News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

Delta0

Delta0 on Hacker News

Re:Show HN: A blockchain alternative to Airbnb on Saturday January 27, 2018 @05:44PM (#16248526)
we have a collaboration with slice.is, where you can get a $2m insurance, which is (i) an actual insurance and (ii) provides better coverage than any platform
Re:Show HN: A blockchain alternative to Airbnb on Saturday January 27, 2018 @12:11PM (#16246951)
*IPFS hash
Re:Show HN: A blockchain alternative to Airbnb on Saturday January 27, 2018 @10:00AM (#16246419)
not everything needs to be on the blockchain. we are thinking about putting only the most crucial touchpoints of flatsharing on chain, such as reputation and trust data. but immutability is not necessarily desired for some of this data either (even if it's just an IPFS that's put on chain). we're still actively thinking through this. also, it's not just about the ability to pay with crypto obviously, although that leverages the core stength of the technology. We take a small fee in the beginning which goes to 0 after a few bookings. Compare that to the 20% fees on Airbnb. Also, we don't censor messages between the guest and hosts, so if someone wants to pay directly they always can. We stand for giving users as much freedom as possible
Re:Show HN: A blockchain alternative to Airbnb on Saturday January 27, 2018 @09:51AM (#16246390)
Thanks man! Lots of haters around today it seems
Re:Show HN: A blockchain alternative to Airbnb on Saturday January 27, 2018 @09:50AM (#16246389)
clogging the ethereum blockchain by putting every little bite on chain doesn't make any sense
Re:Show HN: A blockchain alternative to Airbnb on Saturday January 27, 2018 @09:48AM (#16246383)
not everything needs to be on the blockchain. we are thinking about putting only the most crucial touchpoints of flatsharing on chain, such as reputation and trust data. but immutability is not necessarily desired for some of this data either (even if it's just an IPFS that's put on chain). we're still actively thinking through this. also, it's not just about the ability to pay with crypto obviously, although that leverages the core stength of the technology. We take a small fee in the beginning which goes to 0 after a few bookings. Compare that to the 20% fees on Airbnb. Also, we don't censor messages between the guest and hosts, so if someone wants to pay directly they always can. We stand for giving users as much freedom as possible
Re:Show HN: A blockchain alternative to Airbnb on Saturday January 27, 2018 @09:42AM (#16246368)
actually, we're on good terms with both of the projects you mentioned. I still don't see why there needs to be an ICO for a smart contract solution though
Re:Show HN: A blockchain alternative to Airbnb on Saturday January 27, 2018 @09:41AM (#16246363)
it's not just about the ability to pay in crypto obviously. We take a small fee in the beginning which goes to 0 after a few bookings. Compare that to the 20% fees on Airbnb. Also, we don't censor messages between the guest and hosts, so if someone wants to pay directly they always can. We stand for giving users as much freedom as possible
Re:Open Letter to the Airbnb Community About Building a 21st Century C... on Thursday January 25, 2018 @04:58PM (#16235087)
i agree, i actually wrote it to make fun of the whitepaper craze. if you look at it, the abstract is basically an adaption of the Bitcoin whitepaper
Re:Open Letter to the Airbnb Community About Building a 21st Century C... on Thursday January 25, 2018 @04:35PM (#16234905)
I don't think that Airbnb is really giving back to the community: they might IPO this year or the next and most of the value created will go to VCs, founders and employees, while guests and hosts still pay up to 20% fees.

That's why I've built CryptoCribs (https://www.cryptocribs.com) to enable repeat users to share their homes without paying a middleman

Re:HN Show: I've built a crypto alternative to Airbnb for the global t... on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @12:25PM (#15915689)
not sure, probably not
Re:HN Show: I've built a crypto alternative to Airbnb for the global t... on Wednesday December 13, 2017 @12:24PM (#15915682)
good point, i agree
Re:HN Show: I've built a crypto alternative to Airbnb for the global t... on Monday December 11, 2017 @04:59AM (#15896094)
Yes, had some unexpected uptake in Australia
Re:HN Show: I've built a crypto alternative to Airbnb for the global t... on Monday December 11, 2017 @04:58AM (#15896089)
Thanks for your comments, I see your skepticism and I would probably have reacted the same way. My white paper isn't technical at all, it was more of a personal attempt to add some clarity to my thought process. I truly believe that there's a way of making flat-sharing frictionless or at least less centralized compared to the current state

HN Show: I've built a crypto alternative to Airbnb for the global tech community

Posted by Delta0 on Saturday December 09, 2017 @10:25PM
from the self-post dept.

Over the last year I was mainly living out of Craigslist short-term rentals and Airbnbs. I always preferred Craigslist because there are no fees and it feels more authentic, but Airbnb is more convenient when you need something quick and want to avoid scammers. However, after a while I got so upset with the fees on Airbnb and the fact that they make you work around their censorship (emails,...

( Read More... | 8 comments | 14 points | on HN )
Re:Ask HN: If you could, how would you set up Airbnb's servers from sc... on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @10:37PM (#15804354)
another question, when do you recommend moving from ec2 to k8s?
Re:Ask HN: If you could, how would you set up Airbnb's servers from sc... on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @10:33PM (#15804331)
thanks, yes, i need to work on the resizing part as well
Re:Ask HN: If you could, how would you set up Airbnb's servers from sc... on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @05:40PM (#15802575)
thanks for this! why S3 instead of Volumes?
Re:Ask HN: If you could, how would you set up Airbnb's servers from sc... on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @05:39PM (#15802564)
yes, i've limited it to 2MB per pic, but some are putting up 30 to 40 pics

Ask HN: If you could, how would you set up Airbnb's servers from scratch

Posted by Delta0 on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @04:52PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I'm running an alternative to Airbnb for the tech and crypto community (www.cryptocribs.com). Yesterday, after being live for just two months, my servers already crashed. It turned out that with only about 500 listings, I already ran out of the 20GB storage I used for the setup. I currently run the site on a basic Digital Ocean droplet (1GB/1CPU, 20GB SSD/ 2TB Transfer). Turns out that every...

( Read More... | 7 comments | 2 points | on HN )
Re:CryptoCribs – An Airbnb alternative for the crypto community on Wednesday October 25, 2017 @07:48AM (#15549257)
We've built this over the summer and launched it four weeks ago. We currently have around 150 listings and a couple hundred of users. We charge a small booking fee to bootstrap this (less than half of what Airbnb takes). The fees fall to zero if a user books or hosts a couple of times and/or gets positive reviews. Would love to get some feedback or have you as guests or hosts. If you're already hosting on some other site, just pm me the link and we'll set up the listing for you
Re:Show HN: CryptoCribs – A no cost Airbnb alternative for the crypto ... on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @01:30PM (#15543358)
agreed, the search isn't optimal given the small inventory, i'm torn between growing the inventory to a level where the search bar makes sense or replacing it with a simpler map display
Re:Show HN: Circle – Connect with people near you on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @07:25AM (#15540783)
i like the concept and minimalist touch and feel of it
Re:Show HN: CryptoCribs – A no cost Airbnb alternative for the crypto ... on Tuesday October 24, 2017 @07:14AM (#15540737)
We've built this over the summer and launched it four weeks ago. We have around 150 listings and a couple hundred of users so far. We are not doing an ICO, but rather charge a small fee (less than half of what Airbnb takes) in the beginning to bootstrap. The fees fall to zero if a user books or hosts a couple of times and/or gets positive reviews, which we call "reputation mining". Would love to get some feedback or have you as guest or host. If you're already hosting on some other site, just pm me the link and we'll set up the listing for you.

Older »