WingNews logo WingNews GitHub [2]

hydrazine's comments

hydrazine | 14 years ago | on: New Google Web Fonts Interface

The fonts are delivered from Google in real-time and don't have to be pre-downloaded. That's the beauty of it!

But of course Arial is still a good default.

hydrazine | 14 years ago | on: New Google Web Fonts Interface

Super like! Can't wait to try it. Looks much easier than tinkering with raw CSS.

Edit: 2 lines of code were all I needed to add. Ridiculously easy.

hydrazine | 15 years ago | on: Munch On Me (YC S11) Is A Groupon For Food, Done Right

Great question. The differences are subtle yet definitely worth noting.

To users, $20 worth of food doesn't tell them anything about what they're actually going to buy when they arrive at the venue, whereas $1 for a $2 cup of coffee specifies exactly what they'll get. You might also only spend $18.50 of your $20 credit and can't find something worth ~$1.50 to buy, which can leave a bad aftertaste for some people.

Also, this allows merchants to prepare much more effectively by overstocking on the items being featured. Or they could discount an already overstocked item just to get rid of it.

All in all, people visit restaurants for specific (signature) dishes, not for the restaurants themselves, so it all fits together.

hydrazine | 15 years ago | on: Ask HN: I just wasted 4 years of my life. Now what?

I agree with what iqster said. If you do decide to come to the Bay Area, definitely familiarize yourself with the state of tech here first (and network like hell!) and look for a job you love doing. Being a code monkey is only fun if the project is fun. Good luck and stay strong!

hydrazine | 15 years ago | on: Ask HN: I just wasted 4 years of my life. Now what?

guynamedloren, with your passion and experience, I can see the following happening:

Day 1: Move to Bay Area, Day 2: Land job, Day 3: Chase dreams

Just show employers what you've done and what you want to do. They'll understand if it doesn't coincide with your degree, and frankly, I don't think they'll care about it.

hydrazine | 15 years ago | on: Ask HN: Does anyone actually code at a hackathon?

I was at a Zynga Hackathon at Berkeley a year ago. I suppose it's true a good amount of networking goes on, but that didn't bother me too much. I was really there just to hack something together overnight, and my team actually moved to a separate location so we wouldn't be disturbed. So overall it was a pretty good experience despite what other teams were doing. Hope you also feel this way in the future!
page 1
more