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Seems like an interesting application of AI. Going to be obvious to many, in hindsight. Having run a business in the trades, I used to receive 5-10 emails a day from companies offering estimation services. Clearly there is a need in the market.

It looks like your launch is opening this up to the general public - why not niche down to GCs? Maybe the launch is focused on simply gathering more blueprint data to feed your models?

This post is about the difference between art and design.

Artists make art because there is something they want to display to the world for their own reasons, irrespective of the desires of the world. That's not necessarily a bad thing. Great art is impactful to humans beyond the artist.

Design, on the other hand, is about influencing people first and foremost, and causing to take action in some way (could be a protest, or buying something, or simply clicking a button). Because of this, a designer strives to offer "the best", because that causes maximal impact.

I wish the writer great success in his art!

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I'd imagine they're ignoring lock screen stuff for the moment. When you send them your email address they ask if you use a lock screen. I bet they're filtering invites to those who don't. MVP, and whatnot.

I'd assume you prefer to do it yourself is because you haven't found a system that does it well enough for you to let go of control? Or are you just the kind of person who tends to like to do things the harder way?

I wouldn't blame you for being the latter - it's kind of like people who prefer to drive a manual transmission to automatic.

> The technical community has a higher than normal prevalence of mental illness.

What makes you say this?

http://www.tablexi.com/blog/2013/04/developers-and-depressio...

> We need to learn to put more stock in real, educated, professional advice on these topics than blog and forum-based accounts of self-prescribed solutions.

Yes. See also any thread about food.

Food? Food sources? Cooking? Farming? What are you talking about?

Sounds like a safer conclusion for a mental health professional to come to than a layman, given proper data. That is, I trust your friend's opinion on this topic more than yours or mine, but in more advanced cases I'm sure she'd prefer to see the patient than they skip her counsel.

The technical community has a higher than normal prevalence of mental illness. We need to learn to put more stock in real, educated, professional advice on these topics than blog and forum-based accounts of self-prescribed solutions.

It sounds like (or at least the title suggests that) the author would advocate this extreme approach to others? Perhaps I can advocate another approach:

If you're feeling signs of depression or panic attacks, seek out the help of a mental health professional.

There are real neurological and physical implications to the symptoms the author describes. Picking up and moving won't be an option to all, and may not work even for those who do have the option.

I'll start -

I work at a startup, so I sort of run the gamut:

* User Research

* Concept Generation

* Prototyping

* UI (Web) Dev

* Usability Testing

matrixownsyou - What are you looking for? A roll call of people interested in UI design? People employed (or self-employed) as UI designers? People who dabble in the visual aspects of their site/app/software? Are there specific skills, methods, or types of output you're looking for?

I'm a User Experience Designer by training, so UI design is a pretty big part of my work. I'm also interested in learning about others like me here on HN. But if you can, do you mind adding areas of focus?

A couple to start with (feel free to add others): User Research, Visual Design, Usability Testing, Information Architecture, UI Development

> Disclaimer: I'm not a businessperson or a restaurant owner.

This is key. stevenwei, you need to get your butt into some restaurants and test this idea out. I work with restaurant owners and workers all the time. They're loud, brash, and won't hesitate to tell you exactly what they think of you (and your product) to your face.

Spend a day in as many of the restaurants in your area as possible and request a meeting with the owner. Most of the time you'll get turned down, but take what you can get.

Ask them about their current website and if they have any issues. Talk to them about smartphones and try to understand how they perceive their problems. Take lots of notes. Then, use the words the restaurant people did on your site. It may seem unclear to us on HN, but if it speaks to restaurant people that's all that matters.