[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":281},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-3282368":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"line":6,"line_source":7,"title":8,"url":9,"domain":10,"maker":11,"posted_at":12,"year":13,"points":14,"comments":15,"rank_in_year":16,"shown_in_year":17,"top":18,"tier":19,"category":20,"subcategory":21,"format":22,"keywords":23,"reception":29,"sentiment":30,"stance_mix":31,"scored_comments":36,"aspects":37,"strip":43,"post_text":45,"what":46,"said":83,"maker_in_thread":174,"shape":184,"grid":187,"attempts":242,"same_week":243,"maker_shows":39,"maker_hidden":273,"reader_version":274,"card":275},"3282368","Hoodsup","Hoodsup, meet those you should meet","title","Show HN: Hoodsup, meet those you should meet","http:\u002F\u002Fhoodsup.me","hoodsup.me","ges",1322399914,2011,15,25,616,1097,57,"shown","consumer_social","matchmaking and dating","web_app",[24,25,26,27,28],"matchmaking","video chat","facebook","chatroulette","nearby people","roasted",-0.544,{"positive":32,"neutral":33,"mixed":34,"critical":35},0,4,1,11,16,{"design":38,"execution":40,"privacy":41,"idea":42},{"positive":32,"critical":39},5,{"positive":32,"critical":33},{"positive":32,"critical":34},{"positive":32,"critical":34},[34,32,34,34,34,32,44,32,34,32,34,44,32,34,34,44,32,34,34,34,32,32,44,44,32],3,"Hey HN,\n\nI've been a long time HN reader and here is my first contribution.\n\nHoodsup.me is a chat-based matchmaking app built on top of your Facebook social graph. It matchmakes you with people who are geographically close to you and with whom you share common points. You can optionally activate your webcam to talk face-to-face with your partner. Think of it as a Sonar meets a genital-free Chatroulette.\n\nI would love to get some feedback. It's only optimized for WebKit for now. No signup is required so just stop by and say hi! :)\n\nClickable link: \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fhoodsup.me\">http:\u002F\u002Fhoodsup.me\u003C\u002F",{"problem":47,"audience":53,"pricing":53,"motivation":54,"time_to_build":53,"stack":61,"openness":80,"stage":81,"team_size":82},{"value":48,"source":49,"evidence":50},"Helps people meet nearby people who share common points","maker",[51],{"id":52},"post",null,{"value":55,"source":49,"evidence":56},"Side project, first HN contribution",[57,60],{"id":58,"by":11,"text":59},"3283164","Yup agree. That's a side project so I took an extreme lean approach. But I'll definitely work on IE over the next days.",{"id":52},[62,66,72],{"value":63,"source":49,"evidence":64},"WebKit",[65],{"id":52},{"value":67,"source":49,"evidence":68},"jQuery",[69],{"id":70,"by":11,"text":71},"3283093","Just playing with different lightboxes and jquery. The arrows are images I hide\u002Fshow.",{"value":73,"source":74,"evidence":75},"Flash webcam","inferred",[76],{"id":77,"by":78,"text":79},"3282689","mgkimsal","webcam doesn't work in chrome on osx. green light comes on for a bit, then goes away and I see \"no activity\". I 'allow'ed it via the flash popup, but it doesn't work.","unknown","beta","solo",{"praise":84,"objections":96,"requests":139,"questions":157,"alternatives":165},[85],{"value":86,"source":87,"evidence":88},"Icebreaker box idea to avoid awkward forced conversations","commenter",[89,93],{"id":90,"by":91,"text":92},"3282663","reledi","What about adding a random conversation starter? Maybe it's just me, but I've always found it awkward when a conversation is forced (i.e. two random people pushed into the same…",{"id":94,"by":11,"text":95},"3282700","Agree, that's exactly the thing i found non engaging about chatroulette. That's why I put this Icebreak box to show you the common points you have with your partner.",[97,112,124,128,132],{"value":98,"source":87,"evidence":99},"Does not work in Firefox, IE or other non-WebKit browsers",[100,104,108],{"id":101,"by":102,"text":103},"3282613","BobPalmer","No Firefox... no IE9... No idea what it even does... Am I the only one getting tired of clicking ShowHN links to sites with no clear vision or at least some kind of descriptive…",{"id":105,"by":106,"text":107},"3282390","mrkmcknz","Alienated a lot of users with no Firefox compatibility.",{"id":109,"by":110,"text":111},"3282514","zalew","\"Sorry, Hoodsup is not optimized for your browser yet. We're working hard to make it work soon. In the meantime, please use Chrome or Safari\" in the meantime, ctrl+W. bye.",{"value":113,"source":87,"evidence":114},"Unclear what the site does",[115,116,120],{"id":101,"by":102,"text":103},{"id":117,"by":118,"text":119},"3282441","chaosprophet","Second that. You might also want to change your wording on that message. I don't even know what your website does and it's already calling me 'not cool enough'? Sorry, that's an…",{"id":121,"by":122,"text":123},"3282555","sgdesign","Sorry, I'm not giving Facebook access to a site that hasn't even told me what it does…",{"value":125,"source":87,"evidence":126},"Requires Facebook access before explaining purpose",[127],{"id":121,"by":122,"text":123},{"value":129,"source":87,"evidence":130},"Webcam not working in Chrome on OS X",[131],{"id":77,"by":78,"text":79},{"value":133,"source":87,"evidence":134},"Name is disliked",[135],{"id":136,"by":137,"text":138},"3282785","nestlequ1k","Really, really hate the name. 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