Pyre
Dev tools
command line client
SHOW HN2015
107points
42comments
#230of 2,565 in 2015
Top 9%of 2015 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
1 positive, 13 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 4 critical, out of 18 comments about the project. Thread score -0.12.
Idea: 0 for, 3 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Good name choice
From 2 comments
Great name choice!
bshimmin on HNLove that it's called Pyre. Who's dead?
mpnordland on HN
Objections
Tinder's public API is of little practical use and can enable harassment or bots
From 2 comments
I think the OP may be referring to a public API. I can't think of any positive practical uses for the public API as-is. In the hands of a more malicious person, it could be a…
edgyswingset on HNI havent seen a truely positive use of the API either. In fact they've had problems with it. There was an exploit at one point that allowed you to ask the API "how far from my…
QuotedForTruth on HN
Requests
ASCII art pictures of matches
From 3 comments
I'd really like to see ASCII representations of my matches.
osetinsky on HNYeah some of us in the audience were wondering the same thing, where's the ASCII pics?!
myblake on HNCan it show pics via ASCII art?
Jarred on HN
Questions
Why does Tinder need an API?
From 1 comment
Serious question: Why does Tinder need an API?
psychometry on HN
Alternatives named
TinderBox automated Tinder bot using Eigenfaces
From 1 comment
Its already been made. See TinderBox. It uses Eigenfaces to figure out if it should like someone for you, and then has a basic conversation to judge if they are sufficiently…
robzyb on HN
tinder_pyro Ruby gem
From 1 comment
At first I thought I should write one the next time I'm bored for a while. Then I googled and found that it already exists. Naturally. https://github.com/nneal/tinder_pyro
ufmace on HN