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Re: Ask HN: Idea Sunday

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Post by laxk »

d0m wrote: post #299

I have a hard time explaining this idea, so please bear with me. As a founder and hacker, I want to know how my users use my web and mobile apps. But I haven't found an intuitive and dead-simple way to do it. Mixpanel and google analytic are way more complex than what I have in mind. What I would like to have is more similar to Facebook, but instead of looking at my friends activity, I'd like to see what's happening…

You can do that by using Google Analytics custom events. https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection...

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Post by avalaunch »

wfbarks wrote: post #205

Highlight the Web A browser plugin that lets me highlight text on a web page. I can view other user's highlights on that same webpage, and see my highlights again when I revisit the web page weeks later.

I think that's the direction RapGenius is headed in.

Here's an article where it's mentioned directly. http://techcrunch.com/2012/10/03/rap-genius-andreessen-horow...

Re: Ask HN: Idea Sunday

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Post by digisth »

forgotprevpass wrote: post #247
digisth wrote: post #215

A service that figures out how to create and deliver healthy (meaning not extremely salty, sugary, etc.), same-day-prepared, vegetarian-friendly meals for $10 USD per day or less. The service would make one or two dishes so that they can be prepared in batch (maybe one non-vegetarian, and one vegetarian), and deliver them at a predetermined time. The current services in this industry tend to cost a lot more than this…

Does Sprig or Spoonrocket or the other alternatives not deliver healthy food? I believe they have a vegetarian option.

Spoonrocket looks the closest (CA only for now, I'm in NYC), so thanks for that. I'll keep watching them. I couldn't find a subscription option for Sprig; the others mentioned upthread were "ingredients only" services. Looks like this model is getting closer, though.

I think that a company like Spoonrocket experimenting with a subscription service would be worth trying - the companies would have steadier income, and customers wouldn't have to think about it unless they didn't want the daily meal.

Re: Ask HN: Idea Sunday

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Post by avalaunch »

sarreph wrote: post #150
pearjuice wrote: post #110

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And one for bitcoin! And one for nodejs! And x, and y and z! You know what, let's put them in a subdirectory, like so: /h/bitcoin or /h/meta. And we call them sub-HNs! ...

Although a sub-HN approach sounds appealing at face-value, it's likely to fragment the site content a little too much. One of the things I appreciate most about HN is its ability to act as a filter with single point of convergence. I'm not sure I'd want to sacrifice that (personally), probably nothing more than for 'fear of missing out'.

Pretty sure he was being sarcastic, referencing reddit, subreddits, and the /r/ url schema.

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Post by anonu »

Idea: Biometric Signature Authentication as a service: We all have these incredibly powerful input devices in our pockets (aka smartphones). The idea is to create a powerful algorithm to verify someone using their signature by capturing the form of the signature, speed, pressure, etc... This would be provided as a service to different websites who require user ID on the biometric level.

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Post by allworknoplay »

AbhishekBiswal wrote: post #9
rokhayakebe wrote: post #5

Email Link: A simple browser plugin which allows me to click it once and it emails me the current url. It would be nice if it gives me the option to email it to others. Resuscitate Xoopit, a much much better gmail search. Have you ever wondered why gmail search sucks when its parent company is the supposedly the best search engine in the world. Xoopit was a nifty addon that mine your inbox and 1) organize every file…

"Email Link" : Something you want to save for reading later? Pocket and other services do the exact same thing, that is, they save links for reading later, and you can email it to yourself too. In case you want to automate the process, you can create an IFTTT recipe for it. :) And you don't need to pay for it.

pocket even provides an rss feed of saved items so you can read and manage them in your reader.

No affiliation to pocket and no idea if other similar products do the same thing.

Re: Ask HN: Idea Sunday

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Post by prpetten »

netcan wrote: post #33

Commitment device app that works on a dead man's switch. The idea is to use the discipline you have now to discipline your future self. eg1 - Enter your weight every month. If you go over a predetermined weight, it does something punitive. Posts embarrassing pictures online, emails your mom, donates $50 to the Klu klux Klan. eg2 Create a todo list with due dates, goals or somesuch. Failing to complete them does somet…

wasn't this stickk.com?

Re: Ask HN: Idea Sunday

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Post by allworknoplay »

k8si wrote: post #270
allworknoplay wrote: post #255

Earlier quoted context omitted.

oh cool, pre-crime. worked for tom cruise, why not poor people in disadvantaged communities?

:(

Haha, I think your idea is great, I just think it has unintended profiling consequences and is the sort of thing that justifies police overreach. Even compstat (crime tracking system that largely helped clean up NYC and then other US urban centers) is being intensely scrutinized for its role in driving profiling, harassment, and quota arrests in places that aren't war zones. The police aren't great at understanding how systems like this can be used to make people feel safer rather than feel oppressed.

Re: Ask HN: Idea Sunday

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Post by unclek »

A small device that lets me piggyback off my friend's phone's battery if my battery is at 5% and theirs is at 99% and they can spare some charge cycles.

Re: Ask HN: Idea Sunday

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Post by nathan_f77 »

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…

Argh, my idea! I really need to start working on this, it's been bouncing around in my head for too long
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