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Re: Diary of a programmer with no clue about marketing

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nikatwork wrote: post #136
waps wrote: post #134

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Except we've established : 1) bacon's smell has nothing to do with bacon itself - it's the preservatives that are used just the same for vegetables (sometimes) So you're just responding to a bad eating experience from long ago. I have the same - with fish. I can't stand being in the same room with it, I can't eat it without throwing up. I also know it's safe because for the first 3 years of my life I ate almost nothi…

> we've established : 1) bacon's smell has nothing to do with bacon itself That has been asserted, not established. I assert that if one is a regular meat-eater, they no longer notice the corpse smell. > 2) humans can't survive without eating the components of meat... going entirely without meat leads to death Oh lordy, where do I even begin with this broscience. Allow me to introduce some actual Science. In 2003, 42…

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Re: Diary of a programmer with no clue about marketing

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Post by nikatwork »

waps wrote: post #140
nikatwork wrote: post #136

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> we've established : 1) bacon's smell has nothing to do with bacon itself That has been asserted, not established. I assert that if one is a regular meat-eater, they no longer notice the corpse smell. > 2) humans can't survive without eating the components of meat... going entirely without meat leads to death Oh lordy, where do I even begin with this broscience. Allow me to introduce some actual Science. In 2003, 42…

1) What you describe is clearly psychological aversion. Please don't call it anything else. You notice it, others don't and it makes you sick. That's called aversion and has zero cause outside of your own mind. It means you got sick after eating pork a long time ago. Nothing more. Nothing bad about it, most people have at least one aversion. Explaining it through "corpse smell" is stupid though. 2) a lot of Indian ho…

This topic has nearly reached maximum depth, and you clearly aren't interested in a rational discourse at any rate. So I will leave you with two thoughts:

1. Everything you have said about Hindu and Buddhist vegetarianism is poorly researched and inaccurate.

2. If you are going to make extraordinary claims like "vegetarianism inevitably leads to illness and death", you'd better provide some compelling scientific sources rather than "zomg this vegan baby like totally died once lol XD".

Upon reflection I think you have just been trolling me. Poor show, HN is a place for serious conversation, not reddit style childishness. Jog along.

Re: Diary of a programmer with no clue about marketing

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Post by waps »

nikatwork wrote: post #142
waps wrote: post #140

Earlier quoted context omitted.

1) What you describe is clearly psychological aversion. Please don't call it anything else. You notice it, others don't and it makes you sick. That's called aversion and has zero cause outside of your own mind. It means you got sick after eating pork a long time ago. Nothing more. Nothing bad about it, most people have at least one aversion. Explaining it through "corpse smell" is stupid though. 2) a lot of Indian ho…

This topic has nearly reached maximum depth, and you clearly aren't interested in a rational discourse at any rate. So I will leave you with two thoughts: 1. Everything you have said about Hindu and Buddhist vegetarianism is poorly researched and inaccurate. 2. If you are going to make extraordinary claims like "vegetarianism inevitably leads to illness and death", you'd better provide some compelling scientific sour…

You make it sound like I'm making an even remotely controversial claim. Billions (in fact, all 7 of them, easily) eat meat and most live healthy lives eating it. All cultures, all ethnicities, all genders, all everything. You're the one claiming this is somehow bad, and you're acting like I'm making this grand contradictory claim, when it's you that is making the ridiculous far-fetched claim.

Re: Diary of a programmer with no clue about marketing

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waps wrote: post #143
nikatwork wrote: post #142

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This topic has nearly reached maximum depth, and you clearly aren't interested in a rational discourse at any rate. So I will leave you with two thoughts: 1. Everything you have said about Hindu and Buddhist vegetarianism is poorly researched and inaccurate. 2. If you are going to make extraordinary claims like "vegetarianism inevitably leads to illness and death", you'd better provide some compelling scientific sour…

You make it sound like I'm making an even remotely controversial claim. Billions (in fact, all 7 of them, easily) eat meat and most live healthy lives eating it. All cultures, all ethnicities, all genders, all everything. You're the one claiming this is somehow bad, and you're acting like I'm making this grand contradictory claim, when it's you that is making the ridiculous far-fetched claim.

