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schmappel

21 karma · joined December 16, 2011

Living the dream in Tennessee.
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schmappel··on Show HN: A webcam made out of HTML checkboxes
Link for the lazy: https://www.bryanbraun.com/after-dark-css/
schmappel··on Show HN: Medusa – Open-source alternative to Shopify
Hey owjuhl, just a friendly heads up that the Github and LinkedIn icons in the footer don't have URLs yet, just hashtags.
schmappel··on Reviews of Android TV launcher after Google added ads to the homescreen
I'd love to move to Apple, but muscle memory is a real PITA. I just can't seem to overcome that obstacle, no matter how small. I always seem to find my way back to 'good old' Android/Windows. It's almost like an abusive relationship.
schmappel··on Moving my home media library from iTunes to Jellyfin and Infuse
Hey thanks, just installed it! These are all super useful additions.
schmappel··on Amazon US customers given one week to opt out of mass wireless sharing
Thanks for the opt-out link. Weirdly, step 3 is missing, there's no Amazon Sidewalk link in my app.
schmappel··on Launch HN: Fig (YC S20) – Autocomplete for the Terminal
That's exciting! Is there a place I can sign up to be notified when it's released?
schmappel··on Odroid-Go Super: $80 Games Console That Looks Like a Switch, but Runs Ubuntu
I just went ahead and set up a Google Alert: https://www.google.com/alerts
schmappel··on Gmail having issues
> I purchased a lifetime subscription (limited promo offer) with mxroute.com.

At the risk of stating the obvious, note that 'lifetime' refers to the lifetime of the company, not the customer. Which underscores the risk of buying lifetime subscriptions.

And as much as I like the idea of avoiding recurring costs (I have a 'lifetime' Plex pass), it seems to me that these can't be sustainable for the company on the long term.

schmappel··on Artist releases album called “Ok Google Play Music” on Spotify
As does "Hey Cookie", though it might just be because of my Dutch accent.
schmappel··on No More Free Work from Marak: Pay Me or Fork This
I never understood the need to name suspects - address and all - in this country.

In my home country suspects that are (or are about to be) charged and convicted with a crime have their last name abbreviated (e.g. Paul S.), which seems completely reasonable to me. You're innocent until proven guilty, for one. But even if you're guilty and convicted, your punishment should be limited to whatever the judge rules it should be.

I don't see the need for public shaming beyond whatever punishment they get in court should they be convicted. When someone is released after a prison sentence they have a right to resume their life. They did their time, after all.

Sorry if I sound like I'm rambling a bit, English is not my native language.

schmappel··on Drive through cities in the browser while listening to local radio stations
This is such a simple yet great idea, I love it. It was featured on Product Hunt as well: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/drive-listen
schmappel··on Rich-markdown-editor: react Dropbox Paper clone
Bit late to the party, but it seems someone put up a demo here: https://codesandbox.io/s/qv10xzjw9j
schmappel··on Bookmarklets I Use
Mind blown. I had no idea.
schmappel··on Ask HN: What's your quarantine side project?
This is great!
schmappel··on Ask HN: What's your quarantine side project?
Looks amazing! You don't happen to have any kind of write-up, do you? WOuld love to read more about how it came about.
schmappel··on Ask HN: What's your quarantine side project?
This is super helpful, thank you!
schmappel··on Turning Off Autoplaying Previews
If this is true (and it sounds sensible to me), then why not just give the vocal minority a way to opt out? This way everybody's happy.
schmappel··on Slack Acquires Astro
Agreed. It seems there's no business model for third party email clients to ensure its continued development.
schmappel··on Slack Acquires Astro
Sigh.
schmappel··on Let's Encrypt now holds 35% of the market
I use Namecheap too. Which host would you consider switching too?
schmappel··on Text-only CNN
I realize this kind of defeats the purpose, but I applied just a tiny bit of CSS (and Open Sans) to make it look slightly better. Here's the userstyle in the hope it's useful to some:

https://gist.github.com/appel/7a475dcbd3f469d73c756385b2c7cf...

schmappel··on What If the Future of Technology Is in Your Ear?
How about equipping them with wireless charging? Its charging station could be a little bowl that you'd drop 'm in at night before you go to bed. Easy as pie.
schmappel··on Grooveshark co-founder, 28, found dead in home
I never knew him and scarcely used GrooveShark. But reading through these comments it is clear we've lost a wonderful guy. Very sad this happened to him. Rest in peace, Josh.
schmappel··on Show HN: I made a web app to track the books I want to read
You should consider putting up a screenshot.
schmappel··on Show HN: Help me build a better alternative to basecamp
Apparently I have a "big sreen". ;)