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by alex_g 5y ago
Do you have any evidence of iOS analyzing and transmitting keywords? It's one thing to say it's technically possible and another to say it's happening.
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by alex_g 5y ago
Good points. I do fit the demographic, I have looked up pages related to Kombucha in the past (thought not in the last 6 months), and I did dwell on the first ad in amazement. Still, I got home from the store and started seeing the ads imme
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by alex_g 5y ago
Technically my girlfriend purchased it with her Whole Foods/Amazon account, and she has not seen any ads.
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by alex_g 5y ago
Purchased a hard kombucha at Whole Foods last week, Ever since, about 1/3 of my instagram ads are for it. Never had an instagram ad for it before.
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by alex_g 5y ago
it’s only been a few days, and since there’s a 7 day free trial, it’s hard to tell. Downloads/rankings are up, no noticeable change in sales yet.
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by alex_g 5y ago
Awesome! Let me know if you have any feedback :) The latest issue of my newsletter is all about the acquisition, which you might find interesting https://www.getrevue.co/profile/AppleTurnover/issues/acquiri...
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by alex_g 5y ago
In January, I acquired an app called Breaks For Eyes. The developer was planning on shutting it down and I saw the potential to keep it running and make it better. It might seem trivial to some, but this app has really improved my life. As
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Show HN: A Mac app that helps you look away from your screen(tryintermission.com)
2 points by alex_g 5y ago|5 comments
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by alex_g 5y ago
That’s true, I feel a bit more comfortable doing so now that I’ve differentiated it.
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I wrote about acquiring a Mac app(getrevue.co)
8 points by alex_g 5y ago|2 comments
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by alex_g 5y ago
I feel like I shouldn’t need to explain why a conference call and a social network are different.
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by alex_g 6y ago
This is a great point. When I say based on shared values and contexts, I mean at the community level. So for a community where people discuss Harry Potter books, many members are not going to want to be careful about everything they say for
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by alex_g 6y ago
And if I join this community, I need to go through the effort of setting up software/apps to enforce my content choices. And if I'm viewing a conversation/thread/topic with something blocked in it, where I have blocked i
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by alex_g 6y ago
> Clubhouse is not just private phone calls. Yes, you can have a private chat on Clubhouse. You can also have a private chat on Facebook or Twitter. They are all social networks. I don't think trying to find edge cases for what co
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by alex_g 6y ago
They can organize by shared values and contexts. What moderation monoculture is preventing that?
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by alex_g 6y ago
I see the former just as a subset of the latter. ie Twitter is huge, but there are sub-communities that exist within it (some well managed, others not so much), and Twitter is building community features to that point. Twitter can certainly
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by alex_g 6y ago
No, and that's not what I said. Clubhouse is not just private phone calls. It's a social network.
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by alex_g 6y ago
Because not everyone has competent internet skills.
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by alex_g 6y ago
Yeah but if the goal of the room is to foment hatred and target harassment at an individual who isn't in the room, that's still abuse.
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by alex_g 6y ago
"Right or wrong" maybe not, but for well managed communities on the internet, there are objective definitions for appropriate and inappropriate, based on shared values and context. If you leave it up to each individual to decide w
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by alex_g 6y ago
Fair, though I'm curious if the people falling for them are using email providers with quality spam filters. I'd guess it's a much older crowd that's more likely using an archaic email provider with no incentive to impro
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by alex_g 6y ago
Clubhouse is not a great example of a platform that handles abuse properly. Putting the moderation burden on people is also not a solution, it's duct tape.
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by alex_g 6y ago
This is a weird take. You get lots of messages from Nigerian scammers, but the solution was not to prevent people from writing freeform emails. The solution was to build powerful spam detection algorithms, make it easy for people to classif
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by alex_g 6y ago
Right now I'm beta testing my app and requiring all interested users to email me directly for access. This sets up a communication channel for feedback. They're more likely to send feedback because there's already a conversat
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by alex_g 6y ago
The point was about, or at least could be made, beyond just cycling. Replace "Accessible Cycling" with "Accessible form of transport that does not endanger other people not using that form." Whether that's bicycles
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by alex_g 6y ago
In the eyes of the law, sure it's not the right framing. But I'm looking at what I think makes sense for the future. I think our cities would be better with more cyclists and less cars. I don't think that's accomplished
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by alex_g 6y ago
If the only way to cycle safely in the city is to pretend you're a full sized motor vehicle, it sounds like you understand how ridiculous it is that the roads are designed for and devoted to cars.
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by alex_g 6y ago
This reads like you're someone who's never cycled in a city.
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by alex_g 6y ago
Gonna have to archive this one for Franc R's gem of a contribution https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080603191133A...
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by alex_g 6y ago
I'm a product builder, looking for a multidisciplinary position, with a focus on product/design responsibilities. Maybe that's "product designer who codes" or joining a startup that needs someone who can wear a whol

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