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alexgrandeon Design Comparison: iOS 7 vs Android vs Windows

Definitely like Windows Phone the best overall!

alexgrandeon Launchable.io - A quick and easy way to test ideas

Hilarious, I made a similar website in 2 hours yesterday - http://confirmidea.com. I'm experimenting with this idea.. running a google experiment with two different screenshots. Why not? 2 hours for fun. If enough people said yes, create a basic service and charge $5 an A/B Test. Free for one page was my idea. $99 is ridiculous.

alexgrandeon Confirm Idea - Test ideas against real people with as little work as possible

I have similar reservations. The customer doesn't always know what they want. However, would you agree people often can predict how they will behave if accurately presented with a product? To spend 15 minutes to put an idea and a question out there, it could yield quality results for accessing a direction. Especially if A/B testing a screenshot or elevator pitch.

alexgrandeon Confirm Idea - Test ideas against real people with as little work as possible

You are right. But Kickstarters take money and time to do well.

This allows quick ideas to be tested.

alexgrandeon Confirm Idea - Test ideas against real people with as little work as possible

That was a mistake and removed.

alexgrandeon What was that sliding stacking side menu in Hacker News recently?

Found it! http://tympanus.net/Development/MultiLevelPushMenu/index2.ht...

alexgrandeon Is Bootstrap making the Internet fat?

Ha it certainly is popular and helps people get started. But it is a very large library.

alexgrandeon Show HN: BitBalloon, insta-deployment of static sites with forms that just work

Nice work! I was telling someone about it today.

alexgrandeon If I taught full stack RoR dev in SF for $30/2 hours would you come?

Sounds good! I will look into starting something. I'm at Runway shared workspace in SF, and I can use the conference space for free. Small groups and higher rates sounds like the plan.

alexgrandeon The Man Who Sold His Fate to Investors at $1 a Share

That is _so_ Portland.

alexgrandeon How we built a Responsive Time.com

Definitely like the responsive nature of this site. Nice work appendTo() team!

One question: where's the large screen layout? I use a 27in monitor, and I really appreciate it when I can get more bang for my large screen buck!

alexgrandeon Long range WiFi antenna from Illy coffee can

I did the same thing when I was young and poor. From my Pioneer Square loft, I got great reception from a cafe a block away.