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Do you have any code or projects of your own you would like to talk about instead? | sentala: I'm developing a wysywig web development tool - http://www.leapdesigner.com Version 1 is up, Version 2 will enable you to create interactive web sites. |
Technology for Video Streaming site | sgrove: Please tell us more about your budget and project requirements.There's Flash Media Server, WowzaMediaServer, and Red5 for flash streaming solutions.Flash Media Server is quick to setup and easy to maintain/extend using actionscript 3. Probably the most featureful out of the box, but will require work to scale u... |
Do you have any code or projects of your own you would like to talk about instead? | alexkearns: I've been working on a couple of javascript projects.The big one is best described as iTunes for Flash games - a rich internet app for creating and managing a library of Flash games - http://www.webalon.com/gamemanager/The second thing that I have been working on is a resizeable javascript image carousel fe... |
Do you have any code or projects of your own you would like to talk about instead? | csbartus: Right now I envy all of you :DI wish I could list here my own project too but lately I just take input all day without producing anything ... |
Do you have any code or projects of your own you would like to talk about instead? | thalur: At work I've just been writing a testing framework in Matlab (mostly for fun, but it actualy seems to work!). And I have next week off, so I thought I'd have a go at building something in rails. |
Technology for Video Streaming site | danielrhodes: Do you really need streaming? Progressive download is much cheaper to set up and implement.Only choose streaming if you need to protect the content from downloading. |
Do you have any code or projects of your own you would like to talk about instead? | danohuiginn: Two projects. One is scraping and indexing data on corporations registered in tax havens, mainly for the purpose of helping transparency researchers follow the activities and connections of businessmen, politicians, etc. I've done Panama, and am now working on a couple of others:http://ohuiginn.net/panamah... |
Do you have any code or projects of your own you would like to talk about instead? | cpuddle: I'm currently working on a mp3tag-like tag editor for Linux called puddletag which you can find at puddletag.sourceforge.net. Don't download it yet though. I'm releasing a update tomorrow with a large number of bugfixes and improvements. |
Do you have any code or projects of your own you would like to talk about instead? | ionfish: I'm developing a CSS generator called Stylish. It's pretty rudimentary right now, but progress is relatively quick (for me, anyway).Code: http://github.com/ionfish/stylishDocs: http://ionfish.github.com/stylish |
Do you have any code or projects of your own you would like to talk about instead? | jodrellblank: Not right now, but here's last night's foray into TKinter (plus explanation):http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=585714 (edit: code in the pastebin link, but not much use if you don't know why you can't type into the textbox). |
Do you have any code or projects of your own you would like to talk about instead? | anc2020: Another programming language: http://www-student.cs.york.ac.uk/~anc505/code/hasp/hasp.htmlI'm not doing any fancy compiler stuff - the target language is Haskell so that's all done for me.*Edit: And I should probably say something about it :)
Its an s-expression based language so it looks like a Lisp and you c... |
Do you have any code or projects of your own you would like to talk about instead? | wehriam: I'm working on a AWS stack based web crawler. It uses S3 and SimpleDB to coordinate instances. It's implemented in Python/Twisted, and extensible via plugins.It has a low cost of entry in terms of code and costs and scales horizontally, so it's useful for all sorts of aggregation. |
Do you have any code or projects of your own you would like to talk about instead? | bgimpert: Back-testing a support vector machine -based text classification system that models daily stock news, looking for mispriced volatility. A big stealth project, with just the Ruby option pricer here:http://tinyurl.com/chmk7pNeed much more realism than Black-Scholes for the model training! |
Do you have any code or projects of your own you would like to talk about instead? | delano: Rudy! It's a development and deployment tool for Amazon Web Services that's configured via a Ruby DSL. It helps organize EC2 infrastructures into environments and roles (plus some other cool stuff).http://github.com/solutious/rudy environment :stage do
ami "ami-5394733a"
size 'm1.small'
ro... |
