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What's the relevance of "for my wife"? It gives the impression that you're stuck in the 1950's.

by eevilspock 12y ago

JoeAltmaier 12y ago
Or maybe their wife cooks and they don't?
- justizin 12y ago
  Perhaps, without being entirely stuck in the 1950s, OP experienced wife struggling to find a favorite recipe and thought, "I'm not much for makin' french toast, but I sure can organize information!" Not all of us are as fortunate as I am to be a brilliant programmer _and_ purveyor of french toast. As for the 1950s, my grandmother actually couldn't cook a lick, though she could bake, and my grandfather was the gourmet as well as the breadwinner. Before he passed he taught her to make her favorite of his dishes. I suspect as a child in that household, if dad wasn't around and you were hungry, you got a grilled cheese, because they were never really prevalent in my time until after bobo passed. ;)
  - dllthomas 12y ago
    "Not all of us are as fortunate as I am to be a brilliant programmer _and_ purveyor of french toast." Heh, french toast was the first thing I cooked for my (now) wife.
dethstar 12y ago
I'm guessing it is something they built for their wife.
- eevilspock 12y ago
  It has a login and extensive help info, so is clearly targeting far more than his wife. Why the downvotes? I wrote "Gives the impression", which is valuable feedback for someone trying to design an attractive product. [EDIT] To answer icebraining: It's relevant to his marketing. It may also be indicative of his preconceptions of the market. If he's intentionally aiming at traditional women, then great. It will turn others off.
  - icebraining 12y ago
    How is that relevant feedback for the site if it doesn't appear in it at all?
  - obvious_throw 12y ago
    It's the presumption that traditional household structures are archaic. Plenty of modern households operate on the basis of traditional role separation, and it has nothing to do with oppression.
  - jasonlotito 12y ago
    > It has a login and extensive help info, so is clearly targeting far more than his wife. I tried to find the part where OP was turning this into a business and trying to market it to customers. I assumed this was like most other "Show HNs" and was simple something someone created for his wife and decided others might find it interesting or useful. > Why the downvotes? I wrote "Gives the impression", which is valuable feedback for someone trying to design an attractive product. Because your post gave the impression that you were misrepresenting what was fairly clear to many others. You are also giving the impression that you know far more than you actually do. You are finally giving the impression that Show HN is not the place for this. Frankly, all your comments give the impression of someone who isn't honestly contributing to this discussion. That's probably why you are getting down votes. That, and your lack of HN etiquette.
kubiiii 12y ago
Or maybe op's wife order meals and op cooks.
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- icebraining 12y ago
  Who said OP's a dude?
  - dangerlibrary 12y ago
    @jampoole is Jim Poole, though your point that it was likely an unchecked assumption is well taken.
    - erikb 12y ago
      Jim Poole like in Baseball (google result, still no idea who it is, but looks male)? You talk about this guy like everybody is supposed to know who that is. I know so many people with a name from the other gender (most prominent in my head a girl named David), that "Jim" is not a response to the question if the author is male or female to me.
      - nedwin 12y ago
        jampoole is the original poster of the thread you're commenting on.
        erikb 12y ago
        And from the text "jampoole" you can recognize that the person is called "Jim Poole"?
      - dangerlibrary 12y ago
        I agree that it doesn't collapse the distribution, but from a Bayesian perspective it should probably shift the likelihood towards male. Certainly enough that using a slashy pronoun (he/she, etc.) isn't strictly necessary for a HN comment.
jampoole 12y ago
It's literally for my wife. All her idea:) I promised I would build it to her spec.
- eevilspock 12y ago
  Fair enough. But then why bother with a Show HN? Why bother with a login and all the how-to info?
  - hxw 12y ago
    Why not?
    - jacalata 12y ago
      I'd be surprised if a login feature was in her spec, to start with.
      - hxw 12y ago
        How do you know that? Anyway, Show HN is for people to show off something they've built.
        jacalata 12y ago
        How do I know that I'd be surprised? Lots of introspection, mostly.
  - jonknee 12y ago
    If I had to guess it went something like the OP's wife wanted a tool like this, the OP built the tool and made it to her needs but also public so that others could also have the same benefit. He's a HN user hence the Show HN and since it was an itch he scratched for his wife he put that in the title. Not that complicated really. It could have been more clear with something like "A meal planner I made for my wife", but hey.
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paulhauggis 12y ago
When I saw this, I get a feeling of white knight mixed with over-sensitive.
hockeybias 12y ago
Yea people, this is 2014 - should have said 'for my beeotch'...

