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Show HN: Inspiration to your desktop background – Powered by RubyMotion

13 pointsby atjonasnielsenabout 11 years ago

6 comments

fredoliveiraabout 11 years ago
Hey Jonas: interesting app. I can&#x27;t use a white desktop background, though.<p>As probably most of the people here at HN, I often spend 12+ hours per day around screens, so anything that contributes to my eyes getting more tired is a bad idea. White really isn&#x27;t the way to go.<p>Perhaps adding the possibility to choose a hex color for the background, or making the app add the quotes to the user&#x27;s existing background is where you should go next. Best of luck with sales.
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sdfjklabout 11 years ago
You can do this better with Geektool&#x2F;Nerdtool, that way it&#x27;ll be an overlay of your actual desktop background (so you can have things other than plain white) and you can of course supply your own quotes.<p><pre><code> $ &#x2F;usr&#x2F;local&#x2F;plan9&#x2F;bin&#x2F;fortune Don&#x27;t look back -- something may be gaining on you. -Satchel Paige.</code></pre>
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huseyinkelesabout 11 years ago
it could be a little nice free app. Doesn&#x27;t look like something I can pay $2.99 for. (don&#x27;t tell me that I already pay $5 for coffee)
krannerabout 11 years ago
Interesting, just this morning I wrote a python script using <a href="https://github.com/alloy/terminal-notifier" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;alloy&#x2F;terminal-notifier</a> and <a href="https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pync" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;pypi.python.org&#x2F;pypi&#x2F;pync</a> to do something similar, except by sending OS X notifications to myself. I made some resolutions recently and I needed to remind myself of them regularly so I&#x27;d stick to them. So my &#x27;app&#x27; chooses one from a list (randomly) and every 1-3 hours (randomly) sends a notification.
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normlomanabout 11 years ago
No thanks, I&#x27;ll stick to those crappy posters that say &quot;Achievement&quot; or &quot;Creativity&quot;. Or maybe the cat hanging off the branch.
lotsofmangosabout 11 years ago
I&#x27;ve never before seen someone try and monetise a MOTD feature.
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