Do you have any code or projects of your own you would like to talk about instead? | chrisb: A .NET interpreter for embedded/constrained systems where MS.NET or Mono aren't suitable: http://www.dotnetanywhere.org/It now implements most of the core .NET 2.0 spec, a usable subset of the base class library, and an implementation of a Graphics device suitable for embedded devices.Not the fastest of .NET ru... |
Do you have any code or projects of your own you would like to talk about instead? | carpo: I'm working on the API for my PDF/Web Form site http://www.doculicious.com. The initial release will allow reading of saved entries and posting of new entries. This is cool, 'cos it will let people use their own HTML forms to submit data and create PDF's from the templates they've created. |
I have a great idea for an iphone app, where can I get it developed? | datums: check out http://www.rightsprite.com/ |
Do you have any code or projects of your own you would like to talk about instead? | JabavuAdams: Last night, I was browsing the Digital Mars D compiler source to see how they detect and convert files in all the various UTF encodings to UTF-8. This is for a C++ pre-processor that I'm writing in D.I'm also trying to get a basic OGRE 3D app up and running on my MacBookPro. I want to use D + OGRE to build... |
Do you have any code or projects of your own you would like to talk about instead? | maryrosecook: A music recommendation engine: http://theperceptron.com (code: will be open sourced soon).A site for writing your autobiography in songs: http://playmary.com (code: http://github.com/maryrosecook/playmary/) |
Review my free iphone app which helps you to commit to your startup | cl3m: clickable url: http://appshopper.com/productivity/dont-break-the-chain |
Do you have any code or projects of your own you would like to talk about instead? | nathan82: For the last 6 months or so I've been working on a 'wikipedia for images' type site. I'm trying to fix all the UI deficiencies that bug me about other image sites. As a personal project with no deadline I've had a lot of fun premature-optimising the crap out of it! For example the thumbnails are in strips of ... |
I have a great idea for an iphone app, where can I get it developed? | bgnm2000: I had one created by a programmer on ScriptLance.com, only spent about $300 - but it was a very simple app. |
where are your favorite places? | RiderOfGiraffes: It's nice to be up-modded (thank you!), but contributions would be even better! |
Do you have any code or projects of your own you would like to talk about instead? | abyssknight: Unfortunately, no code to show off but... I'm working on a site for my wife where she and her friends can post photos of themselves trying on the same outfit. I've been wanting to learn Ruby on Rails so I've been playing around with it the past couple weeks. Domain is bought, code sort of works but needs a... |
where are your favorite places? | vorador: St-Germain des Prés, Paris. |
using only static magnetism - impossible to stably levitate against gravity? | tocomment: I don't get it? Why would something like below not work: ________
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Top magnets are glued to a board, a larger area of magnets are glued to the floor. This would be in two dimensions. Surely the magnets wouldn't hav... |
using only static magnetism - impossible to stably levitate against gravity? | ram1024: as you have it designed it's basically a pinpoint balance.i'd suggest 4 corners of the "board" having magnetsM - M- -B- -M - M |
Do you have any code or projects of your own you would like to talk about instead? | phugoid: A very basic embedded operating system for an ARM7-based microcontroller. I'm still in the early stages.I have no illusions that I'm going to write anything better than the other RTOSs out there; it's just for the kicks of working on the bare metal. Sort of exhilarating to apply voltage to a microcontroller,... |
Do you have any code or projects of your own you would like to talk about instead? | callahad: Something like the Creative Commons License Picker (http://creativecommons.org/license/), but for the open source licenses offered by Google Code. |
Do you have any code or projects of your own you would like to talk about instead? | HeyLaughingBoy: No code to show, but I'm working on a one-off remote controller for pole cameras for an indie filmmaker. It should enable "aerial" shots like the pros, but at a small fraction of the cost. Version 1 is in testing. |
CPM - Eyeballs vs Impressions | noodle: the term "eyeballs" is in reference to someone looking at an ad once. equivalent to a single page impression. |
Do you have any code or projects of your own you would like to talk about instead? | nirav: Handcoded XPath-like scriptlet interpreter for JDI and it's UI as eclipse plugin. Now giving finishing touches.Code: http://github.com/niravthaker/evars/tree/master
Short Intro: http://evars.googlecode.com/files/evars.swf |
using only static magnetism - impossible to stably levitate against gravity? | tocomment: I may just have to try it huh? Where can I buy a whole lot of cheap magnets? |
