Review my app: For you NYC Hackers/Subway Riders
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Review my app: For you NYC Hackers/Subway Riders
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Re: Review my app: For you NYC Hackers/Subway Riders
#2Hi HN! My buddy and I just released an app in the App Store for all you NYC Subway hackers.
If you like saving a few seconds to a few minutes on your subway rides, take a peek at our app :)
We figured some of you here in NYC love little hacks to save time so we thought we'd share and here your thoughts. I always love the discussion here on HN so I'd love to hear some feedback if you have any!
Re: Review my app: For you NYC Hackers/Subway Riders
#3I love the idea. Had it myself, but please please don't tell anyone about it. Isn't it nice being the first one to the stairs? Let's keep the best exits to ourselves.
Downloaded the sample on my kindle. It would be nice to see an actual map, if only just one instead of a huge listing of all the stops.
Re: Review my app: For you NYC Hackers/Subway Riders
#4well. It certainly can "sHave minutes" from my trip...
You may want to change that typo on your homepage
Re: Review my app: For you NYC Hackers/Subway Riders
#5This is magnificent. I haven't tried it out yet, so I'm obviously jumping the gun—but that is exactly what I'm working through in my head every time I get on and off the subway. N -> L is an easy one. I'll let you know what I think but this is an app that's very much in line with my own obsessive concerns.
Re: Review my app: For you NYC Hackers/Subway Riders
#6I love the idea. Had it myself, but please please don't tell anyone about it. Isn't it nice being the first one to the stairs? Let's keep the best exits to ourselves. Downloaded the sample on my kindle. It would be nice to see an actual map, if only just one instead of a huge listing of all the stops.
Glad you like the idea! Hopefully we will get one in future versions. The MTA has some weird licensing for all of their trademarks so we'll have to work it out with them ;)
Re: Review my app: For you NYC Hackers/Subway Riders
#7Extending your idea to it's wildest reaches - could you make an app that used the GPS data and date/time of day to build a statistical model of the best street-level routes and optimum time of day between any given point in the city?
It would take a really long time to aggregate enough data to make it useful, but it would be pretty handy eventually.
Re: Review my app: For you NYC Hackers/Subway Riders
#8I live in Atlanta, where the subway system is much simpler (and shittier), but this is exactly how I think when standing on the platform.
In short, the app is awesome.
Feature addition: Running ticker for total time saved, both for the current user and all users overall. Make it as accurate or "imaginary" as you want. ;)
Re: Review my app: For you NYC Hackers/Subway Riders
#93 questions:
1) wont this lead to everyone standing at the same positions?
2) isnt this useless at peak times ( exactly how often can you choose where to stand)
3)isn't this simple enough to build it yourself rather than pay someone else to do?
PS:i see that you and your sister are trying to build a business, rather than making an interesting project. If so, your site looks rather amateuristic
Re: Review my app: For you NYC Hackers/Subway Riders
#10It's exactly what I always do, especially for fastest transfers and being the first one on the stairs. Recently I have been taking the 6, L and G a lot, terra incognito where your app comes in fitting perfectly. Love it!
Edit: Installed it, very smooth operation, took less than 6 seconds to find a perfect exit strategy for L -> 6 train transfer. Nice!