chiefofgxbxl

I've been building Trash Panda, a web extension that removes "social metrics": number of likes, subscribers, followers, stars, favorites, upvotes, downvotes, etc. When I was building this, I had a few major sites in…

I recently received a promotional offer in the mail for a home security system. It boasts both a camera doorbell, but also cameras for the sole purpose of monitoring rooms inside your house. The ad shows an example of…

Many months back there were mainstream discussions about HVAC solutions for Covid-19, such as purifying and sanitizing indoor air, or simply getting a lot of air flow through regions to reduce Covid risk. This was…

Any elected office, including school board, local government, not-for-profits, etc. What was your experience? How did you get started? Why did you run?

Ever since Firefox updated their in-browser PDF renderer (a few months ago?) PDFs are always mis-drawn to the point of illegibility and has the banner: "This PDF document may not be displayed correctly." Does anyone…

What are you looking for in the place you live? Have you found a place that satisfies your needs? I'm getting more involved in my city, and like the HN crowd I am aware of issues like suburban sprawl. I'm communicating…

I've been a software developer for years, and even prior, as a kid spent many many man-hours in front of a monitor. I'm wondering from the HN crowd if others experience this self-dubbed "pixel vision", where when you…

Disagreement may be moral/ethical, fiscal, mission or vision, etc.

Have you had success proposing a new project (not one that was listed on a RFP/grant page) to a government at any level to obtain funding to develop it? Numerous government departments offer SIBRs and other grants, but…

Link: https://github.com/ChiefOfGxBxL/SpreadTheFox In a recent HN thread we discussed recent Firefox developments (e.g. Quantum release), and I mentioned my personal goal to recruit 5 of my family and friends to use…