Schmeebs
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8points
8comments
#149of 370 in 2010
Top 41%of 2010 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
0 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 3 critical, out of 5 comments about the project. Thread score -0.40.
Idea: 0 for, 2 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Idea is liked
From 2 comments
I like the idea but I agree with the others that the color scheme is terrible. I am using FF 3.6 on Ubuntu 10.04 on my netbook and the text is overlaying the boxes which overlays…
motersho on HNI don't think it's a firefox issue, the thing is nearly impossible to read with that background (I'm using chrome), and the text overlays boxes of the same colour, so it is…
pedalpete on HN
Objections
Color scheme and text readability are poor
From 3 comments
I like the idea but I agree with the others that the color scheme is terrible. I am using FF 3.6 on Ubuntu 10.04 on my netbook and the text is overlaying the boxes which overlays…
motersho on HNI don't think it's a firefox issue, the thing is nearly impossible to read with that background (I'm using chrome), and the text overlays boxes of the same colour, so it is…
pedalpete on HNA head's up: Looks horrible in Firefox 2.0.0.15. Yeah, I know, you'll say everyone is using 3.x. But no, plenty of weak old PCs out here still. If I could see how it worked, I…
mikecane on HN
Doesn't render well in older Firefox versions
From 1 comment
A head's up: Looks horrible in Firefox 2.0.0.15. Yeah, I know, you'll say everyone is using 3.x. But no, plenty of weak old PCs out here still. If I could see how it worked, I…
mikecane on HN
Name has an unfortunate Urban Dictionary meaning
From 1 comment
I like the idea, but I'm not quite sure you want to name it that... http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Schmeebs
tiffani on HN
Requests
Improve design and color palette
From 2 comments
I don't think it's a firefox issue, the thing is nearly impossible to read with that background (I'm using chrome), and the text overlays boxes of the same colour, so it is…
pedalpete on HNI like the idea but I agree with the others that the color scheme is terrible. I am using FF 3.6 on Ubuntu 10.04 on my netbook and the text is overlaying the boxes which overlays…
motersho on HN
Support older browsers and resolutions
From 2 comments
A head's up: Looks horrible in Firefox 2.0.0.15. Yeah, I know, you'll say everyone is using 3.x. But no, plenty of weak old PCs out here still. If I could see how it worked, I…
mikecane on HNI like the idea but I agree with the others that the color scheme is terrible. I am using FF 3.6 on Ubuntu 10.04 on my netbook and the text is overlaying the boxes which overlays…
motersho on HN
Alternatives named
Mashape could be used to build a similar app quickly
From 1 comment
On Mashape you can build the same app in 2 hours. Grab the twitter component and then the digg component (inside the mashape market) put them together with a copy and paste and…
utilis on HN