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Let me know if that's a more appealing price point!",{"id":60,"by":61,"text":62},"4435819","andrewmunsell","It's an interesting idea, but why would I use this over an app for my phone (pretty much any smartphone or an iPod touch) when the app is free or $0.99 one time. A quick search…",[64],{"value":65,"source":66,"evidence":67},"Heroku","commenter",[68],{"id":69,"by":70,"text":71},"4435930","pearkes","Signup pages (most definitely ones where the user is prompted to enter credit card information) should have SSL. I've trained my mother to look for the green bar. :) You're using…","unknown","launched","solo",{"praise":76,"objections":88,"requests":125,"questions":149,"alternatives":154},[77],{"value":78,"source":66,"evidence":79},"Good idea, interesting problem to solve",[80,84],{"id":81,"by":82,"text":83},"4435799","1337biz","I like the idea. Random suggestion: Check out the papers by BJ Fogg. He did some interesting (applied) research on texting and supporting positive health related behavior. For…",{"id":85,"by":86,"text":87},"4435927","yctechmgr","This is pretty good for software. If anyone is interested in considering \"the\" solution to this problem in hardware, which involves a patent, please email me: 1) some proof that…",[89,101,110,117],{"value":90,"source":66,"evidence":91},"Free phone alarms and medication apps already do this",[92,93,97],{"id":60,"by":61,"text":62},{"id":94,"by":95,"text":96},"4435890","mikecane","I don't understand the need for this. I'm still using a Palm LifeDrive. Sometimes I have to take a med. Right now I have to med cats. I simply add an alarmed event to my…",{"id":98,"by":99,"text":100},"4435921","Avalaxy","Nope. I'm sorry, but all the people I know have alarms on their phone for this purpose.",{"value":102,"source":66,"evidence":103},"Monthly fee is too expensive for the value",[104,108,109],{"id":105,"by":106,"text":107},"4435831","uncoder0","Agreed. This seems far too expensive.",{"id":60,"by":61,"text":62},{"id":98,"by":99,"text":100},{"value":111,"source":66,"evidence":112},"Storing medication data raises HIPAA and privacy liability concerns",[113],{"id":114,"by":115,"text":116},"4435882","king_magic","I wouldn't be so sure... you need to be really careful, especially if you're in the US. HIPAA can be tricky to navigate. I doubt your TOS will trump HIPAA in court. I'd be very,…",{"value":118,"source":66,"evidence":119},"Signup page lacks HTTPS",[120,124],{"id":121,"by":122,"text":123},"4435913","JosephRedfern","\"Do you know that forgetting to take your pills can be unhealthy?\" - seems a little condescending. If they didn't know that, why would they take them at all!? 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I thought $8 a month might be reasonable, but if I get enough data telling me otherwise, I will definitely lower the price.",{"id":177,"text":178},"4435810","Thanks for your positive feedback and the suggestion. I'll check out the links you mentioned as well as the research.",{"id":180,"text":181},"4435782","Hi! Thanks for your comment! In the TOS all liability is covered, but thanks for your suggestion. 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