Great tool, been using it for a while now.
The only issue I have with it is that there is no way to configure it so that saved links don't open in a new tab.
So the current flow when I want to go to a site I saved is: open a new tab, click on the link, it opens in a new tab, then I have to go back to the previous tab and close it.
If you could add an option in the settings to just have all links open in the same tab, would be great.
BTW: you don't have to sign up to the waiting list, you already have a beta code. Click on "Got a beta invite code? Sign up with it!" and use the beta code I posted.
I created TalkSparks because I was fed up with having to go to a bunch of different forums everyday in order to follow different things that I'm interested in.
The concept is very simple: it's where you can discuss anything you're interested in with other people who are interested in the same things. If you're interested in something, you just follow that category and the news feed aggregates all discussions in that topic (very similar to how Facebook shows you updates about the people you are friends with, only here it's about topics that actually interest you).
I've set it up with over 40M different categories so pretty much any topic already exists, which solves the problem of having tons of users creating "groups" or categories about the same thing. If you're interested in Breaking Bad, there is one place to discuss Breaking Bad, not 20 Breaking Bad categories that each have 3 followers and nobody knows which one to post in.
The site is still very young, in closed beta, but I would appreciate feedback from the HN community so here's a beta code you guys can use to sign up.
If they are using S3, then their storage cost is close to 100% variable. Assuming their rate of paying customers stays consistent with their free customers, regardless of how much they grow, isn't it safe to assume that their model is tailored to at least cover their cost of storage with their revenues?
If that wasn't the case, it might be hard to justify giving them more money, unless they were very close to break-even on that cost. So I'm assuming that they're bringing in enough revenue to cover their storage cost, regardless if their storage cost is 100k / month, 5MM a month, or even higher.
If you could add an option in the settings to just have all links open in the same tab, would be great.