[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":250},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-4450949":3},{"id":4,"name":5,"line":6,"line_source":7,"title":8,"url":9,"domain":9,"maker":10,"posted_at":11,"year":12,"points":13,"comments":14,"rank_in_year":15,"shown_in_year":16,"top":17,"tier":18,"category":19,"subcategory":20,"format":21,"keywords":22,"reception":26,"sentiment":27,"stance_mix":28,"scored_comments":32,"aspects":33,"strip":41,"post_text":43,"what":44,"said":77,"maker_in_thread":155,"shape":167,"grid":170,"attempts":212,"same_week":213,"maker_shows":42,"maker_hidden":241,"reader_version":242,"card":243},"4450949","Attach.io","A new way to simply share files","title","Show HN: Attach.io, a new way to simply share files",null,"dutchbrit",1346272236,2012,15,19,1074,1677,65,"shown","web_saas","file sharing","web_app",[20,23,24,25],"file upload","file hosting","file preview","mixed",-0.088,{"positive":29,"neutral":29,"mixed":30,"critical":31},2,3,4,11,{"design":34,"idea":36,"execution":38,"privacy":39,"pricing":40},{"positive":35,"critical":30},1,{"positive":35,"critical":37},0,{"positive":37,"critical":37},{"positive":37,"critical":35},{"positive":37,"critical":37},[37,30,42,30,37,35,37,35,37,30,37,35,37,30,37,30,37,35,42],5,"After a lot of work, I'm proud to show HN my first real \"startup idea\". 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All I can think of is a quick custom 404 page or some less cryptic exceptions rather than the PHP errors\u002Fnotices when a file is not found. Suggestion: file deletion?…",{"value":69,"source":47,"evidence":70},"Hetzner dedicated server",[71],{"id":72,"by":10,"text":73},"4450979","Currenty, I'm running on a dedicated server, $100 a month. Looking at getting Hetzner's XS 29 (1 or 2) to start off with. http:\u002F\u002Fwww.hetzner.de\u002Fen\u002Fhosting\u002Fprodukte_rootserver\u002Fxs29","unknown","prototype","solo",{"praise":78,"objections":93,"requests":119,"questions":135,"alternatives":150},[79,86],{"value":80,"source":62,"evidence":81},"Striking, fresh design",[82],{"id":83,"by":84,"text":85},"4451122","johnpattiyson","The big black button does nothing for me. I can't scroll the TOS (have to click and drag to select text to see further down). The contact popup seems half-done - blank with some…",{"value":87,"source":62,"evidence":88},"Simple design",[89],{"id":90,"by":91,"text":92},"4453180","benregn","Seems a bit similar to http:\u002F\u002Fge.tt\u002F - They also feature a drag-and-drop uploading, with 2GB for free, user registration and an API with wrappers for a few languages. Two…",[94,101,109,113],{"value":95,"source":62,"evidence":96},"Big black button does nothing when clicked without a file",[97,98],{"id":83,"by":84,"text":85},{"id":99,"by":84,"text":100},"4451249","I go to the website. See a big black call to action button, so I click it. Maybe without reading the text first. Nothing happens. I get that if I drag and drop files then click…",{"value":102,"source":62,"evidence":103},"Terms of service text cannot be scrolled",[104,105],{"id":83,"by":84,"text":85},{"id":106,"by":107,"text":108},"4469257","leprofessorr","I'm using OS X 10.8 with Chrome. Like johnpattiyson, I can't scroll the TOS.",{"value":110,"source":62,"evidence":111},"PHP errors shown instead of clean 404",[112],{"id":65,"by":66,"text":67},{"value":114,"source":62,"evidence":115},"Upload progress screen flashes too briefly for small files",[116],{"id":117,"by":84,"text":118},"4451278","Also, the upload progress screen flashing by is alarming for very small files. Either wait a second before showing it, and so skip it for small files, or keep it on screen for at…",[120,127,131],{"value":121,"source":62,"evidence":122},"Password-protected private files",[123,124],{"id":65,"by":66,"text":67},{"id":125,"by":66,"text":126},"4451880","> Private files might be a good idea too, maybe forcing people to fill in a secret password first before being able to download? That's what I was thinking. 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