Agree - but don't think there is a "best mind(s)". We're creatures of repetition and thus specialization, and so our minds can get really good at very specific things, but ultimately we're all dumb apes trying to survive as best we can.
Is this person trying to dump FB stock for his own benefit? It makes me very skeptic that he had to tweet 11 times in a very alarmist tone. If his opinion is firm on transitioning from FB to a more private and secure alternative why not just say that in 1 or 2 tweets in a tone endorsing other platforms perhaps in a more positive manner?
Agreed! They didn’t even mention the manufacturer of the airplane but mentioned the relevant government initiative at least twice. Reads like a city hall press release.
Considering how hard it is to get new technologies pushed through municipal red tape, the framing of this as a “city hall press release” was likely the manufacturer’s idea, part of a deal they made in exchange for some consideration for changing municipal airspace regulations to allow testing.
Municipalities don't have airspace regulations. That's all managed federally. Also the Alpha Electro is already legal to test. It's apparently registered as an Experimental aircraft in the US currently, which means it can be used by owners but not commercially (e.g. for flight training). The market Pipistrel's aiming for is the Light Sport Aircraft category, but electric planes can't be registered as LSA in the US so Pipistrel would have to go through the standard airworthiness certification process. Which is long and expensive.
It looks really nice, what are your use cases? Do you expect to build a Scribd competitor?
How will you fight spam? (when I search for a book I'm interested in, I get a lot of Google Docs and Dropboxes and stuff with the search terms and a link to shady sites)
And legal risks? I'm pretty sure many of the documents I'm seeing are not free.
Are you based in Lima, Perú? Are you thinking of going to Startup Chile?
PD: My native language is Spanish, but for those browsing for English documents (probably most of the HN crowd) do you provide any functionality?
Scribd: We don't expect to compete with Scribd. We think there is a lot of space to find a different niche, but in order to get to that we basically need to tread a very similar path as Scribd's.
Language: The website is translated automatically for all Latin American Countries and defaults to english for the rest of the world. The only difference is, when you're browsing in english, you only get english documents and when you're browsing in spanish you get both spanish and english documents.
Legal: The way we're approaching the legal situation is by removing any document that is reported and requesting appropriate proof of the copyright claim.
Spam: We fight spam by allowing the users themselves to moderate the content, much like medium or even hacker news itself.
Startup Chile: As far as Startup Chile goes, we haven't thought of going there. Have you been there yourself? Any hints or advice you could share with us? :)
I respect your opinion. However, I'm the type of person that fuels from relationships. Regardless of the complications, the added motivation and state of mind in general I get is well worth the cost.
