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Re: Ask HN: What startup/technology is on your 'to watch' list?

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Post by Cyclone_ » Sat, Dec 26, 2020, 6:06 PM UTC

nindalf wrote: post #48

Cyclone_ wrote: post #27

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Haven't seen an update for the release of AoE 4, really hoping they release a demo soon. Been dying to get back to a high quality RTS. I thought the AoE 2 games took a little too long, so hoping these ones are shorter on average.

How long were your games taking? From what I saw, pro games took less than half an hour because they knew how to press their advantage but amateurs would play it safe and build up a lead before their final attack. I have seen this pattern in other games too.

Depends on the map but since you mentioned half an hour I'll assume you're talking about arabia 1v1. Didn't really notice a difference between pro/amateur game lengths except in the instance where someone really new just took forever to get going. Game average was around 30-40 min., but lots of variation.

Re: Ask HN: What startup/technology is on your 'to watch' list?

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Post by xupybd » Sat, Dec 26, 2020, 6:18 PM UTC

dmje wrote: post #135

xupybd wrote: post #104

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Hardcore fleshy here. I have no ethical concern in killing an animal for food. But if someone can lab grow meat that tastes like meat sign me up. My only concerns would be taste, cost and food safety.

Out of interest, which would you choose on balance in a scenario in which the lab meat tasted the same, cost the same and came with the same food safety aspects?

I'd have absolutely no preference.

I like the idea of lab grown as it is a promising way to increase our food production. If it costs the same that indicates it's no more efficient than growing animals for food.

Re: Ask HN: What startup/technology is on your 'to watch' list?

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Post by heptathorp » Sat, Dec 26, 2020, 6:25 PM UTC

jkmcf wrote: post #192

rhn_mk1 wrote: post #116

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The point of ethical vegetarianism is not keeping diversity and quality of foods, it's preventing bad life of animals. It's also not the point of ecological vegetarianism: it's preserving the diversity of natural ecosystems, as opposed to food farms.

What do you think happens to all the animals no longer used as a food source in a capitalistic society?

Assuming this is an honest question and not a lame attempt at a gotcha: as more people switch to a vegan diet we will gradually stop breeding them in the first place, so there are no animals for something to "happen to."

Re: Ask HN: What startup/technology is on your 'to watch' list?

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Post by AhtiK » Sat, Dec 26, 2020, 6:54 PM UTC

da02 wrote: post #36

https://fauna.com/ - FaunaDB: Evan Weaver and Chris Anderson were involved in created a distributed relational datastore. You can use it as an API and never have to think about provisioning or managing a server. It's proprietary, but the prices are insanely low for all the features and convenience you're getting. Zinc Gluconate 15mg + Selenium + Quercetin 200mg (zinc ionosphere): For years I ignored the advice of kno…

For fun, this is the ShowHN for FaunaDB back in March 2017, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13879475

Re: Ask HN: What startup/technology is on your 'to watch' list?

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Post by telesilla » Sat, Dec 26, 2020, 7:12 PM UTC

tomashertus wrote: post #21

https://hotwire.dev/ - alternative approach to building modern web applications by sending HTML instead of JSON over the wire. https://temporal.io/ - is the new kid on the block of state-dependent service-orchestrated application development platforms. https://workos.com/ - is building enterprise-readiness as a service, enabling new companies to start selling to enterprise customers with just a few lines of code. htt…

I tried to get my team using Around.co as I love it, but we're too entrenched in Slack, installing the app isn't catching on. It's a hard problem to beat 'good enough' with 'better'.

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Post by gingerlime » Sat, Dec 26, 2020, 7:53 PM UTC

johnx123-up wrote: post #167

AppGyver looks interesting. Thanks for sharing. FWIW, it looks similar to https://restya.com/core-jira-slack-alternative But, they promote it as Jira + Slack alternative (Disclosure: I'm on their private beta and for unknown reason they keep pushing their public release)

“It will be launched at the beginning of 2020.” ... is still on their website today. Doesn’t inspire a lot of confidence.

Re: Ask HN: What startup/technology is on your 'to watch' list?

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Post by awillen » Sat, Dec 26, 2020, 8:49 PM UTC

kgin wrote: post #191

https://www.lifebiosciences.com/our-research Research on epigenetic reprogramming of existing cells to restore them to youthful states, including the ability to regenerate.

This truly fascinates me... it's the potential for immense extension of human life that no one's talking about. If you're interested in this topic, I highly recommend the book Lifespan by Dr. David Sinclair.

Re: Ask HN: What startup/technology is on your 'to watch' list?

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Post by awillen » Sat, Dec 26, 2020, 8:53 PM UTC

dmje wrote: post #95

jimdavenport wrote: post #4

As an ethical vegetarian for the past five years, I've very interested in cultured (lab-grown) meat technology[1]. FWIW, I'm very happy with my diet and probably wouldn't switch back even if this does become affordable, but I'm 100% supportive of the concept of cruelty-free meat. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultured_meat

30 year pescetarian here. I mean, mainly vegetarian but some fish every so often. I gave up meat at 17 on the basis of no reason whatsoever, I was just a contrary teen who liked giving things up. Down the line a few years I find so many compelling reasons to not eat meat. Each individually may be argued out of the room but collectively it's pretty compelling. Ethically: there's no arguing meat eating is better. None.…

"For your hardcore fleshy, a bloody slab of meat is all that's going to satiate them, so it misses that market too."

I think you're really painting people who don't follow your thinking with a pretty aggressively negative stereotype here.

I love a good steak. The fact that it came from a cow is irrelevant to me - I like it for taste/texture/etc. If you can give me the exact same product from a lab, I'll 100% buy it (especially if it's cheaper). This is how most people are (and not just about meat) - they care about the end product they're consuming, not its origins or how it got to them (otherwise, y'know, we'd be thinking about where our iPhones came from and whatnot). Give them the identical product they have now that's better along some line that matters to them (like cost) and they'll happily switch.

Re: Ask HN: What startup/technology is on your 'to watch' list?

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Post by pronouncedjerry » Sat, Dec 26, 2020, 8:53 PM UTC

Thank you for recommending appgyver!! I have been looking for something like this for years. I kept starting and stopping native app development but it was too technical for me. This is seriously life-changing. I can't believe it's free to boot. I'd be willing to pay them.

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Post by digianarchist » Sat, Dec 26, 2020, 8:55 PM UTC

tducasse wrote: post #153

AhtiK wrote: post #150

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Can you name a few of Phoenix LiveView clones/similar approaches in other languages that are actively developed and worth looking into?

Hotwire, with Ruby on rails

I've got my eye on that. Hopefully it works with AnyCable.