damn. why did the website stole my audio?

pavel_lishin 10 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Some of the most interesting authors in tech on the internet have just absolute awful websites. Blinking animations everywhere, weird sounds, "cute" little javascript animations like it's 1999 again.

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john_strinlai 10 hours ago | parent [-]

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 10 hours ago | parent | next [-]

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 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		This is my problem with it. Put in a mute button if you're going to do this, otherwise it's just user hostile. No problem with stylized websites and fun animations.

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rezonant 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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?

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john_strinlai 5 hours ago | parent [-]

>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.

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Larrikin 4 hours ago | parent [-]

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	▲	john_strinlai 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		amazing comment from a 13 year old account. really embodying the spirit of the HN guidelines. thanks for the warm welcome. so, what exactly, are you basing your accusation on? was it me saying "use noscript and reader mode" or maybe "people have different opinions"? or just by nature of having created an account after you created yours? this sort of accusation is what will drive HN to be a shit community to participate in. just accuse anyone you slightly disagree with as being a bot/ai im not even sure what your issue, or rezonants issue with me even is! all i said was different people have different opinions, and you two are crawling up my ass about it. lets hope we never have to talk to each other about anything slightly important.

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fuddle 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Yeah, come on! I'm trying to watch a video and read the article!

	▲	vincnetas 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		yeah no. i was listening to background music of my choice while browsing the internet.