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davidadamojr

14 karma · joined November 8, 2014

Polyglot programmer.
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davidadamojr··on Show HN: Cliptext, a tool for sharing pre-selected text as images on Twitter
Hi hammeiam, squakwr looks pretty cool. I'll be happy to chat sometime. Twitter: @davidadamojr
davidadamojr··on Show HN: Cliptext, a tool for sharing pre-selected text as images on Twitter
HookupJS sounds awesome. Having underwhelming options was completely intentional. The aim was to do ONE THING, and do it as fast and in as few steps as possible. The equally underwhelming source is actually available at http://github.com/davidadamojr/cliptext
davidadamojr··on Show HN: Cliptext, a tool for sharing pre-selected text as images on Twitter
Yes indeed. There are quite a number of people who absolutely think this is a bad idea and for good reason too... However, one may argue that it can be rather convenient.
davidadamojr··on Show HN: Cliptext, a tool for sharing pre-selected text as images on Twitter
Yes. Good points raised. I guess the lack of these capabilities is an "expensive" tradeoff for the slight convenience.

Judging by the comments on this blog post (https://medium.com/five-hundred-words/hacking-the-tweet-stre...), there is obviously no consensus as to whether this trend is good or bad. Some hate it, some find it convenient.

davidadamojr··on Show HN: Cliptext, a tool for sharing pre-selected text as images on Twitter
I admit it is weird. However, the primary purpose of the tool is to eliminate all that copy-paste and also avoid taking a full screenshot that contains irrelevant aspects as well as going to through the hassle of uploading the screenshot yourself. Whether or not it achieves this purpose is a whole other story. :)