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Sure, Bump impresses you now, but you would've had the same dismissive comments about them on their demo day. Revisit this list in a year or so and I'm sure yo

• fnid2 17y ago
  Seriously, you are assuming you know what is in my head and accusing me of being short-sighted -- talking without knowing what I'm talking about... I mean... You do see the absurdity of that don't you? And for the record, I've built electronic circuits with push buttons and had to accommodate the bounce of the button on the switch, so I do know just a little bit about the difficultly. Compound that with countless phones bumping into each other, perhaps at the same time and the problem is hard. That's why I am impressed by Bump. It has nothing to do with their potential success then or their current success now. It's an innovative and simple idea. It makes you think, "Wow, why didn't I think of that." In 2 or three sentences about Bump, it's obvious how difficult the problem is and that someone solved it is impressive.