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Show HN: Virus Cafe – Make a friend in 2 minutes
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#82Re: Show HN: Virus Cafe – Make a friend in 2 minutes
#83The key to eliminating small talk is to announce observations and get to a point where you speak with more statements than questions.
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I understand how you feel but I don't think anything can replace looking into another human's eyes.
Yeah, but it has a downside. You can be recorded so you have to act as if what you are saying is going to be publicly available in the Internet forever.
You can be recorded anytime anywhere and placed on the internet.
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#85The rampant gratuitous flagging on HN has gotten out of control, this thread is exhibit A. Stop flagging stuff. If it has the slightest tinge of humor or sarcasm it gets flagged. Put the flag down. It's OK to be a little funny sometimes. Just stop.
Maybe because it is a slippery slope. "My humorous jab beats yours" attitude ends up derailing conversations and creating noise. I like how r/ELI5 handles this by ensuring that top level comments are always serious answers.
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#86Hi feross! I presume this uses simple peer? We’re using simple peer in our app (currently on the front page as well). Thanks so much for your work!
Your contact page is broken on your website and email to the address listed bounces. How can we contact you?
chase@zumaltd.com / chase@fraclog.co
Or the hello@ address should be fixed now
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#87Hi feross! I presume this uses simple peer? We’re using simple peer in our app (currently on the front page as well). Thanks so much for your work!
Yes, this uses simple-peer. I'm glad that it was useful for you! If it's a for-profit app, please consider supporting me on GitHub Sponsors: https://github.com/sponsors/feross
We rushed to launch this without any paid features, but we're planning on doing so. The moment we have a revenue stream, I'll be supporting you.
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#88I met a German girl on this app. We had a great time and right when we were exchanging numbers the server restarted. Please give a lengthier grace period. :(
I'm really sorry about that. :( I'm furiously deploying bug fixes!
When the time is over you should let people exchange contact info if they want - and if both say yes then they see it or something like that.
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#89Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yeah, but it has a downside. You can be recorded so you have to act as if what you are saying is going to be publicly available in the Internet forever.
You can be recorded anytime anywhere and placed on the internet.
Within your rights, sure. Giving access to a webcam and microphone is different from being being recorded in a public setting.
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Are you good at making friends yourself? This fake empathy "I understand you" then ignoring their view is quiet alienating. People have been giving you realistic feedback in this thread (Virus Cafe is a terrible name and seems hyperfocused on a trend that is on its way out) and you've just been blowing them off.
Uhh... this is a side project I whipped together for fun. I'm not blowing anyone off by staying true to my goals with the project. I've responded to feedback by adding an "Extend for 2 minutes" button this morning and I'm working on more right now.
Really nice work, this is impressive and important.
I do wish the text chat function only group of people was there. Maybe a future a/b test :)