tom_ilsinszki

* You can give away in-app purchases for free. (Wasn't sure if it could be done.)

* They didn't spend any money on advertising. Nothing new there either, but it's another datapoint and it'll help me a bit in the future, when I need to figure out if we should spend money on ads (probably not).

It started my iTunes as I clicked it (a bit frustrating), but then I thought it might be great for increasing the number of people who buy the app.

EDIT: He's more into print than web.

I'd put the "Login with facebook to post pictures to Facebook!" box under or next to the picture.

Also keeping it hidden and making it appear after the laser has been placed, might also be a good idea.

I don't think that the pain of context switching explains procrastination fully...

Is Diaspora a failure? How did the Kickstarter model set them up for this failure in your opinion?

If there is nothing in it for the other person, you're just wasting time, both his and yours. 'Because I want it done!' will only get you a half-hearted effort or worse.

But maybe you're right; maybe working together with others (on an open source project for example), or helping someone on stack overflow for example is a better way to develop more meaningful relationships.

Why I'd like to see more female developers?

* I wanted to have more women (girls) around at university. Yes, one reason is sexual attraction (I hope it's not a problem, that I mention this, but I am a human being after all), but I also found that girls are an essential part of how human groups are formed. You might become really good friends with another guy at uni, just because you like hanging around the same girl at the beginning; on the other hand, you might not chat up and start hanging out with that other guy initially.

* It would be far healthier for (young) people to socialize in a mixed environment.

* A lot of women that I know are more social and caring than me in day to day communication. I'd also love to have and learn more of that.

* Women tend to think differently. They have a different approach to problems, which is what teams are all about; having people with many different approaches, so that when a there is a problem, someone can think of the easiest possible solution.

What I'm not sure I like about this post, is that it seems defensive. Tries to prove that "there are female developers who are just as good as men" too hard, while it forgets to focus on what women are better at, and also what the tech community would win if we all _actively_ knew that the community needs more women.

I'd love to work in a mixed community of men and women.