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spne··on Show HN: Ghostnote – Contextual notes and todo app
Is there a shortcut key to create a new note or open a note (if one exists for the current document)?
spne··on Fira Sans: a Free, Open Source Typeface Commissioned by Mozilla
It's at the end of this page, as exceptions to Butterick’s argument that most free fonts are not very good: http://practicaltypography.com/bad-fonts.html
spne··on Free invites to Atom, GitHub's new text editor
Sent. All out now.
spne··on Free invites to Atom, GitHub's new text editor
I have two invites.

edit: all gone

spne··on Free invites to Atom, GitHub's new text editor
Thank you
spne··on Free invites to Atom, GitHub's new text editor
If you still have one, maxwellpalmer@gmail.com.

Thanks!

spne··on Tetra for iOS - my new Letterpress-inspired board game app
Quarto is a great game, and I think it's well suited for an app like this where you can take your time thinking about your turn. However, it would be nice to give the game designer some credit.
spne··on Tetra for iOS - my new Letterpress-inspired board game app
How is this game different from Quarto [1]?

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarto_(board_game)

spne··on Show HN: I built an app to manage your meds
I like your design, but I think you need some copy on privacy and data security. For physician access, how do you handle HIPAA compliance? It would be good to mention this on the front page, at least under the "For Physicians" section.
spne··on What do grad students in math do all day?
Your description of research as "pebbles" reminds me of this representation of PhD research (posted on HN a couple years ago). I like how it captures the idea of pushing out the boundaries of what we know just a tiny bit at a time.

http://matt.might.net/articles/phd-school-in-pictures/

spne··on An application of Linear Programming in Game Theory
This book provides a great introduction to game theory. What I like best about it is the way that it introduces simple examples in the first chapter, and then expands upon these examples in the following chapters, adding new complications each time.
spne··on Cheddar
Is there any way to add a date or deadline to a task? I've been having issues with Wunderlist syncing between devices, but due dates are key.
spne··on Tinyproj: A recap of Day One
I agree that this is confusing. Maybe two different fields: 1) estimate of how long this will take 2) deadline

I can see many projects that are just a day or two of work, but where the company doesn't need it for a week.

spne··on Why I will never pursue cheating again
One (not uncommon) scenario is when two identical (or high match) assignments are turned in, and the professor does not know if (1) the students collaborated or (2) one student cheated off of the other. Penalizing both students is clearly wrong if one student did the assignment properly without cheating, and the other student copied the first student's work.

How can the professor determine which student cheated (or if both students cheated), without spending substantially time looking into it and talking to both students?

spne··on Rate our pivot: A Python cloud spreadsheet
What kind of pricing model are you planning?
spne··on Rate our pivot: A Python cloud spreadsheet
Do you have any plans to license the software to clients, where we could use it on our own servers? The functionality looks great, but I have concerns about proprietary and confidential information.
spne··on In Defense Of The PhD
Same here. I recently started a PhD after working in consulting for a few years. It's less money, but I'm much happier.
spne··on Show your professors that you're worth the investment
I partially disagree. I think in a graduate program at least (esp. one that requires close relationships with faculty, like a PhD), it is reasonable to assume that most of the student are passionate about their subject. But professors have limited time, and the article is correct that the approach matters when trying to get attention from faculty. As the article argues, proving that you are not wasting their time is key for professors to decide how to allocate their time spent working with students.