The real question is: "who's 22 and still living in a dorm room"? Cool story though, glad to hear your users are finding original uses for your app
Anyone who can? Dorm rooms are where all the girls are.
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#32With due respect, I think that this post is unbecoming HN. JWZ's quip was sexist and so is this follow-up. Also, while there is a long history of the successful monetization of business models which "get people laid," generally speaking such models command at best low respect and at worst criminalization. Sometimes some people wonder why computing tech industries are seemingly so uninviting to women. Other times, oth…
> generally speaking such models command at best low respect and at worst criminalization.
So... a site that allows people to search for other people that want to have sex is a criminal organization? How does facilitating sex between two consenting parties deserve low respect?
If 'Girl A' wants to have sex tonight and 'Boy B' wants to have sex tonight too, what exactly is the problem with finding a way for them to find each other so that they can both have sex tonight?
I'm really not seeing the outrage here. Feminism was (supposed to be) all about empowering women. Doesn't allowing a woman to actively search out sexual partners on her own terms empowerment?
I mean if you really want to misinterpret his post to the extreme you could say that he's advocating becoming a pimp because it "gets people laid," but I doubt that you'll find many other people willing share in that interpretation with you.
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#33How are android sales? Is it possible make about $500 a month with android on average?
Being Canadian, I can't put up paid apps (yet), so I don't know. It's also a hard question to answer, because it depends on app popularity, price, complexity of the app, etc. For my next project, I am planning to roll over iPhone and Android nearly simultaneously, so I look forward to answering that question in a blog post, at least in a relative way.
I wonder if there's a market in being an American company that's willing to act purveyor of apps for foreign developers...
As I'd be perfectly willing to do the minimal work of submitting your app for a small portion of the proceeds.
Dealing with international tax law probably makes this not worth it for a small company, particularly as a side business, but it's a thought...
Re: Tell HN: My app got someone laid
#34Would someone please explain what this means? "her bar chart block towered over my band" She makes more calls that the BF does? She is more popular than his (music) band? Something else?
He showed her that he called her more often than he called his bandmates.
Why this is only natural. What does a 22 y.o. college kid have to talk to his bandmates about ON THE PHONE? Naturally, he chats more with this girlfriend than with his friends. This doesn't mean that he spends more time with them since generally for that demographic I would think the in person communication would be more important.
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#35How are android sales? Is it possible make about $500 a month with android on average?
I've made about $200-$250/month on my Android app, but it looks to be on track of making $500 this month, possibly due to the launch of the Droid phone. Just did a post on this:
Re: Tell HN: My app got someone laid
#36I wrote the Translate application for Android and I've had numerous people telling me in comments that thanks to my app, they were able to hook up with foreign girls and get laid.
My thought when I got the first comment of this kind was "jwz would be so proud".
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#37Earlier quoted context omitted.
The post in question doesn't acknowledge that "that's how things are" and it certainly doesn't acknowledge that there are reasons why things being that way is an undesirable condition. On the contrary, the post in question joins in making sure that "that's how things are" and thus contributes to an overall environment that is detrimental to most women.
Mate, the guy did something sweet for his girlfriend, and she was happy and touched and affectionate with him afterwards. That's a nice thing. > ...and it certainly doesn't acknowledge that there are reasons why things being that way is an undesirable condition. Okay, think about this for a second: Women can go to basically any party with decent people, whenever they want, with no money and no transportation, without…
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#38I suspect he would have got laid without the android app at that particular moment.
Not if they were arguing over whether he loved his band more than her. Android app - boom - evidence overpowers doubt.
But to go from that argument to insta-lay, he probably also needed to pull some puppy dog eyes, and maybe reminder her of the flowers he bought that day for no particular reason?
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#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
He showed her that he called her more often than he called his bandmates.
Why this is only natural. What does a 22 y.o. college kid have to talk to his bandmates about ON THE PHONE? Naturally, he chats more with this girlfriend than with his friends. This doesn't mean that he spends more time with them since generally for that demographic I would think the in person communication would be more important.
I think you're missing the point here.
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#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
The post in question doesn't acknowledge that "that's how things are" and it certainly doesn't acknowledge that there are reasons why things being that way is an undesirable condition. On the contrary, the post in question joins in making sure that "that's how things are" and thus contributes to an overall environment that is detrimental to most women.
Mate, the guy did something sweet for his girlfriend, and she was happy and touched and affectionate with him afterwards. That's a nice thing. > ...and it certainly doesn't acknowledge that there are reasons why things being that way is an undesirable condition. Okay, think about this for a second: Women can go to basically any party with decent people, whenever they want, with no money and no transportation, without…
"Women can go to basically any party with decent people, whenever they want, with no money and no transportation, without knowing anyone very well, and be fully confident that they can get home safe later."
That's very much not the case. How the hell do women judge whether the people at any given party are "decent" without knowing anyone very well? Given the very real risks and dangers women face in these situations (mainly rape), they can't really know. It's one of the more serious problems that women face.
I'm not saying you have a bad overall point here, but this particular example is way off base.