HN Explorer

robwgibbons

↗ HN profile [ 80.0 ms ] full profile
Karma
104
Created
July 24, 2010 (15y ago)
Submissions
0
Co-Founder of a Web Development startup based in MA.
  1. Unknown or Expired Link

    I realize this must have been discussed before, but seriously -- why hasn't this been fixed yet? For a website with a community as devoted to user experience as Hacker News, backed by a firm with the resources of Y…

    1 points -1
  2. Ask HN: Professional development for Web professionals?

    A friend of mine recently asked me if I knew of any resources for ongoing professional development as a Web developer. His company will pay for him to continue learning so he stays on the cutting edge. All I could…

    1 points -1
  3. Ask HN: Raspberry Pi Server Farm with Load Balancing

    Hey HN, I am a Web developer with only rudimentary knowledge of how a server farm is physically designed and maintained. Nevertheless I would like to build a tiny rack filled with about a dozen Raspberry Pi computers…

    4 points 4
  4. Ask HN: Calculating percentile rank by comparing your score against a benchmark? (math.stackexchange.com)
    1 points 0
  5. I'll Never Let Go (The Titanic Door Experiment) (reddit.com)
    3 points 0
  6. Ask HN: Best video conference API with Archiving?

    I have a client who wants to build a video chat website to pair individuals together for chat sessions. They want the ability to archive the videos for legal and research reasons. They've checked out TokBox and it seems…

    1 points 0
  7. My Easter Sunday project: Wikipedia Live Search (robgibbons.com)
    3 points 4
  8. Ask HN: Backbone.js and/or jQuery Address?

    Hey HN. I'm interested to know these two can be used together. Does the Address plugin offer anything Backbone.js doesn't?

    2 points 0
  9. Ask HN: What would you do with this domain?

    Hey HN. We have the domain improvethings.org and we'd really like to make good use of it. I'm interested in hearing what comes to mind! What would you do with improvethings.org?

    2 points 4
  10. Ask HN: Anyone else still plan to use H.264?

    It seems to me that H.264, despite its patent entanglements, is still by far the best choice for video encoding. It's the only codec supported on every major platform (considering native support and/or Flash player…

    2 points 0
  11. Ask HN: Getting started with Amazon Cloud & Zencoder

    Hey HN. We have a client who wants us to build a user-submitted video website. I can't be much more specific, but we're considering Amazon's cloud hosting and Zencoder to offload the video processing. I don't have any…

    5 points 5
  12. Ask HN: Good use of Messkit.org?

    Hey HN. I purchased the domain Messkit.org several years ago for an idea I had. But before I go and use it, I wanted to get input from more creative people than myself. What would you use Messkit.org for?

    1 points 2
  13. We missed our November deadline. Better late than never (greekleaf.com)
    1 points 0
  14. Ask HN: How should we approach our client for an investment?

    I'm a co-founder/developer at a bootstrapping Web development company. We're going on two years now and have a steady client base. We think we have a great idea, but we believe the project deserves our complete…

    2 points 1
  15. IT's Last Hope - a Job In the Boonies? (infoworld.com)
    1 points -1
  16. GreekLeaf: Family Trees for Fraternities and Sororities (greekleaf.com)

    GreekLeaf lets fraternities and sororities create interactive family trees to keep track of their alumni. Users can search and browse alumni by their ancestry, using a convenient "family tree" format. GreekLeaf is still…

    1 points 1