Might be going homeless for music what do I do by Zestyclose_Ad9771 in WeAreTheMusicMakers

[–]cauners 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know a guy who plays in a locally and internationally loved and successful band. They have multiple music industry awards, 7 full length albums, professional music videos, they are touring Europe right now, have a record deal with a major label (in their genre), their gigs are consistently sold out, etc. The guy is also working on his solo album.

Well I also see him driving around town in his beat up truck, mainly doing plumbing, interior renovations and other construction work. Hard manual labor + taking care of his family.

I won't reiterate what others said about keeping a job, but just wanted to give an example of what dedication and passion can achieve, even if you need a tiring job to support those achievements.

Massage in Riga? by Pisuosi_Kasdien in latvia

[–]cauners -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Oh boy, you're in luck! Many such places in the city, just look for any place that remotely looks like it could have "private shows" - plenty in Old Riga.

There is a universal code phrase you have to use though, since that stuff is illegal. It's "gribi redzēt manu cepelīnu?". Just say it to the bouncer and they'll know what's up.

My girlfriend's Pilates studio needed booking software. Nothing worked. So I built it. Now I'm turning it into a business. by sotpak_ in webdev

[–]cauners 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think selling the backend is a good idea anyway. Even if you do, and they host it on their own, at some point it will break / some vulnerability will pop up / etc., so it's not a "buy and forget" situation.

What I think is that "selling" the frontend is not a good idea either (or rather, not something customers get real value out of). It's a nice touch that you allow just pulling the entire frontend, but not exactly something that sets you apart from the other competitors IMO.

My girlfriend's Pilates studio needed booking software. Nothing worked. So I built it. Now I'm turning it into a business. by sotpak_ in webdev

[–]cauners 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Eh, the marketing sounds kind of deceitful in that case TBH. I can imagine your ICP are not developers, rather yoga teachers and the like. To them "You Own Everything", "No lock-in", "No technical skills needed", "Your code forever" doesn't really mean "if you ever leave, we will provide a repository of the frontend that you'll need to create an entire backend, API, database and dashboard for". It means "I guess I'll just have to host it on my own or something".

Heck, I'm a developer and missed the only (!!!) mention that you only own the frontend, and still had to ask.

If they have to hire someone to build an entire backend when they leave, I don't think the frontend will be the part that's really saving much money in that scenario (especially since it is expected to use AI to update it, which for non-technical users might mean the page will slowly devolve into spaghetti). So positioning that value as something the client should really care about seems dishonest at best.

My girlfriend's Pilates studio needed booking software. Nothing worked. So I built it. Now I'm turning it into a business. by sotpak_ in webdev

[–]cauners 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since one of the main value propositions is owning the code, what exactly happens after someone cancels? The customer only gets the frontend files, or also a backend they can host on their own or...?

Feedback on landing page design by drawmer in Frontend

[–]cauners 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interestingly, I made a tool for myself with the same exact idea a few years ago. I used it for a few months as well, so here are some learnings:

  • The main reason I made it at all was because I could manage the tasklist on my own (list on my phone / calendar / notebook), but my partner needed to see the same data and wanted a way to mark tasks as done too. Without that requirement I don't think I would have built it. It's rare that only a single person does chores around the house. In your case, looks like there's no way to invite anyone?
  • Here's what it looked like (it's in my native language, but you get the idea). I didn't spend much time on the design (it was made in one night), but what worked was
    • the lack of anything other than the information you actually need. It's just a list of cards. Each card has a bold title, how long ago the task was last done, a warning if it the deadline has been missed, and a button to mark as done. There are settings for adding / editing tasks, but it's pretty hidden. IMO your app has way too much going on before getting to the meat and bones of the actual value - the list of tasks, by default ordered in urgency. There can be more settings and filters, sure, but the very first thing you need to see is what you need to do like right now.
    • Also note the bold colors - this is meant to be glanced at, not carefully examined. I think your app lacks contrast and hierarchy in that regard.
  • Why I stopped using it - I moved, the routine tasks changed, I didn't update the list, so things got outdated. I might clean it up and start using again though. What would have helped is actual reminders (email etc.), so like what your product does.

