Wrte.io
Productivity
SHOW HN2015
How HN took it
1 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 6 critical, out of 12 comments about the project. Thread score -0.29.
Idea: 0 for, 3 againstPricing: 0 for, 3 againstPerformance: 1 for, 0 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
Interesting idea and congratulations on launch progress
From 2 comments
Is the payment to get the email delivered or to get guaranteed response? I'd prefer the latter for two reasons: 1) as a receiver I don't want to miss out on a potentially…
keesj on HNNice! Any plans to use micropayment channels?
aminok on HN
Objections
Payment excludes poor or less wealthy senders
From 3 comments
What a great way to make sure you only get emails from rich, tech-savvy people.
onion2k on HNThe problem is that as soon as you tie the ability to send someone an email to your bank account you immediately put poor people at a grotesque disadvantage. I wouldn't presume…
onion2k on HNYou right, it discriminates poor people, but it is hard to imagine that anyone can build next google without money
iovdin on HN
Paying senders could miss important emails from people who cannot pay
From 1 comment
Is the payment to get the email delivered or to get guaranteed response? I'd prefer the latter for two reasons: 1) as a receiver I don't want to miss out on a potentially…
keesj on HN
Payment-gated email could be gamed or spam still gets through
From 1 comment
While we are getting good at proof-of-work stuff -- we aren't great a proof-of-power. Meaning, it would be easy for me to emulate 10,000 slow computers with one powerful one,…
MetaCosm on HN
Direct communication alternatives may be better than paid email
From 1 comment
If you have to pay for an email anyway, would You instead call or pick some other way of direct communication? Not quite sure that replacing the indirect communication, where You…
olla on HN
Requests
Add an API to adjust pricing dynamically based on backlog
From 1 comment
This could be interesting with an API to control pricing, that way it could be adjusted by BTC => local currency -- but also based on other things. I for example, would like a…
MetaCosm on HN
Support micropayment channels
From 2 comments
Nice! Any plans to use micropayment channels?
aminok on HNYou can have a micropayment channel between the user and their email provider, and between email providers. When User A wants to send an email to User B, he sends a micropayment…
aminok on HN
Guarantee response rather than just delivery
From 1 comment
Is the payment to get the email delivered or to get guaranteed response? I'd prefer the latter for two reasons: 1) as a receiver I don't want to miss out on a potentially…
keesj on HN
Questions
Is the payment for delivery or for guaranteed response?
From 1 comment
Is the payment to get the email delivered or to get guaranteed response? I'd prefer the latter for two reasons: 1) as a receiver I don't want to miss out on a potentially…
keesj on HN
Is the price around $100 or $0.01?
From 1 comment
Is it like $100 or like $0.01? Look like very old idea of Bill Gates.
dkaigorodov on HN
Alternatives named
Bill Gates proof-of-work email idea
From 2 comments
The problem is that as soon as you tie the ability to send someone an email to your bank account you immediately put poor people at a grotesque disadvantage. I wouldn't presume…
onion2k on HNIs it like $100 or like $0.01? Look like very old idea of Bill Gates.
dkaigorodov on HN
Ningo.me multi-currency email payments
From 1 comment
Why limit this service to bitcoin if the generalized version for any currency exists already? Head over to https://ningo.me! Shall we join forces?
mister_l on HN