- tjoff parentI just want to be able to backup my playlists. Maybe thats possible but last time I looked I could only find sites that wanted your login, not gonna happen.
- Reddit would be even worse if the translations were better, now you don't have to waste much time because it hits you right in the face. Never ever translate something without asking about it first.
When I search for something in my native tongue it is almost always because I want the perspective of people living in my country having experience with X. Now the results are riddled with reddit posts that are from all over the world with crappy translation instead.
- Yes, but the problem is that people often choose a hobby that will benefit their career.
If you are going to spend time on a hobby why not pick a hobby that also benefits your career? Win win?
I struggle with that, partly because computer science was my hobby. Then I went to university studying it, and enjoying it as a hobby. Then I started working, still enjoying it as a hobby.
And if I have 10 interesting topics I want to explore on my free time. Why not pick one that will also benefit my work?
After all, I don't have as much time for my hobbies nowadays. So picking one that also benefits and influences my work is more fun and meaningful and also allows me to be paid doing something I would have done for free anyway.
This article highlights the problem with that approach.
Feels like it is very common in our industry. A very high percentage of "Show HN" fits dangerously close to that. Which is not necessarily a bad thing, it is just exposing yourself to the risks mentioned in the post.
- You cache the revocation list, no? If it is in the list it is revoked...
How do you know it is allowed again? Because it responds with a new certificate, that isn't revoked...
You are not leaking anything. You are just downloading a list of revoked domains. Regardless of whether you are visiting them or not.
- Took me a really long time to realize that I should scroll. Because why would I? There is absolutely no indication that there is anything to scroll to.
I clicked on the two avatars but that didn't get me very far and the only thing left to click was "by alvin chang" but that was about as fruitful as I imagined it would be.
So I assumed it was a podcast, re-checking that I had audio on etc. But nope, so I checked another browser. Same there... Then I read HN comments, ah ... Great design? ...
- It adds realism.
Your vision have motion blur. Staring at your screen at fixed distance and no movement is highly unrealistic and allows you to see crisp 4k images no matter the content. This results in a cartoonish experience because it mimics nothing in real life.
Now you do have the normal problem that the designers of the game/movie can't know for sure what part of the image you are focusing on (my pet peeve with 3D movies) since that affects where and how you would perceive the blur.
Also have the problem of overuse or using it to mask other issues, or just as an artistic choice.
But it makes total sense to invest in a high refresh display with quick pixel transitions to reduce blur, and then selectively add motion blur back artificially.
Turning it off is akin to cranking up the brightness to 400% because otherwise you can't make out details in the dark parts off the game ... thats the point.
But if you prefer it off then go ahead, games are meant to be enjoyed!
- Zero cost is an antifeature.
It is just centralizing the web. You can do a lot with a $4 droplet if a single board computer isn't your cup of tea. Not "buying" into icloud/cloudfare is alone worth that cost. Also much more meaningful stack to learn.
Nothing against the post/author, I just feel the creativity to "exploit" features of the giants that is put in place just to undermine alternatives is misplaced.
- That is table stakes. So, rewind 5 years. Introduce that, remove attestation while you are at it. And make sure we have multiple compatible implementations.
Without it passkeys are a sham. And since that was and is the case I don't see any conceivable future where passkeys benefit anyone but google/apple/ms. For the sake of the web it needs to die.