wongjoh

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   by wongjoh 14y ago

   I had actually looked into license plates for another startup idea about a year ago, but the smartphone camera technology is not there yet in terms of getting a good take on license plates for moving vehicles. It had to do with regular opti
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   by wongjoh 14y ago

   For safety, there is (1) profile verification using LinkedIn; (2) Gender matching, usually requested by females; and (3) User reviews, similar to eBay, with thumbs up or down Good one on the payment flow. Right now, it is using paypal, so i
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   by wongjoh 14y ago

   Thanks. Just sent over to teammate for fixing
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   by wongjoh 14y ago

   Just like AirBnb and eBay, take a % of the money that flows from rider to driver
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   by wongjoh 14y ago

   Ridejoy is for long distance, whereas RiderBee is for daily travel needs (commuting or going to the airport)
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   Show HN: Person-to-person ridesharing, safe and reliable(riderbee.com)

   15 points by wongjoh 14y ago|13 comments
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   by wongjoh 15y ago

   I would hope so too, but in the case/scenario, the very regulators are lobbied/bribed/look the other way. Not every society is as law-centric as the US, especially the fast, emerging countries.
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   by wongjoh 15y ago

   Sure. This is the classical question about a corporation maximizing profits vs its social responsibility. Furthermore, ethics/moral stand depend on the societal norms. In the scenario I gave, we are looking from the outside -- it may be per
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   Ask HN: imagine a world where Google was truly evil ...

   9 points by wongjoh 15y ago|6 comments
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    by wongjoh 16y ago

    For sure, especially the "we are doing great" part ;-) Ahh, the screenshots. You are right -- nowhere to be found on the site, but they are at the itunes link ( http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/crumbs-app/id421662811?mt=8&#... ). Will correct
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    by wongjoh 16y ago

    Thanks!
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    Looking for a technical co-founder (SF/East Bay)

    6 points by wongjoh 16y ago|5 comments
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    by wongjoh 16y ago

    I don't think Google or anyone here is arguing about competition. The key issue is that MSFT seems to be stealing search results off from Google. That's like Gartner publishing and selling material with sections taken from research from Jun