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spacesuit | 13 years ago | on: "Storm Chasers" stars killed in Oklahoma tornado

I live very near the path of this tornado. This was the first time in several years that I've actually sought shelter underground.

This tornado, while not as severe as the one that struck Moore on May 20, took a rare "left-hand" turn and caught several media vehicles by surprise.

spacesuit | 13 years ago | on: Setting up Sublime Text 2

A few more Sublime Text plugins worth checking out:

AdvancedNewFile -- easy file/directory creation

Alignment -- shortcut for instant alignment

Emmet -- essential for HTML/CSS

GitGutter -- see diff marks in gutter

Origami -- additional shortcuts for split panes

VintageEx -- emulation of Vim's Ex-mode

The Vim emulation isn't one-to-one, but it's pretty good with Vintage mode enabled and the VintageEx plugin installed.

spacesuit | 13 years ago | on: Just Landed

Spectacular landing page. Really great. App looks nicely designed as well. Best of luck!

spacesuit | 13 years ago | on: Ingress

I like the idea of games that involve getting out of the house and meeting new people.

That said, how do the makers of games like this prevent location spoofing?

spacesuit | 14 years ago | on: Rookies in the Bike Shed

This post raises some interesting points about the difficulty of contributing to open source for the first time. Over the last year, I've taught myself to code. I want to contribute to open source, and I think I can provide value to smaller projects. But the public nature and unique culture of open source have left me feeling a bit overwhelmed. So I observe instead.

What's the best way for a rookie to find small, welcoming open-source projects to contribute to?

spacesuit | 14 years ago | on: SQLFiddle 2.0: Execution Plans, Better UI, client-side SQLite via sql.js

Very cool. Tools like this are unbelievably useful for self-study, as they allow for quick experimentation. Which (at least in my case) helps cement new concepts.

Another, similar tool is jsFiddle (http://jsfiddle.net/).

Anyone know of any others like this?

spacesuit | 14 years ago | on: Matt Cutts: One of the more fun gadgets I've been playing with lately…

I bought one of these during the sale they had last year. I'm running CyanogenMod (Android) and everything works as described.

It's most useful when looking at one's phone would be considered rude, but looking at one's watch would not.

I haven't built any faces for mine (yet), but having the watch definitely makes me want to learn more Python/C.

spacesuit | 14 years ago | on: Kottke.org redesigns using private beta of Hoefler & Frere-Jones webfont service

Has anyone on HN used the H&F-J webfont service? There are probably NDAs involved with the private beta, but I'd love to hear more about it, in terms of performance, rendering, available fonts, etc.