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henriqueaon Ask HN: Do you think we'll see any Twitter/Facebook real-competitor?

Good point! Feels like a lot of products start having the "quick exit" mindset, only a few are trying to build a product that last.

henriqueaon Ask HN: Do you think we'll see any Twitter/Facebook real-competitor?

Yes, I like the concept but as I mentioned before can't see ordinary people using it.

henriqueaon Ask HN: Do you think we'll see any Twitter/Facebook real-competitor?

Really like the idea about our own distributed/private-cloud version but I struggle to see ordinary users using it.

henriqueaon Ask HN: Do you think we'll see any Twitter/Facebook real-competitor?

That's true! Twitter is used a lot in the news industry. Hmm, good question I use it to share news with my family and friend since I live abroad.

henriqueaon Ask HN: Do you think we'll see any Twitter/Facebook real-competitor?

Well Instagram and WhatsApp are owned by Facebook :)

henriqueaon Ask HN: Do you think we'll see any Twitter/Facebook real-competitor?

Totally agree with your point. I'm 33 and aware the young generation is using a different toolbet.

henriqueaon Native Scrolling

I can't emphasize enough how much I prefer to let the browsers vendors handle that.

henriqueaon Animate a route between two points in Google Maps

Pushed this example last weekend. It may be useful for someone else. Cheers!

henriqueaon Poll: Which JavaScript framework do you use (and why)?

IMO depend of the type of the project you're building. I'm using Ember because most of the project I work on right now have multiple pages, views and components. Using any other library/toolset would be much harder to achieve the same results. Ember comes with a lot of things in the box, the routes is definitely a game changer compared with with others.

henriqueaon On Google's Acquisition of Nest

At the end of the day it's all about money.

henriqueaon Ask HN: How do you decide your side project?

I'm more with the niche market to be honest, solve one specific problem.

The money is a good point, of course we all want to do something that succeeds and the profit plays a big role here. Thanks for the input!

henriqueaon I just caught Facebook giving Likes from the unwilling.

This is why once a while I just go here to check my activity https://www.facebook.com/{{USER}}/allactivity?privacy_source...

henriqueaon Ask HN: How do you find side projects?

Have look at Mozilla http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/contribute/

henriqueaon Happy Programmers' Day

This is how I feel today http://cdn.meme.li/i/mditt.jpg

henriqueaon Namebox - The Easiest Way to Sell Your Unused Domains

Interesting! An option for filter by domain would be useful.

henriqueaon Laziness & The Web Designer: How Some Tools Make Designers Lazy

I agree, the same when people use jQuery without have a basic understanding of Javascript.

By the way comments like that make me cry: "I see tools like Macaw actually being the death of front end development". This guy clearly isn't a web designer and doesn't understand the basic principles of front-end, web browser and the web itself.