tomcampbell

Re:Rendering React without browser JavaScript on Sunday April 10, 2016 @02:53AM (#11465222)

Loving it, thank you. Had not run into your repo before. Feels incredibly tight, logical, and easy to learn.

Re:Amazon Web Services in Plain English on Friday September 11, 2015 @05:45PM (#10206339)

Amazon literally should pay you for this. I will be signing up for some additional services now that I know what they are. Thank you.

Also, love the light application of humor.

Re:Launching the world’s most affordable solar-powered light on Friday September 11, 2015 @12:19AM (#10202001)

The $5 USD retail looks suspiciously like $47.95, or am I missing something [1]? Could not see a sku w/out charger, though [2]

[1] http://www.amazon.com/d-light-Rechargeable-S300-Lantern-Char...

[2] http://www.amazon.com/d-light/b/ref=bl_dp_s_web_3023737011?i...

Re:SQLite compiled into JavaScript via Emscripten on Thursday September 10, 2015 @11:31PM (#10201874)

Impressive work. Should be a megahit. That 50 hours was very well spent.

Re:Ants self-medicate on toxins when sick on Wednesday August 26, 2015 @06:32PM (#10126424)

Pretty sure this is what I'm going when I drink Mountain Dew Throwback when I'm sick. Or late for a deadline. Or stressed.

Re:Ask HN: Is eBay-style Feedback for the World a Startup Idea? on Friday October 29, 2010 @02:05PM (#1848266)

Diaspora won't because it doesn't emphasize reputation stats. OpenID doesn't either. OpenID is good for a site knowing you can log in, but not for knowing whether the last 3 times you sold something you didn't follow through, or that the last 6 times you bought things you paid promptly. I had somehow missed "Accelerando" and like Stross, so thanks for that one.

Ask HN: Is eBay-style Feedback for the World a Startup Idea?

Posted by tomcampbell on Friday October 29, 2010 @01:01PM
from the ask-hn dept.

A few years ago I blew my life savings, retirement fund, and the kids' diaper money on a self-funded Craigslist competitor. (Kidding about the diaper money. Mostly.) Over a million dollars down the drain.Part of its USP was that you bought and sold only with registered users, and there was to be a feedback system so both buyer and seller could feel a bit safer. That feedback system would...

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