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timestamp converter
SHOW HN2016
8points
7comments
#1,991of 2,264 in 2016
Top 88%of 2016 by points
How HN took it
QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
1 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 4 comments about the project.
Idea: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Commenter finds it the best timestamp converter they have used
From 1 comment
This is awesome. Best timestamp converter tool I've come across, and I've been using other websites that we're confusing but we're the top-ranked tools. Bookmarked for future…
kevinyun on HN
Objections
Command-line tools like GNU date already do this
From 2 comments
And what was wrong with GNU date? ``` $ date Fri Dec 16 11:12:17 CET 2016 $ date +%s 1481883140 $ date -d @1234567890 Sat Feb 14 00:31:30 CET 2009 $ date -d 'Sat Feb 14 00:31:30…
dozzie on HN> There are significant problems with "data %whatever" approach that makes the "cool web app" a superior solution. the GNU date command is one of many options that honestly…
stephenr on HN
A web app is less convenient than a terminal one-liner for developers
From 1 comment
All the cool kids know the best way to do basic computing tasks is to enter some shit in a webpage. We are seriously approaching "println as a service"
stephenr on HN
Requests
Support millisecond timestamps
From 1 comment
Looks nifty. Would be nice if it handled millisecond timestamps too.
acemarke on HN
Alternatives named
GNU date command
From 1 comment
And what was wrong with GNU date? ``` $ date Fri Dec 16 11:12:17 CET 2016 $ date +%s 1481883140 $ date -d @1234567890 Sat Feb 14 00:31:30 CET 2009 $ date -d 'Sat Feb 14 00:31:30…
dozzie on HN
Spotlight and other OS built-in calculators
From 1 comment
> There are significant problems with "data %whatever" approach that makes the "cool web app" a superior solution. the GNU date command is one of many options that honestly…
stephenr on HN
Google search for unit conversions
From 1 comment
There are significant problems with "data %whatever" approach that makes the "cool web app" a superior solution. It's the same reason why I — and many others — find it convenient…
shubhamjain on HN