Telegram to award grants to bot developers

Post by fabulist » Tue, Apr 19, 2016, 9:38 AM UTC

harry8 wrote: post #64

amk_ wrote: post #53

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There are other browsers than Chrome and Chromium, you know.

I think you missed the point. Use another browser by all means, I do. Chrome or Chromium is required to run the Signal desktop client.

Post by lorenzhs » Tue, Apr 19, 2016, 9:47 AM UTC

antimatter wrote: post #47

robryk wrote: post #34

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> (...) not Signal's weird "link your phone up to your MacBook" solution What are the properties of this solution that you dislike?

I may be wrong but doesn't this solution also require an Android device?

Post by nickik » Tue, Apr 19, 2016, 11:28 AM UTC

unicornporn wrote: post #54

secfirstmd wrote: post #29

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So basically what you want is Signal then: iOS https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/signal-private-messenger/id8... Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.thoughtcri... [Blatant plug] If you want more info on managing digital/physical security threats, check out an open source free app we just launched called Umbrella: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.secfirst.u...

If Signal was available on F-droid and didn't depend on Play Services and Chrome (for Desktop) I'd be happier. In my opinion Open Whisper Systems sacrificed the power users to be a safe messenger for the masses when they could've pleased the power users, who are key to driving mass adoption, too.

Post by nagarjun » Tue, Apr 19, 2016, 12:12 PM UTC

Shoot_The_Moon wrote: post #68

nagarjun wrote: post #67

Underneath the original "wow factor", I think bots have a glaring UX problem. Developers just haven't figured out the real use-case for bots. In some ways, I think this current bot-craze is very similar to what happened with smartwatches 2 years ago. Simply cramming a phone app into a watch doesn't make it magically awesome or useful. I think a lot of developers seem to be taking the same approach with bots. They are…

I developed a game solely as a Telegram bot: https://storebot.me/bot/mrw_bot I think that this is a better platform than mobile as it supports multiple devices, user accounts are already setup, it's easy to test and it has built in notifications. One thing I did have an issue with, is showcasing what it's features were. One option is to create a lot of videos and screenshots which would take a lot of time. As further…

Post by jsprogrammer » Tue, Apr 19, 2016, 6:19 PM UTC

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jsprogrammer wrote: post #20

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An investment is an expenditure of money. What part of money set aside for expansion will not go to an expense? Where does it go?

How I'm understanding is that these things happen at different times. 1. Business operates for X days (1 quarter, 1 year, whatever) 2. Business calculates it's profit (revenue - expenses) 3. Business now has a choice on what to do with it's profit. At t = 3, the profit is not an expense, though it will ultimately be used to benefit the company/cause (if it's a nonprofit). nonprofit organizations must decide what to d…