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Re: Just Landed

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Post by pitchups »

mccolin wrote: post #87
jgrall wrote: post #85

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thankfully lots of other people (limo and taxi drivers in particular) feel differently. Some ppl have actually stated that they would pay significantly more than the current price.

Good to hear! I think anyone picking folks up from the airport with any regularity (including friends and spouses of business travelers) would definitely find it useful.

This proves the fact that as developers we can greatly underestimate the real demand for a product if we base it just on our own needs. One can now see the app being very useful for taxi and limo drivers by automating a crucial part of their business and saving them lots of time and hassle.

Re: Just Landed

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Post by jpatte »

Am I the only one thinking there is something strange with the numbers in the screen capture ? the time is 4:42, the plane lands at 5:23, it's a 33 minutes drive... so you should leave in 8 minutes, not in 18 minutes.

Re: Just Landed

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Post by antrix »

jgrall wrote: post #66
jamesaguilar wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Google Now already does this on Android.

Not quite, as far as I know.

I picked up my parents from the airport last month. It showed me the time of arrival updated in realtime while I was going to the airport. At the airport, once the flight had landed, it started showing me the checked baggage collection belt number.

Re: Just Landed

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Post by jgrall »

jpatte wrote: post #92

Am I the only one thinking there is something strange with the numbers in the screen capture ? the time is 4:42, the plane lands at 5:23, it's a 33 minutes drive... so you should leave in 8 minutes, not in 18 minutes.

It's correct. The numbers won't match your back-of-the-envelope calculations because it's a tad more involved than you're assuming. Among other factors, there's additional time for the plane to debark and for passengers to make it to baggage claim. You don't want to arrive at the airport just as the plane is landing. Plus, I'm not sure how Sean edited that video together when he did the screen capture.

Props for noticing tho ;)

Re: Just Landed

#95

Post by adamgravitis »

pg wrote: post #51
frisco wrote: post #15

This is the quintessential first world problem. Out of the range of problems facing society that you could solve, of all the ways you could create value by making peoples' lives better, you settled on "making airport pickup easy". Now, this is probably a completely rational move from the company's perspective. Silicon Valley over the last few years has been backstopped by acquihires and other such soft landings, and…

Are you sure you wouldn't say the same thing if it was 1975 and they'd made a Basic interpreter for a toy computer used by a few hobbyists? Big things often start small. In fact, usually start small. And in any case it's just mean of you to piss all over these guys' efforts. It makes me embarrassed for HN when people launch something new, and this is the sort of response they get.

On the other hand, this issue reminds me of Peter Thiel's TedX talk, where he makes the argument that real technological invention may be slowing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOB7nezuQ7g

I agree assisting people to reach the airport on-time may morph into a larger corporate vision, but I disagree it's likely to contribute to solving cancer, making better fuel, or reaching strong AI. ...And it's arguably a distraction of rare talent from that calibre of problem.

Re: Just Landed

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Post by gfodor »

tempaccount9473 wrote: post #36

How unfortunate, another "app" that would be more useful implemented as a web page and text messaging service. I realize web pages have discovery problems, but so do apps at this point. But if the goal is an aquihire, I guess they can get bigger bonuses as an app development team rather than a web development team.

Apps are easier to get paid to build.

Re: Just Landed

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Post by ced »

ebiester wrote: post #43
pekk wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> (Frankly, I think Istanbul is more hospitable toward the destitute than San Francisco!) That shouldn't be surprising, Zakat is one of the pillars of Islam...

It goes deeper than Zakat, but that is one element. I'd say that there are issues of shelter security that are solved through slums. As bad as they are made out to be, it is far superior to have a roof over one's head than no roof. Staples are much cheaper, allowing someone to survive on a minimal income. There isn't any restrictions on street sellers, allowing everyone to have a marginal job. The cost of labor is lo…

The 2011 census estimated 70000 homeless people in Calcutta. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-21626113

Re: Just Landed

#98

Post by eli »

bradleyjg wrote: post #65
jgrall wrote: post #56

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Thanks for using the app, and I'm sorry if we let you down on an international arrival. It happens - customs and baggage claim are both pretty unpredictable. As it turns out, we do try to factor additional time for international customs, but it's just an average since there's no real-time data available on customs wait times (which vary widely by airport, time of day, what passport the traveler has, and season). I al…

A minor quibble with an otherwise great app. Glad you're on it. Every federal agency is required to designate a FOIA officer. In my limited exerperiance, the helpfulness of these officers vary wildly between agencies. http://www.dhs.gov/foia-contact-information TSA's is about 2/3 of the way down the page. Good luck!

FOIA letter generator: http://www.rcfp.org/foia

Note that there's an art to writing an effective request. Too broad and you will be told 100,000 pages are responsive and how would you like to pay for the photocopying. Too narrow and you will get back "no responsive records found."

I think getting useful data on customs clearance would be a long shot -- good luck.

Re: Just Landed

#99

Post by jhenkens »

dagurp wrote: post #50
vowelless wrote: post #7

Isn't it a little short sighted to not have an android app? I get linked to the iTunes store on my phone. I also can't find it in the Play store.

You can use FlightAware for Android. It does lots more. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.flightawar...

I don't really want a lot more. I used to use JustLanded on my iPhone before I got my Nexus4. It's the quality of apps like this (let alone first party apps) being better on the iPhone that makes me think about going back. The 4.7" screen, however, it keeping me on Android (for the time being).

Re: Just Landed

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Post by [deleted] »

solistice wrote: post #33
devindotcom wrote: post #28

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I don't think the reason is unknown. You already stated the reason: it's an easy problem. Not just an easy one to solve, but an easy one to ignore because it's not just an easy problem, it's a small problem. It causes very little trouble, there is little loss of productivity, there is little to gain by solving it. It hasn't been fixed the way a ding on your car's door doesn't get fixed. That doesn't mean it can't be…

Honestly, better waste some time on doing mundane practice, maybe earning some money along the way, than to fail big, ambitious, and spectacularily, with an idea that was brilliant but wasn't pulled off properly due to lack of experience.I see how this is a small easy problem, but hell, it's practice, and if it works, it's funds for the next big thing that comes into their minds.

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