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SHOW HN2014

13points
8comments
#1,546of 2,272 in 2014
Top 69%of 2014 by points

How HN took it

QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project

0 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 3 comments about the project.

Idea: 0 for, 1 against

The thread, comment by comment

Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.

positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker

What HN said

What people liked

  • Good walkthrough of a command-line alternative

    From 1 comment
    • Wow, great walk through. The lightweight alternative I started with was a recurring calendar event with a mailto link :-) But I wanted something a little more formal, and it was…
      coreymaass on HN

Objections

  • Already similar to iDoneThis

    From 1 comment
    • So. Like Idonethis? https://idonethis.com/
      fomb on HN

Questions

  • Did it really take two days to build?

    From 1 comment
    • Hi, looks great! When you say "weekend project", did you really build it in two days?
      valevk on HN

Alternatives named

  • iDoneThis

    From 1 comment
    • So. Like Idonethis? https://idonethis.com/
      fomb on HN
  • Cron job emailing via mutt

    From 1 comment
    • A lightweight alternate to this would be a script that emails you via mutt or another command-line email program in cron every day with the reply-to set to your bosses address:…
      bdamos on HN
  • Recurring calendar event with a mailto link

    From 1 comment
    • Wow, great walk through. The lightweight alternative I started with was a recurring calendar event with a mailto link :-) But I wanted something a little more formal, and it was…
      coreymaass on HN

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