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SHOW HN2015
127points
24comments
#177of 2,565 in 2015
Top 7%of 2015 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
6 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 3 critical, out of 15 comments about the project. Thread score +0.20.
Idea: 5 for, 2 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple, beautiful idea combining paper and calculator
From 1 comment
Simply beautiful, beautifully simple idea. Takes the best of two worlds: paper and calculator. Somehow reminds me http://strlen.com/treesheets/ I was also impressed by the…
ArekDymalski on HN
Fills gap left by inadequate software calculators
From 1 comment
I have been looking for something like this for a while, I find software calculators to be woefully inadequate for anything beyond the most basic math. Will definitely check this…
BeefySwain on HN
Objections
Looks like a close copy of Soulver
From 2 comments
Looks like a close copy of Soulver to me. I think in this case it's worth mentioning.
perishabledave on HNSeems like either a direct copy of or bizarrely coincidental convention with the Mac/iPhone Soulver
bklebe on HN
Only available for Linux
From 1 comment
I usually don’t like to link to competing projects, but this seems to be only for Linux so I think I can link a similar one (as far as I can understand from the screenshots) for…
micampe on HN
Requests
Windows port
From 1 comment
looks interesting, I wonder if it can be ported to Windows, where I have to spend my working life :-(. For something even more sophisticated and Mathcad-like take a look at SMath…
kwhitefoot on HN
Mobile version with sync
From 1 comment
Would be great if that had a mobile version and synced.
CMCDragonkai on HN
Ubuntu PPA for vivid
From 1 comment
looks neat :-) but is there any chance of a ppa for vivid?
unhammer on HN
Questions
How to get source code without bzr
From 1 comment
I don't have ubuntu bzr, is there a way for me to get the source code?
mrottenkolber on HN
Alternatives named
Soulver
From 1 comment
I usually don’t like to link to competing projects, but this seems to be only for Linux so I think I can link a similar one (as far as I can understand from the screenshots) for…
micampe on HN
OpalCalc
From 1 comment
There is OpalCalc for Windows: http://www.skytopia.com/software/opalcalc/
hantusk on HN
SMath Studio
From 1 comment
looks interesting, I wonder if it can be ported to Windows, where I have to spend my working life :-(. For something even more sophisticated and Mathcad-like take a look at SMath…
kwhitefoot on HN
SpeedCrunch
From 1 comment
I use something like speedcrunch. http://speedcrunch.blogspot.com.au/ Runs cross platform. Also wanted more algebraic like wolfram alpha capability though.
CMCDragonkai on HN
Numi
From 1 comment
Also, Numi http://numi.io/
petepete on HN
Calca
From 1 comment
There's also Calca which runs on Windows, Mac and iOS: http://calca.io/
dangoor on HN