REFUSED
Show HN: Tracking iCal feed latency across O365/Google/Apple
64/130 FLOOR 65
Recorded 2026-06-19 · refused 2026-08-01
THE IDEA, IN FULL
Developer monitoring iCal feed sync latency reveals calendar sync from major providers varies wildly from hours to days with zero user visibility, affecting nearly 3 million feed checks monthly.
WHY IT WAS REFUSED
Refused at 64 out of 130. The machine's floor is 65, so this one never reached a shelf. Where it lost, in the gauntlet's own words: Willingness to pay scored 3 of 15: "No explicit statements of willingness to pay."; Timing scored 6 of 20: "No evidence of VC funding or hiring in this niche.". HN Algolia items API returned: "Show HN: Tracking iCal feed latency across O365/Google/Apple", 3 points, posted 2026-06-19.
THE SCORECARD
THE SOURCE
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48596526 reachable checked 2026-07-31
- https://sync.timetastic.co.uk/ reachable checked 2026-07-31
2 sources, opened by our own checker on the date shown. If one dies, this line stops saying reachable.
Free to take. Build it. We will not sell it.
There is no catch and no form. This idea is off our shelf permanently, so there is nothing for us to protect. If you build it, you owe us nothing.