timfreund's comments

On: Noisli – Improve focus and boost your productivity

[timfreund]

Can't remember where I found it, but someone once shared this command to fake the Star Trek engine noise:

play -c2 -n synth whitenoise band -n 100 24 band -n 300 100 gain +20 flanger

[noisli → timfreund]

that would be a funny combo :)

On: How to set up your own private Git server on Linux

[timfreund]

I'm working on a VM/ec2 image for Gitorious to ease the installation pain. I'm working from the the Ubuntu installation script that the Gitorious project provides, and I will try to get the improvements merged upstream. Things are mostly working, so I will be making the work public after a few more days of testing. Feel free to contact me if you'd like more info.

On: Ask HN: QRCodes in your local newspaper

[timfreund]

I have seen only one company use QR codes in a local newspaper. It was in the Kansas City Small Business Journal, and the company advertising does print, design, and mail campaign work.

I have used QR codes on a few flyers and posters. The majority of people who talk to me about the QR codes I use don't realize their phones can read them.

[keith_erskine → timfreund]

Thanks Tim - getting people educated is a major obstacle. It took American Idol to get people in the US to use text messaging.