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Ask HN: What is something that doesn't exist that you would pay for?

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Re: Ask HN: What is something that doesn't exist that you would pay for?

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Post by reitanqild »

vonklaus wrote: post #4

* A personalized search engine. * portable software that is in a usb that stores your medical records. The problem is that all medical records are disaggregated and you have to bring them everywhere with you and the systems are incompatable. However, if you made a portable system agnostic applicaation using something like electron and sqllite that allowed your doctor (or any doctor) to run it when diagnosing or takin…

Yep, I'd be interested in trying to fund an open source gds replacement as well.

Re: Ask HN: What is something that doesn't exist that you would pay for?

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Post by thenomad »

reitanqild wrote: post #18
id122015 wrote: post #15

I'd pay/crowdfund a Linux Desktop Environment that is as good as OSX one. Some features I'd beparticularly interested are to easier customise the trackpad, drag n drop, anything that makes a good user interface. Not bells and whistles.

IMO elementary is pretty close without being an outright copy. Personally I would even say I prefer its differences (except single-click-to-open) to Mac. Edit: yes, I think I already sent some money in their direction.

Hadn't heard of Elementary - thanks. Interesting stuff.

(For anyone else wondering - https://elementary.io/

Re: Ask HN: What is something that doesn't exist that you would pay for?

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Post by curiousgal »

reitanqild wrote: post #18
id122015 wrote: post #15

I'd pay/crowdfund a Linux Desktop Environment that is as good as OSX one. Some features I'd beparticularly interested are to easier customise the trackpad, drag n drop, anything that makes a good user interface. Not bells and whistles.

IMO elementary is pretty close without being an outright copy. Personally I would even say I prefer its differences (except single-click-to-open) to Mac. Edit: yes, I think I already sent some money in their direction.

I haven't heard of it either. Is it stable?

Re: Ask HN: What is something that doesn't exist that you would pay for?

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Post by max_ »

I need Ethereum block chain as a service since i donot want to run a full node. (Azure has this but has this vendor lock in i donot tolerate)

Also an easy programmatic way to work with the Ethereum transactions. like the Coinbase api for BTC ^1. [1] https://developers.coinbase.com/

Re: Ask HN: What is something that doesn't exist that you would pay for?

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Post by bbcbasic »

mrmondo wrote: post #11

- Something that irons shirts properly for me. - An open source, robust, easy-as-Dropbox to use distributed file system that performs well and provides a decent level of security and version control. - An open source web browser that doesn't suck (not sure that's possible while JavaScript still exists?). - A self-upgradable eGPU for your macs that accelerates the inbuilt display for gaming. - A high quality bill spli…

For the heater, if you own rather than rent your home then consider buying air con!

a spilt system air con with reverse cycle (so it acts as a heat pump) is super efficient (more than 100%) and takes up no floor space. Also by convective heating it feels warmer faster than radiation.

Re: Ask HN: What is something that doesn't exist that you would pay for?

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Post by reitanqild »

curiousgal wrote: post #23
reitanqild wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

IMO elementary is pretty close without being an outright copy. Personally I would even say I prefer its differences (except single-click-to-open) to Mac. Edit: yes, I think I already sent some money in their direction.

I haven't heard of it either. Is it stable?

I'd say so. I've only used it for 2 years or so though ;-)

More seriously: I do install and uninstall a number of different applications frlm time to time and I guess the (minor) snags I have seen results mostly from that.

Re: Ask HN: What is something that doesn't exist that you would pay for?

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Post by Rainymood »

jasonkester wrote: post #13

This: http://blog.lenovo.com/en/blog/retro-thinkpad-time-machine Barring that, even a little 2x3 set of home/end/pgup/pgdn/delete keys with an adhesive backing and Bluetooth connection that I could stick over the power button on a MacBook Pro to quadruple my productivity. Even a year in, I feel like I navigate code at less than half speed trying to use the 2-3 key, 2 hand chords that those basic keys require on a Mac…

>Let me jump to the end of a document without setting down my coffee and you can have as much of my money as you like.

That are two keystrokes (G - shift + g) in Vim. Have you ever tried Vim/Emacs? Vim in particular has really upped my productivity by so much.

Re: Ask HN: What is something that doesn't exist that you would pay for?

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Post by mrmondo »

bbcbasic wrote: post #25
mrmondo wrote: post #11

- Something that irons shirts properly for me. - An open source, robust, easy-as-Dropbox to use distributed file system that performs well and provides a decent level of security and version control. - An open source web browser that doesn't suck (not sure that's possible while JavaScript still exists?). - A self-upgradable eGPU for your macs that accelerates the inbuilt display for gaming. - A high quality bill spli…

For the heater, if you own rather than rent your home then consider buying air con! a spilt system air con with reverse cycle (so it acts as a heat pump) is super efficient (more than 100%) and takes up no floor space. Also by convective heating it feels warmer faster than radiation.

Thank you for your thoughtfulness and suggestion, I personally rent and have aircon. But I speak more generally - I believe we can do better, more localised heating.
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