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mattei··on Show HN: Emery – Personal productivity workspace
Looks great, an “email sign up for updates” would be valuable as I’d give this a go once you announce an iOS mobile app. As it stands I’ll have no way to know when that happens.
mattei··on Flu has disappeared worldwide during the Covid pandemic
I'm interested to know more, do you have any sources on this?
mattei··on People with extremist views less able to do complex mental tasks research sugges
Yes, the link in the article to the research paper isn't working.

The title of the article could be misleading, really comes back to interpretation plus the idea of correlation vs. causation.

For example these paragraphs in the article tell me I would want a "conservative" working for me given they are more likely to methodically do something correct the first time. If you apply these behaviours to "thoughts" does that also mean a "conservative" would also not so easily believe a statement, regardless if it is media, government or otherwise - and would mull it over and apply some logic to it instead of just going along with a crowd?

Easy to draw pros/cons from these things and project your own views.

"" In some cognitive tasks, participants were asked to respond as quickly and as accurately as possible. People who leant towards the politically conservative tended to go for the slow and steady strategy, while political liberals took a slightly more fast and furious, less precise approach.

“It’s fascinating, because conservatism is almost a synonym for caution,” she said. “We’re seeing that – at the very basic neuropsychological level – individuals who are politically conservative … simply treat every stimuli that they encounter with caution.” ""

mattei··on Facebook Container for Firefox
Well put, the fact this is required is IMO an indictment of what Facebook has turned into. FB are not alone in this.
mattei··on Tesla Model S and Model 3 comparison
That makes sense, seems they want to avoid (stem?) people not buying the model S and waiting for the cheaper model 3.
mattei··on Tesla Model S and Model 3 comparison
I find it interesting that there is no mention of autopilot.
mattei··on With New Zealand citizenship, Peter Thiel can watch the world burn in peace
Given he acquired this prior the election could it not have been because he thought Hillary would have won? There is usually more than on "angle" to these stories.
mattei··on Mobile Website Speed Testing Tool
PageSpeed Insights has a banner stating to use this new option, indicating it will become the only option in the future.
mattei··on Mobile Website Speed Testing Tool
The PageSpeed Insights[0] tool is better. Less scrolling to see results, actionable steps to fix issues and no scroll hijacking. Also seems to scan websites quicker.

[0] https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/

mattei··on How we structure our work and teams at Basecamp
The concept of large and small pieces of work, and having developers rotate between them in naturally forming teams I found to be excellent for morale and hence productivity.

Also once a cycle is locked in, it's rarely adjusted. And no timesheets.

Really basic things that IMO Basecamp is doing a great job advocating for in an industry that still needs it.

mattei··on Why I'm not a big fan of Scrum
This is so spot on. Use the parts that work, modify to suit the teams needs. I've seen this done to a massively productive and happy team.
mattei··on Google Trends for Tumblr, Google+, Reddit, Twitter
swap Twitter for Pinterest: https://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=%2Fm%2F05pdgbz%2C%20...
mattei··on Microsoft Cognitive Services
I watched that a few times, thanks for the share. Beautiful use of technology.
mattei··on Show HN: Slackbot for founders to track their startup's finances
Agree - Xero, Intuit, MYOB, Saasu etc. Lends itself to more than just banking data plus becomes an audience to market directly to.
mattei··on Starters and Maintainers
This reminds me somewhat of "Commandos, Infantry, and Police" http://blog.codinghorror.com/commandos-infantry-and-police/
mattei··on Meet the new Asana
I feel there are too many controls without a sense of hierarchy. I get lost knowing which sub list of which task under which project I'm looking at. Plus with the amount of controls there are I'd expect it to be more powerful.

Likewise - I really want to like it.

mattei··on New gadget on Indiegogo aims to kill roaming charges
Matthew from Strone here. Yes - while your SIM is in the Roam all incoming & outgoing calls and SMS flow through the Strone app. Basically the Strone acts as your messaging and calling apps on your phone for that SIM in the Roam.
mattei··on New gadget on Indiegogo aims to kill roaming charges
Matthew from Strone here - I run Product. Feel free to ask questions, I'll check in regularly!
mattei··on New gadget on Indiegogo aims to kill roaming charges
Matthew from Strone here. Yes just use the supplied ethernet cable to connect the Roam to the internet!
mattei··on Android M Developer Preview and Tools
Awesome Mixpanel trends reports. For comparison iOS8 adoption according to Mixpanel, >85%. Very fast adoption since iOS8 release ~8 months ago. https://mixpanel.com/trends/#report/ios_8/from_date:-270,rep...
mattei··on Show HN: Forecaster by Saasu – cash flow forecasting for business
We built a cash flow forecasting tool in our online accounting product Saasu, we call it Forecaster.

We'd love feedback and happy to answer any questions.

mattei··on Let's Talk About Beacons
If I had the coding ability I'd play around with these:

- home automation, get home in the dark & lights go on or other possible location based activities.

- conference badge/phone app, allows user to interact with displays or other conference attendees + more

- other ideas.

IMO advertising via bluetooth would make people turn off bluetooth, and leave it off.

mattei··on Material Design for Bootstrap
I couldn't word it better, and when Material design was first announced I was excited. The style will get boring quick if a large number of web apps use it. Then people will start straying from the guidelines to try differentiate.

Yes, most of the animations feel unnecessary.

I can't find any complex UI examples. Really want to see what it looks like when there are more than a few elements.

mattei··on The Itch (2008)
Likewise. Fascinating and amazing.
mattei··on Ask HN: How to split equity?
Here's a link to an in depth talk & infographic that'll help you see a more detailed view of what might impact how you approach equity splitting someone.

http://blog.saasu.com/2014/03/28/ceo-insights-webinar-record...

Disclosure: I work at Saasu but think this is relevant.