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Re: Heard of Google Instant? Well, I built YouTube Instant.

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Post by Ghassan » Wed, Sep 15, 2010, 7:28 AM UTC

anybody has the instant.js file? the link for it does not seem to be working anymore:

http://feross.net/instant/instant.js

??

thnx

Re: Heard of Google Instant? Well, I built YouTube Instant.

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Post by Greg_House » Wed, Sep 15, 2010, 10:00 AM UTC

Someone that study computer science or something like that and told me what is the big deal about this , what is the special thing about,? it is the backend algorithm ? maybe this have porcion of I.A or Genetic Algorithm or Probabilitys metrics?? I dont know. to me this is just make a request using ajax to the db youtube and search for the most relevant search recently made (maybe 1 hour o 15 minutes i dont know) 3 hours or less look a pretty razonable time to do this,.. but maybe i'm wrong about my conception, somebody could please give an explanation about this? what's the big deal ????

Re: Heard of Google Instant? Well, I built YouTube Instant.

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Post by adityagada » Thu, Sep 30, 2010, 6:45 PM UTC

now a Facebook application on YouTube Instant : http://apps.facebook.com/ytinstant/

Re: Heard of Google Instant? Well, I built YouTube Instant.

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Post by adityagada » Thu, Sep 30, 2010, 6:45 PM UTC

india wrote: post #13

Why the shortened url? I thought HN had them banned for submissions. Full url: http://feross.net/instant/

now a Facebook application on YouTube Instant : http://apps.facebook.com/ytinstant/

Re: Heard of Google Instant? Well, I built YouTube Instant.

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Post by adityagada » Thu, Sep 30, 2010, 6:46 PM UTC

metamemetics wrote: post #15

I like the minimal interface. This website is perfect. Your getting something unexpected stumbleupon style, but you are controlling the seed of randomness, making it more interactive and game like. The funnest thing is entering random letters\nonwords. For example "rowlz".

now a Facebook application on YouTube Instant : http://apps.facebook.com/ytinstant/

Re: Heard of Google Instant? Well, I built YouTube Instant.

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Post by adityagada » Thu, Sep 30, 2010, 6:46 PM UTC

what wrote: post #49

djb_hackernews wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They can block by referer, of which your domain is. Though I doubt they would.

Considering they offered him a job ( http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1680265 ), I don't think they'll block it.

now a Facebook application on YouTube Instant : http://apps.facebook.com/ytinstant/