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Caterina Fake's Hunch.com launches

48 points by adamhowell 17y ago

trapper 17y ago
This was nothing like I thought it would be.
dougp 17y ago
Every question I have answered so far it says I am with 50/33/25 % of people depending if there were 2 3 or 4 answers. I really doubt that.
- ComputerGuru 17y ago
  Not for me.. I did 440 questions, and I'm really impressed by the stats after each. I'm getting realistic numbers.
- boredguy8 17y ago
  Yes, I find it hard to believe that 50% of quiz takers have a lucky charm.
- dougp 17y ago
  I signed up and that appears to have fixed it.
quoderat 17y ago
Looks cool, but get "Hunch encountered an error. Please Refresh the page to retry." each time. Probably under high load at the moment.
- jimfl 17y ago
  Successtrophe!
jsonscripter 17y ago
It's sooo slow. Best to wait a few days I think.
- antirez 17y ago
  to be not prepared to traffic on launch is not a great idea... if you are well known in the field and visits will start to be high at day 0
- chris24 17y ago
  It seems to be nice and speedy now... much speedier than it was 15 minutes ago, at least!
vijayr 17y ago
looks really cool. I was able to answer a bunch of questions, half way through got an error The questions (at least the ones I answered) were quite relevant. They also have a API. Would be interesting to see what mashups can be done with the API. edit: One of the decision topics I tried: Should I buy an Apple iPhone or a Palm Pre? The questions were relevant, and I found this quite interesting: Do you have long nails that would impair your being able to use the touchscreen effectively?
JVeinbergs 17y ago
It misses tea/coffe for "What do you typically tend to drink when you eat dinner at home?" Ehh.
TheSOB88 17y ago
Seems like it lies and says 1/n people agreed with you when it doesn't have enough data. I've gotten 1/n so many times.
greengirl512 17y ago
Hunch is fun to play with. However, it really needs more data and more people to be truly helpful when it comes to decison-making. I say, give it some time. If it catches on, it could be really cool.
boredguy8 17y ago
This looks like a massive collection of Facebook-like quizzes. No thanks!
- snprbob86 17y ago
  I'm torn. I hate those annoying quizzes, but at least this site is doing something useful with the results. They are collecting demographic information, building statistical models, etc. To me, it's kind of like reCAPTCHA. If you're going to have a necessary evil (CAPTCHAs or people addicted to silly quizes), you might as well "help humanity" in the process... I'm also quite impressed with the presentation. It seems like a really solid app.
robryan 17y ago
Reminds me of my AI class assignment last year in CLIPS. I'm guessing there taking the same concepts that have been around for a long time and applying them to a very general setting with a healthy dose of people power to constantly improve it.
ambition 17y ago
http://www.hunch.com/should-i-start-my-own-business/ http://www.hunch.com/should-i-start-my-own-business/
lamnk 17y ago
I'm pretty much capable of making my own decision, thanks. Btw the site looks like a big compilation of quizzes ... shrug
chanux 17y ago
A web service to help me decide? I'm not the guy you are looking for. Thanks anyway.
qeorge 17y ago
I'm confused - how is this helping me make a decision? I answered a bunch of question until it told me I was finished, and then gave no further instructions. I went back to the homepage, and was presented with yet more questions. I tried to start asking it a question, i.e. "what pet should I get?", using the top right search box. However, I can't get it to return results for anything, even the generic keyword "pets". On top of all this, the obviously fake demographic data means I'm not getting any value whatsoever out of the experience. What am I missing?
- dmix 17y ago
  I thought the same thing until I made an account and found topics relevant to me. The front page is filler.
  - qeorge 17y ago
    Thanks, I was quite confused. I don't think I'll make an account, but good to know there is some kind of functionality.
  - DTrejo 17y ago
    >The front page is filler. They should change that. I filled out some questions and then when I signed up, my history was lost. Disappointing.
pierrefar 17y ago
I loved "Do you procrastinate?" and one answer was "I'll come back to this question later". Nice.
vinutheraj 17y ago
Whats the best profession for me ? - 1. Web Developer 2. Computer Engineer 3.Engineer ... , phew, I am glad to know that hunch,com vindicates my decision to be a computer programmer. If the results were different... http://www.hunch.com/professions/all/?h=3610.1482363.1482333.1482393.1390203.1482533.3616.1519193.1482543.1512653 http://www.hunch.com/professions/all/?h=3610.1482363.1482333....
- jimmybot 17y ago
  So I did the where do you want to go on vacation one and got back Tokyo and Italy, which really are my top two choices to vacation next time I have the chance. A similar deal happened with movie suggestions. Hunch seems like it's really good for telling you what you already know, without directly asking you your opinion about it. Besides that it seems to have an interesting side effect of psychological confirmation (I felt it too), even though rationally, all it means is that Hunch found a pattern of association that you fit into. I mean, it's not like it actually gave you any _reason_ that you should be a web developer or that I should go to Italy...
anigbrowl 17y ago
I've been on the beta test, but so far it looks like a solution in search of a problem. We think that you will love Hunch. It may not be awesome yet -- a lot of people have to contribute to it before it knows much of anything. But it will be awesome later. Love it anyway. Love it now. I'm just not that into it.
sonink 17y ago
I am sorry but I don't take decisions like that.Infact most people don't follow decision trees. They go by instinct and then rationalize.
run4yourlives 17y ago
How is this thing supposed to make money?
- menloparkbum 17y ago
  Some of the questions are things like "what pair of men's sunglasses should I buy?" I'm guessing that the products at the end are paid placement (or will be) and there will eventually be a click to buy button.
  - run4yourlives 17y ago
    Which suggests that the suggestions aren't exactly accurate, and hence it's not much of a service. I suppose this one is just a little to visionary for me to understand.
- bdr 17y ago
  It's in their FAQ.
jimboyoungblood 17y ago
It's fun for a few minutes, but there's no reason I would ever go back again. Reminds me of 43things in that way.
zandorg 17y ago
I'd say it's pretty good considering how long it's been up. It'll only get better. I typed in 'price of fish' and it came up with a list of fish & chip shops. So not totally useless.

