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Downtime is one thing, data loss is another. Easy to redeploy elsewhere, but backups/etc were all on heroku-linked services. I'll definitely be updating the thread with however the…

Redeploying on another platform was relatively easy to do. Losing 10 years of data and information for all future reservations, etc. is harder to recover from. Not to mention the f…

I don't think they are trolling; I have exactly the fear that somehow now my email, IP, all linked credit cards on other accounts, etc, are about to be autobanned by the same broke…

Easy deployment and scaling of resources a decade ago, familiarity and not too expensive to switch as time has progressed (of course I host things elsewhere, just have a lot of cli…

I've been a paying Heroku customer for a decade, with multiple businesses (a surf company, tennis reservation system) and personal projects hosted without issue. On Tuesday, I woke…

Clickable: https://www.getasecond.com Video Links: Technical Overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVRCsuoHmak Walkthrough of alpha: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4SUaWFHoog…

Second's goal is to be your fully decentralized, AI twin that runs everywhere (in the cloud, in your browser, on your phone or smart tv), managing all your data, connections, and s…

I've spent the last few years building a product to help every user and business own their data. It solves Identity, Language, and Hosting, with customizable UIs. It's cool because…

This is really well done! The website was beautiful and ran well on desktop and mobile, It took a few clicks (after being sold on the idea) to get to the decision-making informatio…

Location: Menlo Park, CA Remote: Yes Relocate: No Tech: Using Javascript on the front/backend frequently, comfortable with Python and PHP. Phonegap/Cordova advocate for cross-platf…

Useable, definitely minimal. Goodreads is overkill for my needs and this is a nice start. A few random pieces of feedback: - Needs some sort of book registry API when adding books.…

For a fun (fictional) take about life on Mars, I'd recommend reading The Martian by Andy Weir ( amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/The-Martian-Novel-Andy-Weir-ebook/dp/B... ). The …

I agree that the lifelock link was not impressive, but in the second link (search for "My third topic") there are significant examples of identity theft that would have far-reachin…

Instead of asking a question and then flippantly responding to a well-written answer, I recommend you do some quick googling. http://www.lifelock.com/education/identity-theft-recov…

I made an app for a ChallengePost hackathon in this area, http://rackspacemobile.challengepost.com/submissions/28855-o... . I think TaskRabbit and similar services have a tremendou…

Kitchen Sink example: http://semantic-ui.com/kitchen-sink.html Lots of examples in there, useful to Inspect. I'm glad this got resubmitted or I might have missed out, it seems extr…

Everybody knows the speakers are for inspiration, but the mingling and conversations with like-minded founders is where you get all the real work/enjoyment.

You've been here for almost a year. Have you read the guidelines for HN? Specifically "Resist complaining about being downmodded. It never does any good, and it makes boring readin…

This sound fun, and there is an awesome Famo.us+Mapbox implementation somewhere. Shoot me an email and let's make it real quick!

This is the perfect approach to take! While I think the future of Famo.us + Phonegap is super bright, at the moment you're definitely better served using something like this to pro…

I bet a Flipboard-clone wouldn't be too difficult for a few engineers to bang out in Famo.us. But then again, the value of Flipboard isn't in being a beacon of iOS beauty and funct…

Thanks for the feedback! Did you see a different button? (+ new app) perhaps? I updated the url to use the git:// one. I'll have to look into the 20mb limit, I never noticed!

Android or iOS? Swift? There are many, many choice for "native" devs. Every choice has sacrifices, including this prototype-focused one.

PhoneGap can only do so much, it is mostly just wrapping your HTML/JS/CSS. Finally those languages are starting to get close to what a native app can do (with significantly less de…