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I hate it when people who haven't built anything criticizes others for not being innovative enough anytime there is another photo-sharing app (or related vain p

I hate it when people who haven't built anything criticizes others for not being innovative enough anytime there is another photo-sharing app (or related vain product) here on HN. but seriously this is a really stupid idea and I wish you had directed your efforts into less silly effort. Did you really enjoy watching those images on several screens with those distorting breaks within devices? Or maybe no?: http://instagram.com/p/UmEDP0j-Cg&#x2F http://instagram.com/p/UmEDP0j-Cg/ http://instagram.com/p/UaE7dQD-F_&#x2F http://instagram.com/p/UaE7dQD-F_/

gailees 13y ago
this isn't a photosharing app...
- yesplorer 13y ago
  (or related vain product) I use photo-sharing app just as an example. But I'm referring to the larger context of people telling others to be more innovative and be involved in those world changing stuff instead of building such fleeting apps. But yes, it does photo-sharing though not the main premise of the developer
aaronz8 13y ago
First world problems require first world solutions, but that doesn't make them any less valuable. Anyways... Technical innovation, whether or not it seems immediately useful, can inspire others to be more creative and build better products.
- yesplorer 13y ago
  I doubt even if this should pass as first-world problem. Do we have some people meeting and all of a sudden go like: Gosh! I took a photo with Iphone #3 and now I want to view it across Ipad #1 and the two Galaxy s4s lying over there at thing same time. ? Any use case you decide to put this to, won't fly in the face of good user experience.
nairteashop 13y ago
I think you need to think one level ahead. The product is not photo sharing; it is the SDK. What they have shown is a simple application that shows what data the SDK could provide for your application. I can see this having some really cool applications in iOS/Android multi-player gaming, for example. Also - and I know this is repeated often - this is a site for hackers, and this is a really cool hack. Maybe I'm not so smart, but it took me a while to figure out how it was being done, and I thought it was really clever.

gailees 13y ago

this isn't a photosharing app...

yesplorer 13y ago
(or related vain product) I use photo-sharing app just as an example. But I'm referring to the larger context of people telling others to be more innovative and be involved in those world changing stuff instead of building such fleeting apps. But yes, it does photo-sharing though not the main premise of the developer

aaronz8 13y ago

First world problems require first world solutions, but that doesn't make them any less valuable. Anyways... Technical innovation, whether or not it seems immediately useful, can inspire others to be more creative and build better products.

yesplorer 13y ago
I doubt even if this should pass as first-world problem. Do we have some people meeting and all of a sudden go like: Gosh! I took a photo with Iphone #3 and now I want to view it across Ipad #1 and the two Galaxy s4s lying over there at thing same time. ? Any use case you decide to put this to, won't fly in the face of good user experience.

nairteashop 13y ago

I think you need to think one level ahead. The product is not photo sharing; it is the SDK. What they have shown is a simple application that shows what data the SDK could provide for your application. I can see this having some really cool applications in iOS/Android multi-player gaming, for example. Also - and I know this is repeated often - this is a site for hackers, and this is a really cool hack. Maybe I'm not so smart, but it took me a while to figure out how it was being done, and I thought it was really clever.