Introducing Carrot • Hacker News Board

Re: Introducing Carrot

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Post by colinbartlett » Tue, Oct 07, 2014, 1:50 PM UTC

memming wrote: post #2

Nicely done. Where can I get one?

You can't actually buy it yet. But you can contribute to its development via Kickstarter. Acquaintance level donation at $5 will give you email updates when Carrot grows. Friend level at $20 and you'll get a Carrot seed. Baby Carrot level at $50 will get you a spot in the first harvest once development is completed in 3 to 33 months.

Re: Introducing Carrot

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Post by netcan » Tue, Oct 07, 2014, 1:52 PM UTC

serve_yay wrote: post #7

Hate stuff like this

Not to be pedantic, but it's hate stuff like that.

Re: Introducing Carrot

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Post by soapdog » Tue, Oct 07, 2014, 1:57 PM UTC

This is just a nitpick but this type of headline doesn't tell us anything about carrot or why should we care for its introduction. I love new stuff as much as the next person but can we we change the headline to something like "introducing carrot - an innovative nutrient carrying system for a new world"

Re: Introducing Carrot

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Post by monk_e_boy » Tue, Oct 07, 2014, 1:58 PM UTC

yawz wrote: post #9

It would be easier to consume if the design were more modular...

And tasted like apple. (OT: In our house we call them 'rubbish orange bananas')

Re: Introducing Carrot

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Post by colmvp » Tue, Oct 07, 2014, 1:58 PM UTC

ilghiro wrote: post #8

Look's cool but I can't really see the difference between this and the market incumbents. What are you differentiators to: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/Cabbage_a... or http://www.leekrecipes.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/leeks-food.j...

I feel like the color orange is an excellent differentiator as it's more warm and happy.

Re: Introducing Carrot

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Post by smanuel » Tue, Oct 07, 2014, 1:58 PM UTC

I would rather wait for v2 (http://introducingcarrotjuice.com/)

Can't handle too much fiber.

Re: Introducing Carrot

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Post by golemotron » Tue, Oct 07, 2014, 1:59 PM UTC

netcan wrote: post #12

serve_yay wrote: post #7

Hate stuff like this

Not to be pedantic, but it's hate stuff like that .

There is nothing more HN than this thread.

Re: Introducing Carrot

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Post by gren » Tue, Oct 07, 2014, 1:59 PM UTC

memming wrote: post #2

Nicely done. Where can I get one?

just come to my kitchen garden.

Re: Introducing Carrot

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Post by kylelibra » Tue, Oct 07, 2014, 1:59 PM UTC

I've had access to the beta for a while now, I would definitely recommend using.

Re: Introducing Carrot

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Post by publicfig » Tue, Oct 07, 2014, 2:02 PM UTC

Before I sound too negative, I would like to say that it does look like a lot of hard work went into this, and I really do think it’s a good product. Unfortunately, it seems like another solution looking for a problems. From what I can tell, this product has little to no compatibility with Cakes and Deserts. At Small Startup – which this entire comment was written to promote – we heavily utilize Cakes and Deserts and can’t really imagine releasing a product in 2014 under the food category that doesn’t fully integrate with Cakes and Deserts. Is there any hope for updating compatibility in future releases or is this just another product that doesn’t even look at market needs before releasing a product?

EDIT: I was able to find a tutorial online for integrating Carrot with Cakes and Deserts, which may work until a better solution is found:http://www.chow.com/recipes/21792-moist-carrot-cake-recipe . I would still like compatibility with some specific use cases like Scones and Tiramisu.