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Show HN: Refractify – Optical software against myopia

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Re: Show HN: Refractify – Optical software against myopia

#31
post #18

This is brilliant, thanks for making this. I am currently trying it out on Chrome and I can feel the difference. Any future plans of bringing this to the mac? I recently made an app[1] in the similar space for mac and I would love to collaborate to bring this to the mac if you'd be interested. BTW, all the links in your footer except privacy policy are 404s [1] https://lookaway.app

why paid ?

Re: Show HN: Refractify – Optical software against myopia

#32
post #18

This is brilliant, thanks for making this. I am currently trying it out on Chrome and I can feel the difference. Any future plans of bringing this to the mac? I recently made an app[1] in the similar space for mac and I would love to collaborate to bring this to the mac if you'd be interested. BTW, all the links in your footer except privacy policy are 404s [1] https://lookaway.app

why paid ?

Developer license maybe?

Re: Show HN: Refractify – Optical software against myopia

#33
post #18

This is brilliant, thanks for making this. I am currently trying it out on Chrome and I can feel the difference. Any future plans of bringing this to the mac? I recently made an app[1] in the similar space for mac and I would love to collaborate to bring this to the mac if you'd be interested. BTW, all the links in your footer except privacy policy are 404s [1] https://lookaway.app

I would love a mac version!

Re: Show HN: Refractify – Optical software against myopia

#34
Sorry, but when there is no solid scientific verified foundation but you already selling software for $12 a piece I call it snake oil.

> The participants were asked to watch binocularly a movie on a large TV screen (65 inches, LG OLED65C9, 4 K, 2019) at 2 m distance in a dark room. > With a video format of 1280 × 720 pixels

So you have to work in pitch dark room for this approach to reproduce, no thanks.

Re: Show HN: Refractify – Optical software against myopia

#36
post #26

I purchased the Windows version and uploaded the file to VirusTotal. It gave me two detections: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/4da40fd5c643e9c7e771b896...

Nah, virustotal does that stuff all the time. Two detections is low out of all the malware scanners it used. I usually just use malwarebytes.

Re: Show HN: Refractify – Optical software against myopia

#37
post #26

I purchased the Windows version and uploaded the file to VirusTotal. It gave me two detections: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/4da40fd5c643e9c7e771b896...

Nah, virustotal does that stuff all the time. Two detections is low out of all the malware scanners it used. I usually just use malwarebytes.

I understand, I’m not accusing or implying the product is malicious.

However, I have password managers, access banking websites, etc so I’m cautious of exes from smaller developers.

I wasn’t able to easily find the real identity of OP but the binary is code signed by a registered company it seems.

Re: Show HN: Refractify – Optical software against myopia

#38
post #26

I purchased the Windows version and uploaded the file to VirusTotal. It gave me two detections: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/4da40fd5c643e9c7e771b896...

Nah, virustotal does that stuff all the time. Two detections is low out of all the malware scanners it used. I usually just use malwarebytes.

Many times this warnings are triggered by the packager, but if one ignore them, what is the purpose of the scan?

The software author should take a look if this is the case, for to change the packager's configuration (no encryption [if some algorithms in the programs are important, to protect them with through implementation, not packager ], or if the binary is small to not compress, or to adjust other params, etc), or to change of packager, or to contact with the antivirus company.

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