daltonlp's recent activity
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Comment on What is a software you wish existed? in ~comp
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Comment on I'm looking for a project management tool similar to gantt but... different in ~tech
daltonlp LinkInteresting use case! Have a peek at https://planimatic.com. It's the only timeline tool I know of with proper "collapsing" of timespans.Interesting use case! Have a peek at https://planimatic.com.
It's the only timeline tool I know of with proper "collapsing" of timespans.
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Comment on Browser game recommendations in ~games
daltonlp LinkSuper fun strategy game with great depth and community: https://www.konkr.io/Super fun strategy game with great depth and community:
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
daltonlp (edited )LinkA little side project for accountless event registration. It's coming along nicely! The next set of features (custom fields) is more complex. There are many edge cases and necessary unit tests to...A little side project for accountless event registration. It's coming along nicely!
Are you having trouble with anything
The next set of features (custom fields) is more complex. There are many edge cases and necessary unit tests to avoid backsliding.
I also feel like I've spent a decent chunk of life implementing custom fields in various applications :)
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The real reason no one has made a better Goodreads
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Comment on Good basic electronics toys for twelve year olds? in ~hobbies
daltonlp LinkI too have nostalgia for those spring-connector science kits! snap circuits are the modern version. Surprisingly similar experience. For my daughter, I found the Circuit Playground Express to be...I too have nostalgia for those spring-connector science kits!
snap circuits are the modern version. Surprisingly similar experience.
For my daughter, I found the Circuit Playground Express to be the modern entry point. As you referenced, it's arduino-based, not focused on individual components.
But it has the advantage of being programmable with no dev environment fiddling. Write code on the website, plug in the USB cable, and click run.
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What I learned in two years of moving government forms online
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Comment on I compared all the Goodreads alternatives so you don't have to in ~books
daltonlp Link ParentThat 40% stake via Abebooks gets repeated a lot. It's worth noting that the Abebooks investment came first, in 2006. Abebooks was bought wholesale by Amazon in 2008. I think that says more about...That 40% stake via Abebooks gets repeated a lot. It's worth noting that the Abebooks investment came first, in 2006. Abebooks was bought wholesale by Amazon in 2008.
I think that says more about Amazon than LibraryThing.
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Comment on Do you carry a knife with with you? If so, what type/company? in ~hobbies
daltonlp LinkGerber LST Ultralight. Slightly large for the keychain, but very very usable.Gerber LST Ultralight. Slightly large for the keychain, but very very usable.
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Comment on I compared all the Goodreads alternatives so you don't have to in ~books
daltonlp Link ParentUnfortunately, LibraryThing doesn't lean into the social aspects. Or fortunately, depending on your perspective. Not everyone trusts or appreciates social-graph type services. Some people just...I can’t speak to their implementation of the social aspects
Unfortunately, LibraryThing doesn't lean into the social aspects.
Or fortunately, depending on your perspective. Not everyone trusts or appreciates social-graph type services. Some people just want a private catalog.
By "the social aspects", I mean two things:
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Making it easy to invite people. There's a legitimate distaste for sites that try to exfiltrate your phone or gmail contacts. But there's a legitimate benefit to typing someone's email into the site, and having the site draft the invitation. LibraryThing does not do this.
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Sending email updates of friends' book activities. I get these mini-digests every few days from GoodReads, and they honestly are fantastic. This alone is GoodReads' core value. Arguably their core competency too, since most email marketing efforts are nowhere near as artfully composed.
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Comment on I compared all the Goodreads alternatives so you don't have to in ~books
daltonlp Link ParentSunsetting the public API is the most recent change: https://goodereader.com/blog/digital-publishing/goodreads-disables-their-api-programSunsetting the public API is the most recent change:
https://goodereader.com/blog/digital-publishing/goodreads-disables-their-api-program
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I compared all the Goodreads alternatives so you don't have to
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Comment on Share a link to a song that tells a story in ~music
daltonlp LinkCold Missouri Waters - Cry Cry Cry My favorite story song. The story is complicated, and tragic, and true.Cold Missouri Waters - Cry Cry Cry
My favorite story song. The story is complicated, and tragic, and true.
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Comment on Modern IDEs are magic. Why are so many coders still using Vim and Emacs? in ~comp
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A game designer’s analysis of QAnon
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The database is on fire
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Comment on The best Black movies of the last thirty years in ~movies
daltonlp (edited )LinkDolemite Is My Name should be on this list.Dolemite Is My Name should be on this list.
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Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books
daltonlp LinkThe Buried: An Archaeology of the Egyptian Revolution by Peter Hessler. This book is ridiculously good. One of the few authors where I've decided to read everything he writes.The Buried: An Archaeology of the Egyptian Revolution by Peter Hessler.
This book is ridiculously good.
One of the few authors where I've decided to read everything he writes.
A simple app that lets me take a photo of something I just cleaned or tidied.
And shows a list of all those things I cleaned, ordered by time.
There are so many manage-your-housekeeping apps, and they're all bloated.
Most of them are all about scheduling stuff in the future.
We need the dark sky of housecleaning apps :)
I just want to glance at it and see how many days since I last cleaned the fridge.