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Re: Host me in California

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Post by muyuu »

mrknmc wrote: post #4

Slovakia is in central Europe.

Funnily, the UN takes a stereotyped approach to this classification rather than geographical one:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Europe#UN

There, Slovakia is classified as Eastern, East-Central more concretely.

The westernmost countries of Europe, Spain and Portugal, are not classified as Western by the UN. The CIA considers them Western Europe though, and Slovakia is Central Europe for them.

I have to say that the CIA classification makes a lot more sense to me, the UN one seems to take a perceived cultural/economic approach that's both fuzzy and stereotyped.

Re: Host me in California

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Post by citricsquid »

Design aside, does something like this work? I notice he's starting with just an idea (he has no place, no visa) if he can find a family willing to take him in for a year is that the hardest part, or will it be difficult for him to also get a visa and a place in a school?

Re: Host me in California

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Post by Herover »

sdoering wrote: post #30

AdBlock Plus and Ghostery do not only kill the Trackers, but also kill the design/css. Not quite sure, why that is, but site doesn't really look good. Non the less - hope this guy has success...

I think it is because the site is under heavy load. Reload and it looks fine again, or give a service unavailable error...

Re: Host me in California

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Post by laumars »

UnoriginalGuy wrote: post #27
laumars wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm inclined to agree with you. In fact I personally prefer the boring sites where most of the important content is presented on screen with minimal scrolling. However I also started building websites in the early 90s when bandwidth dictated design. That all said, I want to take anything away from this guy, he's done a fantastic job and deserves recognition.

Just to be clear, I wasn't trying to bash the kid. I like his site, and he makes a great sales pitch. My comment was more aimed at the OP's assertion that this sales page is "better" than other sales pages.

I wasn't meaning to imply you were bashing the kid (though now you've mentioned it, I can see how my post may have read that way). Sorry for the confusion :)

Re: Host me in California

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Post by opminion »

digitalengineer wrote: post #9
mrknmc wrote: post #4

Slovakia is in central Europe.

But us Western European people think of everything at the right of Germany and Austria as "Eastern Europe" because of the Iron Curtain and all. I suppose it's culural.

Yes, pretty much like South America starting in Tijuana or the Far East being west of California.

It is just a case of a relative description used as an absolute description, which is often quite convenient. Being capitalised is an indicator of that.

Re: Host me in California

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Post by jwr »

digitalengineer wrote: post #9
mrknmc wrote: post #4

Slovakia is in central Europe.

But us Western European people think of everything at the right of Germany and Austria as "Eastern Europe" because of the Iron Curtain and all. I suppose it's culural.

It's been more than 20 years now since the Iron Curtain lifted, so I guess people might as well start getting used to the idea that old divisions no longer make sense.

Re: Host me in California

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Post by nodata »

chewxy wrote: post #17

What I think he did well: - Strong, direct message within first view (he out right tells you, the visitor, what he wants) - He takes you through his expanded 'executive summary'. - This sequence: What, why, who, how. Many startups get this wrong and do Who, What Why, How. - Nice CTA at the bottom - A modern design Things I think he didn't do so well: - No close. Everytime I see these sorts of design, if I don't see a…

Can you give an example of a good close for him?
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