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Why not link to https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/just-landed/id520338005?mt=8 instead of http://search.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZContentLink.woa/... which just prompts me to open iTunes?
The latter converts to better since there's one less step to get to the download :)
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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.
Totally agree. When I first joined HN (2100+ days ago) there were posts nearly every day of the 'Show HN: My new startup/website/app/etc' type and the thoughtful feedback and comments were genuinely helpful and insightful. It wasn't uncommon for multiple people to actually take screenshots and rework design elements, provide thorough user interaction impressions and potential improvements, offer assistance in numerou…
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Disclosure: I created Just Landed. Thanks for posting the app on HN! @frisco: I can understand how you lumped Just Landed in with other Silicon Valley startups some of whom are creating frivolous apps and raising vast sums of money against small ideas. I suppose those irritate me too for the same reasons you mentioned. However, in this case, you would be wrong to assume that Just Landed is just another overfunded sta…
Can I just say that this is beautifully designed.
Your website sucks 30-35% of one of my CPU cores. Likely that's the parallax cloud effect since it's only happening when the tab is visible. You may optimize that.
Yes, I think you're correct. I didn't build the landing page, but perhaps I will optimize that. It's currently just shifting the various cloud layers using JQuery's animate() method. I imagine the main hit is layout & rendering, but that's just a preliminary guess. Specific ideas for improvements?
It isn't that bad and at least here smooth and only if the page is visible. But may have bad effects on mobile/retina/...
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 noti…
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If you don't mind me asking - What did you spend $15k on? For just a "fun side project" that sounds like an outrageous amount so spend, and I can't particularly think of what it would be spent on as I'm assuming flight information is public. Don't mean for this to sound judgmental - just genuinely curious as I must be missing something.
As it turns out, accessing significant amounts of real-time flight data, as required by this app, is neither publicly accessible nor cheap (hence the need to charge for the app). There are also many other costs associated with developing even a small iPhone app to this level of quality. I'm actually quite proud of myself for keeping the costs so low. Try asking some big companies what they spent on their apps - you m…
What I would use is a more generalized "you must leave by X to get to Y" where the time of Y and travel time from me to Y both change dynamically.
And things like "you must start watching this movie now in order to have it finish before your flight lands".
I think Google Now does some of this (I'm not sure), but iOS alone would be a market for it, and a non-Google option would be worthwhile anyway.
I'm not disputing that "when do I need to go to the airport for an incoming flight" isn't important, but it just isn't frequent enough on its own for me.