Is this available on Android?
Yes, there are 100x android devices in places like India compared to iOS devices.
Show HN: Popcorn Messaging – Anonymously chat with people within 1 mile
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Re: Show HN: Popcorn Messaging – Anonymously chat with people within 1 mile
#132I just got the username "James". This never happens. If you can solve the "AB—BC" problem, then you'll have a really powerful application that'll easily get some investments, you just need to market it right.
what's the AB-BC problem?
Re: Show HN: Popcorn Messaging – Anonymously chat with people within 1 mile
#133Well, I would have tried it, but upon installation, it says: requires iOS7.
Sorry, not going to happen :)
Re: Show HN: Popcorn Messaging – Anonymously chat with people within 1 mile
#134I just got the username "James". This never happens. If you can solve the "AB—BC" problem, then you'll have a really powerful application that'll easily get some investments, you just need to market it right.
what's the AB-BC problem?
As described here, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6642919
Re: Show HN: Popcorn Messaging – Anonymously chat with people within 1 mile
#135I'm curious about how this actually works, geometrically. Example: A B C Those are three people. Imagine each segment is 1 mile long. So A can see B; B can see C; but A can't see C. If B and C are having a conversation, does A see B talking to someone who effectively does not exist?
Oh, so I am not alone in expecting Chat and IM be a different concept. I would actually like seeing a public Chat among everyone, as it was in good 2000's.
Re: Show HN: Popcorn Messaging – Anonymously chat with people within 1 mile
#136CB Radio
Re: Show HN: Popcorn Messaging – Anonymously chat with people within 1 mile
#137Great idea, nobody in my area yet so I cannot check the execution. (Barcelona, Europe) Please, don't let this become something bad as happened with ChatRoulette when it became viral.
The grindr app is very popular in Barcelona and will let you chat with people nearby in seconds.
Re: Show HN: Popcorn Messaging – Anonymously chat with people within 1 mile
#138Some things I've noticed:
- Push notifications are much needed.
- I logged out, but now I can't log back in.
- I'm unable to send more than one message at a time, but it's complaining that I need to wait 2 seconds.
Re: Show HN: Popcorn Messaging – Anonymously chat with people within 1 mile
#139I'm curious about how this actually works, geometrically. Example: A B C Those are three people. Imagine each segment is 1 mile long. So A can see B; B can see C; but A can't see C. If B and C are having a conversation, does A see B talking to someone who effectively does not exist?
turns out you're right. anybody have suggestions on how to fix this?
Make A see only see C's reponses to B.