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Ask HN: Ideas for “Knowledge Snacks”
14 points by dmitripopov 6y ago|2 comments
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by dmitripopov 6y ago
It's just awesome! I'm so tired of feed-like layouts, they are not for humans.
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by dmitripopov 6y ago
Well, I just thought you are giving a negative connotation to it while I think there's nothing wrong if the thing is your hobby :)
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by dmitripopov 6y ago
I see what you are talking about, but your parable has another side that no one sees - the guy learned a lot of different things in the process :) For people who enjoy learning and exploration it is the true meaning of the whole thing, not
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by dmitripopov 6y ago
I agree. But, you know, enthusiasts enjoy holywars. And there's a thin hazy line between a "true" and a "cheater".
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by dmitripopov 6y ago
Yes, but it's not about the feel of the product which is definitely there, but about the skills required to design. I, personally, would never call anybody who designed his own computer whether with ATMEGA or not, a "cheater"
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by dmitripopov 6y ago
Well, his argument is not about the number of chips but rather component origins. If you are about to pretend that you are in the 80s and you develop a computer in that time, you've got to use what was available. I argue that ZX Spectr
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by dmitripopov 6y ago
A friend of mine, an 8-bit enthusiast, calls usage of ATMEGA chips "cheating" :) "True" 8bitter relies solely on component base of the 80s.
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by dmitripopov 6y ago
After reading the title and watching first 2 seconds I thought it will fire a rocket launcher and the car would go up in flames thanks to AR.
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by dmitripopov 6y ago
At a space scale it's a close pass.
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by dmitripopov 7y ago
Somehow I still get those chills while reading source code of programming languages interpreters / compilers. I guess it's like getting to the origins of life, or something.
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by dmitripopov 7y ago
Just imagine one day a true alien signal comes ringing, and what the public reaction would be? "Yeah, right. Again."
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by dmitripopov 7y ago
Anger was an initial reaction :) I got cooled down pretty soon. We share the same ethnicity but live in different countries now. I think it has more to do with personal traits than ethnicity. Anyway, I can't except her money. I guess i
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Ask HN: Do you sell to your friends?
1 points by dmitripopov 7y ago|2 comments
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by dmitripopov 7y ago
My product came out of my own pains of providing end user documentation and tech support, so how can I not recommend it? 50% off BFCM. Here's a post that summarizes my work, at least partially: https://www.helpinator.com&#x2
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by dmitripopov 7y ago
A lot (if not most) of remote workers live in places where shared working space is not available and general purpose offices are too expensive.
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Ask HN: As a developer do you take part in professional contests or challenges?
3 points by dmitripopov 7y ago|0 comments
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by dmitripopov 7y ago
It does not work this way since Google started to rely on behavioral metrics of content, not just keywords. Useful articles that people read and refer to frequently, go up, junk goes down. So creating articles with only aim to sell somethin
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by dmitripopov 7y ago
Oh, I understand. My primary objective is on end user manuals, not developer docs.
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by dmitripopov 7y ago
I am well aware of Zeal, and it's cool for docs that people read from cover to cover. My primary objective was to not to create a new format, but rather provide means for authoring and displaying structured technical content, pretty mu
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by dmitripopov 7y ago
Epub suffers from the same flaws - only one language per file, freeform styling that makes company-wide style consistency problematic (and when we talk about a ERP system with thousands of users and a miriad supplementary tools created for
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by dmitripopov 7y ago
I know at least a dozen :) Just kidding. I know a lot more. Enterprise systems tend to have so complicated business processes that a detailed help file is a must.
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by dmitripopov 7y ago
Email me your suggestions, please, I am always open. popov.dmitri@gmail.com
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by dmitripopov 7y ago
It's not a problem to add styles, especially since LiteHelp is based on structured content, but hey, is that feature so needed? All my client do with HTML templates of Helpinator is to add their own logo and that's it. Content is
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by dmitripopov 7y ago
Because technical writing is about structured authoring (e.g. using specialized content items like step-by-step guides, FAQs or Quizzes) and I follow this metaphor, avoiding excessive formatting options and concentrating on things that matt
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by dmitripopov 7y ago
Ha, sorry :) Should have quoted "Microsoft HTML Help"
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by dmitripopov 7y ago
It's a folder with xml files, content is pretty self-explanatory, but I should write a description.
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Show HN: I created a portable lightweight replacement for Microsoft HTML Help(dmitripopov.com)
77 points by dmitripopov 7y ago|40 comments
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by dmitripopov 7y ago
I added LeanPub (a self-publishing platform) support to my technical writing tool Helpinator a while ago, but did not see any significant interest in this feature. May be I am experiencing a kind ob bias in this case, authors of technical b
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Create an Android self-help kiosk app with Apache Cordova on Windows 10(helpinator.com)
1 points by dmitripopov 7y ago|0 comments

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