CaptainObvio.us
Productivity
idea sharing
SHOW HN2011
109points
72comments
#90of 1,097 in 2011
Top 9%of 2011 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
12 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 11 critical, out of 38 comments about the project. Thread score +0.11.
Idea: 7 for, 0 againstDesign: 2 for, 3 againstPerformance: 0 for, 5 againstExecution: 1 for, 3 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Good idea and implementation
From 3 comments
I love this idea. Good implementation too, the only thing i'd change is: 1) Add an overview page with a much bigger list of ideas. 2) Decrease the font size a bit. I could only…
awfulcoder14 on HNI also love this - funny cause I think that every creative/idea-generating mind with any regard to the internet has had this idea before, but I'm glad that someone is finally…
thecroth on HNThis is really a lot of fun, and could even be a great tool for teams that are brainstorming ideas. I also love all of the feedback you are getting here and your receptiveness to…
mtran on HN
Helpful, receptive maker
From 2 comments
This is really a lot of fun, and could even be a great tool for teams that are brainstorming ideas. I also love all of the feedback you are getting here and your receptiveness to…
mtran on HNDude, that's a great idea and hysterical to boot! Thanks!
Aaronontheweb on HN
Objections
Scrolling is laggy, likely from background image or JS
From 4 comments
Please drop the "s around everything. The picture being there and the context forces me to associate it with a person and not the site, the "s are redundant. Especially in…
citricsquid on HNI found scrolling up and down the page to be very laggy--without much investigation, it appears to be caused by the background image.
pero on HNThe background image is causing scrolling lag in Chrome. I turned the background image off and it fixed the problem.
Spines11 on HNSame problem here. Firefox 3.6ish / Mac
quickpost on HN
Monospace font and grey text hurt readability
From 2 comments
Great idea and great domain name, but I would suggest that monospaced fonts and #6A6A6A text on white are not exactly the best thing ever for readability. You can probably leave…
jarin on HNPlease drop the "s around everything. The picture being there and the context forces me to associate it with a person and not the site, the "s are redundant. Especially in…
citricsquid on HN
Twitter login and possible auto-tweeting raised spam concerns
From 2 comments
Great :) Nothing about your site indicates you'll spam me, but plenty of sites do. I am, and i think a lot of people are, reluctant to log in with Twitter without some…
awfulcoder14 on HNI'm planning on doing that eventually, but it will be opt-in with a big TWEET THIS checkbox next to the submit button. Do you think that will be clear enough?
Aaronontheweb on HN
Login via Twitter fails for some users
From 2 comments
Something went wrong when i login with my twitter account.
huuleon on HNAfter OAuth, it couldn't retrieve my twitter username/picture, displayed them as null.
sarp on HN
Requests
Voting
From 2 comments
Allow voting. -- Captain Obvious
Eliezer on HNI love this idea. Good implementation too, the only thing i'd change is: 1) Add an overview page with a much bigger list of ideas. 2) Decrease the font size a bit. I could only…
awfulcoder14 on HN
Tagging and email subscriptions
From 2 comments
That's high on my list of things to add - that, tagging, and email subscriptions. Love the feedback :D
Aaronontheweb on HNVoting and tagging are on my roadmap. I'm working on seeding it with more content too (just posted an idea myself!) As for your comment in the EDIT - does it make you think…
Aaronontheweb on HN
RSS feed
From 2 comments
I might be the only person on the planet who still uses it, but RSS would be awesome!
jarin on HNWell executed. I would love an RSS feed to subscribe to.
karterk on HN
Anonymous submission
From 1 comment
I'd like to submit anonymously
bdr on HN
Ability to register interest or activity on an idea
From 1 comment
I think the key missing feature is being able to register interest or activity for an idea. It would be extremely useful to see if anyone else is working on an idea, who they are…
auritus on HN
Questions
Is it for feedback on ideas or for others to implement them?
From 1 comment
Is it mainly meant as a way of getting feedback on ideas, or throwing ideas out there for others to implement/use?
hucker on HN
Will it tweet without opt-in?
From 2 comments
Voting and tagging are on my roadmap. I'm working on seeding it with more content too (just posted an idea myself!) As for your comment in the EDIT - does it make you think…
Aaronontheweb on HNI'm planning on doing that eventually, but it will be opt-in with a big TWEET THIS checkbox next to the submit button. Do you think that will be clear enough?
Aaronontheweb on HN
Alternatives named
halfbakery.com
From 1 comment
@CaptainObvio.us: There's always room for another great site about ideas, but check out halfbakery.com. You might get some ideas from their site. It's good, not great, but has an…
BobKabob on HN
Sparkmuse
From 1 comment
You're welcome to check out Sparkmuse and steal any ideas on how we work. I can send you an invite if youd like, just shoot me an email.
netmau5 on HN
iinspireus.com
From 1 comment
I think www.iinspireus.com does a much better job at soliciting feedback for your ideas!
madhkrish on HN
cluedb.com
From 1 comment
I love this. I had something built that is VERY similar (architecture - blobs of text with titles, twitter login, comments, voting, tags, flask+mongody) except for another…
joshu on HN