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Thanks! I think this is a really great step-by-step script that works perfectly for someone really new to this, like I am.

Can't say how much I appreciate you spending your time to give me (a complete stranger) such great feedback!

I don't know if you noticed, but even after calling it garbage, he uses an affiliate link pointing to the Kindle Fire at Amazon :) Like saying "well, if you're that stupid I want a piece of your wallet too!"

Oh, those entrepreneurs...

This is the first project that I submit for discussion on HN, which I think is one of the best places to get feedback from.

All input you can give... more than welcome!

I've played quickly with your webapp and I really enjoyed it. I think the functionality is great and the results are pretty accurate! I was really impressed.

I would only suggest that you give people the option to rank more movies before building the circle if they want to. I think I could have gotten even better results if I could've reviewed more films.

Hope you succeed!

I thought the post started well with the "we screwed up" tone. It sounded personal and felt sincere. However, along the way it shifted 180 degrees to a very cold business-centric approach.

Nonetheless, I think Airbnb is finally starting to have a clue on how to properly handle this crisis.

But what intrigued me the most in this whole thing was Michael Arrington's position on TechCrunch. He set this thing on fire, giving it a very aggressive kind of coverage. I wonder: will he now invest on Airbnb, as they're now supposedly going through another funding round? And if so, how much less will he have to pay for the same equity compared to 1 month ago? I'd like a little disclosure on that...

Video posted on youtube on september 2007, and the domain registered that same year.

Here's the horrible website: http://www.disappearing-car-door.com/

And Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/disappearing-car-door/

Has to be a hoax...

Nope. He's kind of funny.

If you want to have a look, had just posted the Huffington Post article here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2425997

Same info, though.

Unfortunately all my domains are with GoDaddy. Moving them ASAP. It is unacceptable for such a big company to have its CEO involved in something like this.

For years we've been discussing social responsibilities of the enterprise (I've been on it since 1998 here in Brazil) and then we see something like this. If it has the potential to make one disappointed and wonder if she shouldn't give up the fight, it also makes one see that discussing the social impacts and actions of businesses is still tremendously important and necessary.

I'm proud to be on the right side of the fight. And I'm ashamed of having my domains hosted with the slaughterhouse registrar.

Agreed. It was my first HN contribution, so please be a little indulgent. I'm still getting the hang of it.

No idea. They use it on the site as already granted.

Sorry, hadn't seen your posts. Agree with you. And I'd add that there's not enough transparency regarding all these capabilities. It's like that cigar smoking baby from Bugs Bunny -- you think it's a photo sharing app, but that's just the coverup. You're helping them collect data God only knows what for.

And maybe Sequoia didn't have a photo sharing app in mind when they put tens of millions in the game ;-)

Yep. If Color was launched earlier (which it didn't) and was a hit (which it's not), I imagine what would have happened in Egypt if the protesters were using it to share their movement. Could President "Richer Than MZ" Mubarak buy the data from Color? If they can actually do what they say they can, this is really a company that can change history. Not in the direction that I want, though.