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lfulleron Only the Lonely

This just shows an ignorance of the issues being discussed here. The issue is not that "human interaction is complicated and life is difficult", it's that his feelings - and the feelings of many others - are the result mental illness.

This is a serious health issue - equally as serious as cancer.

lfulleron Show HN: We're releasing SoundBrush, an app that lets you draw music

Really cool app. Are you planning to add an iPhone version?

lfulleron Dear Mozilla, stop watching me

Is this not exactly what Facebook, Google, and Twitter do with their tracking cookies? They figure out what you are interested in based on analytics regarding the sites you visit (obtained through multiple different methods), then sell that data to advertisers.

lfulleron Thalmic Labs (YC W13) Raises $14.5M

The primary appeal of the Myo, in my opinion, is the fact that you don't need to be within a 20 ft, perfectly unobstructed, line of sight vision cone of any sensors. You just put it on your arm and start using it anywhere.

lfulleron Depression Part Two

The anti-depression is called mania.

lfulleron Crytek: Graphics Are “60% Of The Game”

In my opinion, far too much time is wasted these days discussing which elements of game design are most "important".

For Crysis, the graphics are absolutely the focus. For a game like Minecraft, graphics take a backseat to the innovative game mechanics. For Team Fortress 2, game mechanics and graphics both take a backseat to unique team-based multiplayer.

Games are a type of art, and art can take many forms. Are Michelangelo's sculptures "worse" than Picaso's masterpieces simply because they are far more life-like? Are modern movies worse than early 1900s films simply because they use high end special effects?

Take a step back and judge a game by its own merits - any individual element of a game's design is dependant on it's genre, art direction, platform, and specific goals. The question should not be "are graphics the most important part of video games?", but rather "are graphics the most important part of THIS game?".

lfulleron God Help Us All

Thanks for the heads up - I'll fix that now.

lfulleron God Help Us All

It's back up now.

lfulleron God Help Us All

I'm trying to get the cause figured out. Spun this up yesterday on a spare dev server - not the best idea in hindsight!

lfulleron Show HN: There are only 70 three letter word .io domains left

I'm glad I got oik.io for Oikoi when I did! I have to wonder just how usable these last 70 domains would be, though.