rapcal

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by rapcal 11y ago
For production apps, 2 dynos is the least you need not only because of sleep, but also because of redundancy. So there's no way of downgrading to the Hobby tier for lots of us. For 2 dynos the price increase is 44,9% !
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by rapcal 11y ago
Running 2 web dynos is the leanest recommended setting for production apps ( obvious reason... ). This means, in my case, a steep 45% increase for those small apps [from $34.50 to $50].
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by rapcal 12y ago
Every bit of technology provides benefits and threats. URL shorteners are no exception: they definitely add value (and I don't mean just from the sender's perspective, but also on the recipient's end, eg. by allowing you to c
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by rapcal 12y ago
goo.gl too, with nearly 6,300 links to Trojans, way more than on the bit.ly report: https://www.google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?site=goo.gl
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by rapcal 12y ago
Really interesting. I'd love to see it (and RelateIQ) integrate with a more complete sales solution, like close.io (which I love). PS - just saw that RelateIQ has an API and PersistIQ has an out of the box Salesforce integration. Looki
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by rapcal 12y ago
404...
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by rapcal 13y ago
http://aherk.com - A "goal-oriented self-blackmailing service" that got a lot of press, including mentions on Lifehacker, The Next Web, Forbes, Washington Post, NY Daily News, etc.
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by rapcal 13y ago
Are 1,000+ models really necessary for a recipe sharing application?
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by rapcal 13y ago
Just a heads up, maybe you could rename twitter-hogan to something else. I'm getting ´ReferenceError: Hogan is not defined´ and a blank page because "twitter" is blocked on my corporate network. ( http://f.cl.ly/items/2o2p3c2X173Z3u2t1F2j/b
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by rapcal 13y ago
Back online
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by rapcal 14y ago
Getting a 404 ('There isn't a GitHub Page hosted here, sorry.')
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by rapcal 14y ago
Genius! Loved the idea :) And it would certainly have been useful to Aron Ralston [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aron_Ralston ]
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by rapcal 14y ago
forfew.com -- social sharing/rewards program
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by rapcal 15y ago
I absolutely loved the humorous tone! I reckon some integration with social networks could be a good way for you to gain some leverage. People would be able to tag the friends they'd like to bang and see who would bang them back. I think cu
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by rapcal 15y ago
I cant thank you enough! It's great to talk to someone who had the same experience. Now The Next Web has also done a piece on us too and things are moving. You point to something that sounds obvious, but truth is I have barely interacted wi
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by rapcal 15y ago
Thank you very much! I really think your first idea is amazing, and the homepage is presently too static and oh-so-boring...
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by rapcal 15y ago
Thanks! I'll try to figure out what this re-marketing thing is and check out the tools you've mentioned!
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by rapcal 15y ago
Thanks! I'm trying to give a boost to my quasi non-existent social efforts and I think this is helping! :) I have to let go of my wallet too and pay for some extra server power. I have to admit the site is too slow...
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by rapcal 15y ago
Thank you very much for such a kind offer! I'll definitely get back to you after I find out what re-marketing is... :-S
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by rapcal 15y ago
Yes, marketing is my achilles heel. Thanks for pointing this tool out. I'll definitely have a look.
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by rapcal 15y ago
Thank you very much for taking the time to provide me with your insights! With all honesty, I don't have a business model. Aherk! was the project I used to learn how to program, and I think it did more than well! Of course it would be fanta
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by rapcal 15y ago
Oh, about the "subscriber" I was just referring to an HN member that added the Facebook app. Sorry, I'm a native Portuguese speaker and my English is not very good... :S
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by rapcal 15y ago
Exactly how I feel! Glad to see there are some mad people like me ;o)
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by rapcal 15y ago
About points 1 to 3, I think e acknowledged above with enough emphasis my complete lack of social wisdom so far... :( Regarding 4, just as the app said automatically, I'm also sorry that something went wrong... ;) Can you tell me where, on
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by rapcal 15y ago
Call me hopeless newbie, but I really haven't thought about people who may not sign up right on their first visit, but may do so later - and a way to "track" them. I think the social buttons you've mentioned are good for this too - if peopl
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by rapcal 15y ago
Wow! You really managed to help me see my problem much clearer! I'll definitely spend some time trying to come out with mechanisms to achieve these 3 goals. I think I can actually focus on the last two, since you need to register to vote (t
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by rapcal 15y ago
Thanks so much for your input! A lot of your ideas are close to either things that are planned for the future or ideas that I have discussed with friends. Badges, for instance, are something that I'm definitely going to implement. And altho
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by rapcal 15y ago
Thank you for your feedback! I must confess that I'm a (unhappy) lawyer by profession and decided to change paths this year (when I turned 37, so I'm probably one of the oldest guys around here ;) Being so, the technical part of things, whi
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by rapcal 15y ago
I'm really sorry that I haven't been able to respond to all these thoughtful comments in a timely fashion. I feel like a bad mannered host that leaves the party while the guests are arriving to celebrate his birthday. Just so that you all k
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by rapcal 15y ago
Thank you very much for your input. And I'm always looking for app feedback! :) I think you point out a real obstacle to wider user adoption, but I believe in the concept (and I think it needs some 'lack of privacy' for it to work). Further

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