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Re: Ask HN: What are some modern technologies that you refuse to adopt?

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Post by satvikpendem »

d3Xt3r wrote: post #7

- Proprietary messaging apps like WhatsApps, Facebook Messenger etc. I think it's ridiculous that some people/countries are practically held hostage by them. - Electron/Javascript based apps - Chromium (Blink) and Webkit based browsers - GTK4/libadwaita - node.js - And well, less of on refusal to adopt, but more like a refusal to acknowledge their value: bloated/modern web frameworks like React. I honestly can't thin…

React and similar frameworks are for the developer, not the user. But since it seems you don't use large scale UI based applications, you don't see a need for them.

Re: Ask HN: What are some modern technologies that you refuse to adopt?

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Post by ifh-hn »

satvikpendem wrote: post #9
pcardoso wrote: post #8

Short videos, stories, etc. I refuse getting addicted to them. Terrifying watching everyone around me consuming the stuff like we are in a crack house.

You'd get addicted to short stories?

I don't know if you've got kids, but they're like crack cocaine for young people.

Re: Ask HN: What are some modern technologies that you refuse to adopt?

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Post by satvikpendem »

ifh-hn wrote: post #12
satvikpendem wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You'd get addicted to short stories?

I don't know if you've got kids, but they're like crack cocaine for young people.

I was just making a joke about short stories as in the written word, which have been around for millennia, not short form video.

Re: Ask HN: What are some modern technologies that you refuse to adopt?

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Post by escapecharacter »

This is an odd take that might seem privileged, but: sales or coupons. Digital or physical.

If a company is offering a discount, sale, coupon, etc., they've done the math and determined the reduction in revenue to them is offset by your increased likelihood to purchase, or share in your mind. (Algorithmic) discounts are a technology in the sense that they're part of modern data science-driven consumerism. Just like going to a casino, the house is always going to win. So, I offer no mind share to these. I've bought many games from Steam sales I don't play, for an innocuous example.

I'm not going to throw out a coupon if it's thrust into my hand (e.g. Wonderville, a gaming bar I love in Brooklyn hands out wooden drink tickets and one is in my wallet.)

Re: Ask HN: What are some modern technologies that you refuse to adopt?

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Post by skydhash »

al_borland wrote: post #6

IoT. I have no interest in home appliances with fancy screen, internet connectivity, apps, and any of that other nonsense. I’m also pretty skeptical of the whole smart home market. A lot of it seems like technology in search of a problem… and it also seems very buggy.

I like ereaders, but I installed koreader on mine and use the wifi only when I transfer new books (when I’m too lazy to get the laptop and a usb cable).

Re: Ask HN: What are some modern technologies that you refuse to adopt?

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Post by d3Xt3r »

satvikpendem wrote: post #11
d3Xt3r wrote: post #7

- Proprietary messaging apps like WhatsApps, Facebook Messenger etc. I think it's ridiculous that some people/countries are practically held hostage by them. - Electron/Javascript based apps - Chromium (Blink) and Webkit based browsers - GTK4/libadwaita - node.js - And well, less of on refusal to adopt, but more like a refusal to acknowledge their value: bloated/modern web frameworks like React. I honestly can't thin…

React and similar frameworks are for the developer, not the user. But since it seems you don't use large scale UI based applications, you don't see a need for them.

I'm a developer too (well, technically DevOps and a hobby dev), and I can't think of any place where it's actually needed, where a traditional app can't do the job.

Re: Ask HN: What are some modern technologies that you refuse to adopt?

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Post by satvikpendem »

d3Xt3r wrote: post #17
satvikpendem wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

React and similar frameworks are for the developer, not the user. But since it seems you don't use large scale UI based applications, you don't see a need for them.

I'm a developer too (well, technically DevOps and a hobby dev), and I can't think of any place where it's actually needed , where a traditional app can't do the job.

Of course, nothing is strictly needed, you could write your code in assembly. But just as we built higher abstractions on that, so too do people do so for UI code. If you haven't written much UI code, then I can see why you think it's not useful, but it doesn't mean that it's not, for those who do.

Re: Ask HN: What are some modern technologies that you refuse to adopt?

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Post by d3Xt3r »

pcardoso wrote: post #8

Short videos, stories, etc. I refuse getting addicted to them. Terrifying watching everyone around me consuming the stuff like we are in a crack house.

To add to that: vertical videos in general. Especially when they're picked up by news sites or mainstream media and then displayed with blurred bars on the sides.

Re: Ask HN: What are some modern technologies that you refuse to adopt?

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Post by pete1302 »

- Shorts/Reels (do I need to give a reason for this)(I happily "choose" a good 30 min+ fails/funny/wins compilation and watch it rather than playing with a slot machine). - Instagram (I am not a photographer/artist, then why should I convey everything to my friends in Audiovisual way?)(even Facebook was better).
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