HNHacker News
TopNewBestAskShowJobs

tomger

354 karma · joined September 23, 2010

submissionscomments
tomger··on A chess robot in Moscow has broken the finger of its human opponent
In the beginning, there was man. And for a time, it was good. But humanity's so-called civil societies soon fell victim to vanity and corruption. Then man made the machine in his own likeness. Thus did man become the architect of his own demise - second renaissance
tomger··on What I don’t like about working at a remote job
This Hidden Brain episode about working from home contains interesting research findings. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hidden-brain/id1028908...
tomger··on Forebruary is a wall calendar that you do not need to replace every year (2013)
Con: remember February can have 28 or 29 days. Use magnet to mark day. Pro: save tons of paper.
tomger··on Sometimes users prefer the less straightforward UX
Title is clickbait close to trolling. The Original UX was not optimized for the top use case and then OP came up with a better solution.
tomger··on MacBook Pro M2 13-Inch
Still has touchbar? I thought we were all of the opinion that that was a mistake?
tomger··on Parking kills businesses, not bikes or buses
Sadly WaPo article doesn’t mention that the quarterback was killed by a truck.

https://archive.ph/2022.04.09-161113/https://www.washingtonp...

The article does link to a local newspaper that mentions the cause of death. https://wsvn.com/news/local/broward/dump-truck-fatally-strik...

tomger··on Python finally offloads some batteries
Which Commodore format is being removed? Can't find it in the list of PEPs.
tomger··on Google “hijacked millions of customers and orders” from restaurants – lawsuit
Google doesn’t take a cut yet.
tomger··on Custom JavaScript controls can't capture the nuance of form fields (2021)
The js fiddle example works great on iOS. I didn’t realize mobile safari supported a multi-select sheet!
tomger··on Apple employee group rejects planned return to the office
Good points. The part that I have a different experience with is that you’d have spotted someone running over in the office to realize there’s communication between certain team members. To me that sounds either lucky or anxiety inducing. Should I as manager be keeping one eye on the group and one eye on my screen? I think these information gaps are much easier to catch by clearly communicating the process rather than keeping an eye on your surroundings.
tomger··on Password Managers
Given this advice I would - turn off any webpage integration LastPass does - still use LastPass to store my passwords in the cloud so I can share passwords between iOS apps and web.
tomger··on Zorin OS 16
Indeed I don’t agree with GP’s pov that a clean graphical design is a major factor in the success of the products listed. I see it more as a side effect of a good team. That is to say, I would have less faith in a company that can’t get their process in shape to produce basic UI consistency for a consumer product.
tomger··on Zorin OS 16
Your definition of design here is limited to graphic design.

For many, design also refers to how a product solves a people problem, how does it affect people’s lives, what’s it worth ...

People who practice (product) design spend time looking at usage data, talking to people and understanding what the impact of a design change is.

I think most will agree those are essential things for a product to be successful.

tomger··on The Human Eye Webcam [video]
I take it your attention span is shorter than 2 minutes.
tomger··on Show HN: Poulette – A Color Palette GUI
Nice work! Maybe start a palette on the left side with a set of prime colors like a painter would?
tomger··on Nobody designs for small iPhone devices anymore
No
tomger··on America's 1% Has Taken $50T From the Bottom 90%
Can we sum this up as: hate the referee, not the player?
tomger··on TikTok: All under-16s' accounts made private
You’re comparing your wife’s experience with GP’s experience. I’d be curious to see what your feed would look like after some use.
tomger··on Hire people who give a shit
well put.
tomger··on Ask HN: Why do some timestamps on HN have a full stop at the end?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random
tomger··on Show HN: Simple Covid Tracker
Thanks! I built it so I could avoid the news cycles but still stay informed.
tomger··on Show HN: Simple Covid Tracker
Thanks!
tomger··on Bongo Cat
Woke up. Got out of bed. Played some bongo cat.
tomger··on iPhone12 Mini/SE first gen size comparison
"+" or dbl click for zoom
tomger··on How does a gas pump know to shut itself off? (1981)
More please :)
tomger··on Show HN: Covid-19 Leaderboards for States, Counties, Countries
Feature requests welcome. Cheers!
tomger··on “This tool works best on Google Chrome and mobile.”
I read: this is a personal project of one of our devs who doesn’t use Firefox.
tomger··on Amazon One – Palm recognition for Amazon Go
I recognize the ease of use. I don’t have to carry a device with me. But looking a little farther in the future, will I loose the ability to not be able to authenticate anymore?
tomger··on What is the value of browser diversity?
Apple requires iOS browsers to use WebKit rendering and WebKit JS.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefox_for_iOS

tomger··on Covid-19 Dashboard (asking for feedback)
This is great feedback! I'm going to start with adding a way to change the time range.

I checked out Rt.live and flowingdata.com. Super helpful.

Things I couldn't find in other tools: - As an expat I want Countries + US States in one view. - Get a quick understanding if I can travel to certain areas and how my friends and family are doing. - Minimize noise and anxiety: only show places I'm interested in + no other news.

https://www.covidexitstrategy.org/ is doing a great job condensing information.

← PreviousPage 2 of 3Next →