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Time will tell I suppose. It depends on your definition of "messy". Life is messy, right? Through that mess we've managed to capture some real beauty too. One user shared the emotion of her college graduation, as it was happening. It wasn't staged, it was what she was doing at that random moment. The top platforms are so... perfect. Everything is choreographed. It's the highlight reel. There is certainly an audience for that and I don't disparage them at all. I believe there is an audience for a more genuine platform too. One where the posts are spontaneous and unfiltered. No one is perfect on Snacktime, and I think that reduces the friction and intimidation I see other social platforms. But if it only gets used to share moments between friends, I'll take that a win. Appreciate your comment, thanks.


Social media has become inauthentic. My feeds are clogged with people sharing their highlight reel, just the most perfectly framed and staged version of themselves. And that's fine, there is a place for that.

I wanted to build something that aimed to be a little more genuine.

Snacktime is a social app with a twist. At a random time during your day, Snacktime sends an alert. You have just minutes to capture and share the moment you are in.

There's no time to change clothes.

There's no time for infinite takes to get the perfect shot.

There's no time to run to the beach and pose with a dolphin.

Snacktime is raw, it is messy, it is joyous, it can be sad, and it is genuine.

My name is Joe and I’m so happy this thing is finally out in the world. I've been working on it for 3 years, I learned 8 new languages and frameworks, a decent chunk of AWS, culminating in 7 distinct projects and a shocking amount of code written. It is, by far, the largest software endeavor I’ve ever attempted. I can't wait to see how people use it.

Snacktime is currently only available for iPhone. An Android version is coming soon.


Reddit is great if you find the right subs and lock your feed down to just those.

I’ve actually really been enjoying TikTok now that the algo has my interests dialed in.

Shameless plug, I just released a social media app on Friday: snacktime.com


Snacktime is social with a twist. At a random time during your day, Snacktime sends an alert. You have just minutes to capture and share the moment you are in.

There's no time to change clothes.

There's no time for infinite takes to get the perfect shot.

There's no time to run to the beach and pose with a dolphin.

Snacktime is raw, it is messy, it is joyous, it can be sad, and it is genuine.

Can you beat the clock and show the world your authentic side?

My name is Joe and I’m so happy this thing is finally out in the world. It’s been a grueling 3 years of development, 60-70 hour weeks, I learned 8 new languages, culminating in 7 distinct projects and a shocking amount of code written. It is, by far, the largest software endeavor I’ve ever attempted. If Snacktime adds even the slightest bit of joy into the world it will have all been worth it. I can't wait to see how people use it.

Snacktime is currently only available for iPhone. An Android version is coming soon.


Mind sharing how much you paid for that domain? I'd imagine it'd have been pricy.


I'd prefer not to say. It was in the thousands but cheaper than I originally thought.


Gotcha, I was guessing way more than that. Good luck!


AZERBAIJAN MANAT

ZAMBIAN KWACHA

BELARUSIAN RUBLE

All currencies, all are as volatile as can be.


Those currencies you list might be volatile vis-a-vis some foreign currency (and thus vis-a-vis "foreign products"), but they're presumably somewhat stable vis-a-vis "domestic products" (you might have inflation, but that typically goes up only, so it's drift, not volatility).

Bitcoin doesn't really have "domestic products", that is things that are denominated in it.

So, low volatility is a quality criterion for money, and those currencies fulfil it (domestically).

In time of war or hyper inflation, domestic currency might get too volatile, and that's when people switch to other money, such a cigarettes or foreign currency.


Hyperinflation needs to go really off the charts for people to switch to other currency.

Source: lived under a hyperinflation of 1900%/year and people did not switch currencies.


And those three markets also accept (and even more highly value) stable currencies. Bring a Euro to any store in Belarus and it'll be accepted at a greater value than the listed exchange rate.


> it'll be accepted at a greater value than the listed exchange rate.

Didn't realize how dire the listing situation was there

:-p


It's simpler than that, currency exchanging costs money. If you're using a foreign currency, then you don't have to pay those fees. If, that currency is even available in your country (in some, using certain countries is prohibited)


"...the rose gold iPhone 'looks like someone vomited a salmon dinner onto a dirty pair of ballet shoes'" - John Oliver


Would be great if each section linked to a description of the functionality. This would help new users and those trying to level up skills. Sure you can just Google it, but it would make this chart that much more useful.


copyrights != patents


It's not difficult to see how software can be simultaneously a patentable process and free expression. Videogames are the most obvious example.


An important distinction between patents and copyright is that independent invention is not a defense to patent infringement and the patent covers the concept rather than the specific implementation. Which means that unlike copyright, software patents create concepts that you aren't allowed to express, even if they're your own ideas.


And most purely-software developments in video gaming shouldn't be patentable.


FWIW AWS recently added DynamoDB integration support for it.

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-store-and-process-graph...


We're using TitanDB. One of the main benefits for us is that AWS has provided backend integration with DynamoDB. This affords you practically infinite and painless scaling on a pay-as-you-go model. Love it.

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-store-and-process-graph...


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