kevinguay's comments

On: Google Profile Icon Maker

[kevinguay]

A simple web app that generates colored Google profile icons using the same font and colors as the default random-colored Google icons.

On: Show HN: Curated List of Online Learning

[kevinguay]

Pluralsight has excellent software dev and other IT/CS-related courses. https://www.pluralsight.com

[tcbasche → kevinguay]

Ah yes! How could I forget. Thanks :)

On: Bartender 4 Beta (macOS Big Sur) Released

[kevinguay]

This is quite the update - very sleek. My favorite new feature is the "show on hover". Just put your mouse where the icons should be and the appear like magic!

It really cleans up an already improved menu bar in macOS Big Sur.

On: Wiki Bankruptcy

[kevinguay]

We use HelpDocs.io (love it) and they have a "set article to go stale" option. I haven't used it, but it seems like a nice reminder to re-evaluate or delete the page.

On: Dolphins at popular spot miss tourists and keep le...

[kevinguay]

Seems to be all backwards. The dolphins can't imagine what happened to us:

"So long and thanks for all the gifts"

On: Next dream job can be in an HTTP header

[kevinguay]

The New York Times has a job link in the console (including a nice ASCII logo that doesn't render well in HN):

      NYTimes.com: All the code that's fit to printf()
      We're hiring: https://nytimes.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Tech

On: Potential for Iranian Cyber Response to U.S. Milit...

[kevinguay]

I received a similar alert/report from CrowdStrike today.

On: Perfectly Cropped

[kevinguay]

I have heard complaints about this too in the form of "Whatever you do, don't upgrade to iOS 13." (Me: "I've been running 13 since July..")

On: The IT Guy vs. the Con Artist

[kevinguay]

This was a great story.. thanks to Planet Money for re-broadcast it.

On: Five Hundred and Seven Mechanical Movements (1908)

[kevinguay]

What a great project. I have a very similar book (1800 Mechanical Movements, Devices, and Appliances) and have a blast flipping through it. It is great to see the illustrations come alive. Great great job!

[cr0sh → kevinguay]

There are actually a great many of these "mechanical movement" books from that time period, circa 19th to early 20th century.

They are contemporary with similar books on "electrical machinery" (generators and motors, mainly), "steam engineering", "home and farm improvements/implements", and many other similar subjects.

Some were aimed at the professional engineer, while others were meant or accessible to the ordinary person with such interests or needs.

I enjoy discovering and adding these books to my collection when I can find them at used and antiquarian bookstores.