Good luck to you, I've been in the same situation.

Dan Ariely has made an app that does something like this, although instead of looking at the number of hours it takes to pay for something he compares it to what alternatives you could buy, so if you like coffee and you want to book a book you see how many coffees you would have to give up to get the book, similar but equally interesting concept. You can see his app here, its the first one Oranges2Apples http://danariely.com/apps-tools/

When I wrote my first novel I spent a lot of time at my neighbours house using their old 486 and notepad. They didn't have internet access and the places was quiet other the cat that I was cat sitting. Needless to say, the situation turned out to be very productive and without distraction.

Its good to finishes projects, but its also important to realize that some projects can't ever be finished, or may not be worth the effort of completing them. That's not to say one should drop a project when it gets hard or to think your self out of completing it, but more to the idea of being reasonable about expectations while still trying your hardest.

Living in the Valley has its benefits, but living in a car to start an alarm clock start-up... hum... yeah.

The guy's story is being covered by the Washington Post. How many people have heard his name now that never would have otherwise? I agree that - in and of itself - the whole "living in your car" thing is a bit dodgy... but if he plays his cards right, just the PR boost from this whole adventure could be a tremendous perk.

Of course, if he's successful, you have to wonder how long it'll take for a rash of copycats to decide to move to Palo Alto and sleep in their cars while they build startups...

it is sort of responsive? what's that delay when the page first loads?

what's wrong with the title?

How is anyone surprised that an old company that has run out of steam is trying alternative revenue models that are designed for the benefit of old out of steam companies?

My sentiments exactly, especially when I see people like Joshua Schachter, a brilliant entrepreneur creating stack overflow clones (jig) and companies like Instagram being valued at 1/2 billion dollars.

Surly I'm jealous of their success, but I still question the 'real' value they are creating.

I had a very similar idea to, been working on it for a while. We pivoted a little. t

This seems to be a very popular genera right now, maybe it has to do with how easy it is to create a photo app?