Do you have any code or projects of your own you would like to talk about instead? | J3nnings: Ventrilo tracker: http://www.ventstatus.comAnother Ventrilo tracker, but this one allows people to search for usernames, games played, etc. Also can generate a timeline of past users online.ExamplesStatus:
http://ventstatus.com/servers/status/bladeradio.clanvent.com...Timeline:
http://ventstatus.com/servers/t... |
University of Michigan or Washington University in St. Louis? | adam_feldman: I ended up choosing the University of Michigan. |
using only static magnetism - impossible to stably levitate against gravity? | jonshea: Earnshaw’s theorem applies to electrostatic fields (ie, from non-moving charges) as well as magnetic fields. I think electrostatics are a bit easier to visualize than magnetostatics.There’s also a good analogous physical situation. Imagine you have a rubber sheet stretched into a plane. The challenge is to cre... |
Review my free iphone app which helps you to commit to your startup | e1ven: This is the "Seinfeld" method, isn't it?Nice idea for an application- I've got far too much work on my plate to install and run it at the moment, but the screenshots look very nice.I'd certainly be interested in seeing your revenue numbers next month, but a word of advice- Telling people that you're only submitt... |
using only static magnetism - impossible to stably levitate against gravity? | jellicle: For extra credit, explain why the Levitron DOES work:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05FDGCis-Sw(no camera tricks in that BTW, it's just a magnet top and a magnet bottom. The weight in the top must be carefully adjusted in order for the device to work. It will continue levitating for as long as the top keeps... |
Share your thoughts on this startup idea | pclark: just do it and see if you get any traffic |
Can I write a recommendation engine for HN? | aneesh: I like the thought of this, but you can't see who upvoted a particular article, so it'd be difficult to make any sort of recommendation. |
Do you have any code or projects of your own you would like to talk about instead? | david927: A new type of database where the schema is open and flexibly restructures depending on the data you put in. The change allows anyone, from 8 to 80, to structure their data without knowing that's what they're doing. |
Can I write a recommendation engine for HN? | TJensen: HN is open-source. You could get the source and submit a patch. |
Share your thoughts on this startup idea | mshafrir: Just start writing. See where it takes you. |
I have a great idea for an iphone app, where can I get it developed? | RMD: I would say learn to program it yourself. The benefits are two fold, you get the program and the skills. The skills will last a lifetime!Give a man a fish and he eats for a night. Teach a man to fish and he eats for a life time. |
Share your thoughts on this startup idea | pdelgand: Sounds like a good feedback mechanism. I am working on a startup and could use this. good luck. |
What do you use for HR (vacation, expense, recruitment, employee database etc) | frosty: There must be a bug, because I am also "frosty". I didn't post this article, but it has a red asterisk next to it. |
Which login method do you use? | kineticac: Just put the TwitterAuth gem into my rails app, and am using OAuth with twitter now. This is a niche though, meaning unless you already have twitter, or actually like it, it's a long process and could keep people from signing up. Logging in is easy though.http://kineticac.posterous.com/rails-and-twitter-si... |
What do you use for HR (vacation, expense, recruitment, employee database etc) | haseman: Our small dev house uses Harvest: http://www.getharvest.com/It's simple, straightforward, and has a metric ton of ways to enter hours into the system. It doesn't have all the things you're looking for, but it does well for all our vacation/hour/billing/tracking needs. |
What do you use for HR (vacation, expense, recruitment, employee database etc) | fn: http://standoutjobs.com for recruitment (disclaimer: I'm a cofounder :-P ) |
What are your favorite iPhone apps? | r11t: The ones I find myself using the most are:[Appstore]TweetieStanzaLast.fm / Pandora[Installed via jailbreak]CycorderSBSettings |
Where can I find the uncensored "How to Win Friends and Influence People"? | pg: http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=carnegie... |
Where can I find the uncensored "How to Win Friends and Influence People"? | falsestprophet: Why is the new edition inferior?edit:If you want to learn what people want, read Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People. [8] When a friend recommended this book, I couldn't believe he was serious. But he insisted it was good, so I read it, and he was right. It deals with the most diffic... |
