Show HN: PairMixer, find singles to "Pair" with

by bearwithclaws • 14 years ago

37 32 14 years ago

richerd7• 14 years ago

After Pair was released, I wanted try this "thumbkiss" thing to see what it was all about. The problem was I had no one to pair with. So I figured hey wouldn’t it be fun to create directory of singles to pair with, and so I created PairMixer over the weekend with my friend (bearwithclaws). I reversed engineered the Pair's private API so pairing is done "automagically".

What do you guys think?

Screenshots: http://i.imgur.com/QBbB9.png http://i.imgur.com/zU7AY.png

solutionyogi• 14 years ago

Is that a real testimonial on the page? If not, I think you should take it down. Alternatively, the screenshot doesn't depict reality, it's highly unlikely that a woman will approach the guy in an online world.

richerd7• 14 years ago

No its not a real testimonial. Thanks for the heads up. It was left over from our designs. We've changed it.

feiern• 14 years ago

When visiting the homepage, I didn't realize this was an additional service to an existing (and unrelated) iPhone app. I just saw the unrealistic (albeit funny) conversation on the iPhone and the (real?) testimonial next to it and left the site. It wasn't until I read your comment here that I realized what the site is all about.

So, I think the idea is great, but I also think your comment here does a better job at explaining what the site does than your actual homepage...

jey2• 14 years ago

How are you going to address the problem of a bunch of men signing up for your app but almost no women?

korussian5• 14 years ago

Also, I get the feeling the few women who appear signed up are not real. True/false?

richerd7• 14 years ago

The problem is that we launched on HackerNews which generally has a more Male audience.

We are going to try to get more females on PairMixer though other channels.

bearwithclaws2• 14 years ago

Oh, and all users are real too (feel free to PAIR with them).

jammur• 14 years ago

I love it! Disclosure: I'm one of the co-founders of Pair :)

richerd7• 14 years ago

Thanks, how about access to your API :)

excid3• 14 years ago

The ridiculously photogenic guy!

spobo• 14 years ago

Would have been more fun if it found someone to pairprogram with ;o

Jun8• 14 years ago

Hey, I think you've got a great idea here! Is there an existing tool for this? It should first roughly assess your programming level and interests and then pair you up with another programmer. You should be able to add location-based constraints, too, in case you want to meet with them.

evincarofautumn• 14 years ago

That’s what I thought it was going to be, before I clicked the link—bit disappointed. I’d like a site that hooks you up with other programmers in a collaborative IDE, letting you pop in on open problems and help out, or share private problems via temporary URL. Now if only WebSocket had wider support…

peteretep• 14 years ago

Uh, your testimonial contains an image of this lady:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2124246/Samantha-B...

Is this a joke?

richerd7• 14 years ago

it was a placeholder. We fixed it.

izak30• 14 years ago

Just so you know, it's still in your cache or something.

crazygringo• 14 years ago

She's still on your homepage, on the visual of the app itself...

ktizo• 14 years ago

It is almost definitely a joke - she has been mercilessly ripped on UK tv for exactly that article, so I would surmise that the choice of placeholder was because of that.

[edit] Specifically on Channel 4's "10 O'Clock Live" - http://www.channel4.com/programmes/10-oclock-live/4od

I don't know if that link will work for people outside the UK though.

korussian5• 14 years ago

I love the idea. Suggestion: filling out the personal profile section should be a requirement. Also, a couple of leading questions, OKCupid style, wouldn't be a bad way to get people to describe themselves a little better. Something like: "I'm probably going to take pictures of..."

richerd7• 14 years ago

thanks for the feedback. Editing your personal profile is a requirement after signing up, if you would like to view other members. As for the leading questions great suggestion, our goal for launching was just to get things going first.

korussian5• 14 years ago

If filling out the personal profile is a requirement, why are there some profiles which are blank? Perhaps those members are not interested in viewing other members?

lightyoruichi• 14 years ago

Awesome stuff coming out from you guys =)

aw3c2• 14 years ago

PairMixer finds you other single people to Pair with.

Pair is a private social network iPhone app designed for couples.

I am completely confused what it is.

korussian5• 14 years ago

PairMixer is Pair for single people. Instead of networking with your one partner, you can network with one stranger.

web_chops2• 14 years ago

For a minute I thought it was related to pair programming...

web_chops2• 14 years ago

How about an app/site where random programmers exchange a single short programming tip in their favorite programming language ? One tip and you move on to the next person.

I think it will be helpful in sharing, learning and testing programming knowledge :)

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