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Guillaumedm

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About Guillaumedm

Liking entrepreneurship, learning a bit of Python, giving a little hand organizing a couple SW french events.

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    Comment #3149405

    Hey, thanks a lot for the boost! 1. Mmmm we should probably change de stars' color when hovering over them, to make people understand that they're in charge atm 2. Yes, I've read t…

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    Comment #3147472

    Well, since muting is not yet taken into account in the algorithm, there's no point in muting a movie you and someone have in common, or a movie that you would directly make a sear…

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    Comment #3147412

    It should be fixed by now; please refresh. Btw, deegr is muuuuuuch smoother on Chrome or Safari.

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    Comment #3147392

    Ok, tested: something's wrong with Firefox. I have the same issue. That's since our last update, which was yesterday. Looking into fixing this asap. Thanks

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    Comment #3147359

    What browser are you using please?

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    Comment #3147326

    It's a possibility, but I doubt so. The current system would be enough I guess, and we've already got a lot to do/manage/fix... Well, actually, you sir just gave us a lot to do ^^

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    Comment #3147313

    Hey Ashton, thanks for letting us know. We'll look into that asap. Did you like the rest?

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    Comment #3147304

    Polarizing the ratings seems like a nice way to quickly make them go their own way, indeed. With our algorithm, rating 'not popular' movies works just as well actually; but maybe w…

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    Comment #3147287

    I see what you mean. No one has complained so far among our current users, but you're probably right that it can be annoying. We'll look for a way to fix that issue.

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    Comment #3147276

    Once you know what thr icons are about, it's better to have icons; less test, visually more appealing. How about that? At first it shows-up like words; once you've clicked one, it …

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    Comment #3147264

    Well, thanks for the support; Problem solved is giving people a reason to actually trust the recommendations made by recommendation engines. We have never known why Amazon (IMDb et…

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    Comment #3147253

    Oh, odd; we'll fix that. Thanks

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    Comment #3147249

    Roger that; we'll make tooltips I guess.

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    Comment #3147247

    Yep, noted; we'll try to work on that. Thanks

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    Comment #3147244

    Thanks a lot Josh, that's some heavy feedback. We'll take some time this week to search & fix the translations you reported. As for the mainstream recommendation, I've edited the o…

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    Comment #3147208

    Thanks coffee, glad you like it. 1. Oh yes we want to push Netflix! We're just a small french project and Netflix has not invaded us as of this date; and is unlikely to do so for s…

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    Comment #3147197

    Hey Josh. We prefer to have registered users than visitors, so that you too can be matched and in order to grow the userbase. That's why we've put some features only to be used aft…

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    Comment #3147190

    Thanks marquis; I've just edited the main message to say that we're already working on a feature that will enable you to remove mainstream movies in a single click. So please stay …

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    Comment #3147136

    Hey Arkitaip, thanks for that review! So, in order: * yes thanks, we had "keep it simple" in mind ;) * 2 and * 3: the left side shows your different matchs' ratings (what they've l…

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    Comment #3147088

    Thanks Dan! Well, we will see how things evolve. You are correct in that it seems like people are more likely to give 5/5's than lower ratings; but I guess that's just one way of m…

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    Comment #3147066

    Haha, well I guess what's to remember is that it works ^^

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    Rate my startup - deegr

    Hi everyone, With a couple of Uni friends, we have been working on http://www.deegr.com for the past few months; it's a cultural recommendation engine that lets you find people wit…

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    Comment #2990770

    Nice piece of hacking Ben! Always good to see you pointing out bugs and proposing solutions to fellow devs!

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    Comment #2960464

    Following you 100% on this vision. There's been a lot of hype around social recommendation lately; it was fresh and new because only [somewhat] lately has 'Social' itself been made…