henryboldi

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   by henryboldi 7y ago

   Hey! So I’ve been working on a news app, that like the others curates to your interests, but instead of emojis uses adjectives which are based on criteria. The idea is to filter out sensationalism engendered by the emoticon (and frankly add
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   by henryboldi 7y ago

   Hey I'm one of the founders of Gem. Let me quickly explain the impetus for making this! A little story: It’s 6 AM and I find myself compulsively scrolling through public outrage videos and dog photos. I’m scrolling through my twitter
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   Gem(exploregem.com)

   10 points by henryboldi 7y ago|3 comments
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   by henryboldi 10y ago

   Did you get permission from Slack to rip off their emoji picker like this?
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   by henryboldi 10y ago

   Thanks for the feedback)
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   by henryboldi 10y ago

   yee!
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   by henryboldi 10y ago

   YES EXACTLY!!!
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   by henryboldi 10y ago

   Hence launching on the 4th of july ;)
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   by henryboldi 10y ago

   I don't think "no felony" has the same ring to it though! ;)
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    by henryboldi 10y ago

    Already added :)
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    by henryboldi 10y ago

    Felony only encrypts messages and allows you to send the encrypted message on another medium. Hope that clears this up. Also, I agree more screenshots would be great. Screenshots++
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    by henryboldi 10y ago

    Wow, I like this a lot!
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    by henryboldi 10y ago

    crimes and misdemeanors, i guess, but that's not the goal
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    by henryboldi 10y ago

    Fair points. The title was kinda a joke originally and then it just stuck.
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    by henryboldi 10y ago

    after sophomore year. yay dropouts!
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    by henryboldi 10y ago

    It's not targeted at entirely non technical users. That's why it's on Hacker News ;)
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    by henryboldi 10y ago

    I could see your point, for sure
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    by henryboldi 10y ago

    I haven't had time to fully test it on Windows, only Mac. The app is still in pre-release. I would love any PRs fixing this issue!
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    by henryboldi 10y ago

    .... maybe )))
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    by henryboldi 10y ago

    Here's how it works... 1. Add public keys to your buddies list— A public key is like a username - Adding someone’s public key to your buddies list lets you send them messages. You can find other public keys on markets like keybase.io
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    by henryboldi 10y ago

    I personally like it like this, but if it had to be renamed, that would be the title for sure!
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    by henryboldi 10y ago

    Once your key is generated you can click the 'copy' icon to the right of your name in the header. After that you can share the key on any platform you like, including Keybase.io :)
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    by henryboldi 10y ago

    Thanks! We found it randomly by searching available .io domain names.
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    by henryboldi 10y ago

    Hi I'm Henry, the creator of Felony I’ve had a passion for politics, history, and programming since the age of 12 growing up in a suburb of Chicago. During my freshman year, I developed an interest in software. A couple of apps and hac
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    Felony – An open-source PGP keychain(github.com)

    469 points by henryboldi 10y ago|229 comments
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    Bitcoin Price Breaks $400 Amid 12% Surge(coindesk.com)

    10 points by henryboldi 11y ago|0 comments
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    by henryboldi 12y ago

    Thanks for the mention, xasos!
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    by henryboldi 12y ago

    There's now links to projects by clicking the timestamp. Edit coming soon. :)
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    by henryboldi 12y ago

    Noted. Thank you!
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    by henryboldi 12y ago

    Thanks! I'm working on fixing that.