48 points by adamhowell 17y ago

This was nothing like I thought it would be.

dougp 17y ago

Every question I have answered so far it says I am with 50/33/25 % of people depending if there were 2 3 or 4 answers. I really doubt that.

ComputerGuru 17y ago
Not for me.. I did 440 questions, and I'm really impressed by the stats after each. I'm getting realistic numbers.
boredguy8 17y ago
Yes, I find it hard to believe that 50% of quiz takers have a lucky charm.
dougp 17y ago
I signed up and that appears to have fixed it.

quoderat 17y ago

Looks cool, but get "Hunch encountered an error. Please Refresh the page to retry." each time. Probably under high load at the moment.

jimfl 17y ago
Successtrophe!

jsonscripter 17y ago

It's sooo slow. Best to wait a few days I think.

antirez 17y ago
to be not prepared to traffic on launch is not a great idea... if you are well known in the field and visits will start to be high at day 0
chris24 17y ago
It seems to be nice and speedy now... much speedier than it was 15 minutes ago, at least!

vijayr 17y ago

looks really cool. I was able to answer a bunch of questions, half way through got an error The questions (at least the ones I answered) were quite relevant. They also have a API. Would be interesting to see what mashups can be done with the API. edit: One of the decision topics I tried: Should I buy an Apple iPhone or a Palm Pre? The questions were relevant, and I found this quite interesting: Do you have long nails that would impair your being able to use the touchscreen effectively?

JVeinbergs 17y ago

It misses tea/coffe for "What do you typically tend to drink when you eat dinner at home?" Ehh.