What are your favorite iPhone apps? | frossie: Assuming we are talking 3rd party apps, the only one I use on a daily basis is Toodledo (the official app from the task management website toodledo.com - there are other apps that sync to toodledo.com also but I find the first party one best) |
how to manage golden handcuffs when changing jobs? | mrduncan: Depending on the situation, this might be something to discuss with the new company. If they have asked you to wait to start until July, they may not have a problem with you starting a few weeks later. |
Zillow is trying to acquire my app + domain for "a couple hundred bucks", advice? | physcab: I don't have experience with this, but I would say that if the site is successful enough, hold out until they serve you with something real--either a lawsuit or a more serious offer. |
Zillow is trying to acquire my app + domain for "a couple hundred bucks", advice? | mixmax: It isn't. If they e-mailed you that they didn't have a problem with it and their API is still accessible there's nothing they can do about it.It's obvious that since they now have their own iphone app they want yours down, or merged into theirs. You're basically a competitor. And they're trying to buy you out. ... |
Zillow is trying to acquire my app + domain for "a couple hundred bucks", advice? | krschultz: If they have an open documented API and you are using it, then I would stand your ground. What are those 90k pageviews worth to them? What are they worth to you? I imagine they're worth more than a few hundred bucks to you.How many hours have you put in? |
Zillow is trying to acquire my app + domain for "a couple hundred bucks", advice? | mdakin: Negotiate a better price. If you can't agree on a price and Zillow cuts you off spread the word about that fact. |
Zillow is trying to acquire my app + domain for "a couple hundred bucks", advice? | JeremyChase: So you are using their API for your app. I assume their TOS allows them the ability to turn off service for you at their discretion.If that is the case you don't have any legal recourse regarding the API. I would certainly not give up the domain for chump change, and would look at a different source for yo... |
Zillow is trying to acquire my app + domain for "a couple hundred bucks", advice? | spitfire: You're in negotiations (They offered, didn't demand).
Counter with an offer of $X0,000. Divide and conquer from
there. |
Zillow is trying to acquire my app + domain for "a couple hundred bucks", advice? | paul9290: Well posting here is a good step and even better if high profile blogs/sites picks this up. Such may force their hand and offer you a better deal.Though looking at it from another perspective and the site's current rankings on the web and you using their name in your app might not be much you can do. You mi... |
Zillow is trying to acquire my app + domain for "a couple hundred bucks", advice? | rms: $250 is certainly a lowball but their registered trademark for Zillow gives them almost infinite leverage. They can just take your domain if they want to. The sweet spot price is just below what it will cost to sue you for trademark infringement. I'd hope for $5k.Also, www.izillow.net goes to a different site than... |
Zillow is trying to acquire my app + domain for "a couple hundred bucks", advice? | jimfl: The domain itself may be worth a couple hundred bucks, but your app and the time you put into it is worth much more, so you're on solid footing negotiating a better deal.It would be a PR nightmare for them to just pull the plug on you. |
Zillow is trying to acquire my app + domain for "a couple hundred bucks", advice? | freikwcs: Tell them you want a job at Zillow for $150k/year. You win, and they don't give in to your negotiations. |
Zillow is trying to acquire my app + domain for "a couple hundred bucks", advice? | mdasen: So, they're definitely giving you the short end of the stick. It's unfair. It's terrible. But there might be nothing you can do about it.Most sites with an API have in their API agreement that they can cut you off at anytime with or without reason. Zillow states:Zillow.com may change, suspend or discontinue... |
Zillow is trying to acquire my app + domain for "a couple hundred bucks", advice? | tolmasky: In my opinion the domain alone is easily worth a couple thousand dollars. |
Zillow is trying to acquire my app + domain for "a couple hundred bucks", advice? | gaoshan: Without knowing the other side of the story, without getting into the legalities or ethics of them cutting of API access like you say they are and going only on what you've said I would refuse them... easy. $250 is an insult, not an offer. Turn it down. |
Zillow is trying to acquire my app + domain for "a couple hundred bucks", advice? | patrickg-zill: I would say that if they pursue a legal option it will cost them no less than $5-10K. Thus your minimum price should be about $15K. If they cut you off, figure out what competitor they might not want traffic to go to and set a landing page to point to them.I would suggest you talk to an actual lawyer an... |
