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Review My Startup: Twitter trends for your city | timmaah: Would be great if you could somehow figure a way to show only trending topics specific to that city.For example.. A bunch currently have "Blocks Twitter".. thats not really helpful, while a few have "rain" which tells me its probably raining in that city.Looking at Toronto, it appears there is probably a nine ... |
Whats the coolest thing you've seen/done with Arduino? | bct: What I don't get is why you'd pay $35+ for an Arduino when you can get an AVR (the microcontroller at the heart of an Arduino) for $5+. |
Ad revenue with relation to RSS | noss: I rather have ads in the feed. |
Building a workstation | jlc: I always enjoy this series, but I've never actually built one:http://cr.yp.to/hardware/build-20090123.html |
Whats the coolest thing you've seen/done with Arduino? | Titanous: I connected a PS2 barcode reader to a Sanguino, and programmed it to store the scans in memory, then dump them when sent a specific serial command. This allows me to scan a pile of books for LibraryThing when I'm not at my computer. |
Whats the coolest thing you've seen/done with Arduino? | gamache: I'm using mine to replace the ignition system on my motorcycle (1979 Honda CX500). The original system is a lovely piece of electrical engineering, but is prone to stator coil and capacitor failure (respectively, by heat and age). The Arduino will allow proper ignition timing to be maintained even as three o... |
Review my startup - Chords! | chengas123: I really like the idea, but don't use Winamp. Most of the things along this line that I've tried are pretty bad, so I'm not sure I'm willing to download two pieces of software to see if this one is different. What about an online service where I can upload the song in FLAC or mp3 and get the tab back? |
Whats the coolest thing you've seen/done with Arduino? | tierack: The brief description of this little Arduino project why did was enough to get me started: http://twitter.com/_why/status/1065757843I'd love to see it in person. Someone made and documented a similar idea here: http://www.urbanhonking.com/ideasfordozens/2009/02/the_git_b... |
Review my startup - Chords! | cubedice: At work so I can't actually demo. However, the video looked nice. One thing I noticed is that the tabs correctly displayed minor chords while the text simply said B or F# (implying major). Additionally, how good is it at picking up alternate tunings (i.e. down a half step a la hendrix) or obscure jazz chor... |
Review my startup - Chords! | mitechka: Requires software install? XP only? WinAmp only? 15-days trial? Guitar only? I don't think so. 90-s called, they want their software development business model back. |
Need feedback on startup social learning site | rokhayakebe: Buddy,I think you already asked for feedback a couple of times. You should improve the site based on those then come back for a second review. |
Review my startup - Chords! | jcromartie: Make it an iTunes plugin and you'll have a business. |
Review my startup - Chords! | sepa: Great idea, but I agree with the rest, you should focus on iTunes or have a web service do it. |
Whats the coolest thing you've seen/done with Arduino? | andresleon: Not done yet... but near Food dispenser :)http://andres-leon.blogspot.com/2009/04/my-first-arduino-pro...comments always welcomed! |
Review my startup - Chords! | zandorg: I know from experience that Winamp plugins are hard to make money from. I also know a guy who put out a CD burning plugin. To distill his email:X 30,000 downloads and 10 copies soldX The French don't pay for softwareX On average, more Americans pay registration fees than other people (eg, French)X Have a time-... |
Need feedback on startup social learning site | GeneralMaximus: Yes. Don't be afraid to post your real URL here. A TinyURL looks unprofessional, shady and gives the impression that you're not quite sure about the success of your startup. |
Review my startup - Chords! | danielrhammond: I would have bought this right now if it existed for mac/iTunes. I'm a music student when I'm not an entrepreneur. Sounds like a good idea just poor market selection. |
How to create an rss feed from a site that doesn't provide one? | jmonegro: feedburner |
Whats the coolest thing you've seen/done with Arduino? | paulgerhardt: The micrcontroller community today is analogous to the personal computer/homebrew computer clubs in the early 70's - except with more embedded applications.I've written code for one Arduino to run a python script to order pizza when one pushes a button (this used to be on my fridge.)I used Arduinos as the... |
Review my startup - Chords! | tlrobinson: Neat! I agree with others you should make an iTunes plugin, or perhaps even a standalone app with more features to help learn songs, like http://supermegaultragroovy.com/products/Capo/ |
Need feedback on startup social learning site | bdmac97: In the interest of full disclosure the site that is linked is http://www.cafecourses.com. I have asked for feedback previously.I would have included the URL in a comment but HN does not even let the original poster add a comment to their URL post until someone ELSE adds a comment for them. |