TheSOB88 17y ago

Seems like it lies and says 1/n people agreed with you when it doesn't have enough data. I've gotten 1/n so many times.

greengirl512 17y ago

Hunch is fun to play with. However, it really needs more data and more people to be truly helpful when it comes to decison-making. I say, give it some time. If it catches on, it could be really cool.

boredguy8 17y ago

This looks like a massive collection of Facebook-like quizzes. No thanks!

snprbob86 17y ago
I'm torn. I hate those annoying quizzes, but at least this site is doing something useful with the results. They are collecting demographic information, building statistical models, etc. To me, it's kind of like reCAPTCHA. If you're going to have a necessary evil (CAPTCHAs or people addicted to silly quizes), you might as well "help humanity" in the process... I'm also quite impressed with the presentation. It seems like a really solid app.

robryan 17y ago

Reminds me of my AI class assignment last year in CLIPS. I'm guessing there taking the same concepts that have been around for a long time and applying them to a very general setting with a healthy dose of people power to constantly improve it.

ambition 17y ago

http://www.hunch.com/should-i-start-my-own-business/ http://www.hunch.com/should-i-start-my-own-business/

lamnk 17y ago

I'm pretty much capable of making my own decision, thanks. Btw the site looks like a big compilation of quizzes ... shrug

chanux 17y ago

A web service to help me decide? I'm not the guy you are looking for. Thanks anyway.

qeorge 17y ago

I'm confused - how is this helping me make a decision? I answered a bunch of question until it told me I was finished, and then gave no further instructions. I went back to the homepage, and was presented with yet more questions. I tried to start asking it a question, i.e. "what pet should I get?", using the top right search box. However, I can't get it to return results for anything, even the generic keyword "pets". On top of all this, the obviously fake demographic data means I'm not getting any value whatsoever out of the experience. What am I missing?

dmix 17y ago
I thought the same thing until I made an account and found topics relevant to me. The front page is filler.
- qeorge 17y ago
  Thanks, I was quite confused. I don't think I'll make an account, but good to know there is some kind of functionality.
- DTrejo 17y ago
  >The front page is filler. They should change that. I filled out some questions and then when I signed up, my history was lost. Disappointing.

pierrefar 17y ago

I loved "Do you procrastinate?" and one answer was "I'll come back to this question later". Nice.

vinutheraj 17y ago

Whats the best profession for me ? - 1. Web Developer 2. Computer Engineer 3.Engineer ... , phew, I am glad to know that hunch,com vindicates my decision to be a computer programmer. If the results were different... http://www.hunch.com/professions/all/?h=3610.1482363.1482333.1482393.1390203.1482533.3616.1519193.1482543.1512653 http://www.hunch.com/professions/all/?h=3610.1482363.1482333....

jimmybot 17y ago
So I did the where do you want to go on vacation one and got back Tokyo and Italy, which really are my top two choices to vacation next time I have the chance. A similar deal happened with movie suggestions. Hunch seems like it's really good for telling you what you already know, without directly asking you your opinion about it. Besides that it seems to have an interesting side effect of psychological confirmation (I felt it too), even though rationally, all it means is that Hunch found a pattern of association that you fit into. I mean, it's not like it actually gave you any _reason_ that you should be a web developer or that I should go to Italy...

anigbrowl 17y ago

I've been on the beta test, but so far it looks like a solution in search of a problem. We think that you will love Hunch. It may not be awesome yet -- a lot of people have to contribute to it before it knows much of anything. But it will be awesome later. Love it anyway. Love it now. I'm just not that into it.

sonink 17y ago

I am sorry but I don't take decisions like that.Infact most people don't follow decision trees. They go by instinct and then rationalize.

run4yourlives 17y ago

How is this thing supposed to make money?

menloparkbum 17y ago
Some of the questions are things like "what pair of men's sunglasses should I buy?" I'm guessing that the products at the end are paid placement (or will be) and there will eventually be a click to buy button.
- run4yourlives 17y ago
  Which suggests that the suggestions aren't exactly accurate, and hence it's not much of a service. I suppose this one is just a little to visionary for me to understand.
bdr 17y ago
It's in their FAQ.

jimboyoungblood 17y ago

It's fun for a few minutes, but there's no reason I would ever go back again. Reminds me of 43things in that way.

zandorg 17y ago

I'd say it's pretty good considering how long it's been up. It'll only get better. I typed in 'price of fish' and it came up with a list of fish & chip shops. So not totally useless.