Zillow is trying to acquire my app + domain for "a couple hundred bucks", advice? | quellhorst: I'll give you $275. |
Zillow is trying to acquire my app + domain for "a couple hundred bucks", advice? | vaksel: Play hardball and counteroffer with a higher #. Worst case scenario they'll try to take the domain by force, so you'll be out $250. Best case scenario, you'll get a larger payout. |
Zillow is trying to acquire my app + domain for "a couple hundred bucks", advice? | ericb: What I would do is counter with some reasonable offer to show you're willing to play ball for the reasons below.IANAL but I seem to remember in my business law class that even if my last name was "macdonald" in US courts I would have trouble keeping "macdonalds.com" because of trademark issues. I imagine the s... |
Zillow is trying to acquire my app + domain for "a couple hundred bucks", advice? | lbrandy: Disclaimer: Please don't take my (or anyone's) advice at face value without spending some serious time considering the best option for you.I can't help but think there's something you aren't telling us, otherwise they've made a colossal error.Let's look at your absolute worst case scenario. They cut off your A... |
Zillow is trying to acquire my app + domain for "a couple hundred bucks", advice? | zackattack: I would consider the creative approach of immediately changing izillow.net to a rallying cry. |
Zillow is trying to acquire my app + domain for "a couple hundred bucks", advice? | mingyeow: This is TERRIBLE UNETHICAL business practice1) Determine a fair price
2) If they insist on being AS ridiculous like cutting off YOUR API access...
- Prepare a Twitter / Blog campaign (#zillowfail)
- Get the NYtimes reporter aware of this. They will listen to you if your email subject is "Unethical, unfair... |
Zillow is trying to acquire my app + domain for "a couple hundred bucks", advice? | boblol123: They have literally stolen your idea and are now trying to pretend you never existed by stealing your identity, you're obviously worth a lot more than $250 |
Zillow is trying to acquire my app + domain for "a couple hundred bucks", advice? | asimjalis: Here are some ideas:1. Use the publicity that this controversy generates to drive traffic to your new site. Since you already have the software: you could set it up on a different domain. Then as this story spreads use it to get page views to the new domain. Publicity like this is the best thing that could h... |
Zillow is trying to acquire my app + domain for "a couple hundred bucks", advice? | khangtoh: I think the general consensus here is to enter into a friendly negotiation. First rule of Negotiation 101 is to not accept the first offer. So given your history with them, state your grounds for why you feel your site deserves more than just a "couple hundred" bucks. |
Zillow is trying to acquire my app + domain for "a couple hundred bucks", advice? | jaydub: It's an interesting scenario, as several people have pointed out: In one sense they have supreme leverage in that they have power over the API etc. At the same time, they have a reputation/brand to protect (damage to which could cost a whole lot more than $250). They've clearly come on strong, adding the threat... |
Do you have any code or projects of your own you would like to talk about instead? | four: Webapp, will prototype with Drupal, so no real hacking at first. Counts? Then Railsification. Me: Industrial/UX designer (and food lover) who loves DIY, but needs products for laymen, not just dev.s. Story: Our local (Maine) farmers market needs a site. Hell, why not build a build-your-own farmers market site pla... |
Zillow is trying to acquire my app + domain for "a couple hundred bucks", advice? | banned_man_2_0: I'd say $250 is a reasonable price for a successful app. Per hour, that is.Let V be the fair value of your application. Come back with V^2/250. Now the geometric mean of your numbers is the fair value of the app. You're starting from a number that's no more ridiculous from where they started.They're act... |
Zillow is trying to acquire my app + domain for "a couple hundred bucks", advice? | noonespecial: As someone who did the trademark dance let me add this. If you deny their offer and try to keep running your site, it will be trivial for them to file a complaint with ICANN and simply confiscate your domain name because of the trademark.-BUT-If you immediately switch over to doing something legitimate wi... |
Zillow is trying to acquire my app + domain for "a couple hundred bucks", advice? | akikuchi: Write them a thoughtful, well-reasoned letter explaining:1. How as an active member of he developer community, you have enjoyed building useful tools which expand the reach of the Zillow brand.2. How you have dedicated significant time and energy to this project, on the understanding that they provided the AP... |
