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erikbigelow

22 karma · joined May 17, 2010

Developing a decentralized social networking/ Identity building app called Get6d.
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erikbigelow··on We’re dropping Google Ads
If you're doing it for the sole purpose of wasting their money then it's pretty unethical. That's why in law they always talk about intent.
erikbigelow··on We’re dropping Google Ads
I hate the ad model too, but you're stealing bandwidth and hosting. Delivering those pictures and text comes from somewhere, and ads are how they're hoping to pay for it. Justify it to yourself how you want, but it's true.
erikbigelow··on Mark Zuckerberg on the next 10 years of Facebook
Cause it's just a tool. A tool that promotes laziness in communication and personal contact. All for the low low cost of all your privacy so they can sell you to whoever. It's a convenient tool though
erikbigelow··on ODROID-C2 Compared to Raspberry Pi 3 and Orange Pi Plus
Great info, thanks!
erikbigelow··on Developing Our First iOS App with React Native
I'm the opposite of you. I'd much prefer to do everything in a browser. I hate downloading new apps for every little link. I was really hoping the Firefox OS worked out.
erikbigelow··on A Message to Our Customers
He's an older gay man, I would be shocked if this didn't influence greatly his opinion in this realm. He's lived through some times that weren't too friendly to "his kind" that were open.
erikbigelow··on How we use Slack in our family
Nice job
erikbigelow··on Show HN: A decentralized social network with end-to-end encryption
Nice. Keep working on it. We need a solution. What's your stack?
erikbigelow··on Ask HN: What's your favorite online course?
So much for having any extra free time after reading these comments
erikbigelow··on [dead]
Only tip is learn to program.

Unless you already have funding and can pay the CTO then what you're asking for gets asked millions of times a day. You have to realize it's easier to come up with an idea (I'm not going to debate the worth or potential worth of your idea because it's irrelevant here) than it is to execute it. Ideas, both good and bad, are a dime a dozen. Developers are the harder asset to find unless you're willing to pay them. Good luck in your venture though.

erikbigelow··on I can build an forever-free and anonymous personal finance web app
Yeah, what he said.

If what you're building is something you'd use then it's probably something others would use.

erikbigelow··on Show HN: ReadRatio – Real time web analytics for blogs
Congrats and good luck. I thought about building something similar about a year ago. It's an interesting and petty simple test for a bit more accurate tracking of reading. Never thought about trying to monetize it like this, however, so I'll be paying attention to how you do.
erikbigelow··on Show HN: Sheetlabs – Turn your spreadsheets into APIs
This should target drop shipper warehouses. They send updated product lists to clients monthly.
erikbigelow··on What Diaspora Should Do with their Newfound Fuckyoufacebook Money
So basically you're saying don't fight it just let the warm embrace of facebook envelope you and take over.

Why do I see the scene in the Matrix when Agent Smith would touch someone and they would become another Agent Smith when I read this?