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Pointsly

54 karma · joined July 15, 2011

Philadelphia - Miami - Costa Rica - All in between.

Gamification can change the world.

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Pointsly··on Live video of House SOPA hearing
Watching this makes me realize that we don't need new regulations... we need new leaders... leaders who can compete and are knowledgeable on a global scale.
Pointsly··on Nancy Pelosi, Ron Paul join SOPA opposition
Love this. Thank God.
Pointsly··on Video: Quantum Levitation
Am I really the first one who immediately thinks about Hoverboards???
Pointsly··on Police Assisted Apple Investigators in Search of SF Man's Home
Sniff a big lawsuit in the making - sounds like their might be an illegal search and seizure going on here - BIG RIGHTS VIOLATION.

I believe this is a strict liability case - meaning - would the normal guy think that his rights were being violated and he was the victim of an illegal search?

In what capacity were the cops and everyone involved identified at the time of the 'crime'? Should they have gotten a warrant? I definitely want to know what kind of documentation was taken - sounds to me like a good old fashion ILLEGAL police state shake up?

Anyone else?

Take care of these cops - this is ridiculous.

Pointsly··on How DuckDuckGo got in Time's best websites
Do you consider 'Google' competition or is your product/vision/direction so unique that they might be a complement?
Pointsly··on How DuckDuckGo got in Time's best websites
Hey Gabriel - 10 years from now where is DuckDuckGo? What's the vision?
Pointsly··on Use Jonathan's card to buy yourself an iPad
I love how his site is now down... I'm sure some one in the HN community is responsible... thank you.
Pointsly··on Temporary tattoos fitted with electronics make flexible, ultrathin sensors
This will be instrumental for gamification.

See: http://g4tv.com/videos/44277/dice-2010-design-outside-the-bo...

Pointsly··on Jonathan's Card revealed as viral marketing campaign
"fell for it" - I see what you are saying but I think you are giving 'them' 2 much credit.
Pointsly··on Gamification is bullshit
'do things that are unnecessary' - that's a pretty bold statement. who are you to decide?
Pointsly··on Gamification is bullshit
I think the game layer is real - I like Shell's statement - 'how can it not happen?'

see - http://g4tv.com/videos/44277/dice-2010-design-outside-the-bo...

Pointsly··on Augmented Reality - Video Game Car Drives As You Play
I think it would be better if it actually was an augmented reality windshield - get points for safe driving, get points for coming to a complete stop at a stop sign, get points for allowing someone to cut in front of you, get points for obeying the speed limit, get points for car-pooling, etc...
Pointsly··on Spam King Sanford Wallace Indicted for Facebook Spam
lowlife.
Pointsly··on Feedback on our website http://www.transparentitsolutions.com
Vijay - good idea - but i am not sure anyone is going to take you up on this offer. Good luck though.
Pointsly··on Android nears 50 percent global market share
I still think iPhone will continue to reign supreme... very interesting what will happen over the next 5 years.
Pointsly··on Federal Circuit Slams Patent Troll
Nah - this is a ray of hope! Like the old days when they would take Pirates and hang them at the ports 'Pirates beware'! Hopefully it:

1) Brings light to the situation

2) Discourages this behavior from others in the future

I guess we shall see :)

Pointsly··on Federal Circuit Slams Patent Troll
Yes. The old contracts are similar and kinda like the 'fruit of the poisonous tree' doctrine.

Though.

I doubt Eon-Net is going to 'take them to court' and face a similar result (that is if the companies can afford the law suit and/or if Eon-Net can NOW afford the law suit).

Pointsly··on Undetweetable saves the tweets that you delete, and publishes them
It's in the public domain... it's open for grabs.
Pointsly··on Undetweetable saves the tweets that you delete, and publishes them
Wow - whoever made this is ridiculous... i kinda don't like this stuff... just doesn't feel 'good' - anyone get what I'm saying?
Pointsly··on [dead]
Honestly I tried it - not a huge fan of it. Really is no point to this site - it's a cool tool, but why do i care if i have this or not? If you took this tool out of my life - would I miss it? That's the question you should ask yourself.
Pointsly··on Airbnb offers $50,000 insurance policy after user's 'nightmare'
Incredible business move on their part... they should come out of this entire crisis a winner. Might even be one of those no publicity is bad publicity examples.
Pointsly··on Airbnb Competitor Checks IDs: 'We Don't Want to Trade Security for Volume'
Am I the only one who doesn't think this is that big of a deal for AirBnB?
Pointsly··on The Secret Ingredient In Your Orange Juice
Regardless of the health conclusions - you can't deny the amount of sugar in single cup - absolutely contributes to the obesity we are all facing.
Pointsly··on Could You Modify It ‘To Stop Students From Becoming This Advanced?’
College is not working - by the time kids graduate most of what they 'learned' in the classroom is outdated. College if anything is just a good place to gain 'social experiences'.
Pointsly··on The Campaign For Real Monopoly
Stratego is still far superior of a board game.
Pointsly··on 16 Arrested as F.B.I. Hits the Hacking Group Anonymous
I'm interested to see if the Government throws them away in some max security prison in Colorado or asks them to work along their sides.
Pointsly··on AmEx Links Up Facebook With Coupon-less Deals, And Lets Merchants Go Social
I don't know anyone who is going to download this.