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a lot of problems can't really be fixed with software... - corporate meetings that accomplish nothing - nagging girlfriend - traffic congestion (well maybe s
by yosho 17y ago
a lot of problems can't really be fixed with software...
- corporate meetings that accomplish nothing
- nagging girlfriend
- traffic congestion (well maybe some software here might help)
- stupid shitty and cold weather
- an IT department that's incompetent
- annoying neighbors
- etc...
If only software solved everything.
- suhail 17y agoI don't know what you're talking about...I made software to fix the "nagging girlfriend" problem.
- jmtame 17y agooh suhail, do share with the class. and mixpanel.com does not count ;)
- aaronblohowiak 17y agoLaundry
- grinich 17y agohttp://laundryview.com http://laundryview.com At all the MIT dorms.
- PStamatiou 17y agoand at Georgia Tech as well.
- makmanalp 17y agoand the WPI ones.
- rajasaur 17y agoJust curious, how does it work? Would Mac-Gray be having sensors that report back to a controller?
- kp212 17y agoWow, beyond the dorms, I would love this in my bldg.
- chime 17y ago> - corporate meetings that accomplish nothing Workflow, BPM, and Project Management software can go a long way to help avoid most meetings altogether. Then the meetings that do take place can be more productive.
- dpcan 17y agoWell... PROBLEM: corporate meetings that accomplish nothing SOFTWARE: Collaboration software. If everyone is informed, meetings don't have to happen. PROBLEM: nagging girlfriend SOFTWARE: Tweet often and have them sent to her phone. All she really wants is a leash, this should do the trick. PROBLEM: traffic congestion SOFTWARE: I already check my city's online webcams of traffic before I have to go somewhere congested so I know what route to take. PROBLEM: stupid shitty and cold weather SOFTWARE: See Superman 3. It'll happen, don't worry. PROBLEM: an IT department that's incompetent SOFTWARE: yosho must work for the man... are you sure the problem isn't between the keyboard and the chair? ;) PROBLEM: annoying neighbors SOFTWARE: Damn. I got nothing. After all that, you win.
- nuba 17y ago>PROBLEM: corporate meetings that accomplish nothing Well, I work from home, meetings happen on IRC or conference calls. Now, this being news.ycombinator.com, remember that when you launch your own startup, being "the boss" gives you the power to summon and dispel meetings at will! :) >PROBLEM: nagging girlfriend High-maintenance relationships aren't a fact of life, they're choices. It's only a problem if you want it to be. > PROBLEM: traffic congestion > PROBLEM: stupid shitty and cold weather Telecommuting make these seem a lot less threatening :) > PROBLEM: an IT department that's incompetent > PROBLEM: annoying neighbors Well, I don't really have a solution for these. Sometimes you just gotta work with less-qualified-than-we'd-hoped-for people, and you also gotta live somewhere. I take those as facts of life, and then you have to decide what mindset you'll take on when dealing with those "problems". Realizing you too can be annoying and also incompetent in a number of things can surely add some perspective do it.
- prawn 17y agoGroup birthday cards where there's always a few people secretly signing the card a couple of minutes before it's given to the guest of honour...