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Show HN: Time.Graphics – flexible timeline

16 pointsby Jenkamalmost 8 years ago

5 comments

brudgersalmost 8 years ago
[random advice from the internet]<p>I think the idea is interesting and the execution seems well done. Because, I don&#x27;t want to log in with Facebook to save, I can&#x27;t see the end result and ultimately have no idea whether or not it is actually any good. So I will probably never use it, and almost certainly never recommend it (since I have no idea if at the end of the road Time.graphics is actually any good.<p>From a business standpoint:<p><pre><code> What is the business value of a visitor&#x27;s Facebook login? What is the business value of providing accurate knowledge of the *final* product to a visitor? What business problem does obtaining a visitor&#x27;s Facebook login directly solve right now, here in the context of a &#x27;Show HN&#x27;? </code></pre> Years ago I tried selling software and my strategy was simple. I made a free demo version that showed what could be done and provided a lousy high level functional experience (i.e. it could not be used for actual work) so that people would buy it. I don&#x27;t think people tend to buy software that leaves them with a bad taste in their mouth. I don&#x27;t think time spent building tooling that makes the demo lousy is time well spent.<p>At any size it makes sense to understand potential users. At a certain size it probably makes sense to use Facebook as a tool to aggregate data. When there are only a couple of hundred or ten or one, then it is better view them individually. Ask them, &quot;Am I solving your problem?&quot;<p>Good luck.
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perilunaralmost 8 years ago
Nice work!<p>I&#x27;ve been looking for a good timeline script for a project I&#x27;m doing. I&#x27;m currently using vis.js [1], but this looks good also.<p>Is the script available for use via an API, or do you only offer iframe embeds?<p>1. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;visjs.org&#x2F;timeline_examples.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;visjs.org&#x2F;timeline_examples.html</a>
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mtmailalmost 8 years ago
Small issue: On my 27&quot; monitor full-screen the hamburger menu is shown on the top right, thus hiding the links to the excellent <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;time.graphics&#x2F;popular&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;time.graphics&#x2F;popular&#x2F;</a> for example. Tested in Firefox and Google Chrome.
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fiatjafalmost 8 years ago
It says it downloads stuff (JSON, CSV etc). If I want it to render a chart with some data generated in a server, would that be possible? I don&#x27;t see how.
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fiatjafalmost 8 years ago
I have no words for how amazing this is.<p>Also, &quot;percentage&quot; is written with a C.
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