Show HN: Parsnip – Duolingo for Cooking

Post by Alex3917 » Thu, Jul 28, 2022, 5:11 PM UTC

lynndotpy wrote: post #9

guggleet wrote: post #7

From the privacy policy: > We may collect the following information from you in order to provide our Services: > .... > Your child’s first name; > Your child’s age or birthday; Why?

I believe because they're targeting users under 13. I also saw this and got very concerned, until I read the beginning but of the Privacy Policy. I'd love a clarification, say, that they don't somehow do this for adult users of the app.

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Jul 28, 2022, 5:12 PM UTC

erispoe wrote: post #18

You're talking about targeting a billion people. Who is that billion people? Is that the western world? Or people in the world with no cooking skills? Do you have an idea of the distribution of cooking skills in the world / western world? How many people need to develop basic skills?

Post by mizzao » Thu, Jul 28, 2022, 5:14 PM UTC

dangerlibrary wrote: post #26

mizzao wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There are many ways to get there but our initial thesis is to target beginners in English-speaking countries. Eventually we want to teach intermediate/advanced cooks and any cuisine to anyone regardless of where they lived. These countries (USA, Canada, UK, Aus, NZ) have similar food cultures, a high reliance on processed foods (especially US), and relatively higher cost of labor and food vs. the rest of the world, s…

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=how%20to... It was fun, actually

Post by dathanb82 » Thu, Jul 28, 2022, 5:16 PM UTC

dangerlibrary wrote: post #26

mizzao wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There are many ways to get there but our initial thesis is to target beginners in English-speaking countries. Eventually we want to teach intermediate/advanced cooks and any cuisine to anyone regardless of where they lived. These countries (USA, Canada, UK, Aus, NZ) have similar food cultures, a high reliance on processed foods (especially US), and relatively higher cost of labor and food vs. the rest of the world, s…

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=how%20to... It was fun, actually

Post by mizzao » Thu, Jul 28, 2022, 5:16 PM UTC

mattknightlewis wrote: post #27

What I really need is a browser extension that recognizes I'm on a recipe website and automatically scrolls past the recipe writer's whole autobiography to the section with the ingredients and instructions.