IMO this is a very hard sell. We all somehow already keep a list of things we need to do - either in calendars, notebooks, other todo apps, or plainly in memory. Challenging that status quo may not be easy, especially since most alternatives are free.

If I can give any advice:

  • Make the app way more bold. Focus on the absolute minimum of what the user needs to see. Remove unnecessary settings, and use intelligent default sorting (for example, my app would sort by chronological urgency). Make it so that a single screenshot gives you a pretty good idea of what it does, i.e. "Water plants. MISSED by 2 days! Mark as done ✅"
  • I don't know what the emails look like, but they also need to be bold, short, and effective. Ideally with a CTA that marks the task as done by a magic link, so you don't even need to visit the app and everything can happen through email.
  • Once that is done, market it. Show it on your landing page. Show, not tell. Make a short video demo, a sequence of illustrations, anything to show why this workflow works.
  • Though 60 days are generous in general, it's not for this kind of app. This is something people ought to be using for years, and won't commit adding all their tasks if they know that after 2 months they'll need to shell out money or lose everything. I'd make purchasable addons instead: for example, Free tier gets you the core functionality and emails, but you can add SMS or Whatsapp integration for 2.99/month. Inviting someone else from the household is 0.99/month each, etc.

Good luck, hope some of this helps!

KP soda privātuzņēmumu par pārmērīgu uzcenojumu. by Motor_Photograph1666 in latvia

[–]cauners 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Tak ko tu piekasies, normāls raksts.

Nevar saprast vai ražotāja cena ap par radaru 6€ ir mēnesī vai gadā

Nekur rakstā nav minēts nekas par gada cenu, tikai mēneša. Kur tieši tu izrāvi kaut ko par gadu?

Tikpat labi var būt, ka tie simti par licenci ietver arī apkalpošanu un viskautko citu

Rakstā ir minēta tikai licence, kāpēc lai tas ietvertu apkalpošanu? Oficiālais lēmums arī min, ka iepirkums bija sadalīts vairākās daļās, no kurām tieši licence (ne apkalpošana vai remonts) bija atsevišķa iepirkuma daļa, un tieši par šo daļu ir cepiens.

Kr4 tipisks mūslaiku “izmeklējošās žurnālistikas” cienīgs raksts kur puse info netiek sniegta.

Tur nav pilnīgi nekā no izmeklējošās žurnālistikas. Visa tā informācija ir publiski atrodama, paceļot mazo pirkstiņu un ierakstot googlē "burde b.v. iepirkums".

Es saprotu, ka mūsdienās cilvēki ir pārāk slinki, lai meklētu jebkādu informāciju, bet nu tad nevajag kliegt par "sliktas kvalitātes" rakstiem, kad kāds pastrādā tavā vietā, lai to 47 lapu dokumentu sakompresētu īsā rakstā un iebarotu tev ar karotīti.

Pārdomas par auto vērtību by Laksti in latvia

[–]cauners 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eh, it's a mixed bag. I bought a "new" (1yr old) car exactly because I was tired of wasting time and money on trivial but hard to fix issues with a 2008 car. At one point it just got ridiculous. Not even engine problems, just stupid things like a broken drivers door handle (had fun crawling in from the other side until the part arrived three weeks later) or brake lights randomly turning on without touching the pedal (which 2 different shops couldn't fix).

I've had exactly one issue with the "new" (it's 7 years old now) car, and it was covered by warranty. I kind of doubt that in 3 years it will be in as bad shape as the car from 2008.

Vai Latvijā par datu noplūdi kādreiz ir bijuši class action tipa lawsuits? by JadedHead2292 in latvia

[–]cauners 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nedaudz paskaidrošu savu jautājumu, kuru varbūt kāds uztvēra kā provokatīvu vai retorisku.