Review my startup - Chords! | dc2k08: I'm excited about this and want it to work. I recently paid an online sheet music service for one piece of sheet music and was miffed to discover that I could only print out the piece once. I could choose which key I wanted it in, then the file would no longer be accessible in my account. If my printer jammed, ... |
Building a workstation | roedog88: I've built the budget box from Ars Tecnnica and been happy. The latest guide: http://arstechnica.com/hardware/guides/2009/04/ars-technica-... |
Review my startup - Chords! | mstefff: just chords or notes? just chords seems pointless in my opinion. plus anyone who really plays the guitar will use something like guitar pro and just download free tablature - which is probably the best solution out there. |
Review my startup - Chords! | 10ren: Does it really infer them using DSP from the mp3 - or does it look them up? If the former - that's very cool, though I wonder about the accuracy. It would be good to have way to try it out online.Making it a webapp would make it much easier to trial, it wouldn't be narrowed to one app (winamp) - and piracy goes ... |
Need feedback on startup social learning site | AndrewWarner: My feedback:Why does the site ask for my photo if I'm using Facebook to login?There's a lot of text after I finish registering. I think it's confusing. |
Biggest thing preventing you from ordering online? | noodle: "I'm of the idea that one of the biggest problems is asking people to register before they checkout. Do you think this is the case?"yes.http://www.uie.com/articles/three_hund_million_button |
Has anyone tried python-on-a-chip on a Teensy++? | RiderOfGiraffes: For convenience:http://www.pjrc.com/teensy/index.htmlhttp://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=624327http://code.google.com/p/python-on-a-chip/ |
Biggest thing preventing you from ordering online? | socratees: I normally read reviews before buying a product online, and even when I buy it, I buy from a site which has a good reputation.. (eg. i buy shirts from thinkgeek, electronics & books from amazon & buy, and whatever comes on woot etc). I'm no expert, but I would say building a trusted community should be the f... |
How to create an rss feed from a site that doesn't provide one? | tsta: http://page2rss.com/ |
Review my startup - Chords! | Chickencha: This sounds like a really cool app, but I run Linux so I can't try it out. At least, not without messing with Wine, which I don't really want to do.Hook it into something I can use without hassle and I'll try it out immediately. |
Review my startup - Chords! | kolya3: I just asked a friend to review it for you:http://chords.fm/Chords!/forum/topic/53/future-direction-of-... |
Please review my new project: almost.at | c00p3r: Eye candy sells, especially for toys. iPhone is an icon because of an eye candy, visual effects and primitiveness - the stuff for masses.This is really very good toy - just sit and watch and sometimes read, but not much (140 chars of very simple language) - that is exactly what a people wants from time waster. |
Review my startup - Chords! | anigbrowl: Your target market is musicians. As said above, the iTunes model will work - indeed, so might an iPhone app.But also, consider making it a VST plugin (VST = virtual studio technology, free SDK from Steinberg) It's the industry standard for non-pro users and works with all music recording/editing platforms on... |
Review my startup - Chords! | transmit101: This would be a real money spinner, if it could be made to work. The problem, assuming you are using an analysis algorithm to attempt to extract the harmonic information, is that you are attempting to solve the problem of polyphonic transcription, which is one of the holy grails of computer music research ... |
Need feedback on startup social learning site | aik: I would really like to see a video about what you offer, and a demo account with some demo data so I can see the layout. |
Biggest thing preventing you from ordering online? | TallGuyShort: I'm sure having to register before checking out is a big factor, but if you want to know the 'biggest' thing that scares me off - it's the web design. If they don't have a nice web design, I immediately get the impression that it's a low-quality business, maybe even a scam.What is your website, by the way... |
Flex or JavaScript. Which way to go? | PaulMorgan: The client wants the new part done in Flex.The Customer is always right - use Flex. |
Review my startup - Chords! | sharpn: Good start on a great idea. You could add a signup for email updates option on your homepage to keep those of us who would definitely buy a more developed version (ie more exotic chord recognition) &/or different format informed about new releases - I'd signup to that. I actually browsed the apple app store in ... |
Biggest thing preventing you from ordering online? | da01: I suggest also asking someone like http://www.KarenDeCoster.com/Never met her, but she is computer + gun savvy. She might be willing to try out your website. She is a writer, gun enthusiast, savvy shopper, etc. Here is one of her gun articles to give you an idea of what she knows: http://www.lewrockwell.com/deco... |
