Microryza
Learning and science
research crowdfunding
SHOW HN2012
58points
24comments
#398of 1,677 in 2012
Top 24%of 2012 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
5 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 12 comments about the project. Thread score +0.30.
Idea: 2 for, 2 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Beautiful, clean design
From 2 comments
Incredibly beautiful. The first column seems to have a little text overlap into the bottom "Learn More" in Chrome 18.0.1025.151 on Lion. I feel like the about us section could…
lbotos on HNBeautiful design. Clean. To the point. Love the fossil at the end. Congrats!
Kilimanjaro on HN
Good luck wishes for the launch
From 2 comments
Best of luck Denny, et al. This looks great! I'm glad you guys have research experience since that's integral for understanding this space. I hope you motivate a lot of new…
possibilistic on HNWay to go! I know these guys personally and they are definitely passionate about Microryza's mission in the world. Keep up the hustle!
rishtal on HN
Objections
Research may not fit a crowdfunding pitch model
From 2 comments
How is this going to work for the vast non-sexy majority of research?
eli_gottlieb on HNWhat I mean is that when I look at your site, I find the same thing I mostly find on other crowdfunding sites: projects that are easy to explain and to which it is easy to draw…
eli_gottlieb on HN
Requests
Show user names instead of real names on donation and backers pages
From 2 comments
Yeah! All I'm really looking for is for the person to acknowledge my donation. BTW, I did just donate a small amount to the chili project. One more piece of feedback. My real…
monk_the_dog on HNI'm not asking for anonymous giving. I'm asking that my user name appears on the backers page instead of my full name. It doesn't bother me that the project (or the site) knows…
monk_the_dog on HN
Fix text overlap in Chrome on Lion
From 1 comment
Incredibly beautiful. The first column seems to have a little text overlap into the bottom "Learn More" in Chrome 18.0.1025.151 on Lion. I feel like the about us section could…
lbotos on HN
Revise the about us section
From 1 comment
Incredibly beautiful. The first column seems to have a little text overlap into the bottom "Learn More" in Chrome 18.0.1025.151 on Lion. I feel like the about us section could…
lbotos on HN
Questions
What language and how was the design done
From 1 comment
What language? How did you design?
killnine on HN
How much of the development the maker contributed
From 1 comment
Congrats Denny! It's clear that you and your team have put in mountains of work with some amazing attention to detail. How much of the development did you end up contributing?
skndr on HN
Alternatives named
Other crowdfunding sites
From 1 comment
What I mean is that when I look at your site, I find the same thing I mostly find on other crowdfunding sites: projects that are easy to explain and to which it is easy to draw…
eli_gottlieb on HN