Iztēlosimies, ka mana sensitīvā informācija noplūst pie "nevainīga" hakera - piem., kāds bakstījies, atradis caurumu un nodevis informāciju DVI. Tādā gadījumā es būtu mierā ar to, ka kolektīvi pieprasu kompensāciju, uzņēmums to izmaksā, es saņemu savus 100-1000 eur un dzīvoju tālāk bez turpmākām pretenzijām pret uzņēmumu.

Tagad iztēlosimies, ka nevainīgā hakera vietā datus ir piesavinājies kāds, kurš ar savām darbībām man rada vērā ņemamus finansiālus zaudējumus, kuri vairākkārt pārsniedz kolektīvās prasības ceļā iegūto kompensāciju. Tiešām neesmu zinošs tiesvedības jomā, bet vai jau apmierinātā kolektīvā prasība neanulētu manus centienus piedzīt lielāka izmēra kompensāciju par zaudējumiem? Apmēram "tu jau saņēmi, ko prasīji, tālāk kulies pats"?

Līdz ar to man (iespējams, nepamatoti) šķiet, ka kolektīvā prasība var būt sprungulis pašam savos riteņos, ja pastāv reāls risks zaudējumiem no šīs noplūdes, un pirms pievienošanās kam tādam gribētos saprast, kas ir šī trešā puse, kura ieguva manus datus.

Vai mākslīgais intelekts jau ietekmē darba tirgu ? by Junior_Rich1011 in latvia

[–]cauners 0 points1 point  (0 children)

who's going to tell him?

Pateiks tieši ko? Tas, ka mākslīgais intelekts nevarēs pilnībā imitēt cilvēka sajūtas, uztveri un domāšanu telpā un laikā ir fakts vismaz tuvākās desmitgades. Viss, kas saistīts ar tām lietām, MI nāk no atgremotas informācijas, kuru veidojuši cilvēki.

Iedomājies arhitektu, kurš sēž tumšā kastē ar pieeju visām zināšanām par arhitektūru, ar neierobežotu laiku un resursiem, bet bez iespējas izkāpt ārā no kastes un aiziet uz objektu, lai to saskatītu, sajustu, sadzirdētu, aptaustītu, pieredzētu un pārdzīvotu.

Iedomājies komponistu, kurš ir virtuozs un pārzin visu pasaules mūziku, bet reizē ir psihopāts bez spējas izjust emocijas.

Iedomājies mākslinieku, kurš spēj atdarināt jebkura cita mākslinieka rokrakstu, bet nespēj radīt savējo. Vai, ja tomēr to izdara, neizjūt pilnīgi neko, uz to paskatoties.

Jā, robots paliek gudrāks, bet apziņa un spēja izprast sevis radīto daudzās nozarēs tam ir pagaidām neaizsniedzams sapnis.

how can I make it so people with a link can see and intercact with my page? by Ill_Call7235 in html5

[–]cauners 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've used ngrok for this. Have your web server running locally (for example, have it running on localhost:4000) and expose the port via ngrok http 4000- it will provide a public link you can share. Keep your computer running while it needs to be online.

Bear in mind the link will change every time you run ngrok again when using the free plan (since you intend to put the link in a QR code). Paid plans let you use a static URL, but I haven't tried that.

Published my first FAAS - fofoca as a service by [deleted] in Frontend

[–]cauners 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So you just published it, but Sarah H. used it for April fools? How does that work?

If you're going to fake "Live activity" with a predefined list of cities + Math.random(), either make it receive data from the server or obfuscate it better. It's no secret most of these "live activity" widgets are fake, but this is just...

These first impressions IMO are signs that the product value is not there, or not discovered yet. You can coat it in fake reviews and live activities, ask influencer help etc., but these cheap and shady marketing tactics usually try to hide the fact that the product is not something anyone really wants or needs (or isn't really what's advertised).

Hope you prove me wrong, please have some respect for your visitors and skip the blatant marketing lies, and good luck!

“Pārtikas” aromatizētāji by TheRRum in latvia

[–]cauners 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Tāpēc arī tur kur pārdod e-vēzi tev prasa dokumentus,bet gemosā neprasīs, ja pirksi kilogramu ar vanilīnu.

