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Re:Show HN: Botlist – An App Store for Bots on Monday April 11, 2016 @05:10PM (#11475123)
yikes - link doesn't work!

Apply HN: Hire local students for simple chores like mowing your lawn

Demo: Runnr http://www.runnr.ca (available on iOS and Android)Problem: About a year ago I broke my leg temporarily, which led to two things - my wife gifting me a macbook and the realization that now for simple chores like mowing my lawn, I needed to hire somebody. I tried the usual way first - looking on online classifieds and trying in vain to schedule time. I did not want to waste money by...

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Thanks Mz for the feedback. Freemium could be a potential business model here. "You get X jobs for free, if you are a power user then you pay based on tier".

Apply HN: Open and free on-demand global human work platform

It is a few days before valentine's day in 2025. Mark Miller has just turned 16 and wants to earn some money so he can take his valentine to the movies. What are his options, at 16 with no prior work experience ? Maybe, one of the many unicornish "Uber-for-X" startups are offering him the ability to do some task, in return keeping a percentage of his earnings as they normally do today (normally...

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Re:I've Just Liberated My Modules on Wednesday March 23, 2016 @12:19PM (#11345809)
npm will improve after this and that is a net good thing which comes from this.