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Re: The technology behind Tornado, FriendFeed's web server - Bret Taylor's blog

eisokant — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:37:03 -0000

I wanted to thank you guys. I am going to be building a web app for which I was dreading to use PHP long-polling. I looked at Twisted.web and other Java alternatives but they all seemed too complicated to use (I know PHP and Ruby, not Java or Python).

After exploring Tornado and trying it out, I am growing incredibly fond of it, especially it's ease of use (and Python is not looking to difficult from here, lots of similarities to Ruby).

Thank you!

Eiso

Re: Slicehost API Notes for the Non-Rails Posse

iflyhigh — Mon, 11 May 2009 18:25:21 -0000

Just committed version 0.01 of the Slicehost management app. You can find
the libs in the /app/lib/slicehost directory if you check the project out.
You can find the project here:

http://github.com/jawngee/SlicehostManager/tree...

Re: Slicehost API Notes for the Non-Rails Posse

eisokant — Mon, 11 May 2009 16:47:05 -0000

Thank you, this write up is much appreciated. I know I'll be needing to use it in the near future so this a great bookmark. I look forward to seeing the library on GitHub.

Re: It's been a year

eisokant — Mon, 11 May 2009 11:25:14 -0000

Congratulations, I am really happy to hear that. This and water for €7 ; it's all good news.

Re: Going for the unreachable

eisokant — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:03:43 -0000

I absolutely agree with you Nathan; it's connecting the dots which is the phrase I was looking for.

Re: A traditional Spanish village instead of Silicon Valley and the launch of a startup

eisokant — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:37:03 -0000

Hi Eddie!

Thank you for your comment and I am really happy you posed that question. I agree as it stands a lot of the functionality can be achieved with mashing up the del.icio.us API but there's already a fundamental difference; the following of groups.

Where you use Twitter to follow messages and links that are interesting on the moment, you use Tyba to follow links around lasting topics and build your search scope. To give you an example: across my twitter hundreds of links fly by each day, mostly focused around social media and web 2.0 but on tyba I can follow a group on a specific topic, let's say "Social Media Tools" and look at the new links when I want to, as an overview. It's not about quantity but about quality. You chose which topics from which users you want to follow.

The above is right now the fundamental difference but since we're just getting started I am sure a lot more differences are going to be created.

Eiso

Re: A traditional Spanish village instead of Silicon Valley and the launch of a startup

eisokant — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:27:39 -0000

I am likewise happy to meet people who are alike. I like the idea of Supercool School but it failed when I tried to add it to Facebook. If I need an invite, I'd ofcourse love one.

Re: A traditional Spanish village instead of Silicon Valley and the launch of a startup

eisokant — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:26:04 -0000

Thank you CADBloke! I am doing everything I can to improve it day after day.

Re: A traditional Spanish village instead of Silicon Valley and the launch of a startup

eisokant — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:25:24 -0000

Hi Jose,

Thank you a lot for your comment and i'll keep the saying in the back of my mind. Let's hope it's not true ;-).

Muchas gracias,

Eiso

Re: A traditional Spanish village instead of Silicon Valley and the launch of a startup

eisokant — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:53:48 -0000

Dankje wel!

Re: A traditional Spanish village instead of Silicon Valley and the launch of a startup

eisokant — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:53:28 -0000

Thanks Mascha!

Re: A traditional Spanish village instead of Silicon Valley and the launch of a startup

eisokant — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:53:06 -0000

Thank you! The first batch of invites are being sent out tonight.

Re: A traditional Spanish village instead of Silicon Valley and the launch of a startup

eisokant — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:52:45 -0000

Hi Narag!

I haven't been to Cadiz yet, it's about 200km's left of where I live but am definitly planning to visit it.
I haven't tried the extension on Seamonkey... however I am soon opensourcing the extension so I am sure that we could get it working on Seamonkey then (if it doesn't already).

Eiso

Re: Fwd: Email is not dead!

eisokant — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:36:58 -0000

I couldn't agree more with you!

Re: My startup’s secret recipe

eisokant — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:53:34 -0000

Thank you for your comment Allan. I agree an idea on its own is often worth nothing. However I am bringing a simple solution to a complicated problem. I believe I know a way to make human powered search work. I wouldn't be at all surprised that when I release it into the public though other sites will copy the features that make it so unique. Especially since the technological barrier is not at all high. I've accepted this and thought about what I could do about it; a patent application is often useless.

So the advantage I want to have when I launch it is that I have those few months to gain traction with users before my unique features are copied.

I would love to however talk with you and there is a lot I can disclose. So feel free to send me an email (address on the right hand side).

Re: My startup’s secret recipe

eisokant — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:42:33 -0000

Thank you. Your comment summarizes the response I've had from a lot of developers and you are right. However there are a few details I should have but didn't explain. For me it's only temporary to get the foundation ready - the startup itself will have a full team. I am also doing this to give myself time to continue to talk to possible investors and decide where I want to locate.

Will I then throw away all the code and start over?

No and this is why: I have two user interfaces, one for the web and one as a browser extension, in any case they would have been developed by different people. They're two completely independent parts. As last I have the backend, a complex database structure but is setup to only accept a few easy and standard queries. The rest of the queries are handled on database level.

Looking at one of these parts you can't find out my completive advantage, looking at them all together you have my startup. I am incredibly aware of the risks I take with this and especially if I switch developers the problems that can (probably will) come up. I find it harder to read other people's code then to start from scratch and make it myself. Therefore all the complicated parts occur on database level, the code I wrote myself. So no matter what happens there will always be someone in the team (myself) who can work on that, or explain it to others.

Re: For Frak's Sake - Digg is dead. You heard it here first. For reasons...

eisokant — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:37:53 -0000

I believe they are salvaged for now by the fact that including this blog, most content providers have that Digg button on their site.

Re: Is lasting value diluted by blogs?

eisokant — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:12:37 -0000

p.s. A teenager who reads is also an oxymoron ;-); I seem to like them.

Re: Is lasting value diluted by blogs?

eisokant — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:11:14 -0000

I think it's a mind-set we consciously need to step away from and start making decisions about what content is actually valuable to us. I recently ordered 8 new books; instead I could spend my time staying up-to-date on the Google-Digg deal. These days I am satisfied reading a summary at the end of the day.

Re: Is lasting value diluted by blogs?

eisokant — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:39:10 -0000

Thank you Gareth.

When you say "how many people are going to go back in a years time to re-read something that was only relevant for a brief period of time?" you touch exactly upon my point. There's content we write that is for the moment but there are also times where we write for a lifetime. Content that is still applicable in a year from now. I am trying to find a way to separate these two and make it easier for readers to find it.

Re: louisgray.com: It Appears I Won an iPhone 3G from Social Median!

eisokant — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:38:13 -0000

Congratulations from a fellow winner ;-).

Re: The Entrepreneurial Coder is cool!

eisokant — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:24:01 -0000

That's the master plan

Re: The Entrepreneurial Coder is cool!

David Niall WIlson — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:02:17 -0000

Yes, and if you happen to build a web application that turns into a social thing...well, you're golden.

Re: New category: making money online

eisokant — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:33:53 -0000

I look forward to reading your new series about making money online. It's a bit of a cliche topic these days but from what I've read on your blog; I am looking forward to reading value.

Re: Where will life take this entrepreneur?

eisokant — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 05:21:40 -0000

Thank you for your advice! I have also had my doubts about the questions and the fact that I still haven't had a reply. It has been a lesson learned and if I do get a response my first reply will be about meeting the people. I strongly believe about following your gut feeling when you first meet someone.