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  1. Comment on Who actually comments on US Federal regulations? in ~society

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    The answer is the aviation industry. By orders of magnitude.

    The answer is the aviation industry. By orders of magnitude.

    3 votes

  3. Comment on I built ProxChat - what is it? in ~tech

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    Made some tweaks and added an “event mode” that might make it useful at, say, a protest.

    Made some tweaks and added an “event mode” that might make it useful at, say, a protest.

    4 votes

  4. Comment on I built ProxChat - what is it? in ~tech

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    Oh that is way closer. But I never had a DS.... hmm...

    Oh that is way closer. But I never had a DS.... hmm...

    2 votes

  5. Comment on I built ProxChat - what is it? in ~tech

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    Didn't know about BitChat, this is super interesting -- thank you for sharing. Definitely wasn't that. The name is too cool and the URL too clean. Also way more advanced from a technical...

    Didn't know about BitChat, this is super interesting -- thank you for sharing. Definitely wasn't that. The name is too cool and the URL too clean. Also way more advanced from a technical perspective. If someone said they had built a mesh chat network over Bluetooth in 2011 they'd have been burned as a witch.

    3 votes

  6. Comment on I built ProxChat - what is it? in ~tech

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    Not YikYak, but I totally forgot about that app and your mention of it triggered something in my brain. Now I'm thinking it was called something like 1up. It was entirely web, and had a bad URL...

    Not YikYak, but I totally forgot about that app and your mention of it triggered something in my brain. Now I'm thinking it was called something like 1up. It was entirely web, and had a bad URL (not unlike proxchat, ha!).

    Would never have guessed YikYak still existed, wow.

    4 votes

  7. Comment on I built ProxChat - what is it? in ~tech

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    Hey folks! I'm the guy that also built Pivot the Game and chatted with many of you as I did. My latest lark is ProxChat, which is a full scale rip off of a web app I remember from about 15 years...

    Hey folks! I'm the guy that also built Pivot the Game and chatted with many of you as I did.

    My latest lark is ProxChat, which is a full scale rip off of a web app I remember from about 15 years ago. But, I can't remember the name. Something like Pinenum? Platinumpad? It was a proximity-based simple text chat app with a buddy list, and it was great for things like conferences and classrooms.

    My kingdom for the name of that app. If my version jogs your memory, let me know?

    6 votes

  9. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    Been listening to Springsteen’s cover of A Rainy Night in Soho off the forthcoming Shane MacGowan tribute album. Highly recommend.

    Been listening to Springsteen’s cover of A Rainy Night in Soho off the forthcoming Shane MacGowan tribute album. Highly recommend.

    1 vote

  10. Comment on I made a word game - and it has come a long way in ~games

    Leahey
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    Hmm, good point. I wonder if it's an "accessibility" feature -- we have options for more readable text, etc.

    Hmm, good point. I wonder if it's an "accessibility" feature -- we have options for more readable text, etc.

    1 vote

  11. Comment on I made a word game - and it has come a long way in ~games

    Leahey
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    Well this is actually a recruitment tool for a shadowy spy agency, we'll be in touch. :)

    Well this is actually a recruitment tool for a shadowy spy agency, we'll be in touch. :)

  12. Comment on I made a word game - and it has come a long way in ~games

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    Sorry for the name-entry outage this morning folks, twas developer error. I instituted some security policies to prevent spamming on the leaderboard (and blocks for some low-hanging offensive name...

    Sorry for the name-entry outage this morning folks, twas developer error. I instituted some security policies to prevent spamming on the leaderboard (and blocks for some low-hanging offensive name fruit) and I did so with a bit too much gusto. Like, all the gusto.

    1 vote

  13. Comment on I made a word game - and it has come a long way in ~games

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    Thanks for this (and hey, congrats on basically dominating the game these days -- ha!). We had an influx of vulgar names on the leaderboard and I battened down the hatches a bit. Turns out, I over...

    Thanks for this (and hey, congrats on basically dominating the game these days -- ha!). We had an influx of vulgar names on the leaderboard and I battened down the hatches a bit. Turns out, I over battened.

    Just getting to this now, so it's not particularly relevant, but the issue is resolved! With apologies.

    1 vote

  14. Comment on I made a word game - and it has come a long way in ~games

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    I think I have integrated these fixes, testing now. Thank you for the helpful feedback!

    I think I have integrated these fixes, testing now. Thank you for the helpful feedback!

  15. Comment on I made a word game - and it has come a long way in ~games

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    Agreed on all points, working on this as we speak.

    Agreed on all points, working on this as we speak.

    1 vote

  16. Comment on I made a word game - and it has come a long way in ~games

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    Fantastic, thank you so much -- I'm currently sorting out how to roll in OpenDyslexic as a font choice. This is next on my list.

    Fantastic, thank you so much -- I'm currently sorting out how to roll in OpenDyslexic as a font choice. This is next on my list.

    1 vote

  17. Comment on I made a word game - and it has come a long way in ~games

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    Spent some time after class today adding accessibility features (high contrast and better voice over support specifically). I also set the iOS app to honor the "reduce motion" options. I'd love to...

    Spent some time after class today adding accessibility features (high contrast and better voice over support specifically). I also set the iOS app to honor the "reduce motion" options. I'd love to make it as accessible as possible -- the lazy part of me is asking "any thoughts?" right here, but I'm also going to do some research into best practices. I'm sure folks are tired of having to tell every dingaling developer the same things over and over again.

    2 votes

  18. Comment on I made a word game - and it has come a long way in ~games

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    Yesss, thank you! Huge help. I'm going to work on this right now.

    Yesss, thank you! Huge help. I'm going to work on this right now.

    1 vote

  19. Comment on I made a word game - and it has come a long way in ~games

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    Thanks once again for all the great ideas and feedback, they're all going on the list and/or being implemented as we speak. One general guiding principle here for me is that I really don't want to...

    Thanks once again for all the great ideas and feedback, they're all going on the list and/or being implemented as we speak. One general guiding principle here for me is that I really don't want to gather any meaningful data on the user, or throw up a login screen. I find that to be anathema to the very concept of the game (I sound so highfalutin, but you know what I mean), so that limits some of the more interactive things we can do well -- like, say, long term sub-leaderboards for groups.

    2 votes

  20. Comment on I made a word game - and it has come a long way in ~games

    Leahey
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    Love it, thank you!

    Love it, thank you!

    1 vote