What's the relevance of "for my wife"? It gives the impression that you're stuck in the 1950's.

JoeAltmaier 12y ago

Or maybe their wife cooks and they don't?

justizin 12y ago
Perhaps, without being entirely stuck in the 1950s, OP experienced wife struggling to find a favorite recipe and thought, "I'm not much for makin' french toast, but I sure can organize information!" Not all of us are as fortunate as I am to be a brilliant programmer _and_ purveyor of french toast. As for the 1950s, my grandmother actually couldn't cook a lick, though she could bake, and my grandfather was the gourmet as well as the breadwinner. Before he passed he taught her to make her favorite of his dishes. I suspect as a child in that household, if dad wasn't around and you were hungry, you got a grilled cheese, because they were never really prevalent in my time until after bobo passed. ;)
- dllthomas 12y ago
  "Not all of us are as fortunate as I am to be a brilliant programmer _and_ purveyor of french toast." Heh, french toast was the first thing I cooked for my (now) wife.

dethstar 12y ago

I'm guessing it is something they built for their wife.

eevilspock 12y ago
It has a login and extensive help info, so is clearly targeting far more than his wife. Why the downvotes? I wrote "Gives the impression", which is valuable feedback for someone trying to design an attractive product. [EDIT] To answer icebraining: It's relevant to his marketing. It may also be indicative of his preconceptions of the market. If he's intentionally aiming at traditional women, then great. It will turn others off.
- icebraining 12y ago
  How is that relevant feedback for the site if it doesn't appear in it at all?
- obvious_throw 12y ago
  It's the presumption that traditional household structures are archaic. Plenty of modern households operate on the basis of traditional role separation, and it has nothing to do with oppression.
- jasonlotito 12y ago
  > It has a login and extensive help info, so is clearly targeting far more than his wife. I tried to find the part where OP was turning this into a business and trying to market it to customers. I assumed this was like most other "Show HNs" and was simple something someone created for his wife and decided others might find it interesting or useful. > Why the downvotes? I wrote "Gives the impression", which is valuable feedback for someone trying to design an attractive product. Because your post gave the impression that you were misrepresenting what was fairly clear to many others. You are also giving the impression that you know far more than you actually do. You are finally giving the impression that Show HN is not the place for this. Frankly, all your comments give the impression of someone who isn't honestly contributing to this discussion. That's probably why you are getting down votes. That, and your lack of HN etiquette.

kubiiii 12y ago

Or maybe op's wife order meals and op cooks.

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icebraining 12y ago
Who said OP's a dude?
- dangerlibrary 12y ago
  @jampoole is Jim Poole, though your point that it was likely an unchecked assumption is well taken.
  - erikb 12y ago
    Jim Poole like in Baseball (google result, still no idea who it is, but looks male)? You talk about this guy like everybody is supposed to know who that is. I know so many people with a name from the other gender (most prominent in my head a girl named David), that "Jim" is not a response to the question if the author is male or female to me.
    - nedwin 12y ago
      jampoole is the original poster of the thread you're commenting on.
      - erikb 12y ago
        And from the text "jampoole" you can recognize that the person is called "Jim Poole"?
    - dangerlibrary 12y ago
      I agree that it doesn't collapse the distribution, but from a Bayesian perspective it should probably shift the likelihood towards male. Certainly enough that using a slashy pronoun (he/she, etc.) isn't strictly necessary for a HN comment.

jampoole 12y ago

It's literally for my wife. All her idea:) I promised I would build it to her spec.

eevilspock 12y ago
Fair enough. But then why bother with a Show HN? Why bother with a login and all the how-to info?
- hxw 12y ago
  Why not?
  - jacalata 12y ago
    I'd be surprised if a login feature was in her spec, to start with.
    - hxw 12y ago
      How do you know that? Anyway, Show HN is for people to show off something they've built.
      - jacalata 12y ago
        How do I know that I'd be surprised? Lots of introspection, mostly.
- jonknee 12y ago
  If I had to guess it went something like the OP's wife wanted a tool like this, the OP built the tool and made it to her needs but also public so that others could also have the same benefit. He's a HN user hence the Show HN and since it was an itch he scratched for his wife he put that in the title. Not that complicated really. It could have been more clear with something like "A meal planner I made for my wife", but hey.
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paulhauggis 12y ago

When I saw this, I get a feeling of white knight mixed with over-sensitive.

hockeybias 12y ago

Yea people, this is 2014 - should have said 'for my beeotch'...