Review my startup - Chords! | jfarmer: I was really excited to see this, but is HN being astroturfed?The bottom of chords.fm says "Copyright CBMS Networks, Inc."Which points to this website: http://cbmsnetworks.com/Is this really a startup? Is this really YOUR startup? Or a project at a larger company that specializes in technology like this?Look... |
Whats the coolest thing you've seen/done with Arduino? | rodrigo: Great things here, thank you for your replies. |
ASK HN: How to get a Trademark? | pg: I don't know about other countries, but in the US you get trademark protection just by claiming a trademark. That's when you put a little TM after the name. You can also go a step further and get a registered trademark, which requires filing paperwork with the government. If they approve your application, you ge... |
ASK HN: How to get a Trademark? | ErrantX: > How do you trademark your web app?tough question to answer w/o specifics. trademarking the name of your app is moderate to hard (unless it is very unique). Specific technology (e.g. somethign it is built with) that is unique you can trademark the name for even easier. Trademarks usually take a while to proce... |
Review my startup - Chords! | sgibson12: For better or worse, I blogged about Chords!
http://slapstart.com/2009/06/chordsfm/Now I'm wondering if this isn't a start-up at all, as per the CBMS Networks comment. I was wondering about that too. |
I could really use some business advice. | SwellJoe: So, there are a few things that make me think you're not a startup...which means VCs are not your ideal source of capital. VCs don't generally do "retail", and they don't generally do "niche", unless "retail" is something entirely novel (like Amazon.com was in 1994 or whenever it started), and "niche" is som... |
How does one prevent their start-up from being knocked-off? | pj: Run faster. Work harder. Don't be lazy. Constant improvement.Remember, you aren't building a startup, you are building a company. If you're only building a startup, then just write a few lines of code and push it out.What do you really want? Do you always want to be a startup? Or do you want to be a business? Bu... |
I could really use some business advice. | access_denied: Do you know the coaching program from Rich Sheffren an Jay Abraham? Maybe this is a product you want to buy now. |
I could really use some business advice. | CyberFonic: Google Jay Abraham! His stuff is awesome!!! Here are some questions he would ask :Who do you market to?Who are your customers?Where do you find them?How else can you reach them?What else will they buy?Why don't non-customers buy from you?More funding is never the answer. More sales, more revenue and grea... |
I could really use some business advice. | whatusername: Put it this way - you're doing more revenue than half the site featured on here - and probably making more profit than twitter or facebook.SwellJoe had some good advice. To use the E-Myth distinction - work "on" your business, not "in" it. (also - probably read E myth revisited).
Look at adjoining ni... |
How does one prevent their start-up from being knocked-off? | jmonegro: You can't. You just have to make sure you're the best. Nothing has stopped people from trying to knock off Google, but because they're the best, they thrive. Same with Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, and all the other pop startups. |
How does one prevent their start-up from being knocked-off? | barry-cotter: <flip>Iterating and improving really, really fast.</flip>I have nothing remotely resembling any real insight into this, but for something like a pure play internet startup where the barriers to entry are pretty small, it seems like app quality, luck and bloody-minded perseverance are probably the most imp... |
Learning Programming - HTML question on Image Maps | SwellJoe: This is probably not the right place to ask HTML questions. There are forums devoted to web design which would be a better fit. |
Learning Programming - HTML question on Image Maps | mahmud: 1) This is the wrong forum to ask such questions. Go to SitePoint, W3Schools and similar.2) Use a tool. http://www.maschek.hu/imagemap/imgmap |
How to create an rss feed from a site that doesn't provide one? | nreece: Checkout our service @ http://feedity.com |
Learning Programming - HTML question on Image Maps | duskwuff: The MAP element isn't displayed. If you want to apply styling to components of the image on hover, you'll need to slice it. |
How do you think and play? | mahmud: 1) Get yourself in trouble by opening up to good friends about your ideas and dreams.2) See them get on your case and nag you to death until you implement and carry out said ideas and dreams.If it wasn't for others, I would have "gotten off" on short emails or perhaps the occasional prototype code for my own am... |
How does one prevent their start-up from being knocked-off? | justin_vanw: Make something non-trivial. |
How does one prevent their start-up from being knocked-off? | trapper: Make a product no one wants |
