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by riantogo 8y ago
Just plugged in Flappy Bird (open source version called Floppy Bird by nebez) on the leaderboard system I’m developing for HTML games. Any feedback you have for Ping3 would be great. Thanks.
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Show HN: Play Flappy Bird with Friends(ping3.com)
2 points by riantogo 8y ago|1 comments
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by riantogo 8y ago
It is no secret. Just that most folks in the bay area don’t want live with the dreary weather there. I know several folks from here who couldn’t last one full year.
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by riantogo 8y ago
That is correct. They should have just gone the route of taxing more for that revenue.
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by riantogo 8y ago
I politely disagree. The law is clear that it can go on with user consent as long as there is provision for deletion and download. Which means it is going to be business as usual (with a lot of inconvenience to comply).
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by riantogo 8y ago
So what exactly is the overall outcome that people (in the support camp) are expecting from GDPR? Obviously targeted content and advertising is not going to stop. But maybe the 0.01% of the population that wants to opt-out of targeting or d
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by riantogo 8y ago
That works. YMMV but If you still want EU users here is what I did last night: https://medium.com/@riantogo/gdpr-band-aid-b619d0b17e5b
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by riantogo 8y ago
Sure. But let’s not pretend that it is cheap to do. All I’m saying that if you are cheering govt stepping into the equation then let’s have an honest discussion on who it hurts and who it benefits. Let’s take a stock of the impact to garage
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by riantogo 8y ago
Last night I fired up my laptop to go shut down my side project. But I came up with a band-aid solution that might hold up for now: https://medium.com/@riantogo/gdpr-band-aid-b619d0b17e5b I don’t need email addresses a
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GDPR Band-Aid(medium.com)
2 points by riantogo 8y ago|1 comments
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by riantogo 8y ago
This is exactly it. Tens of my personal projects have died in this stage. It was always much easier to move on to the next dream. There is always the next big problem that could use a solution. Why not build when it is what we do best? Rins
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Yesterday's Weather(medium.com)
1 points by riantogo 8y ago|0 comments
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by riantogo 8y ago
Also it is easy to plug in any game. So if anyone here wants to put up a leaderboard style game let me know. Or link to any open source ones.
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by riantogo 8y ago
This is my side project with the goal of creating a leaderboard system for super casual mobile games (think tic tac toe, not Fortnite). I started this before Facebook opened up their instant games and Google expanded instant play. I still h
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Show HN: Ping3.com – Super casual web games(ping3.com)
2 points by riantogo 8y ago|2 comments
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by riantogo 8y ago
The author asks, “how about ‘really’ reading that book?”, drawing a distinction between “reading” and “reading + absorbing + reflecting + enjoying...”.
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by riantogo 8y ago
It’s meant to be a light hearted read (I think). And it is resonating with a lot of folks because it is fairly accurate. Kind of like how my wife (not in tech) thinks of HBO’s Silicon Valley as a comedy show while I think of it as a documen
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by riantogo 8y ago
Are you sure? That is just a round about way of saying, karma means nothing. “Hey, you can’t have more than 1 cookie because karma. But wink you can.”
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by riantogo 9y ago
It is like people around the world paying for steam in Iceland.
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by riantogo 9y ago
How many are few? Because messaging apps work that way (chat groups) and most groups with over ~10 people is a tsunami of terrible jokes and fake news. What works though is creating temporary groups around events (trips, concerts etc.)
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by riantogo 9y ago
Towards what end? GDPR is not going to (or meant to) eliminate targeted online advertising. Which means it is not going to thwart Cambridge Analytica and the likes. We need to address the root of the problem, which is money/advertising
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by riantogo 9y ago
Maybe the next version of GDPR will tighten the screws and take it all the way to the end user. You install some app and share your contacts with it? Pony up 10% of your annual income. You forgot your phone in a cab? That is putting everyon
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by riantogo 9y ago
How so? They can give you control and still insert ad cards with any targeting they want.
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by riantogo 9y ago
They are not entering retail, are they? Targets and Walmarts of the world are still doing retail. It sounds like they are providing an interface and charging specifically for that interface.
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by riantogo 9y ago
GDPR is coming. In my opinion it has flaws and I'm personally not a fan (big corps will have resources to comply and small ones will find it to be a barrier to entry), but if you want regulations this is as strict as it gets. https:&#
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by riantogo 9y ago
Uber could become the Uber of electric scooters by adding the option. Risky territory.
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by riantogo 9y ago
It seems that most folks are objecting on the lines of, “imagine you being charged more to access Netflix/FB/Steam”. But that is not how it is going to play out. ISPs will start charging content providers to be on the fast lane. N
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by riantogo 9y ago
Probably the same technology all the singles in your area are using to target you.
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by riantogo 9y ago
Weights. I followed the 5x5 Stronglifts program and got to the point where I was doing 140 lbs squats, 110 lbs benchpress, 150 lbs deadlifts, 65 lbs overhead press, 75 lbs barbell row. 3 days a week at the gym, around 1 hour each. The phone
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by riantogo 9y ago
The example is ironic because for the most part Instagram itself was a feature.

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