Barnacl.es
Productivity
community news site
SHOW HN2016
382points
68comments
#38of 2,264 in 2016
Top 2%of 2016 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
4 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 4 critical, out of 21 comments about the project. Thread score +0.05.
Idea: 4 for, 3 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Refreshing community idea for bootstrappers
From 3 comments
This is super refreshing! I really hope that this community lasts. For me, even though I passionately believe in my project, the biggest problem is that I can't motivate myself…
junko on HNAs a bootstrapped founder, exciting to see communities like this forming and rising. It's such a non-traditional way to start, build and grow a business in Silicon Valley that it…
onethumb on HNVery cool. I have been lurking to find a dedicated YC News-like Bootstrapper site for a while.
niftylettuce on HN
Good name
From 1 comment
i really like the name. I'm trying to start officecrashe.rs which: 1) is a barnacle type idea - i.e. even if company doesn't make money, I'll run it because that's success to me.…
andrewfromx on HN
Objections
Vote solicitation violates HN rules
From 3 comments
https://barnacl.es/s/bwd2dt/please_upvote_the_show_hn_on_barnacles :( C'mon, aside from being uncool, doing this is likely to get the post automatically removed from the front…
squeaky-clean on HNAsking for upvotes is against the rules https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html > Can I ask people to upvote my submission? > No. Users should vote for a story because it's…
ihuman on HNIsn't this site engaging[0] in brigading and vote-ringing? [0] https://barnacl.es/s/bwd2dt/please_upvote_the_show_hn_on_barnacles
jsprogrammer on HN
Risk of devolving into self-promotion
From 1 comment
I have a prediction: starts out strong, but devolves into shameless self promotion. Its a common trend i've seen in a handful of "startup" focused groups. But maybe this time…
meesterdude on HN
Terminology: 'bootstrapper' vs 'small business' disputed
From 2 comments
Why “Barnacles”? The venture capitalists own the term “startup” and it’s not worth fighting over. There isn’t really any perfect term for this business niche, so I punted on…
jarcane on HNThe problem with using "small business" as a blanket term is that they vary widely in stage and ambition. For example, it's a mouthful to distinguish between "brand new small…
gphil on HN
Requests
Larger default font size
From 1 comment
I feel so goddamn old writing this, but please make the font size slightly larger.
kmfrk on HN
Questions
How to get invited while staying anonymous
From 1 comment
Any way to get invited and retain being anonymous like you can on HN?
rubidium on HN
Which HN clone is used
From 1 comment
Off-topic and out of curiosity: What software/hn clone do you use ?
johnchristopher on HN
Alternatives named
bootstrapped.fm discussion forum
From 1 comment
See also http://discuss.bootstrapped.fm/
c17r on HN
Joel on Software discussion forums
From 1 comment
I thought 'boot strapping' was formerly shareware, and later, misv. Discuss.joelonsoftware.com was once very active for this.
marktangotango on HN
aesi.news and ossnews.net
From 2 comments
I think it's the second; aesi.news is at least a few months old.
Harkins on HNAt least the third, this has been around for a while too: https://ossnews.net/
jordigh on HN