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Re: Ask HN: Idea Sunday

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Post by dmarble » Sun, Apr 06, 2014, 11:06 PM UTC

Jonovono wrote: post #316

d0m wrote: post #269

Idea: Airbnb for food. An app where you buy meals cooked by your neighbors. I see two big trends these days. 1) People seems more willing to connect back with their neighbors and community. 2) People have less time but want to eat more healthy. Imagine this scenario: While going back home, a student could check on the app what's available to eat for tonight. Next to his place, there's a family willing to sell the ext…

hah. I am surprised you have not heard of any of these!! http://www.quora.com/Food-Tech-Startups/What-companies-are-d...

Wow, quite the list! Now I feel compelled to read through some posts tagged "AirBnB for X".

Interesting discussion on whether this model can succeed: http://www.quora.com/Will-Airbnb-for-food-be-a-successful-bu...

And I just stumbled onto another one of these last week: http://cozymeal.com/

Re: Ask HN: Idea Sunday

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Post by jarofgreen » Sun, Apr 06, 2014, 11:06 PM UTC

larrys wrote: post #236

An app that allows you to have a meeting with someone anytime both of you're available for the meeting. So it's schedule-less. Example: You want to talk to Paul. Paul wants to talk to you. But not as much. Paul is ranked "a1" in your book and you are ranked "b5" in Paul's book. Paul notes that he is in a "b5 and above" time period. Maybe he just got done exercise so he is more interested in talking to anyone (you are…

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/28/will-someone-please...

Re: Ask HN: Idea Sunday

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Post by benjamincburns » Sun, Apr 06, 2014, 11:07 PM UTC

edw519 wrote: post #84

- When will the next bus/train be at this spot? - a non-DRM ebook reader with Project Gutenburg installed - auto convert from client/server to webapp or phoneapp - grocery delivery for us not in SV,Seattle,etc - reservation-only restaurants that have tables avail now - auto turn cell phone to vibrate in certain locations - auto forward cell phone to close land line (work/home) - old Google maps - a no wifi or cell Pa…

> buffet locator

There's probably a market for a Buffett locator as well.

Re: Ask HN: Idea Sunday

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Post by aaronem » Sun, Apr 06, 2014, 11:10 PM UTC

andrewcooke wrote: post #258

a simple, motion-sensitive sleep alarm. i just tried to find one, but they all require a phone or tablet. they're nothing simple and stand-alone with a very basic interface.

What is a "motion-sensitive sleep alarm"? One of those widgets that wakes you up at the most advantageous part of your sleep cycle that falls within a given bracket of time? ISTR seeing one of those a while back, in production, which was built on the wristwatch form factor and didn't need to integrate with an external device; if indeed that's what you're looking for, I'll see if I can turn it up and post info about it here.

Re: Ask HN: Idea Sunday

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Post by miguelrochefort » Sun, Apr 06, 2014, 11:10 PM UTC

A single interface/application that can be used to do anything. An actual implementation of http://zombo.com.

I don't want an account on 1000 different sites, nor do I want 100 apps on my smartphone.

It can be done. Just not through incremental changes.

Re: Ask HN: Idea Sunday

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Post by jarofgreen » Sun, Apr 06, 2014, 11:10 PM UTC

ilaksh wrote: post #289

edw519 wrote: post #84

- When will the next bus/train be at this spot? - a non-DRM ebook reader with Project Gutenburg installed - auto convert from client/server to webapp or phoneapp - grocery delivery for us not in SV,Seattle,etc - reservation-only restaurants that have tables avail now - auto turn cell phone to vibrate in certain locations - auto forward cell phone to close land line (work/home) - old Google maps - a no wifi or cell Pa…

One thing I have noticed is that if I look at my phone while driving but hold it lower out of sight no one reacts. But if I hold the phone up so I can actually see where I am driving while glancing at the phone, people honk and act like they want to kill me. So I often just try to hide it, even though I feel much safer holding it up so that it is in the same field of view as the road. So this is an example where peop…

> but they are actually making the road more dangerous

Or you could just stop using your cellphone when driving instead of rationalising the blame onto others?

> Anyway I think that cars should come with heads up displays that overlay information on or in front of the windshield in front of you without obscuring the road.

Yes, for instance some cars are designed to put things like speed indicator just below screen, but most bury them behind the steering wheel where it's hard to see, never understood why.

Re: Ask HN: Idea Sunday

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Post by aaronem » Sun, Apr 06, 2014, 11:11 PM UTC

marmano wrote: post #97

A voting system based on the Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System behind Bitcoin. The major reasons votes couldn't be conducted electronically is because of trust issues and today we have a technology that solves that. I think this could potentially disrupt voting if properly executed.

When transaction malleability kills.

Re: Ask HN: Idea Sunday

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Post by Jonovono » Sun, Apr 06, 2014, 11:13 PM UTC

sparkie wrote: post #264

A social network where the users get paid for the advertising they do.

Can you expand on what you mean by this?

Re: Ask HN: Idea Sunday

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Post by tomcam » Sun, Apr 06, 2014, 11:14 PM UTC

benjamincburns wrote: post #314

Fair warning, I'm kind of a sarcastic person, and most of my ideas tend to reflect that... If you actually want to work on one of these, go for it! Just please let me know as I'd like to hear about it (and if you'd like, maybe help out where I can). Contact details in my profile page. My three latest ideas with variations: #1: Kitty cooker social game (please don't actually build this): Basically Cow Clicker meets pr…

#3: Do farmers have the time or inclination to photo, name, and update the status of individual sheep?

Re: Ask HN: Idea Sunday

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Post by hayksaakian » Sun, Apr 06, 2014, 11:16 PM UTC

BadCookie wrote: post #320

d0m wrote: post #269

Idea: Airbnb for food. An app where you buy meals cooked by your neighbors. I see two big trends these days. 1) People seems more willing to connect back with their neighbors and community. 2) People have less time but want to eat more healthy. Imagine this scenario: While going back home, a student could check on the app what's available to eat for tonight. Next to his place, there's a family willing to sell the ext…

Major legal problems with this, unfortunately (at least in the US). You pretty much HAVE to have a commercial kitchen in order to legally sell food in the United States, as well as be licensed by the state. It is cost prohibitive. Some states have what are called "cottage food laws" that enable individuals to sell food cooked in their home kitchens on a small scale, but there are many restrictions. (For example, in m…

You can do it lyft/sidecar style

Your neighbors happen to be cooking dinner, and this app is a convenient way to provide tips, write reviews, etc.