nkorth's comments

nkorth | 12 years ago | on: Ask HN: Do any netbooks still exist?

Silly computer manufacturers still haven't figured out that they can preload Ubuntu for $0 per device... :P

nkorth | 12 years ago | on: Ask HN: Do any netbooks still exist?

I actually just recently looked in to the 1015E, and I almost bought one but then decided to get a Samsung Chromebook. My top requirements were battery life, portability, and at least a 1366x768 screen (so that ruled out most 10" systems). The Chromebook is working out really well; its 7-hour battery life is awesome. The 1015E probably would have been OK too, but its battery life wouldn't have been as great. Kudos to Asus at least for loading Ubuntu on the 1015E-DS02.

nkorth | 12 years ago | on: Wireless devices go battery-free with new communication technique

I was just reading the Wikipedia article about crystal radios yesterday. Does this have anything to do with them?

nkorth | 12 years ago | on: Skeuocard

Yes, especially since the card type is typically in the bottom corner of the card, so for a while it just looks like it's reloading the same image.

nkorth | 12 years ago | on: Ask HN: How do you apply for a tech job?

"wear a t shirt and jeans"

I was always told "dress one level above the job you're applying for". Is that different in the tech world or the startup world?

nkorth | 12 years ago | on: I understood gender discrimination once I added “Mr.” to my resume

I would love to read this article, but quartz.com is horribly broken in Opera Mobile on my phone...

I'll just wait and read it on my laptop, but this does look like a sign of Webkit bringing back the days of sites "best viewed in Internet Explorer 6".

nkorth | 12 years ago | on: Don't be evil: Moving everything off of Google

I recently switched from my own server to Zoho.

nkorth | 12 years ago | on: In Head-Hunting, Big Data May Not Be Such a Big Deal

Thanks, Quartz is literally unusable on my phone.

nkorth | 12 years ago | on: Log in to Yahoo by July 15th to keep your email address

I went to sign up for Twitter and found that my usual username was taken by someone with exactly one tweet, from 4 years ago! It's definitely frustrating.

nkorth | 12 years ago | on: Linux has better hardware support than OS X

> In other words, you have to do more work to get it to work.

Last I checked, making a Hackintosh was a lot of work (when it's even possible). And that's what happens when installing OS X on 95% of hardware.

nkorth | 12 years ago | on: Linux has better hardware support than OS X

Doesn't Linux technically have better hardware support than Windows, too? I've seen many laptops where a fresh install of Windows will be very broken until you load up the manufacturer's pile of drivers. Linux just has more useful built-in drivers, but I'd say that equals better hardware support.

nkorth | 12 years ago | on: Glasshole

And I seem to remember something about Google requiring all apps to light up the screen, to avoid the whole "stealth" thing.

nkorth | 12 years ago | on: Changes in rankings of smartphone search results

I'm using Opera Mobile on Android 2.3 and it reflows text nicely. It has some other problems, but it's far better than the stock browser!

nkorth | 12 years ago | on: Buttons with built-in loading indicators

Or just button:focus{ outline:none; }. That should remove focus styling on all browsers, last I checked.

nkorth | 13 years ago | on: Leaving Google’s silo: Alternatives to Gmail, Talk, Calendar, and more

Yeah, I also noticed that POP doesn't work with Zoho on my Nexus. I switched to IMAP and it works fine.

nkorth | 13 years ago | on: Leaving Google’s silo: Alternatives to Gmail, Talk, Calendar, and more

I actually just switched my personal email over to Zoho today (before reading this). It's pretty nice; I was surprised not to see it mentioned here as a Gmail/Google Apps alternative.

nkorth | 13 years ago | on: CSS Tube Map

Actually, SVG can use "classes" just like CSS, so it could be easily recolored in SVG too.

nkorth | 13 years ago | on: The SEO Mistake That Wiped Out 80% of My Traffic

I don't know much about SEO; is "over-optimized" just a euphemism for "spammy"?

nkorth | 13 years ago | on: Is Tumblr the new Geocities?

Geocities? From the first time I saw someone recommend pasting some javascript in the Description box, I knew Tumblr was the new Myspace.

nkorth | 13 years ago | on: Poll: HN Linux users, what desktop environmemt do you use?

I just use Unity on my computers, but I tried out Pantheon today (in elementary OS) and it's seriously cool. The window management is fairly similar to Unity but more streamlined, and the workspaces are vastly superior. The panel and dock are like what Gnome 3 should have been.