I feel I am building a new Google Wave • Hacker News Board

Re: I feel I am building a new Google Wave

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Post by Mikushi » Mon, Sep 10, 2012, 4:52 PM UTC

Very nice and simple, I like it. Thanks for answering the questions over there, always curious about the inner workings of such things.

Re: I feel I am building a new Google Wave

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Post by d0m » Mon, Sep 10, 2012, 5:00 PM UTC

Just to make sure I understand.. It's IRC on the web? Is there anything I am missing? I.e. Compared to grove.io.

But design wise, it's simple and clean, I like it :)

Re: I feel I am building a new Google Wave

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Post by binaryjohn » Mon, Sep 10, 2012, 5:01 PM UTC

I like it; a fresh new look at forum interaction

Re: I feel I am building a new Google Wave

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Post by nerdo » Mon, Sep 10, 2012, 5:07 PM UTC

Because it's being used to talk about the scrollbars in it?

Re: I feel I am building a new Google Wave

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Post by saurik » Mon, Sep 10, 2012, 5:14 PM UTC

smacktoward wrote: post #39

kumarski wrote: post #28

http://www.rizzoma.com is much better. The founder himself stayed at my place using airbnb this summer. I'm a YC alum. He has one of the most interesting founding stories I've ever heard. He is a Siberian-Kazakhstani hacking competition winner who knows Judo and runs a series of small businesses in Russia. Bars that partake in sportsbetting-all Legal. He designed the software as a way to manage his businesses with hi…

Rizzoma allows communication within a certain context permitting a chat to instantly become a document where topics of a discussion organized into branches of mind-map diagram and minor details are collapsed to avoid distraction. Because we all know a person who's said to us at one point or another "I wish I had a way to have a chat instantly become a document where topics of discussion are organized into branches of…

I believe I know three people who have all said something almost identical to that a little over 10 years ago (I kid you not).

Re: I feel I am building a new Google Wave

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Post by d0m » Mon, Sep 10, 2012, 5:14 PM UTC

tensafefrogs wrote: post #34

kumarski wrote: post #28

http://www.rizzoma.com is much better. The founder himself stayed at my place using airbnb this summer. I'm a YC alum. He has one of the most interesting founding stories I've ever heard. He is a Siberian-Kazakhstani hacking competition winner who knows Judo and runs a series of small businesses in Russia. Bars that partake in sportsbetting-all Legal. He designed the software as a way to manage his businesses with hi…

How is it better? Rizzoma (wave) is so incredibly complicated I feel very overwhelmed when I visit the site. It's like stepping into a fighter jet cockpit.

I agree.. I've just tried it. It took forever to load and when it was loaded, I felt in an ugly wysiwyg editor with buttons and editable fields everywhere. I was troubled and had no idea where to look or click.

I feel that I really didn't give rizzoma a fair tryout but then if the first impression is overwhelming and scary, it's hard to move forward.

I'd suggest cutting all the crap and introduce more complex features over time.. or when it's needed.

Re: I feel I am building a new Google Wave

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Post by _gfrc » Mon, Sep 10, 2012, 5:15 PM UTC

Did not work on my iPhone. Double tapping zoomed in as expected, but afterwards the design resized itself again. The result is quite funny ;)

I like the idea, though. Looks great on bigger devices.

Re: I feel I am building a new Google Wave

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Post by state » Mon, Sep 10, 2012, 5:17 PM UTC

Reminds me a bit of http://are.na

Re: I feel I am building a new Google Wave

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Post by 83457 » Mon, Sep 10, 2012, 5:18 PM UTC

smacktoward wrote: post #39

kumarski wrote: post #28

http://www.rizzoma.com is much better. The founder himself stayed at my place using airbnb this summer. I'm a YC alum. He has one of the most interesting founding stories I've ever heard. He is a Siberian-Kazakhstani hacking competition winner who knows Judo and runs a series of small businesses in Russia. Bars that partake in sportsbetting-all Legal. He designed the software as a way to manage his businesses with hi…

Rizzoma allows communication within a certain context permitting a chat to instantly become a document where topics of a discussion organized into branches of mind-map diagram and minor details are collapsed to avoid distraction. Because we all know a person who's said to us at one point or another "I wish I had a way to have a chat instantly become a document where topics of discussion are organized into branches of…

Actually I think that is what a lot of systems are moving towards... a real-time outliner/wiki. I use WorkFlowy with others to manage releases and other information and with just a couple multi-user oriented feature it would match your description. Trello is in this direction as well. Google Wave just felt toooo real-time and free-form.

Re: I feel I am building a new Google Wave

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Post by davewasthere » Mon, Sep 10, 2012, 5:23 PM UTC

Spent a little bit of time playing on this and really really impressed.

I've written a progressive enhanced forum (for mobile) and think there's a lot of room for some re-thought ways how forums could work.

But!

I did find navigating around PIvory a little hard work. I definitely had to think and discover. A lot of menu options aren't visible until you click in certain areas. That's great from a clean-design point of view, but frustrating for a new user.

I love the grey scheme, with the only colour being when you hover over icons. That said, hi-lighting your posts (and leaving your image always in colour) would be nice.

It really is an awesome effort. I'm inspired.