bike_index

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by bike_index 11y ago
Agreed. Open source ftw! I'd love to see this app.
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Mapping bike thefts at map.bikewise.org(bikeindex.org)
7 points by bike_index 11y ago|0 comments
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by bike_index 12y ago
Having run Cloud66 for the past year, I can say that actually managing infrastructure and dealing with security management such things would have been prohibitively expensive. Cloud66 has taken care of things like heartbleed and package upd
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by bike_index 12y ago
I'd like to chime in here in support of Cloud66. I've been running normal (non-dockerized) Cloud66 for about a year on a wide variety of projects, including the main Bike Index site ( https://bikeindex.org ), and it&#x27
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by bike_index 12y ago
We've been working on updating our API to V2[1], and decided to go with grape because it automatically generates documentation via grape-swagger[2]. Initially we considered Apiary, but we wanted more flexibility and preferred to host t
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by bike_index 12y ago
As someone who doesn't have a car and is broke, investing in my bike makes a lot of sense - public transit costs 100/month[1], my transportation bike cost 800$ and my yearly cost to maintain it is 100$ (tires, tube, chain). Theref
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by bike_index 12y ago
Register your bike. https://bikeindex.org We've successfully recovered thousands of bikes (three in the past two days!). We've made it easy to id stolen bikes, and more difficult to sell stolen bikes - which makes ulti
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by bike_index 12y ago
Thanks for recommending the Bike Index! We recommend registering even if you have a cheap bike, since it's easy and free. Here's another article about what to do if your bike is stolen - https://medium.com/@stolenb
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by bike_index 12y ago
We aren't "pretending" to care about honesty and openness, we actually do. Selling users isn't the only way to make money.
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by bike_index 12y ago
User privacy, giving out all of our user's emails for instance would be dishonest since it would completely violate all of our promises to them. And why would us seeking investment lead to someone wanting to fork the Index?
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by bike_index 12y ago
Yeah, that's essentially what the Jason Cohen talk is about. Our small size is a virtue, since we care a whole lot.
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by bike_index 12y ago
I'm feeling the same way. Had an interesting conversation last night where someone said they would totally give us a bit of money after telling him what we're spending per month and how. I'll think about where and how to talk
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by bike_index 12y ago
Thanks to donw for suggesting the Jason Cohen talk. It's a really good video.
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Ask HN: How transparent should your startup be?
18 points by bike_index 12y ago|13 comments
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by bike_index 12y ago
Thanks!
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by bike_index 12y ago
That's what we've been working on since we started - and why we're open source and have an open API https://bikeindex.org/documentation/api_v1
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The largest and most effective bicycle registry ever(bikeindex.org)
172 points by bike_index 12y ago|58 comments
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by bike_index 12y ago
1. Reporting stolen bikes makes it harder to sell stolen bikes, making bike theft less profitable - and ultimately making it less likely that you'll be looking for a good deal on a new bike, since your old one won't have been stol
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by bike_index 12y ago
You should register it before it gets stolen, so that you have all the important information if it does. https://bikeindex.org/bikes/new (you have to create an account)
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by bike_index 12y ago
We're really excited to see more uses for the Index API. Thanks so much for working on this!
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by bike_index 13y ago
Done. It's now "open source bicycle comparison and research"
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by bike_index 13y ago
Ummmm? What? Yeah, Everything is open source and is in the repo. ALL THE DATA IS IN THE REPOSITORY. The repository is deployed, as is, to the internet, it has no database - the data is in the bike_data folder. You can view the code here, h
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by bike_index 13y ago
We have shareable urls now! Just added them in. just copy the link on the bottom of the bike. Also prices. That was a good suggestion. Thanks!
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by bike_index 13y ago
Great! Sending you an invitation to register bikes on the Index through Chuck's Bikes too.
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by bike_index 13y ago
Yes
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by bike_index 13y ago
Yeah, but bikepedia is ugly and isn't useable on mobile. It also, most importantly, doesn't have an API. We actually asked bikepedia multiple times if they had an API, or if we could help build one and were told they weren't
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by bike_index 13y ago
Absolutely more will be added. And any listing of bike weight is bullshit. You have to find the bike and weight it, because manufacturers weigh different things (and different sizes). So we won't be adding that.
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by bike_index 13y ago
Love and Richard Stallman's facial hair, just like all the best open source projects.
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by bike_index 13y ago
We're prioritizing brands based roughly on the number of bikes registered on the Bike Index from that brand. So register more Author bikes and it'll happen. And yes, category search would be nice. It's something we'll wo
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by bike_index 13y ago
Clearly we need to make some. There was that cardboard bike guy?... But I think that flopped. The future is yours!

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