Topic: Frog: Bitmessage for the web! - page 3. (Read 8850 times)

Quote from: AliceWonder on June 20, 2013, 01:27:12 AM

i already thought bitmessage was easier to use than email. installing the program and running it was far more painless than filling out some form to get an email account. if you are going to make it even easier still than that sounds awesome.

You'll have to fill out a form to use Frog, but all it will be is username, password, and repeat password. No existing email required.

i wouldnt make them repeat password and i wouldnt differentiate between account creation and login. just have it be assumed by your server that if someone tries to log in with information that doesnt currently exist than have it create a new account. if they type something wrong they will figure that out when they see that they have no messages in their inbox.

a card game i used to play did this, shadow era. check it out, its awesome how low the barriers are to playing that game. you dont even have to confirm your email, the email you enter doesnt even have to be a real email.

*edit* actually why not take it even further. instead of having username and password just have 1 field (userword?, passname?) i dont see any reason not to.

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Love the frog art! Can't wait to see what you come up with as far as an actual implementation. I would love to beta test if possible.

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Why do you need BTC 3.5 for your idea? I don't think anyone would pay without seeing a prototype, I mean we don't even have a code sample to see if your skills are capable of doing a project like this. Just give us some security here, cause this project isn't really that simple.

Servers and potentially the hiring of a designer. I can code, but I can NOT make things look pretty.
Here is my Github: https://github.com/Jaxkr
Here is an article about me (provides my identity and prevents me from scamming): http://www.timescall.com/news/longmont-local-news/ci_23032800/sunset-middle-school-student-wins-first-longmont-hackathon
Unfortunately, I can't use those prize funds for this project as they were directly invested in my college account, to avoid taxes. Tongue

I hope this doesn't come off as mean, but learn to bootstrap. I think this is actually a great lesson for a young person to learn. Cause in the real world without a prototype no one gives funds. Even without testing the market you don't really get funds. I think you should try and do as much as you can with little or no funds. Your a programmer, try and get BTC3.5 by working for someone else.

Also don't tell your parents this but college is a scam.

Don't listen to him. Get your degree.
After my junior year, I took a year off that ended up being an eternity - I never graduated. Not having that piece of paper has closed so many doors for me.

Go to college and graduate and don't let anything stop you.

Yes certain degrees are required for certain jobs. I have met many, many people in the computer science sector and if your code is great, and you know what your doing, which this kid certainly does. He would not learn anything from college.

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Why do you need BTC 3.5 for your idea? I don't think anyone would pay without seeing a prototype, I mean we don't even have a code sample to see if your skills are capable of doing a project like this. Just give us some security here, cause this project isn't really that simple.

Servers and potentially the hiring of a designer. I can code, but I can NOT make things look pretty.
Here is my Github: https://github.com/Jaxkr
Here is an article about me (provides my identity and prevents me from scamming): http://www.timescall.com/news/longmont-local-news/ci_23032800/sunset-middle-school-student-wins-first-longmont-hackathon
Unfortunately, I can't use those prize funds for this project as they were directly invested in my college account, to avoid taxes. Tongue

I hope this doesn't come off as mean, but learn to bootstrap. I think this is actually a great lesson for a young person to learn. Cause in the real world without a prototype no one gives funds. Even without testing the market you don't really get funds. I think you should try and do as much as you can with little or no funds. Your a programmer, try and get BTC3.5 by working for someone else.

Also don't tell your parents this but college is a scam.

Don't listen to him. Get your degree.
After my junior year, I took a year off that ended up being an eternity - I never graduated. Not having that piece of paper has closed so many doors for me.

Go to college and graduate and don't let anything stop you.

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Quote from: bbit on June 18, 2013, 09:37:30 PM

i already thought bitmessage was easier to use than email. installing the program and running it was far more painless than filling out some form to get an email account. if you are going to make it even easier still than that sounds awesome.

You'll have to fill out a form to use Frog, but all it will be is username, password, and repeat password. No existing email required.

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i already thought bitmessage was easier to use than email. installing the program and running it was far more painless than filling out some form to get an email account. if you are going to make it even easier still than that sounds awesome.

It will be interesting to see how he does it but I hope it is true.

I will have a detailed plan up soon for everyone to read.

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Quote from: Jaxkr on June 17, 2013, 05:39:35 PM

i already thought bitmessage was easier to use than email. installing the program and running it was far more painless than filling out some form to get an email account. if you are going to make it even easier still than that sounds awesome.

It will be interesting to see how he does it but I hope it is true.

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i already thought bitmessage was easier to use than email. installing the program and running it was far more painless than filling out some form to get an email account. if you are going to make it even easier still than that sounds awesome.

lixiaolai

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Here's a great logo by moltenmich that I may use!

