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manuisfunny

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I'm a computer programmer in Seattle.
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manuisfunny··on Show HN: Give your resume a mind of it's own, a.i. RESUME
Great job. The UI looks good on my android.

I like the idea of entering data into a single place, and having different visitors see customized resumes.

Some thoughts I had (keep in mind I'm not a UX, entrepreneur, or resume expert):

1. In the demo on my phone, I like that you can easily navigate between sections with the nav bar. But I think others might not realize it's available. It might be good to have the navigation instead be small tabs on the top. Or tell users how to navigate.

2. In the skills section, you emphasize the skills relevant to that employer. Would it be easier to separate them into two sections: the skills must relevant to a position, then other skills. The other skills might be initially hidden. I think it helps someone scanning a resume quickly. Overall, I think it's important to minimize the time it takes someone to get the information from the resume. Maybe ask recruiters to give their opinion of the demo. I think a good testimonial from a recruiter might make the website more attractive to potential users.

3. I'm not sure if I'd pay that much to try it. I understand the problem. If you give a 30 free trial, and they get a job, they won't pay. But maybe it can be free at first. If it works, try to get testimonials to put on the website. I don't mean to be insulting or condescending. And that might not be the correct solution. In just saying I'd like to try it, but don't want to pay that much without seeing testimonials.

Again, I really like the way you're solving the whole resume problem. The trade off between customizing and generalizing. Quality vs quantity. The demo gives you a good idea of how it works, and it looks good on my phone.

Very cool. Thanks for sharing this.

manuisfunny··on Show HN: scorethings - a website for scoring things
It's about 6 AM on a Friday. I just spent the week writing boring documentation, and I'm taking the day off to watch some movies.

Yeah, pancakes are pretty valuable right about now: http://www.scorethings.com/scores/51246719

manuisfunny··on Show HN: scorethings - a website for scoring things
Yeah, I was tempted to say 10. It's one of the funniest movies ever.

I wanted the potential user to see that 10's should not be given lightly. I was trying, as much as possible, to get all users on the same "scoring" page. answering: "What's the minimum points a thing would need to score to qualify as 'Good'?" That way, the scores mean something. Maybe they can be compared.

Plus, lot of features in scorethings were inspired by this xkcd joke about star ratings: https://xkcd.com/1098.

manuisfunny··on Show HN: Marvel Comics and Characters Search Engine
Yeah, the terms & conditions say you can't have "Marvel" in your name:

"You may not create derivatives of Marvel Property, or use the 'Marvel' name or any other Marvel Marks in the title of your App without Marvel's prior written approval."

They might let you if you ask, though. It's not like it's a commercial app.

I think it's good that you added links back to the Marvel website, and attributed the data to Marvel, following their guidelines: http://developer.marvel.com/documentation/attribution

Some developers overlook the boring API documentation and rules.

manuisfunny··on Show HN: Marvel Comics and Characters Search Engine
Cool app, it looks really good. How was it working with the Marvel API? Did you try the comicvine API? http://www.comicvine.com/api/
manuisfunny··on Twitter for Android swaps the Favorites star for a heart… for some
Sorry, it was just Twitter, A/B testing the change. I've heard about A/B testing, but I never thought I'd be in one. Hard to tell if something is actually getting changed.
manuisfunny··on Show HN: Working productively in a coffee-shop: virtual Vienna cafe ambience
"Excuse me sir, other customers would like to use the couch. I'm going to have to ask that you order something or leave. Thank you."

This is pretty cool. It really feels like a crowded area, with the clinking and everything. My favorite thing is the rain button. Because I'm from Seattle, and let me tell you insert lame rain joke.

manuisfunny··on Show HN: Prelaunch sign up app – angular, node, mongodb, Mailgun
Check out the GitHub repo README for the Heroku deploy link to try it out: https://github.com/eddywashere/node-prelaunch
manuisfunny··on Show HN: Prelaunch sign up app – angular, node, mongodb, Mailgun
Wow, seriously cool. I like it. Simple and good looking. Plus, you added a Heroku deploy button to the GitHub project.

I was able to setup at https://manuisfunny-test-prelaunch.herokuapp.com/

It took like 10 minutes to get it up and running. Most of that was getting signed up with mailgun (I'm kinda slow, used the wrong api key, so the average developer might get it done in like 2-4 mins).

Thank you for this app.

manuisfunny··on Show HN: Pied Piper has an API
Finally.
manuisfunny··on Show HN: I just open-sourced my web based POS software – WallacePOS
Sorry, I just realized you didn't start the project to learn the technologies, it was your job.
manuisfunny··on Show HN: I just open-sourced my web based POS software – WallacePOS
Thanks for submitting this.

Do you usually start projects to learn new technologies? I've heard that's a good technique.

How did you decide on the latest front-end libraries/technologies like Bootstrap, jQueryUI, and Typeahead? Did you discover some of the libraries after trying out writing your own code? I do that sometimes. :)

I'd like to hear about your experience after going from closed to open source. I've heard there can be additional complexity of managing the project, because you need to provide documentation, and manage work with the community of dev volunteers.

manuisfunny··on Show HN: A chrome extension that blocks “Share/Like/Tweet this page” widgets
I really like this. With your extension and another ad block extension, I don't have to look at too many distractions while reading news.

More signal, less noise. Thank you.

manuisfunny··on Show HN: LemmeBeFrank – Get a 2-3 minute video of brutally honest feedback
Would you accept repeated feedback requests?

For example: Someone paid and received feedback on an app from you, made improvements, deployed a new version. Can they then pay for more feedback? Do you imagine a limit for this, with each feedback request being paid for?

manuisfunny··on Show HN: LemmeBeFrank – Get a 2-3 minute video of brutally honest feedback
This looks like an awesome idea. I'm sure software developers or startups would love to hear about issues a user finds with their apps or websites.

Plus, it can be done early on in the development process.

...please don't give me feedback on this comment, I haven't paid yet :)

manuisfunny··on Show HN: I decided to change careers, Random Chat is my first app
Really cool. I like that it looks simple but elegant. Did it take some effort to make it that easy to use?