Re:Show HN: Tinder, but to Decide What to Eat
by Kwpolska on Monday November 04, 2024 @03:29AM
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There's nothing wrong with writing an app to scratch your itch. But this app could be a web app, and I don't see any value in it being a subscription. The cost of hosting something like this is so minuscule that I'd make it free and just eat the cost if I were running it.
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Re:Show HN: Tinder, but to Decide What to Eat
by netdevnet on Monday November 04, 2024 @04:45AM
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Do you regularly give away money just because it is a minuscule amount?
Re:Show HN: Tinder, but to Decide What to Eat
by Kwpolska on Monday November 04, 2024 @02:52PM
(#42045408)
I would benefit from the app myself, primarily. And I would need to pay to host it anyway. Others may also make use of it, with no warranty, and no guarantee of me keeping the service running for any length of time.
Re:Show HN: Tinder, but to Decide What to Eat
by netdevnet on Wednesday November 06, 2024 @04:22AM
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So you are selling an app whose server could be plugged at any time and render the app unusable. How is that any better than a subscription. Imagine paying money for a phone that stops working after one day. By design. You would be furious. And rightfully so
Re:Show HN: Tinder, but to Decide What to Eat
by tourmalinetaco on Monday November 04, 2024 @04:47AM
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I would have made it a locally hostable PWA so I don’t have to worry about hosting to begin with.
Re:Show HN: Tinder, but to Decide What to Eat
by satvikpendem on Monday November 04, 2024 @05:49AM
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I'm not gonna use a web app with any frequency, especially when I'm already in the car deciding where to go and thus have to use my phone. Web apps are notoriously terrible on phones compared to computers.