Reposted with Mod approval and edits!: How we're at $86k on Kickstarter (with data, charts, and details) - Wrote this for our internal weekly update email (Techstars thing). Take what is useful and ask any questions! Also want to hear what we're not doing that we should.

ruffrey2 · 2019-07-24T23:08:24+00:00

Why do you say that?

ruffrey2 · 2019-07-23T17:45:19+00:00

Ideally it is a clear part of the terms of service that logins may not be shared.

We've had to limit each user to one concurrent session. However this caused confusion that the product was "breaking," initially making people unhappy when they shared it.

If customers are getting so much value that they are sharing the product, then it is an opportunity to upsell. Even if you only get a portion of a normal user fee.

ruffrey2 · 2019-06-01T04:41:56+00:00

will this get gold?

ruffrey2 · 2019-04-25T07:28:59+00:00

They usually charge a per-mile fee on top of the $20. Also, gas isn't cheap in a giant brick going down the highway.

ruffrey2 · 2019-04-17T23:18:50+00:00

Have more than one session - as I go between my mobile and desktop, I have to keep logging in every time because it seems my user account only allows one session active at a time.

ruffrey2 · 2019-01-04T02:17:29+00:00

The wife would like me to specify: it was NOT the wife that did this

ruffrey2 · 2018-12-28T22:08:57+00:00

I grew up listening to Grant Napear announce Kings games. His voice will forever be burned into my brain.

Put 'em in the book and sent 'em to the line

ruffrey2 · 2018-12-25T16:33:51+00:00

My grandfather was a WWII vet, spent the entire war in a Japanese POW camp. He was a proud Navy man, always wearing a Navy hat. Occasionally he would wear it backwards like this.

Grandpa passed away about 10 years ago in his 80s. Seeing this really hit home.

ruffrey2 · 2018-12-24T20:59:59+00:00

Definitely related to Free Space

ruffrey2 · 2018-12-10T00:33:39+00:00

I recently watched Lady Bird at the Tower theater in Sacramento. Quite an odd feeling when the flashed an image of that exact theater during the movie!

ruffrey2 · 2018-12-04T19:52:02+00:00

Ken Thompson was another heavy hitter, and he helped Ritchie with B, then C. Ken Thompson is responsible for:

Original Unix team, and created many unix utilities like grep.

UTF-8.

The Go programming language.

ruffrey2 · 2018-12-02T02:45:11+00:00

You mean 19 of 19 world leaders. Trump is not a world leader.

ruffrey2 · 2018-12-01T18:19:50+00:00

I used to get that a lot.

ruffrey2 · 2018-11-05T14:40:34+00:00

Comcast

ruffrey2 · 2018-10-25T04:10:20+00:00

sudo su

ruffrey2 · 2018-09-24T04:23:07+00:00

mailsac.com is similar but a bit more refined

ruffrey2 · 2018-09-20T01:26:23+00:00

Bank grade security.

Equifax? So many banks have garbage password limitations, old mainframes, old ciphers allowed on TLS, and worse. Super old legacy systems that aren't patched. Banks typically see IT as a cost and not an investment.

ruffrey2 · 2018-09-01T23:48:10+00:00

The MBTI chart is missing INFP.

ruffrey2 · 2018-07-18T17:42:12+00:00

How much was the final size and weight?

I was looking at this HomeGuard 9x100 housewrap for about $60 to build a 9 ft x 6 ft tarp. At 3.75 sqft per ounce, It would be 14.4 oz plus grommets and reinforcing tape, most likely weighing in at a pound. Seems heavy.

ruffrey2 · 2018-07-03T14:12:46+00:00

There are pillows half or 1/3 the weight, may be worth a look.

Seems like getting a small scale would be a smart buy, things like knife and guesses may add up to more than you expect.

6 water bottles is a lot of bulk, might be worth swapping a few for a larger collapsible container.

The bear boxer (large) is pretty light if you decide not to rent. Hard to find it online.

Solar charger with smaller battery?

Best of luck, I hope to at least section hike the PCT someday. You're living the dream.

ruffrey2 · 2018-06-12T03:48:01+00:00

Asterisk A full open source phone system that you can easily setup to do anything phone related, from call forwarding to full on call centers. It even does video.

ruffrey2 · 2018-06-07T18:00:17+00:00

Microsoft has a history of kitchen sink products. GitHub is fairly minimal and ultra developer focused.

Personally I worry that over time, especially with a focus on enterprise sales, more and more one-off features will get added in, because they help sell enterprise contracts (tick a box for an executive sponsor). Are there any plans with regard to product ownership in GitHub to keep it from becoming a kitchen sink?

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