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by todsul 15y ago
Hi redbad, Keep in mind that real people are searching on the other end, so there needs to be a balance between expended effort and income. We tried what you're suggesting, but it just didn't work. As per your example, let's say I find a fl
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by todsul 15y ago
Hi mistermann, 1. Depends on your expectations. If the absolute lowest price is found on Kayak.com, then that's the price you'll get. We can't change that, but we can save you lots of time by making sure that's the lowest price. Of course,
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by todsul 15y ago
Hi saucerful, We used to do this, but there was too much contention around the base price. Imagine if we showed a base price of $1000 and on your favourite search engine you saw $950. This created an adversarial situation with our flyers. T
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by todsul 15y ago
Wow! Thanks Derek. Great post; exactly what we were thinking in building the product. Lots of iterating to go to get it working seamlessly, but exciting times ahead. Would love your feedback when you get around to using the product.
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by todsul 15y ago
Looking good. Definitely a need for a tool like yours. Let's keep in touch to see if we can work together once we get settled.
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by todsul 15y ago
Many thanks. You're spot on. And it's so obvious in hindsight, but alas. We've already had a contest asking for accomm recommendations and it worked surprisingly well. That person paid a $200 finder's fee and it was great to see experts who
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by todsul 15y ago
Yes, absolutely. You could do that know, but we need to build our expert base a little larger before we target this market specifically. Also, we need to find a way to add these options without confusing the average person. We're pretty ob
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by todsul 15y ago
Probably closer to 20,000 hits per second with Nginx configured correctly and if the framework doesn't impose too much overhead. Alternatively, use ESI with Varnish and the HTTP Cache spec and get 10,000+ hits per second on a relatively dyn
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by todsul 15y ago
Hi Hamid, (full disc: we've worked alongside Hamid, awesome coder). 1. Good point about knowing about the fees upfront. Will update in our next release. Somehow went missing after experimenting with pricing too often. 2. They are clickable.
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by todsul 15y ago
Hi marquis, co-founder here... Flightfox is still very much an MVP. We're changing pricing regularly, including the associated copy. Essentially, you should choose a price based on the value you expect. For a simple overseas flight on which
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by todsul 15y ago
Hi drags, co-founder here... We tried your suggested method, but there were too many complications in practice. Many people quoted fake prices and, of course, prices and availability change regularly. Most of all, we'd rather not create a c
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Crowd-Sourced Flight Search(flightfox.com)
119 points by todsul 15y ago|52 comments
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Latitude for Facebook Events(moojive.com)
41 points by todsul 15y ago|13 comments
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by todsul 15y ago
Agree with all the points here. Most of all, there's a cost to switching to G-Wan. It's not a zero cost. So as long as that cost is greater than the speed/load benefits, it won't gain serious support. And it doesn't help that the creator at
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by todsul 15y ago
Is AWS really that great for startups (under $100/month hosting)? What about Linode et al? AFAIK, AWS is min $70/month to host a regular dynamic website, whereas Linode starts at $19/month. With intelligent caching (ESI, etc), that $19 can
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U.S. Dept of Labor Predicts Decline in Programming Jobs(onetonline.org)
6 points by todsul 15y ago|4 comments
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Self-Healing iPhone Case(news.com.au)
1 points by todsul 15y ago|1 comments
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by todsul 15y ago
So you think the Germans or Chinese would want to invade the seastead? Do you think it's because the Germans/Chinese would want the seastead's land to extend their own borders?
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by todsul 15y ago
"you'll need supplies from a country" It's called importing. Most countries do it these days.
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by todsul 15y ago
Personally, I think the desire to 'appear' interesting vein and is futile. All of these 'tips' are just novelties. Even if you dedicate your entire life to appearing interesting, you'll just end up with party tricks, not real substance. I q
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by todsul 15y ago
Do you mean bank debt or VC-style hybrid debt? No bank in their right mind would give millions of dollars to a "coder" with a "great" idea. A bank (or any rational debt holder) has little interest in upside. Their interest is capital protec
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by todsul 15y ago
There's a HUGE difference between an eReader and a tablet. People who don't regularly read don't understand this. Many people think the iPad is a good eReader. But that's like saying a Koenigsegg is a good commuting car. Think about what ma
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by todsul 15y ago
At first I thought the same. But I'm slowly coming around. I'd still prefer Snow Leopard with Lion's full-screen and mission control, but I trust Lion will improve with age. That said, I have my most productive dev environment now on Lion.
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by todsul 15y ago
As a tech entrepreneur and global itinerant, I'd love immigration laws around the world to be more lax, but please... "One of the 20 Hot Silicon Valley Startups You Need to Watch" If this were true, I think there'd be more of a case.
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by todsul 15y ago
I just spent 6 months in India, which included a 12,000km circumnavigation of the country by rail. A team of 20 of us, half rail enthusiasts, half travellers and entrepreneurs, spent 2 weeks on Indian trains venturing to the country's most
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by todsul 15y ago
This "business" launched, it made a claim, and it failed to deliver. Simple. Who cares if it's a startup or well established business. A customer arrived at the business based on the claim, they had a poor experience, and now they expressin
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by todsul 15y ago
Few advantages, mostly disadvantages. But unbelievably cool.
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by todsul 15y ago
> he doesn't practice what he preaches. He preaches government transparency. He's not a government. So how can he practice what he preaches? The same happens every day with journalists who fight for media transparency. Should th
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by todsul 15y ago
^ strawman
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by todsul 15y ago
Just curious if we're on the right path with this. I know there are a few electrical engineers, so any pointers or info would be much appreciated. Someone also wrote something in the comments about bypassing a secondary battery and instead

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