic to survive real life. Or was it too complicated? I was reluctant to contribute to products because of a perceived mob rule - and backend engineers were outnumbered by frontend and UX folks.
austinstorm··on Ask HN: Did YouTube ever remove the G+ requirement?
Even though the G+ requirement is a real bummer, there's no denying that YouTube comments have become slightly less of a cesspool since they implemented it.
austinstorm··on No more 25¢. No more transaction fees
I hope that Dwolla succeeds, because this is a great move.
austinstorm··on The curiously ordinary desire of Tim Schafer
Yes, this. I should be so lucky to build a 'lifestyle business', some kind of stable enterprise that is the livelihood of 10-20 people.
austinstorm··on Show HN: Babydook – digital journal for keeping photos and info about your baby
The name reminds me of The Babadook, a critically acclaimed movie from last fall about postpartum depression / the horrors of childrearing. Not the greatest association, I'd think.
austinstorm··on Stripe: Bitcoin
It was illegal until recently.
austinstorm··on ‘This.’ Has People Clamoring for an Invite
Seems fun, maybe. One of the big problems with my Facebook is the decreasing signal to noise ratio.
austinstorm··on A complete rewrite of wiki as a single page application
Smallest Federated Wiki is a great choice for the spirit of C2. But the interface is much more confusing than the old site, and lags behind similar wikis like TiddlyWiki.
austinstorm··on Show HN: Ginseng – a spaced repetition learning/flashcard web app
That is cool
austinstorm··on Show HN: IMDB for YouTubers, online database to add your casts and crews
Neat. Vimeo has always had the jump on YouTube for crediting cast and crew.

Have you thought about adding an API?

austinstorm··on Appresenter: Showcase your apps professionally on high quality 3D models
Easier than trying to photograph phones, with all their reflective surfaces...
austinstorm··on EFF asks for the right to revive “abandoned” online games
This is neat, so there's no chance it will happen.
austinstorm··on Show HN: A database for browsing and discovering movies
Where does the data come from? TMDB is a great source. Letterboxd has a similar design and lots of curation features. Good job.
austinstorm··on Social Network Clone Script PHP
Copying is a good way to learn, buuuut...
austinstorm··on How to get every game on STEAM for free
Yeah, the headline is absurd and irresponsible.
austinstorm··on Show HN: Easiest Way to Schedule Posts on Social Media
Neat, but I'm looking for a buffer-esque service that will allow me to post to tumblr and Pinterest. Right now I use a Frankenstein of zapier recipes to get close.
austinstorm··on Web 4.0 Is Coming
Who upvoted this?
austinstorm··on Show HN: Controllers.cc – Compare midi controllers and small keyboards
Pretty!
austinstorm··on Change.org Petition: Tell media not to use 'Hacker' when they mean 'Cracker'
Agreed - it's waaay too late to change this now.
austinstorm··on You might want to reconsider that donation to the Reading Rainbow Kickstarter
It's a nostalgia tax for my generation.
austinstorm··on [dead]
Who has a shortage of ideas? Also "Dropbox for Creepy Uncles" sounds highly illegal.
austinstorm··on The Quiet Revolution Is Here. Help Us Map It
Great idea, but the rhetoric is a bit overblown.
austinstorm··on Codekit 2
This is such a bloated space, and it seems like suddenly every major player has an experimental app (atom.io, brackets.io) - it seems like it will become harder for programs like this.
austinstorm··on Ask HN: Do we need another email service?
Any innovation in email is welcome by me.
austinstorm··on Free Python Screencasts
Awesome - thanks for posting this.
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