I wish I could be optimistic that this won’t be abused by creepy guys to show off their junk, but I’m not.
Show HN: I made a chat roulette for remote workers
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#12This thread has so much optimism considering what chatroulette is/was/became.
exactly my thought.
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#13Loving the idea! On a different angle and for a more niche Indie Hacker audience, I've been building https://www.frenl.com around the same concept :)
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#14Five dollars? Yuck.
If it’s a barrier to entry against creeps, it’s got to be higher. Maybe a deposit of some kind?
Also - since you made the bizarre choice to directly reference it below the “50% off till Monday” tag - it’s coronavirus or COVID-19, not corona virus.
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#15https://slack.com/apps/A11MJ51SR-donut
for anyone that wants something distantly close to this, but baked into slack.
Not mine; I'm just familiar with it from past employers.
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#16I thought I'd put something together for people working from home. I've been working remotely since July and honestly, the lack of social contact gets old fast.
Did you choose the stock photos for your front page profiles? Are they random? Are you trying to be all 'modern' and 'diverse'? I'm always curious about those ones.
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#17Neat idea, but unwilling to spend $5.00 on something I don't need. Perhaps use affiliate links or some other type of not intrusive advertising.
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#18Hi Pete,
Some questions:
1. Is the price $5 for life? Or is that monthly fee?
2. Do you get to switch buddies if it doesn't work out?
Also, I enjoyed your interview on the IH Podcast.
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#19A few thoughts: 1. This is a really neat idea. I love the creativity. 2. But for $5 you're not giving me a whole lot more than what I can get for myself on Reddit, HN, Social Media. What do I get exactly that I can't get by just asking on social media? 3. Call me wrong, I'm not actually sure how I feel on this. But it kind of slightly maybe smells like profiteering. Do you really need $5 per person? Does the price re…
It's just a cash grab. Created yesterday, stock photos, a '50% off' deal at $5 since inception with no demo of how it works. A lot of people will pay $5 and just not think more of it, but that can turn out pretty nice in these times.
I do like the idea, but I feel that a Discord chat with separate rooms where multiple people can hang out and find eachother again would be cheaper and more useful.
Edit: Actually, if someone feels like setting one up, just ping or reply here. I'd love to join and talk to all sorts of devs from all over who are remoting. My best coworker just had his last day today so doubly interesting personally.
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#20I like the idea. We will try it out Monday