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Re: Ask HN: Idea Sunday

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Post by saiko-chriskun »

callmeed wrote: post #76

Calendars & Events as a Service (aka "Stripe for Calendars") I'm sick of dealing with scheduled events, timezones, future background jobs, etc. in almost every app I build. I want a service with an elegant API and nice libraries that would let me: * Create multiple calendars (it would have an ID I could then save with my user model or whatever) * Add events to a calendar by just passing it a timestamp and other metad…

This is so true. Dealing with time-related development features is one of the most annoying things I deal with.

Re: Ask HN: Idea Sunday

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Post by sjclemmy »

Github meets SoundCloud. When I create a piece of music (using something like Logic Pro) I go through many iterations and only end up with a mixdown piece and no idea of how it evolved to that point. so it would be nice to see the evolution of the piece. But the best bit would be the remix potential. Someone else could fork it and create a remix!

Re: Ask HN: Idea Sunday

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Post by bru »

Retro console gaming. A huge panel of old console games could come to mobile devices and look fine. After being convenient and stable, connectivity could be really cool.

Re: Ask HN: Idea Sunday

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Post by apineda »

callmeed wrote: post #76

Calendars & Events as a Service (aka "Stripe for Calendars") I'm sick of dealing with scheduled events, timezones, future background jobs, etc. in almost every app I build. I want a service with an elegant API and nice libraries that would let me: * Create multiple calendars (it would have an ID I could then save with my user model or whatever) * Add events to a calendar by just passing it a timestamp and other metad…

I find this interesting. Calendars are fun, until you have to program them :P

Re: Ask HN: Idea Sunday

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Post by thaumaturgy »

crusso wrote: post #102

I'd like to see a site that focuses on the construction of logical arguments supporting various political and non-political views. I'd like for the system to allow for continued refinement of arguments on various topics and to allow for various branching of thought. That is, I'm not looking for a democracy that rewards majoritarian thought and punishes less popular but logically consistent argumentation. As an end pr…

How would you respond to someone with an opposing point of view on an issue you're passionate about replying to one of your comments with a link like that?

It's an interesting idea, but I think the conceit is that other people would actually read your arguments at that link. In my experience, that's not true.

Re: Ask HN: Idea Sunday

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Post by gautamnarula »

Spittie wrote: post #89

Okay, a bunch of ideas. Probably nothing as good as my last one ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7542610 ), which was meh to begin with (but I'm happy to see that it sparkled a bit of interest). #1) An anonymous blogging platform. A site that obviously doesn't log you, and that allow you to publish posts without having them attached to an username. Since many would like to somehow post under the same handle, bu…

I created something similar to #1: http://millisay.com

It hasn't really taken off, but I also haven't put much effort into promoting it. It still lacks a few features (I've been busy with other projects), but I really like the clean, simple design and a few people have posted some interesting stuff.

Re: Ask HN: Idea Sunday

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Post by akg_67 »

DanBC wrote: post #39

Lower ligature risk USB charging cables. These would be used by mental health hospitals to allow (risk assessed) patient to charge their devices without introducing ligature risk. To go along with this: Bulk USB charger. Imagine a 20 port USB hub, but this has no USB connectivity. It only has USB power. It would be kept in a secure place in a mental health ward and would allow them to charge patient's devices. This w…

Wouldn't it will be simpler to have replaceable faceplate with different connectors (a cradle) in each room? Basically, idea is similar to having power buttons/plug/ethernet connector on the wall. Instead you have horizontally mounted faceplate in a cabinet, bed headrest, or any horizontal surface with appropriate connector where device can sit and be charged. There are not too many USB charging devices that will be used in a mental hospital by patients. And depending on the type of device swap out the faceplate with appropriate one.

The best way to avoid ligature and self harm risk is to not have any cable or sharp objects around. Also, this solution will avoid the privacy risk when patient device is taken away for charging by staff members.

Re: Ask HN: Idea Sunday

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Post by dantiberian »

bequanna wrote: post #72

When an HN post is popular, we sometimes crash small websites/blogs. How about a URL Shortener that caches the page at the time the shortened URL is created? Then, when the short url is used, the service attempts to reach the site, if it fails, automatically inform user & redirect them to cached page. Or, the service can attempt to reach the page periodically (once/ couple minutes), if fails, redirect all users to ca…

This is the idea behind http://fireballed.org/. Nice idea though.

Re: Ask HN: Idea Sunday

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Post by subdane »

sjclemmy wrote: post #122

Github meets SoundCloud. When I create a piece of music (using something like Logic Pro) I go through many iterations and only end up with a mixdown piece and no idea of how it evolved to that point. so it would be nice to see the evolution of the piece. But the best bit would be the remix potential. Someone else could fork it and create a remix!

I believe Splice is working on this? https://splice.com/

Re: Ask HN: Idea Sunday

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Post by agotterer »

callmeed wrote: post #76

Calendars & Events as a Service (aka "Stripe for Calendars") I'm sick of dealing with scheduled events, timezones, future background jobs, etc. in almost every app I build. I want a service with an elegant API and nice libraries that would let me: * Create multiple calendars (it would have an ID I could then save with my user model or whatever) * Add events to a calendar by just passing it a timestamp and other metad…

Interesting. I was thinking about a very similar calendar API last night. Mostly from a scheduling standpoint. But the webhooks part is a cool addition. Is something similar now possible with zapier?
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