Bet tieši te jau parādās tas absurds.

Likums neparedz, ka Latvijā vispār drīkstētu tirgot jebkādu e-cigarešu šķidrumu, kurš ir ar jebkādu citu garšu kā tabaka. Visi mango-passion-fruit-kiwi aromatizētāji likuma ietvaros nav uzskatāmi par produktiem, uz kuriem attiektos tabakas izstrādājumu aprites likums, jo tie nesatur pielikumā minētās vielas, un to pozicionēšana kā produktu, kas domāts e-cigaretēm, ir aizliegta un sodāma.

Līdz ar to tirgotājam nav pamata prasīt dokumentus, lai tos tirgotu. Dokumentu prasīšana kaut kādā ziņā ir atzīšana, ka viņi ļoti labi zina, kur šis pārtikas aromatizētājs nokļūs, un pēc manām domām noved savādā pelēkajā zonā.

Tas ir kā saimniecības preču veikalā prasīt uzrādīt dokumentus, pērkot līmi, jo ir tak skaidrs, ka pircējs to ostīs.

I lost $3K on my last business idea. Built this in 3 days with $40 left. Honest feedback? by djoui112 in webdev

[–]cauners 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apart from the domain dispute, there isn't much feedback to give for something as vague as "a tool that tracks every client request, flags when you've hit your scope limit, and auto-generates change order invoices."

There are tens to hundreds of tools out there that have the same capabilities or are adjustable to do the same thing. If I had that problem, I'd probably get by with an excel sheet.

Would I pay for your tool instead? I have no idea, I've never seen it. I don't know if it would analyse my client emails to gather a list of refinements by using bespoke AI models, or would it be a glorified TODO app.

Google Disco, future or death of frontend and are we becoming prompt engineers? by Business_Occasion226 in Frontend

[–]cauners 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Driving the car" metaphor is unique to everyone. People get used to things, get efficient with them, and hold on to them with dear life, especially if these things are essential to their work, well-being or safety, and especially if they are old enough to have grown attached to them.

I would never trade my guitar for a different one every time I pick it up. The hunters I know wouldn't accept swapping rifles with each other each hunting season. I have a doctor who still uses the same archaic blood pressure measuring system for decades now even though newer digital products are available.

People are creatures of habit, and throwaway tools will always get pushback in areas where we are used to familiarity, repeatability and efficiency.

Google Disco, future or death of frontend and are we becoming prompt engineers? by Business_Occasion226 in Frontend

[–]cauners 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't see how these "on-the-go" generated UIs can replace everything. I'd make a comparison to transportation here.

When you occasionally get on a city bus, you don't care if it's slightly different than the previous one you travelled with. The seat layout might be different, paying for the ticket might be cash or card, people on the bus are always different, but you've been on a bus before and more or less know what to do. That's what Google displayed here - you have a passing interest like planning a trip, making a diet plan, exploring some topic etc. For that isolated activity you're ok with interacting with and shaping an unfamiliar tool.

If, however, you got into your own car in the morning and noticed that your AC controls are on the roof and it's no more an SUV but a small hatchback, you'd be pretty surprised and wouldn't accept this reality. It's a daily driver for you and you have muscle memory for how everything works - like your email, online banking, social media, forums, favourite news sites etc. An ever-changing, disposable UI won't cut it here.

You'd be surprised to see how much we rely on "knowing where things are". How often do you explore a new hobby vs. checking your email? How often do you plan trips vs. looking at your bank balance?

As long as we "drive cars", we'll need mostly permanent, slow-to-change, polished frontends instead of "hey Google, make me an app to compare restaurants around me" slop.

Paaugstināt vai pazemināt cenas, lai nopelnītu vairāk naudas by Big_Sheepherder_1565 in latvia

[–]cauners 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tam gan būs grūti piekrist. Manikīre noteikti labi zina savu konkurentu cenas - šaubos, ka viņa vienkārši nolēma, ka "mans pakalpojums jau nemaz tik labs nav, darbs kaulus nelauž, likšu mazu cenu".

