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spaetzel

1,151 karma · joined April 21, 2009

I am the developer and founder of CastRoller.com

[ my public key: https://keybase.io/spaetzel; my proof: https://keybase.io/spaetzel/sigs/qdMnLWqGi9uG51U0MBvUH6n0hZdSKb1bj-FZRKCNhU0 ]

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spaetzel··on Ask HN: Remote Employees Double-Dipping?
The Aristocrats!
spaetzel··on Mac Pro 2 Concept Design
Problem being that the current Mac Pro is already the 2nd https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_Pro
spaetzel··on Amazon Echo
"No problem!"
spaetzel··on Everpix is Shutting Down
Very disappointing. I've been promoting Everpix to my friends and family, and had paid for an annual plan myself.

Will need to hunt down a new alternative.

spaetzel··on Announcing: LinkedIn Intro
Sounds like they act as an e-mail proxy. You give them login info to your account and they resend a new e-mail with the extra info.

https://intro.linkedin.com/micro/faq

spaetzel··on Genderize.io determines the gender of a first name
My first test http://api.genderize.io/?name=Erin gives me "Male"
spaetzel··on Show HN: Analytics.js – The analytics API you've always wanted
Awesome, I was thinking of writing something like this, but you took the idea and made it much more powerful than i was planning.
spaetzel··on Great use of .xxx domain (Safe for work link)
Is this link safe for work?
spaetzel··on Show HN: Version 1.1 of our $99 hackable Bluetooth smartwatch
The Motorola Motoactv http://www.motoactv.com is an Android watch targeted to runners, so it has ANT+ as well as GPS and Bluetooth. Though it's much more expensive ($249), and doesn't have an open API. It pairs with Android phones and displays texts and lets you take calls with your headset.

That said, I have one, and use it for running and love it.

spaetzel··on Windows 8 for tablet hands on
Yes, it's one OS for all Windows devices.
spaetzel··on Podcasting - Area 51 - Stack Exchange
I proposed a Podcasting StackExchange back when Area 51 first appeared. We got to about 30 followers before it was deleted.

http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/6030/podcasting

Hoping this proposal gets further.

spaetzel··on Broken Lotteries | Wired Science
Looked more into Cash WinFall, looks like they are trying to fix the lottery and are blocking gamblers from buying more than $5000 of tickets per day per terminal: http://www.masslottery.com/about/news.html
spaetzel··on Why Did Google+ Reject ABC's Profile But Pimp Out Mashable's?
Is there any proof that @google_plus is an official account? It isn't a Twitter verified account, whereas @googleplus which has no tweets is a verified account.
spaetzel··on As I run past the RIM buildings, I see these posters
As a fellow Waterloo resident, supporting local companies is cool. However, I see no evidence that Paybuyer is located in Waterloo, this page http://www.paybuyer.com/help/prove/ has a Arizona address, and the WHOIS http://whois.domaintools.com/paybuyer.org also gives the same Arizona address.
spaetzel··on First impressions of OS X Lion
Would be a bit more useful without the NSFW screenshots
spaetzel··on GiftRocket - Gift Cards to Anywhere
Clever, but you could save a lot of hassle and give a better gift by just Paypaling the money to the person.
spaetzel··on GramFrame for iPad - Behind the App
Looks cool, I used NKE3E3L6637N
spaetzel··on Show HN: PodCastle - Reddit for podcasts
Note, I'm the developer of CastRoller.

I was able to submit that episode by getting the RSS feed from the podcast's main page (http://castroller.com/Podcasts/BigIdeas) and submitting that directly.

I don't know if PodCastle is able to pick up the MP3 on the CastRoller episode page.

The episode is on PodCastle here: http://podcastle.us/e/CMB5V

spaetzel··on Faster than a speeding rabbit: speed, sync, and settings
Glad to see that the new beta now allows you to set a master password for sync as well.
spaetzel··on Google Removing H.264 Support in Chrome
Good to hear. Now need to get WebM into the average web video production workflow.
spaetzel··on Google Removing H.264 Support in Chrome
So in the near future to use the <video> tag, you'll need an H.264 file for IE and Safari, OGG for Firefox and, WebM for Chrome.
spaetzel··on Wireless anywhere.. I'm thinking of writing the following
Fon(http://fon.com) already does this. They sell low cost Routers that have a public Wifi network. Giving away your bandwidth gives you access on other people's networks.
spaetzel··on Github is Down
Fine for me, 5:03PM EST
spaetzel··on RIM's claim against kik
Think the most interesting part is that the Founder of Kik worked at RIM for 3 Co-Op terms. And two of them were on the Blackbery Messenger Team.
spaetzel··on Baraza: Google's Newest Q&A Service
According to this question http://www.google.com/baraza/en/thread?tid=3084c339e2379cf8&... It's meant to be Q&A for Africans.
spaetzel··on Facebook announces new Messaging Feature
Also, you can now request an invite here http://www.facebook.com/about/messages/
spaetzel··on Poll: LastPass, 1Password, or other?
Been using 1Password happily on Windows with Chrome. Wish there was better integration, but still very happy with the setup.