GREAT!

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Quote from: hl5460 on June 17, 2013, 09:59:01 PM

It's a great idea! BM is a bit complicated and the idea of P2P is very attractive. The community will embrace such application.

It is so complicated I was like how the hell does this work. Hopefully, this will solve it.

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It's a great idea! BM is a bit complicated and the idea of P2P is very attractive. The community will embrace such application.

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I love the logo very cool good job moltenmich!

And congratulations for being our 1st Bitcoin Crowdfunding project! Couldn't have been a better project to get funded.

Looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

Jaxkr

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Here's a great logo by moltenmich that I may use!

Jaxkr

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Quote from: BitcoinAshley on June 17, 2013, 01:34:55 PM

Question: Do you plan on developing a mobile app?

I think the best way to make BitMessage REALLY take off (make it mainstream) is to give it smartphone functionality. Everyone now knows that the NSA can read their text messages. There are encrypted SMS apps but nothing close to the level of BitMessage. BitMessage on smartphones would REALLY give people a way to flip the finger to the NSA and the other cartels.

I guess BitMessage itself could do that, but since you're already doing something new, might as well add mobile functionality, and it seems what you are proposing is more suited to mobile phones.

Oh, and I second the advice about not going to college. You can make tons of dough starting bitcoin companies and doing coding work freelance. Don't need no stinkin' college degree. Don't feed into the system Grin

The entire web application will be responsive, so it will be usable on mobile devices right at launch.
I do plan to develop native iOS and Android apps in the future though. iOS will likely be first.

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Question: Do you plan on developing a mobile app?

I think the best way to make BitMessage REALLY take off (make it mainstream) is to give it smartphone functionality. Everyone now knows that the NSA can read their text messages. There are encrypted SMS apps but nothing close to the level of BitMessage. BitMessage on smartphones would REALLY give people a way to flip the finger to the NSA and the other cartels.

I guess BitMessage itself could do that, but since you're already doing something new, might as well add mobile functionality, and it seems what you are proposing is more suited to mobile phones.

Oh, and I second the advice about not going to college. You can make tons of dough starting bitcoin companies and doing coding work freelance. Don't need no stinkin' college degree. Don't feed into the system Grin

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Quote from: Jaxkr on June 17, 2013, 03:52:31 AM

Quote from: gweedo on June 17, 2013, 04:20:55 AM

Why do you need BTC 3.5 for your idea? I don't think anyone would pay without seeing a prototype, I mean we don't even have a code sample to see if your skills are capable of doing a project like this. Just give us some security here, cause this project isn't really that simple.

Servers and potentially the hiring of a designer. I can code, but I can NOT make things look pretty.
Here is my Github: https://github.com/Jaxkr
Here is an article about me (provides my identity and prevents me from scamming): http://www.timescall.com/news/longmont-local-news/ci_23032800/sunset-middle-school-student-wins-first-longmont-hackathon
Unfortunately, I can't use those prize funds for this project as they were directly invested in my college account, to avoid taxes. Tongue

I hope this doesn't come off as mean, but learn to bootstrap. I think this is actually a great lesson for a young person to learn. Cause in the real world without a prototype no one gives funds. Even without testing the market you don't really get funds. I think you should try and do as much as you can with little or no funds. Your a programmer, try and get BTC3.5 by working for someone else.

Also don't tell your parents this but college is a scam. I just graduated from college (23yrs old), and let me tell you I am not even going to use my degree (Computer Science), cause I got into bitcoins so early, it makes no sense for me to get a job. I am actually starting my own company (of the many companies I started). I think your really talented, and you should be hustling in the bitcoin community. You will be rich trust me, especially since you know python that is one of those scripting languages, that great for web or desktop.

So get out and HUSTLE, just do what you got to do. Especially now since you live at home with no expenses you can bank all this money. Wait until your 17, you be driving a Benz maybe even a ferrari to school Wink

Take my advice, bootstrap, hustle, you will be big... And when your starting your own companies you come to me for funding ok.

Define "hustle" and "bootstrap". I assume bootstrap means to have a reusable code base for every project, but I'm unsure about hustling, unless I'll be playing some pool.

No bootstrap means, to use as little funds as possible to get an idea off the ground. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootstrapping#Business

And hustling means taking all your time you have free and investing into bitcoins. Doing work for people, doing jobs for bitcoins, saving those bitcoins. Just hustling working hard really.

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damn got funded! congrads! can't wait to see what you do with this! Grin

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Quote from: Jaxkr on June 17, 2013, 03:52:31 AM