My Weekend Project: Not A New Yorker (Feedback Requested)
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Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/base/python_runtime/python_lib/versions/1/google/appengine/ext/webapp/__init__.py", line 513, in __call__
handler.post(*groups)
File "/base/data/home/apps/newyorkerwhen/1.345563940169596428/main.py", line 88, in post
test = Quote.all().filter('quote =', message ).get()
File "/base/python_runtime/python_lib/versions/1/google/appengine/ext/db/__init__.py", line 1797, in get
results = self.fetch(1, rpc=rpc)
File "/base/python_runtime/python_lib/versions/1/google/appengine/ext/db/__init__.py", line 1848, in fetch
raw_query = self._get_query()
File "/base/python_runtime/python_lib/versions/1/google/appengine/ext/db/__init__.py", line 2110, in _get_query
namespace=self._namespace)
File "/base/python_runtime/python_lib/versions/1/google/appengine/api/datastore.py", line 950, in __init__
self.update(filters)
File "/base/python_runtime/python_lib/versions/1/google/appengine/api/datastore.py", line 1367, in update
self.__setitem__(filter, value)
File "/base/python_runtime/python_lib/versions/1/google/appengine/api/datastore.py", line 1309, in __setitem__
datastore_types.ValidateProperty(' ', value, read_only=True)
File "/base/python_runtime/python_lib/versions/1/google/appengine/api/datastore_types.py", line 1324, in ValidateProperty
prop_validator(name, v)
File "/base/python_runtime/python_lib/versions/1/google/appengine/api/datastore_types.py", line 1215, in ValidatePropertyString
ValidateStringLength(name, value, max_len=_MAX_STRING_LENGTH)
File "/base/python_runtime/python_lib/versions/1/google/appengine/api/datastore_types.py", line 1205, in ValidateStringLength
(name, len(value), max_len))
BadValueError: Property is 867 bytes long; it must be 500 or less. Consider Text instead, which can store strings of any length.
$ curl --data "message=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" www.notanewyorker.com/post
Thanks for playing the manual POST game.
I'm expecting to be able to sort the entries by score, but can't obviously see how to do that. Do I need to post an entry before I get that option? I've spent a total of around 12 hours in NY in my life, so don't really feel qualified :-)
A few minor tweaks to the visual design would make a big difference, but I'm sure you know that.
Longer term: maybe widgetise so people can put it on blogs etc.
A few minor tweaks to the visual design would make a big difference, but I'm sure you know that.
Longer term: maybe widgetise so people can put it on blogs etc.
There are lots and lots of little visual tweaks that will be done to this as soon as I can con some more front-end time from simcop.
No ordering is yet implemented based on rating, everything is displayed based on the created date. Any posts which reach -10 are deleted. I figured that would be a good anti-spam method, and it seems like some spamming things are hitting that.
Once there is more data some "Best of" and such sort links will most likely be added =)
No ordering is yet implemented based on rating, everything is displayed based on the created date. Any posts which reach -10 are deleted. I figured that would be a good anti-spam method, and it seems like some spamming things are hitting that.
Once there is more data some "Best of" and such sort links will most likely be added =)
Sounds good. It might be worth thinking about whether something closer to the HN/Reddit/Digg model might make more sense, i.e. 'Best of' being the default option, possibly with tweaks so that new posts get enough exposure to be upvoted.
Clickable Link: http://www.notanewyorker.com/
Love it, already posted one myself.
Why isn't the list ranked?
On refresh of the page, could you swap the background image? I like the one you have, but since there are probably a thousand awesome, CC-licensed images on Flickr, you could play around with that, too..
Why isn't the list ranked?
On refresh of the page, could you swap the background image? I like the one you have, but since there are probably a thousand awesome, CC-licensed images on Flickr, you could play around with that, too..
looks quite good to me. :)
some suggestions:
let the background image fade to black at the edges left and right, add eg 100px left and right for the fade, and center it. this way even very wide screens have a nice looking centered background. (that´s always the problem when using big bg images)
you could make the background (of the content) transparent black or white.
i´d style the text and links a bit. different font family and color.
the links to your own sites should open in a new window. otherwise you will lose every user to your sites.
i would center the headline.
but anyway, nice idea.
martin
you could make the background (of the content) transparent black or white.
i´d style the text and links a bit. different font family and color.
the links to your own sites should open in a new window. otherwise you will lose every user to your sites.
i would center the headline.
but anyway, nice idea.
martin
Thank you, I'lll be passing these onto SimCop. =D I've got a page load of suggestions from another friend on everything from text to images and fonts that should be incorporated. Pretty web pages are apparently difficult.
Just one suggestion for your timeline. I would suggest "decided on domain name" and "bought a domain" appear one after the other. I just don't trust sitting on domain ideas if they are available for hand registration.
I clicked "A Post A Not A New Yorker Until" without any text inside text box, and got error "Error: Duplicate Message". I think you should add some checkers, because I saw empty message ;)
You guys are amazing!
> 6:30: Started coding backend > 8:00: Finished coding backend
Usually it takes me that much just to name my classes and variables.
> 6:30: Started coding backend > 8:00: Finished coding backend
Usually it takes me that much just to name my classes and variables.
Due to popular demand (and random assault) ranked view: http://www.notanewyorker.com/ranked/
This looks similar to thathigh.com. You might want to talk to the guy who built that (just search for thathigh on HN - he's posted about it a few times).
i like that u posted the time line. very cool.
maybe you could make a platform so anyone could make a site thing like this... it's similar to FML or texts from last night... if there were a platform anyone could make this type of site... hit me up on gmail. i might be interested in helping.
maybe you could make a platform so anyone could make a site thing like this... it's similar to FML or texts from last night... if there were a platform anyone could make this type of site... hit me up on gmail. i might be interested in helping.
There is a platform, it's called reddit!
Not to be snarky, I'm actually building something that similarly mimics reddit, but I constantly ask myself why I'm reinventing the wheel when i could just create a subreddit.
Not to be snarky, I'm actually building something that similarly mimics reddit, but I constantly ask myself why I'm reinventing the wheel when i could just create a subreddit.
aren't sub-reddits much broader than something like... you're not a new yorker until?
Yep, I'd definitely look into making this a platform.
the next page/previous page thing is confusing
I think it will become less confusing as more content becomes available. Basically if the next page exists, show a link to it, otherwise give a link to the homepage. The same goes for previous. / is the "lastest" page, with /page/1 being the next latest page. This structure is the same as FML's as far as I recall.
The page looks very broken.
Around 6PM last night I was watching How I Met Your Mother’s latest episode. One of the premises surrounding this week’s episode was those things which make one a New Yorker. I was instantly inspired with the idea of making a little website to capture those things.
Having spent some time around HN for the last few months one piece of advise that always pops up is, “Just Build It.” This seemed like a good project to apply that to, so I grabbed a friend who does front-end stuff, sold him on the idea and began work on the backend.
10 hours and 4 minutes later it exists.
The time was spent pretty much like this:
Without having spent a lot of time around HN this would not have been done this quickly by any stretch of the imagination. Thank you guys =) So, now that’s it’s launched, what are the myriad of the things that could be done better?