nicholasreed

Downtime is one thing, data loss is another. Easy to redeploy elsewhere, but backups/etc were all on heroku-linked services.

I'll definitely be updating the thread with however the now-started legal process plays out.

Redeploying on another platform was relatively easy to do.

Losing 10 years of data and information for all future reservations, etc. is harder to recover from. Not to mention the fact that I still have no idea if i was simply hacked and I should be trying to notify customers (customers of which I now have no record, because, again, all data and backups on Heroku-linked services).

I don't think they are trolling; I have exactly the fear that somehow now my email, IP, all linked credit cards on other accounts, etc, are about to be autobanned by the same broken process that got me to this point.

The biggest concern is the complete lack of transparency in why the account was suspended; was I hacked and I need to protect other things? Was my customer data accessed? I haven't the faintest idea, which is a helpless feeling.

I had planned for outages, disconnects, etc, but literally EVERYTHING is behind the Heroku login; because I never considered anything I was doing remotely bad, I never considered I'd be suddenly unable to login to every 3rd party backup service, access environment variables, etc.

Easy deployment and scaling of resources a decade ago, familiarity and not too expensive to switch as time has progressed (of course I host things elsewhere, just have a lot of client/personal data on Heroku).

Clickable: https://www.getasecond.com

Video Links:

Technical Overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVRCsuoHmak

Walkthrough of alpha: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4SUaWFHoog

I've spent the last few years building a product to help every user and business own their data. It solves Identity, Language, and Hosting, with customizable UIs.

It's cool because it can change the way we all communicate; instead of interacting with 3rd parties, you always interact with your AI that handles everything for you.

Just coming out of stealth, launch posts and whatnot coming soon :)

This is really well done! The website was beautiful and ran well on desktop and mobile,

It took a few clicks (after being sold on the idea) to get to the decision-making information: price and servings. A simple solution would be to add serving information directly to the online store list (where you currently have online pricing). You could also add the "Most Popular" item (again, with price and serving info) to the bottom of the initial landing page.

Location: Menlo Park, CA

Remote: Yes

Relocate: No

Tech: Using Javascript on the front/backend frequently, comfortable with Python and PHP. Phonegap/Cordova advocate for cross-platform apps.

Resume: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholasreed , https://github.com/nicholasareed , http://famousmobileapps.com

Email: nicholas.a.reed at google's mail service

I love building API-backed apps and complete services. My experience includes building a niche SaaS product, writing the first iteration of Hackathon.io, and as a Tech PM at DocuSign. My ideal company would be a small team based in the Bay Area that wants passionate developers to contribute to building an amazing product or service in a short time frame.

Useable, definitely minimal. Goodreads is overkill for my needs and this is a nice start.

A few random pieces of feedback:

- Needs some sort of book registry API when adding books. Especially helpful if I'm adding just a few recent books to see how it actually works.

- I don't like that my read books are crossed off. Instead, I'd rather a second list, or a different color scheme.

Perhaps a nitpick, but it's offputting to see banner ads on a minimalist site. If this is a side project you've only worked a few days on and want feedback for, why try and monetize it right away?

For a fun (fictional) take about life on Mars, I'd recommend reading The Martian by Andy Weir ( amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/The-Martian-Novel-Andy-Weir-ebook/dp/B... ). The book was a wild read, and does a tremendous job showing the myriad difficulties humanity must overcome in order to colonize Mars.

I agree that the lifelock link was not impressive, but in the second link (search for "My third topic") there are significant examples of identity theft that would have far-reaching consequence such as:

| "Victims are often scarred emotionally. They feel violated and helpless -- and very angry. I've heard people use the word "rape" to describe how they feel. "

| "A search of his SSN showed he was wanted for a crime in the Bay Area. He was transported from San Diego to San Francisco and put in jail. It took him 10 days before one of the officers believed him, took his fingerprints as he had requested all along, and realized they had the wrong person."

| "when the imposter is working under the victim's name and SSN, and the earnings show on the victim's Social Security Administration record. We learned of one such a case that had been going on for 10 years. The imposter obtained the victim's birth certificate, a public record in California. And even when the victim acquired a new SSN, the impersonator was able to obtain it shortly thereafter. Victims of employment fraud often must deal with the Internal Revenue Service because IRS records show they are under-reporting their wages."

