[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":775},["ShallowReactive",2],{"project-5781313":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":28,"sentiment":29,"stance_mix":30,"scored_comments":34,"aspects":35,"strip":47,"post_text":49,"what":50,"said":73,"maker_in_thread":210,"shape":221,"grid":226,"attempts":738,"same_week":739,"maker_shows":46,"maker_hidden":768,"reader_version":769,"card":770},"5781313","Let's Be Amigos","It's hard to make friends offline, so we built a solution","title","Show HN: It's hard to make friends offline, so we built a solution","http:\u002F\u002Fwww.letsbeamigos.com\u002F","letsbeamigos.com","njoglekar",1369762400,2013,104,186,219,1739,13,"notable","consumer_social","friend matching","web_app",[24,25,26,27],"make friends","meet people offline","friend matchmaking","social activities","roasted",-0.48,{"positive":18,"neutral":31,"mixed":32,"critical":33},16,6,65,100,{"design":36,"idea":39,"privacy":42,"execution":44},{"positive":37,"critical":38},3,22,{"positive":40,"critical":41},5,19,{"positive":43,"critical":41},2,{"positive":45,"critical":46},1,4,[37,45,37,45,45,45,45,45,45,45,43,48,45,48,40,45,37,45,43,37,45,37,45,45,37,45,43,40,45,37,37,45,45,45,45,37,37,45,45,45],0,null,{"problem":51,"audience":57,"pricing":49,"motivation":66,"time_to_build":49,"stack":70,"openness":71,"stage":72,"team_size":71},{"value":52,"source":53,"evidence":54},"Hard to make friends offline","maker",[55],{"id":56},"post",{"value":58,"source":59,"evidence":60},"People looking to meet new friends offline","inferred",[61,62],{"id":56},{"id":63,"by":64,"text":65},"5781479","bitwize","AIMED AT PEOPLE LOOKING TO MEET OTHER REAL ACTUAL HUMANS OFFLINE [Scumbag LetsBeAmigos] PRESUMES THE USER HAS A FACEBOOK ACCOUNT",{"value":67,"source":59,"evidence":68},"Make it easier to make friends offline",[69],{"id":56},[],"unknown","beta",{"praise":74,"objections":91,"requests":148,"questions":175,"alternatives":190},[75],{"value":76,"source":77,"evidence":78},"Good idea and cool name","commenter",[79,83,87],{"id":80,"by":81,"text":82},"5784021","Sealy","On a more positive note: I'm lovin the name, it made me laugh so much. Great idea too. I move around a lot so am always looking for ways to build a solid network of new friends.…",{"id":84,"by":85,"text":86},"5783692","petersouth","Don't mind all the negative comments. The idea and website are cool!",{"id":88,"by":89,"text":90},"5782843","orangethirty","I immediately thought about the old sega game called samba de amigo. Cool name.",[92,111,126,133],{"value":93,"source":77,"evidence":94},"Facebook-only login is a turnoff and raises privacy concerns",[95,99,103,107],{"id":96,"by":97,"text":98},"5781522","adambard","Whenever I see a button that says \"sign in with Facebook,\" I just close the tab immediately. Am I the only one who does this? What's wrong with just having me fill out a survey…",{"id":100,"by":101,"text":102},"5781565","mikegioia","I close it immediately when there's no other option to sign up via email. I don't understand the FB lock in. Anyone who wants to sign up via email alternatively, would probably…",{"id":104,"by":105,"text":106},"5781483","27182818284","Don't offer one way to log in. At least give the standard Facebook\u002FTwitter choice. It doesn't make any sense to have a site to help people be more social but then only offer it…",{"id":108,"by":109,"text":110},"5782327","dm2","1st: the Facebook only login is a HUGE turnoff for many people. 2nd: Videos need HTML5 support. If the Facebook issue is that you are wanting real people, then maybe you could…",{"value":112,"source":77,"evidence":113},"Similar products and Meetup already exist",[114,118,122],{"id":115,"by":116,"text":117},"5782895","wellboy","This is a great idea, however probably the 5th time this has been on Hackernews this year. 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