Need feedback on startup social learning site | marram: Good start. Here is some feedback:1. What does "Flexible learning environment" mean? I don't think this phrase adds any value.2. "Learn from people you know and trust": Not sure if the people I currently know possess the best knowledge. I've been out of school for a few years.You need to iterate over your landi... |
Can iPhone applications be used on iPod touch? | 8plot: Yes, I believe what you have heard is true. Ipod touch is like the iphone without the phone. |
How to create an rss feed from a site that doesn't provide one? | ZeroGravitas: Dapper's Dapp Factory:http://www.dapper.net/dapp-factory.jspVery impressed by the UI on that one. |
Please review my new project: almost.at | arihelgason: Amazing interface.Favicon maybe a bit too reminiscent of Alexa. |
Can iPhone applications be used on iPod touch? | gyom: I play Peggles on my iPod touch. |
Any Javascript Framework specific Selenium Version? | mahmud: Oh boy. Someone found a hammer and quickly ran out of thumbs.I am developing a siteEverything that followed that utterance was a bad idea. At that point, you're not using javascript for the portability, light weight OR "scripting". You should have used any "applet" RIA technology out there and you would have be... |
Any Javascript Framework specific Selenium Version? | mullr: The only advice I can offer is to keep as much code gui-agnostic as possible. The usual advice, really, just applied to javascript. Then you can use something like http://jsunity.com/ to test most of it. Gui testing is inevitably harder anyway, even if there are tools. |
Review my app. Set Reminders in human language on Twitter | truebosko: Cute. Is there a way to see my reminders or manage them? I was thinking of doing something like this but using a Jabber bot awhile ago but never got around to it. I think that would be a good interface for something like this. |
your favorite obscure Firefox extensions? | wlievens: Long Titles used to be essential for reading xkcd, but I think the current Firefox build has it built-in. |
Review my app. Set Reminders in human language on Twitter | amr: Great, a twitter application that is simple, easy to use and does not generate noise. Nice work. |
Any Javascript Framework specific Selenium Version? | waynep: You have complete control over which classes are assigned to what nodes.For example if you create an alert box with ExtJS you can always add a no-op classname to it. This way you can write your Selenium test to do class based look ups and then verify the contents of the child nodes within. |
I could really use some business advice. | PaulMorgan: Have you thought about other sales channels - Mail Order Catalog, Physical Stores, Licensing or Distribution to other Retailers?$800/day or $300K/year isn't limping - it's a nice little business which might or might not have growth potential. Do some market research and answer those questions CyberFonic as... |
Review my app. Set Reminders in human language on Twitter | Banzai10: Looks like interesting, it can be improved (like add management, visualization, etc..) but their simplicity is making the difference. |
Any Javascript Framework specific Selenium Version? | hugs: If all the ids and classes are assigned during run-time, you're kinda SOL. Though Selenium does support other locator strategies like XPath, and even plain old JavaScript expressions to find an element. I would ask the the ExtJS folks how they would expect someone to test their app from a GUI perspective. You nee... |
Learning Programming - HTML question on Image Maps | lhorie: The <map> and <area> tags can't be styled. You should either use javascript to replace the src of the image onmouseover of the <area>, or, ideally, switch to a <a> with CSS background-images <div style="background:url(banner.png)">
<a id="homelink"
href=""
style="position:absolute;
... |
Review my app. Set Reminders in human language on Twitter | maggie: It's unclear from the front page what type of reminders I can actually set.
You give a lot of examples as to what will be supported in the future, but I can't tell what is actually supported now.I'm trying it out anyway, but it would be nice to know those things without testing. : D |
Please review my site - PickFu.com | poppysan: Micro-surveys. Cheap Price, Fast response. I could actually see using this in the future. |
Please review my site - PickFu.com | jusob: Looks great. I think the price is right. The website is very clear. Maybe the examples should be more business oriented. You should also include the time frame to get the 50 answers: 1 hour, 1 day, 1 week?Can we choose, or at least influence the demography (only women, only people below 35, etc.)? |
Review my app. Set Reminders in human language on Twitter | greengirl512: I hate to be all "Simpsons did it!," but you can do a lot of the same stuff with Twitter using Remember the Milk. Still, I think your app would be a more appealing option to people who just want to set reminders via Twitter and don't want an entire task management program to deal with. Good job! |
Please review my site - PickFu.com | prpon: Nice site. Clear goals.
