timmyd

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by timmyd 14y ago
Hi guys, Thanks for listening to the feedback last time. I'm around the SF area and if I use this how long will it take to get my new device as I don't want to be stuck without a phone?
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by timmyd 14y ago
I'm terribly sorry. But your continued use of "pyramid scheme" is just wrong. 1) "they expect users to hold an ever-increasing amount of their currency in their accounts and not spend it immediately." > Where does it say that ? Unfortun
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by timmyd 14y ago
Have you read the sites context ? It's not a pyramid scheme. Lets recall what a pyramid scheme is expressly defined as "A pyramid scheme is a non-sustainable business model that involves promising participants payment or services, primarily
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Ask HN: Ruby or Python hacker in Palo Alto Area
4 points by timmyd 14y ago|0 comments
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by timmyd 14y ago
http://about.crowdsend.com
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by timmyd 14y ago
It's a super interesting concept because I think more sites are using wordpress as a CMS and the custom skinning for wordpress sites has a spanned a new industry in itself. As a site note: super +1 for the very last comment, made me laugh.
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by timmyd 14y ago
I think is an unrealistic approach. Most people cram for exams and leave it all to the last minute - that's life. So in juxtaposing such a common example - I will generalize and assume a lot of people do the same for just about anything els
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by timmyd 14y ago
yeah thats probably not a bad idea - allowing users to flag if their application is late due to storm and just accept it
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by timmyd 14y ago
pg - its better to be compassionate than not be. if moving the date isn't that difficult for you and doesn't adversely affect the operation of YC - it only goes to strength the resolve of the community. it would be crazy to allow someone to
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by timmyd 14y ago
Just remember this: 1) Escape doesn't bring up the shutdown menu 2) Windows key doesn't 3) Mouse to the left, top or bottom doesn't 4) Mouse to the start menu doesnt Only to the right will you find the menu. Why a simple button couldn't hav
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by timmyd 14y ago
thanks a heap. if you're after an invite just let us know
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by timmyd 14y ago
thanks mate :) been a lot of work to get here and its only the start!
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by timmyd 14y ago
Yeah but we are a bit different in our approach and the way we are trying to resolve it :)
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by timmyd 14y ago
Yeah I tried to put those slide buttons on the right side to help with that prob but ill try to think how to fix what you mention. Thanks heaps for the feedback
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by timmyd 14y ago
yeah at the moment we are doing a point based system where user gets discounts from retailers. unsure what will work best but its something that we going to play around with until we find what works best
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by timmyd 14y ago
yeah sorry - the server is getting smashed at the moment - have to free up some mem! but let me know what browser so i can double check ?
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by timmyd 14y ago
thanks mate. yeah i tried playing with that a bit - the idea was to stop people reading ahead so they focus on the content they are viewing and don't skip stuff i can totally appreciate its annoying. kinda tough how to balance it
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by timmyd 14y ago
yeah we've got a few ideas but at the moment we are just trying to figure out the best way to do it! thanks for the comment
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by timmyd 14y ago
At the moment - we are just focusing on getting data together from users which has been a fair bit of work. We do some automation in the background - but we're bootstrapped so its all what time we have! We think being able to ask what somet
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by timmyd 14y ago
thanks for the comment mate! yeah - we currently actually work with a heap of retailers and we do match to where you buy them - we've around 90 or so at the moment (love to get your thoughts on http://about.crowdsend.com ). publishers can
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by timmyd 14y ago
What we solve - which we think is the biggest problem - is being able to ask what is inside an image. You as a user, can grab any image, from any website - and ask what is inside it and others can help you. That's what we believe is the big
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by timmyd 14y ago
yeah thats in the works at the moment mate. great idea with the algorithm we're totally bootstrapped so just trying to get the web app sorted at the moment and then we'll get that out!
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by timmyd 14y ago
Hey Guys, Thanks for checking out our product. Been working hard on it to resolve the problem of object recognition and trying to produce something thats different to what's out there right now. If you know anyone that want's to help or get
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by timmyd 14y ago
Looks unreal - but isn't this similar to http://leapmotion.com or?
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by timmyd 14y ago
There's some free stuff for mac - http://www.techsmith.com/download/camtasia/default.asp - 30 day trial and so on
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by timmyd 14y ago
@op - I think your video would be heaps better served with some simple software like http://www.techsmith.com/ which actually demo's the app ? Wouldn't take you long to actually show what it does ?
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by timmyd 14y ago
I would recommend http://www.flippa.com - many high value financial sales
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Australian media agency releases a database of politicians fringe benefits(theage.com.au)
1 points by timmyd 14y ago|0 comments
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by timmyd 14y ago
"In Light of Windows 8 Backlash, Linux is Poised to Win the OS Race" - this is a joke right ? 99.9% of the world's population have never even heard of Linux outside of the tech industry. It's either Microsoft or Apple or you're a technology
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by timmyd 14y ago
I look at this with absolute amazement. Take a step back and think that the average distance from Earth to Mars is about 225 million km at any particular point in time (depending on orbit) To think humans being are capable of building somet

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