Andrew Cantino personal website
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personal website
SHOW HN2011
How HN took it
5 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 1 critical, out of 11 comments about the project. Thread score +0.29.
Idea: 2 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 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
Cute, memorable and the technology works well
From 2 comments
Cute and incredibly memorable! It definitely made me 10x more interested in who you are and what you do :)
hkmurakami on HNThe technology is cool and it works like a charm. However, the approach of using "mystery meat" navigation for an entire website is pretty tedious for this visitor.
ricknew on HN
Ant simulation and visual effects are cool
From 2 comments
This is fantastic - I loved the ant simulation! It was a bit cryptic to get some of the content; perhaps you could have an alternative and more straight forward navigation system.
ByteMuse on HNReally nice, the only thing I thought is that it might be nice to "collapse" text back up into the keyboards which cascade them down? Really like the "You can see everything" pop…
alexholehouse on HN
Text-based technique idea is clever
From 1 comment
Discovered your http://underthesite.com. I think it's a great & DRY way for those who want to tell users what technologies are used.
fuzzythinker on HN
Objections
Mystery meat navigation is tedious and hard to use
From 3 comments
The technology is cool and it works like a charm. However, the approach of using "mystery meat" navigation for an entire website is pretty tedious for this visitor.
ricknew on HNThis is fantastic - I loved the ant simulation! It was a bit cryptic to get some of the content; perhaps you could have an alternative and more straight forward navigation system.
ByteMuse on HNIt gets annoying pretty quickly but the idea is nice.
iaskwhy on HN
Back button does not work
From 1 comment
I thought that was pretty cool up until I tried to hit the back button. It doesn't diminish the coolness, but it'd be a good thing to fix. (Also Go Jackets!)
tel on HN
Text cascade gets annoying quickly
From 2 comments
It gets annoying pretty quickly but the idea is nice.
iaskwhy on HNReally nice, the only thing I thought is that it might be nice to "collapse" text back up into the keyboards which cascade them down? Really like the "You can see everything" pop…
alexholehouse on HN
Effects may hurt SEO
From 1 comment
I would like to know how that effects affect SEO.
gobr on HN
Requests
Make back button work
From 1 comment
I thought that was pretty cool up until I tried to hit the back button. It doesn't diminish the coolness, but it'd be a good thing to fix. (Also Go Jackets!)
tel on HN
Add a simpler navigation option
From 1 comment
This is fantastic - I loved the ant simulation! It was a bit cryptic to get some of the content; perhaps you could have an alternative and more straight forward navigation system.
ByteMuse on HN
Allow collapsing text back up
From 1 comment
Really nice, the only thing I thought is that it might be nice to "collapse" text back up into the keyboards which cascade them down? Really like the "You can see everything" pop…
alexholehouse on HN
Write a blog post explaining the implementation
From 1 comment
Nice work! I'd had this idea for my personal pages, too, specifically for my CV/Resume! Would love to see a blog post describing how you've done it (I know the code is there, but…
amirhhz on HN
Questions
How do the effects affect SEO?
From 1 comment
I would like to know how that effects affect SEO.
gobr on HN
Is the text JavaScript in-house or a plugin?
From 1 comment
dude I love it :D. is the javascript you're using for the text an in-house solution or from a plugin?
saiko-chriskun on HN
Alternatives named
telescopictext.com
From 1 comment
Looks like http://www.telescopictext.com/
Detrus on HN
underthesite.com
From 1 comment
Discovered your http://underthesite.com. I think it's a great & DRY way for those who want to tell users what technologies are used.
fuzzythinker on HN