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   by ptm 3y ago

   I think there was a tool called justunfollow. I never used it myself so I'm not sure how well it worked.
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   by ptm 3y ago

   Thanks for the feedback. > .. is there's pretty much no such thing as dumbing down too much. Yes, you're right. I think it's easy to forget what's basic to someone, is often very challenging to someone else.
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   by ptm 3y ago

   I have been working on a web app that makes tutorials for elderly people who struggle with technology. Something as simple as "turn off the wifi and turn on data" can be a struggle for a lot of people. My plan is to make tools for
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   by ptm 3y ago

   So am I. > 403 ERROR. The Amazon CloudFront distribution is configured to block access from your country.
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   by ptm 4y ago

   I run https://mapfight.xyz It is a simple web app that displays map sizes without Mercator projection distortion. It hits 500$/month (google ads) on occasion.
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   by ptm 4y ago

   Yes, it is. But I have been debating if I should stop.
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   by ptm 4y ago

   India, 8usd/month, 3Mbps down, 0.4Mbps up. (Numbers from Google internet speed test) Yeah, it is pretty bad.
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   by ptm 4y ago

   Thanks for the review. > I hope you consider expanding to other accents. To be honest, I would not know where to start. Indian accents are both ubiquitous and somewhat hard to understand. If you have a list of accents you have trouble w
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   by ptm 4y ago

   Thanks for the review.
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    by ptm 4y ago

    Thanks for the review. I will check the Mozilla voice model site and their contribution options.
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    by ptm 4y ago

    Thanks for the review. > We need more of this and less of "Learn how to speak in an American accent in 2 months!" I agree. I think familiarity with the Indian accent will soon be seen as a major skill set. A skill set that pe
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    Show HN: AccentQuest – get better at understanding Indian accents(accentquest.com)

    13 points by ptm 4y ago|10 comments
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    by ptm 5y ago

    Rock garden in Chandigarh, India. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Garden_of_Chandigarh
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    by ptm 6y ago

    Thanks. I have been manually adding the alerts. Users also have the option of submitting their own alerts.
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    by ptm 6y ago

    I have been working on SceneRadar. This tool displays you timestamped alerts (nudity, sex, violence or gore). So if you plan to watch a film with your child, your parents or other conservative relatives - you know when the danger scenes ar
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    by ptm 6y ago

    We can check the gender ratio [1] of the subreddit /r/hackernews (assuming the two have the same audience distribution). Unfortunately, the subreddit does not appear on the gender ratio page. [1] http://bburky.com/
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    by ptm 6y ago

    > However, for almost a decade, it was mainly used by urban and semi urban, educated women as a revenge tactic. Citation needed for this claim. There a 100,000 498A cases a year - 13% of cases ended in conviction [1]. It is hard to say
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    by ptm 6y ago

    In India, there are many marginal businesses which are not registered as a business. I expect a lot of P2P payments to be Peer to unregistered business.
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    Show HN: Timestamped Alerts for Movies(sceneradar.com)

    2 points by ptm 6y ago|0 comments
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    Ask HN: How do I release a domain name stuck with a bankrupt domain registrar?

    10 points by ptm 6y ago|0 comments
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    by ptm 6y ago

    I think you are referring to zooomr.com (with 3 os).
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    by ptm 7y ago

    You click on the "Try it out" button to create a demo dashboard, add tasks and then click on register to sign up. Sorry about the convoluted route.
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    by ptm 7y ago

    Glad you find it useful
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    by ptm 7y ago

    Thanks for the link. Will check it out.
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    by ptm 7y ago

    I have added laps now.
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    by ptm 7y ago

    I debated having an orange (semi-done) state. But I felt that the ux was getting a bit too complex. So I left it out. Unfortunately at the moment it is binary (done or not-done).
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    by ptm 7y ago

    Thanks for your review. > I work out dramatically more with a little bit of social accountability. I have experienced the same myself, and suspect that it is true for most people.
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    by ptm 7y ago

    > duolingo owl has so much power over me. I use duolingo as well - and one of the saddest days was when I lost a 100+ day streak. It's funny how a meaningless number can have so much power.
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    by ptm 7y ago

    Thanks for your review. > gamification of the Global Challenge. I have personally experienced how powerful gamification ux can be. Especially if used for a positive outcome.
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    by ptm 7y ago

    Sorry for the bug. I think you logged-in before "trying out". I have fixed the bug now.