my weekend project
Web and SaaS
file sharing marketplace
SHOW HN2011
34points
32comments
#344of 1,097 in 2011
Top 32%of 2011 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
1 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 3 critical, out of 6 comments about the project. Thread score -0.29.
Execution: 0 for, 2 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Interesting use of Bitcoin for micropayments
From 2 comments
This is awesome! I personally can't think of a need for the service, but I'm glad to see Bitcoins being used. I don't care how it materializes, but an open source virtual…
clistctrl on HNBecause if you want to build stuff with payments, you deal with APIs and not paperwork. Which is much friendlier for us hackers. Considering bitcoins actually have value (the…
radu_floricica on HN
Objections
Bitcoin is a speculative pyramid or pump-and-dump scheme
From 3 comments
Short answer: they aren't. However, anyone who has managed to acquire some is currently busy trying to talk up their value. Or to put it another way, it's a pyramid scheme with…
hugh3 on HNTheir intrinsic value is that they cannot be controlled by despotic governments, nanny state mothers and fathers, or by corrupt bankers or payment gateway vendors You could say…
hugh3 on HNI admit it's not exactly a pyramid scheme, but it does have many features in common -- in particular, the fact that the folks who get in on the ground floor can potentially earn…
hugh3 on HN
Unclear need for the service; people unlikely to pay for unseen files
From 2 comments
I think it's a good idea but am relunctant to think that people would actually pay for files, especially for something they've never seen/used before. Nonetheless, maybe check…
huge_ness on HNThis is awesome! I personally can't think of a need for the service, but I'm glad to see Bitcoins being used. I don't care how it materializes, but an open source virtual…
clistctrl on HN
Upload of a .gif returned a code dump
From 1 comment
I uploaded a .gif and got a huge code dump in return.
thatusertwo on HN
Requests
Fix the upload error for non-text files
From 2 comments
I uploaded a .gif and got a huge code dump in return.
thatusertwo on HNoh. well.. this is very quick project and I did not really spent a lot of time polishing it. So I could expect that. Do you have screenshot/copypaste by any chance? If so, could…
hippich on HN
Questions
Why are Bitcoins a good idea
From 1 comment
Could a fellow nerd explain to me why Bitcoins are a good idea? Or what the idea is behind them?
kloncks on HN
Alternatives named
Gumroad
From 1 comment
I think it's a good idea but am relunctant to think that people would actually pay for files, especially for something they've never seen/used before. Nonetheless, maybe check…
huge_ness on HN