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How HN took it
4 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 3 critical, out of 17 comments about the project. Thread score 0.00.
Idea: 2 for, 2 againstDesign: 2 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Visualizing the day spatially is a fresh way to see time
From 2 comments
It used to be I only thought the day passed slowly. But now I can visualize it. ... I hate you.
mrcharles on HNAt initial glance I thought it was too lo-fi. Then I noticed the visual representation. This is nice inspiration, thanks!
thekevan on HN
Hour marks and labels improve readability
From 2 comments
Quick & dirty hour marks: ``` --- pixelclock.html.orig 2011-12-06 16:40:56.000000000 +0000 +++ pixelclock.html 2011-12-06 16:39:43.000000000 +0000 @@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ var inpos =…
sdfjkl on HNWith hour stripes, labels and adjustable width (see source). http://dl.dropbox.com/u/136288/pixelclock.html
sdfjkl on HN
Objections
Hard to read exact time at a glance at one-second-per-pixel scale
From 1 comment
Nice. I've got a minor obsession with alternative ways of displaying the time of day. I've made a canvas clock or two of my own, and I used http://www.let.rug.nl/kleiweg/abclock/…
slmbrhrt on HN
Does not work in IE9 without a doctype
From 2 comments
This seems to force quirks mode in IE9, which prevents the pixel clock from displaying. Perhaps the missing DOCTYPE. Lots of things like this don't seem to have even been tested…
revjx on HNNot having a doctype does indeed cause IE to go into quirks mode. This is still true even in IE9. Thankfully, <!DOCTYPE html> is recognized correctly, even by IE6.
city41 on HN
Feels depressing as a reminder of limited time
From 1 comment
I found this oddly depressing.
onemoreact on HN
Requests
Configurable start and end times
From 2 comments
It would be cool if you could change the start and end times. So instead of 00:00:00 and 23:59:59 I could do something like 09:00 - 16:59:59. Just another tool to get through the…
Stenerson on HNcool but might be more useful if it's used as a timer rather than a clock or maybe with custom checkpoints. i don't particularly care about 12am-12am. i DO care how much time i…
leeoniya on HN
Show day and night shading
From 1 comment
The other obvious thing to do is to shade it to represent day and night. Though that would require geoip location and a sun rise/set calculator.
Avshalom on HN
Add hour marks or color blocks
From 1 comment
Nice. I've got a minor obsession with alternative ways of displaying the time of day. I've made a canvas clock or two of my own, and I used http://www.let.rug.nl/kleiweg/abclock/…
slmbrhrt on HN
Questions
What makes this canvas experiment interesting
From 1 comment
Can someone please explain what makes this particular canvas experiment so interesting, especially because there are more interesting, complex and beautiful demos available…
mayanksinghal on HN
Alternatives named
Life-Clock canvas clock
From 1 comment
I too made a canvas clock (though with a heavier dose of existentialism) a little while ago if you're interested. link: http://morrow.github.com/Life-Clock/ code:…
morrow on HN
1px clock on minimalissimo
From 1 comment
http://minimalissimo.com/2011/02/1px-clock, check out the comments too
huhtenberg on HN
Timeslice app landing page
From 1 comment
I also had the same idea: http://timesliceapp.com That is just a landing page, no product actually exists.
city41 on HN