jferge | 5 years ago | on: macOS Big Sur
electron -> react native ;) javascript is eating the world.
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jferge | 6 years ago | on: Fashion industry emits more carbon than flights and maritime shipping combined
technology / D2C / supply chain startups are desperately needed in this area to solve these problems.
At unspuntech.com (where i'm employed) we're working on creating high quality denim garments using 3D body scanning as the basis for custom fit. This allows us to go 0 inventory, and consumers generally don't mind a 2-3 week wait time for manufacturing thus far. up to 10-30% of garments end up unsold, so 0 inventory can have a large effect. We're also working on robotics solutions to remove steps from the manufacturing process, and eventually to reuse parts of the garment that get worn out.
More thought has to be put into the fast fashion part of the equation -- consumers (moreso women than men for clothing) want a large variety of options, and if they can get them at the cheapest prices, why not? There either needs to be a shift culturally (maybe look at how organic foods became prevalent at super markets) or through some sort of regulation (not ideal).
if any hner's want to talk more about these issues, please email me!
jferge | 8 years ago | on: Show HN: HNfavorites – Explore the community's favorite content
great stuff, a lot of cool posts i wouldn't have known about otherwise.
jferge | 10 years ago | on: Show HN: numLaunchpad – a WebAudio-based drum pad
is this open source?
jferge | 10 years ago | on: Python Exercises for Kids
These are all way too hard for an average 11 year old...
jferge | 12 years ago | on: How I Got Kicked Out of Y Combinator and Then Raised $6.5m for My Startup (2011)
Being "kicked out" seems kind of misnomer. I was expecting some kind of story about how he defied PG or did something unusual, not how the company was accepted on a whim and were disassociated with the program before it even started. Great story none the less.
jferge | 12 years ago | on: Share your early stage startup
I am working on am intelligent locker system that will first be debuting in the ski market. Customers can put their skis/snowboards and belongings into a locker, and can use a mobile phone, RFID card or CC as a form of authentication. We are doing a beta test this winter at a ski resort. http://mysnowgate.com
jferge | 12 years ago | on: A Python 3 implementation for client-side web programming
Interesting, but it is little more than a novelty.
jferge | 13 years ago | on: Plot.ly: Matlab for the Web
I was just thinking about making something like this after finishing my college stats class. I'm not sure if I just don't see it, but it would be cool to add in some statistics stuff, mean, variance, linear regression estimates and stuff like that.
jferge | 13 years ago | on: I skateboarded 85km from Sydney to Wollongong. It took me 12 hours
Its amazing that this was done with a regular board. I would have to imagine with a longboard it would have been much easier.
jferge | 13 years ago | on: Chrome World Wide Maze
A combination of marble blast and pacman, using websites as stages. Love it!
jferge | 13 years ago | on: Codular - Tutorials for New Web Developers
Good stuff.
jferge | 13 years ago | on: Show HN: My first product. Thoughts?
Nice and simple, although I would change the default bootstrap font.
jferge | 13 years ago | on: Four-coloring a Dodecahedron
Really interesting mathematics I hadn't heard about before! The controls feel a bit clunky, and clicking on a side doesn't change the color sometimes.
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