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Show HN: Slim n Trim (Yet another image compression service, early beta)(slimntrim.tk)
1 points by webtechgal 9y ago|0 comments
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by webtechgal 9y ago
I just tried to upload an image (using FireFox 45.8.0) and: 1. Click-> Select file -> Open does nothing 2. Dragging and Dropping a file throws a popup saying: 'There's no WebGL context available.' and the byte counts
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by webtechgal 9y ago
> we're almost back to the original AOL model of a privately held "internet". The very thought makes me shudder.
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Ethereum Blockchain Used by United Nations for Sending Aid to Syria(cointelegraph.com)
2 points by webtechgal 9y ago|2 comments
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by webtechgal 9y ago
Try: https://flippa.com/ Also, you can look up something called GoDaddy Marketplace/After Market or something. Also, you could try (bulk) updating the whois info of all domains with text like: This Domain is for S
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Facebook – Google destroying bad online ads – great until they own the world(mashable.com)
3 points by webtechgal 9y ago|0 comments
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by webtechgal 9y ago
One of the comments on the article: > I thought a redirect would be the same as malware and as such illegal? Any thoughts on this?
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by webtechgal 9y ago
Well, I live in India. :-)
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by webtechgal 9y ago
> learning and building. This. And also, continuing to earn and giving it away to the needy.
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by webtechgal 9y ago
> The best-case scenario is a system that consumes 20 megawatts... I guess they will think of throwing in a windmill farm (or something) to power the beast.
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by webtechgal 9y ago
Heart goes out to those who suffered downtime and/or data loss and to the company CEO.
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by webtechgal 9y ago
1. It is a free service that no one is forcing anybody to use. 2. I still haven't got around to writing/finishing up anything other than the core functionality of the service. 3. The reason I posted here is primarily to get feedba
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by webtechgal 9y ago
> Also: where's your privacy statement? Looks like you failed to notice above - this, Sir, is in alpha as of now.
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by webtechgal 9y ago
I remember first using your service almost a decade ago and then, drifted over to DO over the last few years. Good to know you folks are going strong - all the best.
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by webtechgal 9y ago
As I mentioned in another thread about a week ago, I have recently been commissioned to create a (simple, stupid) CMS. One of the features I wanted to incorporate into the CMS is image compression. After a good bit of code hacking and testi
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Show HN: Yet Another Image Compression Service (alpha)(slimntrim.tk)
2 points by webtechgal 9y ago|5 comments
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by webtechgal 9y ago
One point that caught my eye is: "Linux enthusiasts perpetually claim that this year is the year that Linux will finally make headway into the desktop for the everyday user — but it never has and never will." I guess the author ha
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Don't Use Raspberry Pi for Everything(makeuseof.com)
51 points by webtechgal 9y ago|51 comments
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by webtechgal 9y ago
I second that. While I can't realistically say I prefer it over Photoshop since I've never used the later, I can certainly state that GIMP meets ALL my graphics editing requirements (which are not many, but that's besides the
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Here’s what the top accelerators in North America are funding(techcrunch.com)
4 points by webtechgal 9y ago|0 comments
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by webtechgal 9y ago
Try this - might work, and all the best: http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Download
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Linux Servers Hijacked to Mine Cryptocurrency via SambaCry Vulnerability(bleepingcomputer.com)
3 points by webtechgal 9y ago|0 comments
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by webtechgal 9y ago
No questions (at least for now) but Zerif Lite has been my personal favorite. Have used it for several client sites. Thanks for the theme and all the best. e.g. http://lamindiallo.com/
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by webtechgal 9y ago
SONY AIBO. 'In 2006, AIBO was added into the Carnegie Mellon University Robot Hall of Fame with the description "the Sony AIBO represents the most sophisticated product ever offered in the consumer robot marketplace."' F
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by webtechgal 9y ago
Yes, but I thought the holding pattern would commence once the flight is directly over - or close to - the airport.?
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Ask HN: Live flight tracking – what gives?
2 points by webtechgal 9y ago|4 comments
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by webtechgal 9y ago
Looks good, thanks. Will check it out.
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by webtechgal 9y ago
> WordPress is far from simple. This. > anything more than a low traffic site requires pretty beefy hosting. My experience indicates otherwise. A case in point: one of the WordPress sites I manage averages ~80k page views/day, pe
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Ask HN: Need to Build a Simple, Stupid CMS. Which Way to Go?
1 points by webtechgal 9y ago|10 comments
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by webtechgal 9y ago
This. I tried the exact same thing for a family network a couple of years ago (but the network did not hate Facebook intensely, so it was a bit of an uphill battle). Before I could get them all fully on board, I got sucked into some large g

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