nicholasreed

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by nicholasreed 5y ago
Downtime is one thing, data loss is another. Easy to redeploy elsewhere, but backups/etc were all on heroku-linked services. I'll definitely be updating the thread with however the now-started legal process plays out.
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by nicholasreed 5y ago
Redeploying on another platform was relatively easy to do. Losing 10 years of data and information for all future reservations, etc. is harder to recover from. Not to mention the fact that I still have no idea if i was simply hacked and I s
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by nicholasreed 5y ago
I don't think they are trolling; I have exactly the fear that somehow now my email, IP, all linked credit cards on other accounts, etc, are about to be autobanned by the same broken process that got me to this point. The biggest concer
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by nicholasreed 5y ago
Easy deployment and scaling of resources a decade ago, familiarity and not too expensive to switch as time has progressed (of course I host things elsewhere, just have a lot of client/personal data on Heroku).
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Tell HN: Heroku bans 10 year account without notice or explanation
182 points by nicholasreed 5y ago|25 comments
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by nicholasreed 8y ago
Clickable: https://www.getasecond.com Video Links: Technical Overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVRCsuoHmak Walkthrough of alpha: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4SUaWFHoog
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Show HN: Second – solution to decentralize
7 points by nicholasreed 8y ago|1 comments
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by nicholasreed 8y ago
I've spent the last few years building a product to help every user and business own their data. It solves Identity, Language, and Hosting, with customizable UIs. It's cool because it can change the way we all communicate; instead
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by nicholasreed 11y ago
This is really well done! The website was beautiful and ran well on desktop and mobile, It took a few clicks (after being sold on the idea) to get to the decision-making information: price and servings. A simple solution would be to add ser
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by nicholasreed 12y ago
Location: Menlo Park, CA Remote: Yes Relocate: No Tech: Using Javascript on the front/backend frequently, comfortable with Python and PHP. Phonegap/Cordova advocate for cross-platform apps. Resume: https://www.linkedin
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by nicholasreed 12y ago
Useable, definitely minimal. Goodreads is overkill for my needs and this is a nice start. A few random pieces of feedback: - Needs some sort of book registry API when adding books. Especially helpful if I'm adding just a few recent boo
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by nicholasreed 12y ago
For a fun (fictional) take about life on Mars, I'd recommend reading The Martian by Andy Weir ( amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/The-Martian-Novel-Andy-Weir-ebook/dp/B... ). The book was a wild read, and do
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by nicholasreed 12y ago
I agree that the lifelock link was not impressive, but in the second link (search for "My third topic") there are significant examples of identity theft that would have far-reaching consequence such as: | "Victims are often s
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by nicholasreed 12y ago
Instead of asking a question and then flippantly responding to a well-written answer, I recommend you do some quick googling. http://www.lifelock.com/education/identity-theft-recovery/ef... https://www.
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by nicholasreed 12y ago
I made an app for a ChallengePost hackathon in this area, http://rackspacemobile.challengepost.com/submissions/28855-o... . I think TaskRabbit and similar services have a tremendous opportunity to build a base of passi
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by nicholasreed 12y ago
Kitchen Sink example: http://semantic-ui.com/kitchen-sink.html Lots of examples in there, useful to Inspect. I'm glad this got resubmitted or I might have missed out, it seems extremely comprehensive to prototype with.
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by nicholasreed 12y ago
Everybody knows the speakers are for inspiration, but the mingling and conversations with like-minded founders is where you get all the real work/enjoyment.
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by nicholasreed 12y ago
You've been here for almost a year. Have you read the guidelines for HN? Specifically "Resist complaining about being downmodded. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading." In general, comments in this community mo
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by nicholasreed 12y ago
This sound fun, and there is an awesome Famo.us+Mapbox implementation somewhere. Shoot me an email and let's make it real quick!
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by nicholasreed 12y ago
This is the perfect approach to take! While I think the future of Famo.us + Phonegap is super bright, at the moment you're definitely better served using something like this to prototype (while still looking good) and validate, and the
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by nicholasreed 12y ago
I bet a Flipboard-clone wouldn't be too difficult for a few engineers to bang out in Famo.us. But then again, the value of Flipboard isn't in being a beacon of iOS beauty and functionality, but instead lies in the apps wonderfully
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by nicholasreed 12y ago
Thanks for the feedback! Did you see a different button? (+ new app) perhaps? I updated the url to use the git:// one. I'll have to look into the 20mb limit, I never noticed!
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by nicholasreed 12y ago
Android or iOS? Swift? There are many, many choice for "native" devs. Every choice has sacrifices, including this prototype-focused one.
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by nicholasreed 12y ago
PhoneGap can only do so much, it is mostly just wrapping your HTML/JS/CSS. Finally those languages are starting to get close to what a native app can do (with significantly less development time, perfect for prototyping).
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by nicholasreed 12y ago
I'm supposing you didn't look at what Famo.us offers, in terms of gestures and scrolling. I used to have your opinion, then I actually tried famo.us, and realized how simple it made everything. I'm arguing that if myself, as
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by nicholasreed 12y ago
It is open source... Some development (a majority) has been behind closed doors, but they are now opening everything up.
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by nicholasreed 12y ago
Thanks! It definitely doesn't have a team of designers/developers behind it...which is kind of the point. If you added a competent designer, and more than a week of work, you can see how a functional, smooth app could result. Not
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by nicholasreed 12y ago
There is a sample node.js server for the Waiting app as well, in case you missed it. Writing everything in JS has advantages!
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by nicholasreed 12y ago
I totally agree with the sentiment, and iOS/Android support only is unfortunate at the moment. It's only getting better though, and in a few months the improvements in Famo.us/PhoneGap will be impressive. (un)Fortunately, I&#
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by nicholasreed 12y ago
Seriously, it means the world to hear this. Thank you!

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