That checkout had just enough friction that I didn't purchase anything.
Dead Startup Toys
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#142One hopes there is some dignity to be found in the discovery that, if nothing else, your purpose was to be an example to others. The OLPC thing is a useful lesson in product design though. It wasn't really a product, it was a mandate about what some people thought others should do, and now instead we have netbooks, the android ecosystem, tablets, and everything else. If someone in the world wants a laptop over other…
The thing about Juicero's story that makes it amusing is the fact the company managed to get several brand name VC's to pour in a metric ton of money. I mean in an ideal world, Juicero should have been something you'd have seen on Shark Tank right after somebody's pitch about socks with pockets or something.
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#143Seems prudent to point out this isn't the product of a disgruntled's weekend project with fancy webdesign. This is a product from MSCHF which is a $100M+ startup [1] (feels like they're getting a bit of an astroturfed free ride of prime PR on HN because folks may not realize who is behind this) [1] https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/279769-42
The best part is when you go to mschf.xyz there are a bunch of links, and when you click one it logs `TypeError: n.setAttribute is not a function` to the console and then doesn't do anything. millions of dollars to build a homepage with some links on it that spit out JS errors is the ultimate commentary. i think it's genius.
Recently when I tried to configure Mustang EV to get price/etc. the Ford site was erroring ... That's billions that their future rides on .
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#144>coolestcooler The hyper expensive cooler segment of society is one I never would have predicted / don't understand.
I thought so too, but after months of occasional research I ended up buying (what I consider) an absurdly expensive pelican cooler. I looked at it based on some main criteria, like: 1. Is it durable 2. How long will it keep stuff cold? 3. What’s the warranty like? The pelican was 2-3x the cost of alternatives (but the same as a few competitors like Yeti), but ultimately scored best on each. Based on the material it’s…
Yes, but the Coolest Cooler with its blender and speakers seems obviously designed for beach parties and not outdoorsmen. I don't doubt there's a market for high-end coolers but there are very different use-cases.
Like, as a car-camper I always spring for the plug-in car-powered Peltier coolers.
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#145>coolestcooler The hyper expensive cooler segment of society is one I never would have predicted / don't understand.
When you go camping, "cooler management" is a pain in the ass. Ice becomes one of your biggest limiting factors in the duration of you trip. Anything that can make keeping cold stuff cold for long periods of time is a worthy investment.
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#146No OUYA?
The plethora of strange and weird homebrew games on ouya was great, part of what made the platform so great.
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#147Did One Laptop per Child truly fail as a startup? It was always a nonprofit, so of course it didn't make money. While the technology was lacking in many respects, it did serve a lot of children at the time, and proved the market that Chromebooks came to later dominate with a similar approach (linux-based OS with minimal resources at $100-300 price point).
I was given an OLPC laptop as a gift, and learned that their CMOS battery (If I remember correctly) was hardwired, and when the battery died the laptop was useless. I sent my OLPC to someone on a forum who claimed to fix them, along with a fee, and never heard back. The only time I’ve been screwed by someone on a niche forum like that.
Still, it was a fun thing to play with. The form factor was like a durable OG iBook, and it worked well for basic tasks.
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#148The juicero is actually a well designed device.
I found a few a while back for $100 as I wanted to harvest the motors and gearing out of them...
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#149They could add the CueCat to their list. I seem to remember that Wired got all excited about it at the time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CueCat
Looks like the creator is one that brought idea to look for bamboo fibers in 2020 ballots. One genius idea after another.