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Comment by john_strinlai

4 months ago

the last time the website was submitted, over half the comments talked about website design instead of the actual content. we can probably skip doing it again.

different people have different tastes. people complain about boring websites, people complain about websites with animations or colors. the only guarantee is that the conversation isnt interesting.

if you are on the side that doesnt like music, animations, whatever, i recommend a combination of noscript and using reader mode.

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Larrikin  4 months ago

The layout and design is a matter of taste. I actually find websites like OP refreshing to see.

Blasting music or sound on auto play when you aren't directly navigating to audio or video content is just rude.

It's the same as playing your speaker on the subway.

rezonant  4 months ago

Why not use your main account to post this, unless you mean it was submitted less than 4 days ago when your account was created? Genuinely curious what benefit a fresh account gives you here?

  • john_strinlai  4 months ago

    >unless you mean it was submitted less than 4 days ago

    maybe you are unaware, but you can browse HN without an account, and you can browse previous submissions (years back, even!). its not like i can only see posts made in the last 4 days.

    second, i saw the original post because it was posted in this very comment chain we are on, 5 hours ago, by bondarchuk (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47137961).

    my turn! what is your comment trying to accomplish by cross-examining me about something completely unrelated? what point are you trying to make?

    if you think my comment is wrong, you should talk about the contents of the comment, not the age of my account.