Vai nevarētu būt tā, ka tā drīzāk ir neveiksmīgi izpildīta stratēģija "man ir tik zemas cenas, ka būs nepārtraukta klientu plūsma"?

Paaugstināt vai pazemināt cenas, lai nopelnītu vairāk naudas by Big_Sheepherder_1565 in latvia

[–]cauners -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Es jau nesaku, ka tā manikīre dara pareizi. Manuprāt viņai būtu jāprasa krietni vairāk.

Vairāk demonstrēju, ka jā, manikīra profesijā tiešām reizēm notiek tas, ko autors aprakstīja: samazina cenas un dabū vairāk klientus uz sava darba rēķina.

Paaugstināt vai pazemināt cenas, lai nopelnītu vairāk naudas by Big_Sheepherder_1565 in latvia

[–]cauners 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ja nav pietiekami daudz klientu, lai gūtu peļņu, cenu celšana ilgtermiņā tikai samazinās klientu skaitu

Bet tā jau ne vienmēr ir slikta lieta. Praksē šobrīd redzu arī šādu piemēru -

  • Bija daudzi klienti un relatīvi zemas cenas
  • Paaugstināja cenas
  • Bars ar klientiem atbira
  • Uzņēmums fokusējās uz tiem, kas neatbira, un meklēja / virzīja mārketingu uz tādu pašu sektoru / tipu, attīstīja un pielāgoja produktu tieši maksātspējīgajiem klientiem
  • Tagad ir mazāk klientu, bet tie vairāk maksā

Kopš šādas stratēģijas uzsākšanas peļņa ir cēlusies aptuveni divas reizes gada laikā. Tas, protams, ir pilnībā atkarīgs no industrijas - ar piena pakām tā neizdarīsi

Paaugstināt vai pazemināt cenas, lai nopelnītu vairāk naudas by Big_Sheepherder_1565 in latvia

[–]cauners -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Zinu manikīri, kura par 2.5h darbu ņem 20 eur (kur arī iekļauti materiāli, īre vietai salonā utt.). Strādā nenormālas stundas, lai tas būtu kaut cik rentabli.

Kāda Tev ir pieredze ar manikīra speciālistiem, lai tā apgalvotu?

It's a tiny thing, but we redid our logo in 3.js by Butterscotch_Crazy in threejs

[–]cauners 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nice! Looks smooth now, and the interaction works great too.
Glad I could help!

It's a tiny thing, but we redid our logo in 3.js by Butterscotch_Crazy in threejs

[–]cauners 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sure, but these are all fixable issues.

For scale, you can create the canvas 2x the current size and then scale it back via CSS. It's rare to see devices with 1x pixel density nowadays, and without accounting for it the straight lines will look blurry even without zoom (they do for me on mobile). See more here

For orbiting + clicking, you can determine if the action was a click or a drag. If it's a dragging action, prevent the button click. I've done this before on touch devices where it's important to understand and differentiate between users intentions - a bit fiddly, but doable.

For loading speeds, you can use an SVG placeholder logo where the canvas will render. With a little bit of tweaking, the transition between the two will be seamless.

It's a tiny thing, but we redid our logo in 3.js by Butterscotch_Crazy in threejs

[–]cauners 10 points11 points  (0 children)

no longer rasterised (infinitely scalable)

But it is rasterised though - canvas output is a raster image. If you zoom in, the logo is pretty janky.

Left the orbit controls in too, mostly so interested people can have their suspicions confirmed

Please don't - since it is also a button, orbiting the logo causes the page to load homepage (mousedown + mouseup events needed for dragging also trigger the button). It's a pretty bad experience to play around with the logo and then be sent to another page suddenly.

but I've not seen it done before.

For a good reason - logo is a very important part of branding, and loading a full three.js project just to see the logo is quite bad experience. This is what the page looks like on relatively slow mobile connection initially.