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Fully Functional 32 Year Old Touch Screen in a Buick Reatta(youtu.be)
13 points by busymichael 6y ago|5 comments
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Study: Bat-to-Human Leap Likely for SARS-Like Virus (2013)(wsj.com)
2 points by busymichael 7y ago|0 comments
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by busymichael 7y ago
What the app really needs is marketing. We would work together to define the scope of work, deliverables, ,milestones, etc. Tech stack is python backend on google app engine. Plus a chrome extension.
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Ask HN: Who wants to partner on my SaaS project? I have revenue and customers
2 points by busymichael 7y ago|2 comments
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by busymichael 7y ago
Hi -- I am looking for a home for dndemail.com. It offers do not disturb on your gmail inbox, across all devices. If you are interested, michael at dndemail dot com.
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by busymichael 7y ago
I have a question for the game devs who are developing games for PCs: Why are you developing new titles for PCs when mobile games are both the largest and fastest growing segment of the market? I am curious. I was an early web app developer
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by busymichael 7y ago
Good point about low income, homeless. We would have to figure that out. I envision a database of template forms that make it easy for a school to get started. Also, a way for a parent to digitize a form on their own, then share it with oth
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by busymichael 7y ago
The problem isn't that schools don't have options, it is that they don't have the incentive. The easy thing for them to do is just send out the same old paper forms. We need to build the template database and give parents the
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by busymichael 7y ago
Not a startup. Free service for schools, parents. Built by parents, community-run, not for profit. I think the real problem is incentive: the school has no incentive to digitize the form - it is easy for them to just copy the old form and s
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by busymichael 7y ago
There are several wordpress plugins that add CRUD functionality to WP. I would do that.
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Ask HN: Let's make an open source/free SaaS platform to tackle school forms
12 points by busymichael 7y ago|12 comments
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by busymichael 7y ago
That is now built into Gmail
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by busymichael 7y ago
DNDEmail ( https://dndemail.com ) adds do not disturb features to Gmail. I built it for myself and then opened it up to others. Basically, it keeps your inbox empty on all devices, and delivers all your new messages on a schedule
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Ask HN: Best place to sell a web app?
11 points by busymichael 7y ago|4 comments
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Ask HN: How would you sell a side project today?
1 points by busymichael 8y ago|1 comments
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by busymichael 8y ago
I am the creator of https://DNDEmail.com --- a very similar app that implements do not disturb for your Gmail. I launched in April 2017 and have struggled to get users. I have 1,500 users, including 15 who pay for premium accoun
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Ask HN: What is your Amazon counterfeit story?
13 points by busymichael 8y ago|16 comments
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by busymichael 8y ago
You wrote a native mobile app on a Galaxy Note 8 and submitted it to the App Store? Can you tell us what was your workflow and tool set?
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by busymichael 8y ago
Up-vote for the product name: GeFilter Fish! I notice the first extension was posted to the Chrome App store around Passover -- well done! One place you could grow your app: I know that people who sell products on amazon are always looking
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by busymichael 8y ago
Are you in the industry for your product? Is there anyone in the same industry who knows you and you could convince there is a market for your product? Someone to be your co-founder and help you create your demo? What about just proving the
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by busymichael 8y ago
Stripe will handle the subscription plans, the period (monthly, annual, etc) invoicing, the credit card security, the payment forms, discounts and pretty much everything you need to run subscription payments. It took me less than 1 day to i
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by busymichael 8y ago
That is great research -- I still like the fake quote but it doesn't match the picture the real quote paints.
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by busymichael 8y ago
The trouble is you think you have time. Buddha.
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by busymichael 8y ago
I built https://dndemail.com because I wanted do not disturb functionality for my email. I like to only check email 2x a day, but I would find that my workflows would often require me to visit my email (to look up an old email o
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by busymichael 8y ago
What does Charles offer that is not free in Chrome devtools?
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by busymichael 8y ago
I forgot YT Red -- I pay for that too for music and ad free YT.
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by busymichael 8y ago
I forgot about passwords -- I pay for for a password manager.
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by busymichael 8y ago
When I started, it was just to get mylastname.com email for myself and my family. But, now I pretty much use Google Docs exclusively and the cloud sync for all my files and photos.
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Ask HN: What SaaS or apps are you paying for?
54 points by busymichael 8y ago|69 comments
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by busymichael 8y ago
Many of these services exist. I have been using Virtual Post Office for 6 years now and am very happy. The USPS even has a form you can file to automatically redirect any regular mail sent to your address to your PO box. One of the original

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