Bananalert
Consumer and social
food reminders
SHOW HN2015
How HN took it
7 positive, 21 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 12 critical, out of 40 comments about the project. Thread score -0.11.
Idea: 5 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 5 againstExecution: 0 for, 5 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 againstPricing: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Funny and fun idea
From 3 comments
Nice! I went bananas when I saw the page. Started to monkey around with the settings. And I went baboom when I saw that it would text me. /* Engage HN filter / How do you plan to…
bliti on HNAbsolutely brilliant. Now you just need to release this for every fruit. Appleapp. PineapplePulse. Instant billion dollar unicorn company.
michaelsitver on HNVery Big Dada of you, wonderful. Thanks.
sbilstein on HN
Objections
Collecting phone numbers raises privacy concerns
From 3 comments
Includes http://assets.absolutdrinks.com/api/addb-0.5.2.js From Absolut Drinks in the source. And it's collecting phone numbers? ... Not sure this is the purest of intentions.…
bigredtech on HNNope. No. No no no no no. I don't know what the hell you want with my number.
thrillgore on HNDo you mean analytics or do you mean Analytics®? Edit: You mean Analytics ... so here's yet another site where $SomeBigCorp tracks what I do :/
lucb1e on HN
Served on non-standard port 4567 may be blocked by firewalls
From 1 comment
This appears to be running on port 4567, just FYI many firewalls won't allow nonstandard ports. Perhaps port forwarding or a DNAT rule could help you reach a larger audience?
click170 on HN
Lacks a domain name and doctype
From 3 comments
Having a domain name would help too.
rplnt on HNLove the idea! Strongly recommend a domain name though :)
smaili on HNMissing the doctype. Some people who would like to use this site would be on some outdated browsers that would break without a doctype :(
kingzain on HN
Requests
Add photo-based ripeness detection
From 3 comments
Add photo interpretation (heck, do it manually at first as MVP) and you might get quite a few "colorblind" users. Fruit ripeness is a huge problem for many and bananas are…
anc84 on HNYou need a 226262 short code. Text a photo of your banana to BANANA and we'll send you back a text when it's ready to eat!
chrissnell on HNAdd an 'upload a photo' option to automatically set the current banana color. And then I'll have a photo history of all the bananas I've ever eaten as well!
sparrish on HN
Add email notifications
From 1 comment
You should add email notifications too. I'm in Canada so my carrier isn't listed, but I want to know when to eat my bananas. Last time I was at the grocery store they only had…
aheller on HN
Support more fruits like avocado and pear
From 2 comments
I would find an avocado alert more useful but sub-second accuracy for short time before they are over ripe might prove difficult to implement.
ollybee on HNI need a pear alert.
tiglionabbit on HN
Questions
What is the exit strategy or monetization plan
From 2 comments
What's your exit strategy?
artursapek on HNNice! I went bananas when I saw the page. Started to monkey around with the settings. And I went baboom when I saw that it would text me. /* Engage HN filter / How do you plan to…
bliti on HN