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Re: Diary of a programmer with no clue about marketing

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Post by markbao »

jimbokun wrote: post #78
markbao wrote: post #9

Nice work. I've also recently released my first Mac app [0] and I'm working on getting the word out about it by making it free, the idea being that if it's known by people, it can be spread through word-of-mouth, especially if it becomes indispensable. GitHub's API currently reports 600 users, and I'm working on increasing that to 1000 before making it a paid app and marketing it. Nice to see both approaches here; I…

I love your landing page. I know exactly what it does, how it provides value, and will look it up again if I ever find myself creating lots of Github issues.

Thank you! I worked on making it highly targeted so people knew exactly what it does as quickly as possible, so I'm glad that it got across.

Re: Diary of a programmer with no clue about marketing

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Post by markbao »

davidjairala wrote: post #38
markbao wrote: post #9

Nice work. I've also recently released my first Mac app [0] and I'm working on getting the word out about it by making it free, the idea being that if it's known by people, it can be spread through word-of-mouth, especially if it becomes indispensable. GitHub's API currently reports 600 users, and I'm working on increasing that to 1000 before making it a paid app and marketing it. Nice to see both approaches here; I…

Really liking the app. Also enjoyed the "free for a limited time", adds a bit of a time component where you download it quickly and then maybe get hooked to it for when you have to pay later on.

Thanks! Totally agreed, I think that psychologically, 'free for a limited time' makes people have to make a decision on whether they want it now or not, which is an interesting behavior.

Re: Diary of a programmer with no clue about marketing

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Post by markbao »

tpsc wrote: post #114
markbao wrote: post #9

Nice work. I've also recently released my first Mac app [0] and I'm working on getting the word out about it by making it free, the idea being that if it's known by people, it can be spread through word-of-mouth, especially if it becomes indispensable. GitHub's API currently reports 600 users, and I'm working on increasing that to 1000 before making it a paid app and marketing it. Nice to see both approaches here; I…

Great landing page, although it would be handy to be able to replay the video. There is a lot happening there and I didn't catch everything at first.

Good call, I'll try to work on adding a replay button to the page—though since there's so few elements already and one more may break the balance of it. Thanks for the feedback!

Re: Diary of a programmer with no clue about marketing

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Post by markbao »

_neil wrote: post #16
markbao wrote: post #9

Nice work. I've also recently released my first Mac app [0] and I'm working on getting the word out about it by making it free, the idea being that if it's known by people, it can be spread through word-of-mouth, especially if it becomes indispensable. GitHub's API currently reports 600 users, and I'm working on increasing that to 1000 before making it a paid app and marketing it. Nice to see both approaches here; I…

I've been using your app a little bit since I saw it mentioned on HN. Really well done. It's simple, intuitive, and gets out of the way as soon as I'm done using it. Thanks.

Thank you! This is amazing to hear—those qualities of the app (simple, intuitive, gets out of the way) are exactly the points that I want to target, so I'm really glad that it's hitting on those. Cheers for the feedback.

Re: Diary of a programmer with no clue about marketing

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Post by markbao »

crisnoble wrote: post #50
markbao wrote: post #9

Nice work. I've also recently released my first Mac app [0] and I'm working on getting the word out about it by making it free, the idea being that if it's known by people, it can be spread through word-of-mouth, especially if it becomes indispensable. GitHub's API currently reports 600 users, and I'm working on increasing that to 1000 before making it a paid app and marketing it. Nice to see both approaches here; I…

That intro video says it all. Beautifully done.

Thanks a ton! I tried to make the intro video simple yet deliver the message effectively, and it's good to hear that folks get it.

Re: Diary of a programmer with no clue about marketing

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Post by markbao »

focuser wrote: post #89
markbao wrote: post #9

Nice work. I've also recently released my first Mac app [0] and I'm working on getting the word out about it by making it free, the idea being that if it's known by people, it can be spread through word-of-mouth, especially if it becomes indispensable. GitHub's API currently reports 600 users, and I'm working on increasing that to 1000 before making it a paid app and marketing it. Nice to see both approaches here; I…

looks great! Love the simplicity of the landing page too. Though I'm a little unsure why you have the reddit page in your video? Did you mean that with your tool, you'd save lots of time (to waste?). I personally find it distracting and misleading.

Thanks! Haha, the Reddit bit was just to put in a gag that I feel like a lot of programmers will recognize, nothing more.
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