Instead of asking a question and then flippantly responding to a well-written answer, I recommend you do some quick googling.

http://www.lifelock.com/education/identity-theft-recovery/ef...

https://www.privacyrights.org/ar/id_theft.htm

Identity theft can have far-reaching consequences and calling it a "pain in the ass," even an "insane pain in the ass," is barely scratching the surface of the experience.

edit: grammar

I made an app for a ChallengePost hackathon in this area, http://rackspacemobile.challengepost.com/submissions/28855-o... . I think TaskRabbit and similar services have a tremendous opportunity to build a base of passionate and trusted workers, but instead they're gouging them (25% commission past the first introduction is absurd) and misunderstanding why every worker I've talked with feels betrayed (from lack of trust on TR's part related to communication from worker to employer, to an oversimplification of scheduling that actually prevents workers from committing to multiple jobs in a day).

Or maybe the business is running smoothly and they're minting money so they just don't care what a minority of dissatisfied-but-loud customers/workers say.

Kitchen Sink example: http://semantic-ui.com/kitchen-sink.html

Lots of examples in there, useful to Inspect. I'm glad this got resubmitted or I might have missed out, it seems extremely comprehensive to prototype with.

Everybody knows the speakers are for inspiration, but the mingling and conversations with like-minded founders is where you get all the real work/enjoyment.

You've been here for almost a year. Have you read the guidelines for HN? Specifically "Resist complaining about being downmodded. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading."

In general, comments in this community move the discussion forward. I'd argue that your original comment added nothing to the discussion and was not intended to, which was the reason I downvoted it.

This sound fun, and there is an awesome Famo.us+Mapbox implementation somewhere. Shoot me an email and let's make it real quick!

This is the perfect approach to take! While I think the future of Famo.us + Phonegap is super bright, at the moment you're definitely better served using something like this to prototype (while still looking good) and validate, and then potentially go Java/Objc if you need every last drop of performance.

I bet a Flipboard-clone wouldn't be too difficult for a few engineers to bang out in Famo.us. But then again, the value of Flipboard isn't in being a beacon of iOS beauty and functionality, but instead lies in the apps wonderfully-curated content.

Thanks for the feedback! Did you see a different button? (+ new app) perhaps? I updated the url to use the git:// one. I'll have to look into the 20mb limit, I never noticed!

Android or iOS? Swift? There are many, many choice for "native" devs. Every choice has sacrifices, including this prototype-focused one.

PhoneGap can only do so much, it is mostly just wrapping your HTML/JS/CSS. Finally those languages are starting to get close to what a native app can do (with significantly less development time, perfect for prototyping).

I'm supposing you didn't look at what Famo.us offers, in terms of gestures and scrolling. I used to have your opinion, then I actually tried famo.us, and realized how simple it made everything.

I'm arguing that if myself, as a no-design-talent, been using PG since 0.8 guy can recognize the benefits of switching my workflow to this, it is at least worth a look.

It is open source... Some development (a majority) has been behind closed doors, but they are now opening everything up.

Thanks! It definitely doesn't have a team of designers/developers behind it...which is kind of the point. If you added a competent designer, and more than a week of work, you can see how a functional, smooth app could result. Not a guarantee of course, but the foundation is there.

There is a sample node.js server for the Waiting app as well, in case you missed it. Writing everything in JS has advantages!

I totally agree with the sentiment, and iOS/Android support only is unfortunate at the moment. It's only getting better though, and in a few months the improvements in Famo.us/PhoneGap will be impressive.

(un)Fortunately, I've wasted the hours of getting the payload/etc support working pretty seamlessly, so handling incoming Push's is all done in one place: https://github.com/nicholasareed/internal_app/blob/master/sr...

Seriously, it means the world to hear this. Thank you!

I've been working on putting my PhoneGap/Famo.us knowledge into a consumable form. I hope this "playbook" (with the sample apps and examples) can be useful some folks who are building apps! It is still a WIP on both the copy and code ends, but I'll be adding improvements consistently.

I totally disagree; I absolutely loved the elementary school science fair approach. You could actually engage with the teams behind every interesting project, and skip past all the usual 2-3 minute bland, boring on-stage pitches from bleary-eyed and brain-drained builders.