One suggestion:
Why limit at 50 responses?
What if I want more than 50 people to participate in the survey/market research? Can I setup something? It wasn't obvious from the web site. |
Please review my site - PickFu.com | frossie: What is the geographic distribution of your responders? |
Please review my site - PickFu.com | run4yourlives: A user friendly MTurk front end. Not a bad idea. I wish you the best of luck. |
Primer on Web Security | noodle: hacker's handbook was where i started. |
Please review my site - PickFu.com | zackattack: Wow, this is pretty upsetting because I have been working on the exact same idea as you. How long has it been up, what kind of volume have you been doing, and how long did it take you to make it? |
Please review my site - PickFu.com | tkiley: Rockin' idea. I was just looking for something like this to do some quick-and-dirty market research for my startup.I don't have much experience with mturk, but my one concern would be that respondents may simply click randomly rather than honestly answering the question; do you have any data on how honest and a... |
Review my app. Set Reminders in human language on Twitter | trevorturk: Great idea, but sending me 11 direct messages right after I start following you is not very cool. Makes me reluctant to trust the service..."Howdy. Thanks for trying me out. Take a look at http://bit.ly/laterr to use me more effectively. Thanks." |
Primer on Web Security | tptacek: I like Dafydd Stuttard's "The Web Application Hacker's Handbook", despite the title. Work through the examples.A lot of people will direct you to OWASP, which is not a bad free tertiary source (owasp.org). There's lots of HOWTO stuff there. Be careful about the OWASP Top 10. You want to know what it is, but it... |
Please review my site - PickFu.com | shawndrost: Also see http://ask500.com |
Please review my site - PickFu.com | grandpa: I misread it the first time and wondered what you had against Pi. |
Please review my site - PickFu.com | mdolon: Reminds me of a design client of mine... http://www.feedbackarmy.com/Similar concept but a bit more information from the Turks at a slightly higher cost. |
Please review my site - PickFu.com | edw519: I may not be typical, but of all the "review my site" postings, both good and bad, this is the first one I actually plan to use. Pickfu.com is now a Favorite.1 vote with $ = many votes without $ |
Please review my site - PickFu.com | IsaacSchlueter: My first thought: Why can't I answer the questions?I know you're going to say something along the lines of "we want to ensure that users are unique, and demographically diverse, blah blah blah."Yeah, I know, but still. When I see "Mac or PC", I instinctively click on the "Mac" option, and when nothing ... |
Why do airlines still use "black boxes" ? | anigbrowl: From : http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=246491&page=1
Again, any single box is not the problem. It's the receiving end. Picture the FAA receiving 8000 planes worth of a minimum of 88 data streams at 50 Hz at 12 bytes each. That would be a minimum of about 4 Gbps data stream, and allowing for col... |
Any Javascript Framework specific Selenium Version? | soundadvice: http://extjs.com/blog/2008/11/03/testing-ext-js-ext-gwt-appl...Might be a good start. |
Why do airlines still use "black boxes" ? | aristus: There is constant data sent out by most aircraft already. The black box is for when shit goes very wrong, like when a plane is on fire, out of power, with a big hole in it, falling like a rock and spinning like a top. |
Why do airlines still use "black boxes" ? | noss: The cost in retrieving the black box is the least of worries, don't you think? |
Why do airlines still use "black boxes" ? | garnaat: The new planes like this Airbus do actually transmit real-time maintenance data. So, there were something like 10 transmissions from the plane that apparently include large amounts of data regarding the systems that were failing and when. |
Please review my site - PickFu.com | pierrefar: Here is a controversial thought: Your price is too low. You tell me $5 for 50 comments, and I think, these are low quality comments.You're underselling yourself IMHO. Position your service as a more premium offering.I'd do $50 for 50 comments. At least. |
Review my app. Set Reminders in human language on Twitter | goodkarma: This reminds me of "I want Sandy".. which Twitter acquired and squashed.. |
Anyone avoiding Chrome because it won't show your passwords? | run4yourlives: What do you mean won't show passwords?wrench thingy -> options -> Minor tweaks -> show saved passwords. |
Why do airlines still use "black boxes" ? | drhowarddrfine: Cause black goes with everything. |
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