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I'm working on a proof of storage cryptocurrency. It's quorum based as opposed to blockchain based, which allows it to scale such that each node only needs to track log(n) transaction while maintaining a secure network and being able to be certain about the validity of incoming transactions. Storage is cheaper, faster, and more secure than centralized alternatives. There is also functional (but expensive) support for…

I'm interested in this field and follow it eagerly, how is siacoin different than Storj and MaidSafe?

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I'm improving my Elon Musk biography (https://leanpub.com/theengineer), and I'm learning C#, Blender, and Unity by building a tank simulator (http://www.habrador.com/labs/cv90-simulator/) and a Tesla Motors simulator (http://www.habrador.com/labs/tesla-simulator/)

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At UserDeck, we're building customer support software that works with existing websites.

The first product is an embedded knowledge base widget that displays inline into the page and inherits the styling and blends right into the design you already have rather than setting up another support site and spending the time to match the design. To build on that customizability we added layouts and components which are simply javascript settings changes that dynamically change the display of the widget.

You can learn more at http://userdeck.com/guides.

Send me a message if you are frustrated with existing solutions as we branch into other products down the road such as ticketing and live chat.

Re: Ask HN: What projects are you working on?

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I'm working on a solution to multi-device sync and display of org-mode data. Opensource software for self-install if you like and if there's wide enough adoption I might try monetizing it.

If/when you are looking for testers I'd be interested in helping out (had something like this with dropbox integration on my to-do list forever).

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I'm working on PhoneCard, a service to make cheap international phone calls without requiring a data connection. You enter the phone number in the webapp and it calls you. Next time you're using poor hotel wifi or you're frustrated with skype (e.g. multiple disconnects per hour), try PhoneCard for a high-quality call. PhoneCard can call most places in the world, and in some countries you can also purchase incoming nu…

I'm curious - do you use a single company for call termination, or have multiple routes to optimise the cost?

PhoneCard is entirely powered by Twilio.

Re: Ask HN: What projects are you working on?

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I am using rss a lot, I've tried almost all of the popular solutions but I didn't find some specific features I need, Like knowing which rss feeds I usually skip, which I read the title and pass and which I actually click and read.

I created a fetcher/bookmarker for storing the information I am interested in https://github.com/johndel/freeze

Right now you can just connect rss but I'd like to add facebook, twitter, stackoverflow, github and youtube updates and of course a powerful search.

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