theveloped

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by theveloped 10y ago
Due to the fact that distance matching is done server side the application doesn't have any knowledge with regard to distance. The only knowledge one has is whether or not one receives messages from an other user. Using triangulation t
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by theveloped 10y ago
There is a small cross in the corner of messages. The underlying menu allows for both reporting/blocking of a particular user.
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by theveloped 10y ago
This is indeed very similar to how initial sorting of the database is done. To improve accuracy (over performance) further sorting is done. Like mentioned the non-linearity with regard to latitude makes standard trigonometry useless. In my
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by theveloped 10y ago
This is one of the biggest decisions I've had to make based. The current implementation requires a huge critical mass before there are enough local users. Because as of now I'm not perusing making any money from the app, I opted t
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by theveloped 10y ago
Looks nice! Will have a look thanks.
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by theveloped 10y ago
I believe YikYak is based on threads/comments right? The main difference is that my app is more like one big local chatbox. The initial idea was to achieve the atmosphere we used to have in (Dutch) public transport. Everyone could part
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by theveloped 10y ago
The "privacy" ( http://www.zonemessenger.com/privacy ) and "terms" ( http://www.zonemessenger.com/terms ) should give you two static pdf's. On my side it's only the "about&quo
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by theveloped 10y ago
Let me know what you guys think. The app was made to get people talking again to the people around them. I threw in automatically generated anonymous nicknames to lower the initial barrier a bit. Any advise on how to market/keep people
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194 points by theveloped 10y ago|148 comments