You had me at "Left Buzzfeed".
That's where he lost me. He didn't leave because he could no longer live with himself for working for those bottom-feeders, he did so because he saw a profit opportunity elsewhere.
What's wrong with Buzzfeed?
Show HN: Left Buzzfeed to launch this
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Re: Show HN: Left Buzzfeed to launch this
#62Earlier quoted context omitted.
Whatever you are doing is likely not as important or helpful as you think it is.
Yeah, you're right. Creating, supporting and maintaining nationwide systems and applications for everything from medical research and detecting fraud to enhancing the entire way the IT infrastructure of our nation's largest government and commercial agencies operate piece by piece is not very important. Sorry, but what I do is far more meaningful than a COMPANY that creates an APP that replaces one picture with anoth…
Why don't you tell us more about your super amazing company you started. Do a show hn.
Re: Show HN: Left Buzzfeed to launch this
#63So much for changing the world, making a dent in the universe and all that, eh? How can someone build a COMPANY around a feature that does something so inconsequential and is basically "cute" at best? This is neither revolutionary nor innovative in my book. I don't get it. No offense, but if this gets funding, then the Silicon Valley echo chamber has officially spread east and legitimate tech companies are doomed. Th…
I mostly agree, but if it's only as inconsequential as we think then it'll fail anyway, so no reason being upset about it.
Re: Show HN: Left Buzzfeed to launch this
#64Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's where he lost me. He didn't leave because he could no longer live with himself for working for those bottom-feeders, he did so because he saw a profit opportunity elsewhere.
What's wrong with Buzzfeed?
"43 Things That Are Colossally Stupid But That We've Gussied Up With Click-Bait Headlines To Trick You Into Viewing Them"
Re: Show HN: Left Buzzfeed to launch this
#65I think it's a great start. Some immediate thoughts that struck (you prolly already know these anyway):
- more suggestions! let me just click to make the list longer or look for suggestions related to other things I've picked
- suggest replacement content too (e.g. themed image rss feeds that you know will generate good replacement content)
- allow me to right click on a word or piece of content or something and add it to my 'replace' list
Re: Show HN: Left Buzzfeed to launch this
#66Seems similar to a concept something i helped work on in 2009: http://mymentalspace.com