Zillow is trying to acquire my app + domain for "a couple hundred bucks", advice? | jdavid: * get a new domain name and* 301 redirect all request to it FASThttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/URL_redirection#HTTP_status_cod... |
Zillow is trying to acquire my app + domain for "a couple hundred bucks", advice? | goodkarma: Take a look at trademarks for Zillow and derivatives: http://bit.ly/jrJ8vZillow could argue that your domain is confusingly similar and violates their trademark. They are probably offering you a few hundred bucks because it would cost more than that for them to send you a cease and desist.Not sure how much y... |
Zillow is trying to acquire my app + domain for "a couple hundred bucks", advice? | snprbob86: This is very interesting. Please follow up on this story when it comes to a conclusion. |
Zillow is trying to acquire my app + domain for "a couple hundred bucks", advice? | frankj: Go to the press! |
I have a great idea for an iphone app, where can I get it developed? | lacker: I can recommend some good developers if you are willing to pay a good developer. My email is my HN user name at gmail. If you want to minimize your budget try GetAFreelancer. |
Zillow is trying to acquire my app + domain for "a couple hundred bucks", advice? | moonchuck: I would just send them the link to this thread if I were you... |
Zillow is trying to acquire my app + domain for "a couple hundred bucks", advice? | qaexl: This may not help you in the short term, however, I was recommended a great book called "Secrets of Power Negotiating". The information contained in there is useful beyond this specific dilemma you have. |
Zillow is trying to acquire my app + domain for "a couple hundred bucks", advice? | amadiver: You're using their name in your URL. They're being nice by giving you a fair price for the domain, and not sending lawyers after you. |
Zillow is trying to acquire my app + domain for "a couple hundred bucks", advice? | thras: The only way to deal with these people is the same way you'd deal with the Soviets: through MAD. Explain to them that without API access, the only possible use of the domain to you would be as an anti-Zillow news site. |
Zillow is trying to acquire my app + domain for "a couple hundred bucks", advice? | paulgb: This sucks, and I feel for you, but I think it is the risk you take when building an app around someone else's API and trademark without establishing an agreement with them first.From other comments, it looks like they can legitimately cut off access to the API and get the domain. All you really have going for ... |
Zillow is trying to acquire my app + domain for "a couple hundred bucks", advice? | robak: ask them is they forgot to add K at the end of the figure. Seriously. |
Zillow is trying to acquire my app + domain for "a couple hundred bucks", advice? | jenmarie: Don't sell -- certainly not for $250. What cheapskates. You probably know Frink and Barton capitalized zillow with $57,000,000, part of their profits off Expedia.com: if zillow is doing so swell, if you believe all the self-hype you read on that blog, izillow is not only worth more, but Frink and Barton can... |
What are your favorite iPhone apps? | weaksauce: My top three:Darkroom: This one should have seriously come as an option for the camera. It waits until you have stabilized and then takes the picture. Great App. The only thing I wish it did is to save faster.GuitarToolkit: this is a slick app for anyone that likes guitars. Scales, tuner, alternate tunings, ... |
Zillow is trying to acquire my app + domain for "a couple hundred bucks", advice? | jenmarie: ps. Just saw something I DIDN't like: don't use their zillow logo on your site: modify it -- make it the Z upsidedown and backwards if you like: that's what I mean by "parody." |
Zillow is trying to acquire my app + domain for "a couple hundred bucks", advice? | natch: Move the domain, and diversify to other data sources, but in doing so try to keep your user base.And, if you're really good, try to do it in such a way as to maintain friendly relations with zillow. If that's possible. It would be tricky. Stalling tactics are your friend, I would guess.My gut feel would be, do n... |
Zillow is trying to acquire my app + domain for "a couple hundred bucks", advice? | natch: One more thought: it's a trap. Do not take money from them. They can then prove that you are making money from their (TM) name. |
Zillow is trying to acquire my app + domain for "a couple hundred bucks", advice? | jaxn: I was just looking at your app earlier today as I was browsing AppEngine apps. Lots of talk about the domain name and ICAAN, but there is no way they can take izillow.appspot.com and Google is not likely to roll over easily.Also, your app proved the business case for their iPhone app. I think that makes the lowb... |
Where can I find the uncensored "How to Win Friends and Influence People"? | pfedor: I got mine on ebay. |
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