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I’ve found that apps like uber, coinbase, robinhood etc that offer subscriptions can opt you in somewhat unexpectedly because most people are accustomed to an IAP confirmation screen. They can bypass this due to the nature of their subscription, so one too many “continue” taps and bam you’re subscribed. They don’t display pricing so prominently either.

Happened to me with coinbase, I accidentally subscribed and got charged for 3 months. Luckily they were able to refund me since I didn’t actually use the service.

I could imagine a hybrid where declarative statements drive the high-level, and lower-level details branch off and are hashed out imperatively (in chat). Maybe those detail decisions then revise the declarative statements.

The source of truth would still be the code though, otherwise the declarative statements would get so verbose that they wouldn't be any more useful than writing the code itself.

How do you create your LLCs?

Reminds me of those portraits in the Haunted Mansion ride that expand when you go down the elevator.

https://hauntedmansion.fandom.com/wiki/Stretching_Room

A good article about a somewhat similar scheme by Taboola https://www.readmargins.com/p/taboola-outbrain-and-the-chum-...

SoundCloud's timestamped comments are really so unique. I love that and the scrubbable waveform

Some advice I got a while ago about detecting fraud through stripe is you should probably train your own fraud detection model if you’re serious about limiting it and have enough volume. Even something like a simple logistic classifier would work. Stripe radar isn’t tuned to the specifics of your business, and there are other signals you can account for (like which products they’re buying, how long it takes them to buy after opening your site, etc). Custom Radar rules work to an extent.

I get that a lot of indie businesses probably don’t have the resources/want to do this, so there are solutions you can buy, but they’re expensive and mostly targeted at high volume merchants anyway. Maybe stripe launches a fine-tunable radar product someday?

this story is in Charlie Wilson's War https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2cjVhUrmII

This reminds me of jellycar. the creator made some great YouTube videos recently about the physics of it. https://youtu.be/3OmkehAJoyo

I’ve found this idea to be unappreciated; I bet most people think that a business dying means they failed, but in a strict sense a business only failed if it didn’t generate net positive cash over its lifespan. Seems like most businesses would rather reinvest the resources they already have - being in a position of some success makes it easier to find more. Fad toys are a good example: do you cash in on the fad and ride it out smoothly until demand dies, or do you try to parlay into some bigger brand? Popsocket did this pretty successfully, but plenty others probably failed.

All else equal I think a longer term success is more admirable, but many companies end up existing primarily to keep themselves alive. They acquire startups and ride out brand well beyond their useful life. At what point do these companies become net harmful?

it's cool to see all the smart little process details

- wood sticks to clean off the watch without scratching

- bright green mat for high contrast against small parts

- soft cushion pad made it easier to pick up parts on a flat surface

- the ring around the replacement main spring to make it easier to press into the barrel

(idk anything about watch servicing, just my guesses from watching the video)

feels like a variation on Andreessen’s perspective that the market matters most in startups

https://pmarchive.com/guide_to_startups_part4.html

I wrote the original article they're basing this on. I kinda wish they would've linked my article directly in their post (although they linked the original HN thread). Especially since this post basically just reskinned mine for SEO and missed some important substance IMO.

https://www.bedelstein.com/post/mcmaster-carr

I didn't write about shipping speed since the Amazon standard is now 2 days or less. Yes their shipping speed is great, but it isn't a striking relative advantage, comparing against the rest of e-commerce

How exactly does the jump bar affect impact resistance? Distributing the force evenly I assume?

Yes, it’s odd that most skate trucks don’t have spherical pivot cups.

oh interesting. was more curious why there's no relational db option for firebase

I wonder if they'll ever wrap this, or some other relational db, into firebase

There's an amusing mobile game similar to CryptoKitties about breeding mutant ducks https://apps.apple.com/us/app/clusterduck/id1531250914 , but it's single player

(self plug) I'm also working on an NFT parody game https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1609874752 - it's a simulated trading & collecting market for emojis.

I'm always confused why people call cryptokitties a game, there's barely anything to play with. Maybe using blockchain makes it a lot harder to implement actual game features, or maybe it just corrupts your incentives lol.

I'm always surprised that projects like cryptokitties are referred to as games. I guess saying "game" makes it sound more legitimate, but there's almost nothing to do with your characters besides sell them.

I seriously considered making a mobile game about this

that doesn't really seem like a pivot, moreso a big expansion of their original niche

Did you read the article? This is about environmental laws blocking infrastructure projects

related series on building a bread board computer: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLowKtXNTBypGqImE405J2...

I'd love to know what that injection molding toy was if you ever figure it out. There's still a Crayola crayon maker toy which forms molds from heated crayon wax. Not as intense as actual injection molding though

https://www.amazon.com/Crayola-03-9000-Crayon-Maker/dp/B0029...

yeah bedelstein12 at gmail

Shameless plug: if you like fun emoji-related projects, I built EmojiSwap - the global, P2P emoji exchange. It's a trading market for emojis. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/emojiswap-trade-chat-win/id160...

my friend from college got quake to run on an iPod https://www.fwei.tk/blog/adieu-quake.html

Most of these negative comments are coming from veteran UIKit developers who then tried out SwiftUI. Of course they're only going to notice the things that are overwhelmingly harder compared to UIKit - they have years of bias. Imagine if SwiftUI came out first, then Apple released UIKit. Wouldn't there be another long complaint list from these developers?

I started developing with UIKit for a year, hated it, then switched to SwiftUI and have built multiple apps over the past few years. IMO the "last 10%" bugs are not that big of a detractor compared to the benefits. Of course some of this is my bias; I'm more likely to spend time trying Stack Overflow hacks on SwiftUI bugs when the UIKit solution is better. I have to "work with the grain" sometimes if something just isn't possible in SwiftUI, but I'm fine making that tradeoff. I feel lucky not having the bias of years of UIKit, it's hard to let go of something when you're so used to it. I'm also lucky to not be working on apps with backwards compatibility issues, but I do think SwiftUI is the way to go for new consumer startups.

This. I recently wrote something about why I love McMaster.com so much

https://www.bedelstein.com/post/mcmaster-carr