The bad SSL cert is the perfect feature for this.
Show HN: HN as TikTok, welcome to HN hell
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#42Bug report: On iPhone (with Safari url bar set to bottom), the titles are all clipped at the bottom. I think it has to do with your website using the screen height instead of the visible part only.
100dvh is your friend.
Is 100dvh preferred over 100svh in this case?
I never noticed a difference between them as the viewport size mostly doesn't change without scrolling... which shouldn't happen for both, right?
Re: Show HN: HN as TikTok, welcome to HN hell
#43Make it generate a short video for every thread, with a summary of the subject and some of the quarrels in the comments section and you're set. Make sure it uses all the ridiculous shenanigans tiktok users resort to, as well.
Yeah honestly with the AI tools we have now it would be feasible to turn each entry into an engagement bait 1 min video (but please nobody do this)
This is simply a swipeable view of hn.
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#44I think both of these projects miss what makes TikTok (and reels in general) so effective. A good TikTok video gets "injected into your brain". You have zero effort to provide and suddenly this stuff is in your mind. I'm not saying it's a good thing, I realize the danger, but that's the core mechanism. A friend in marketing describes this in terms of "brain calories". Eg if people have to think in order to understand…
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Re: Show HN: HN as TikTok, welcome to HN hell
#45I think both of these projects miss what makes TikTok (and reels in general) so effective. A good TikTok video gets "injected into your brain". You have zero effort to provide and suddenly this stuff is in your mind. I'm not saying it's a good thing, I realize the danger, but that's the core mechanism. A friend in marketing describes this in terms of "brain calories". Eg if people have to think in order to understand…
> "A good TikTok video gets "injected into your brain"" I worked in marketing, so I'm generally immune to outrageous metaphor, such as "injected" into your brain. That said, I just want to point out the irony we're still using phrases like this after 20+ years of research on networked media and user interaction, and soft science research into cognitive psychology and behavioral psychology, as well as research into hu…
If these contributing sciences are as obfuscated as the language in your post suggests, that could be why. Effective integration into the general discourse is about building handholds that a reader can use to climb upwards into a more complex idea.
I don't think I can grok the value in what you're saying without sitting down with a browser window on one side to research each reference in depth.
As another commenter suggested -- that's too many brain calories. Could you try a more direct brain injection?
Re: Show HN: HN as TikTok, welcome to HN hell
#46Ah my favorite content source in brain rot format. Thank you
Re: Show HN: HN as TikTok, welcome to HN hell
#47To make it truly hell, you need AI help:
Generate a scantily clad anime furry dancing for 30 seconds while talking about summarized HN content (SSH, Rails, React, etc.) narrated by a seductive female AI voice.
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Re: Show HN: HN as TikTok, welcome to HN hell
#49To make it truly hell, you need AI help: Generate a scantily clad anime furry dancing for 30 seconds while talking about summarized HN content (SSH, Rails, React, etc.) narrated by a seductive female AI voice.
I will give you the full amount for 20% of the business.
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#50I think both of these projects miss what makes TikTok (and reels in general) so effective. A good TikTok video gets "injected into your brain". You have zero effort to provide and suddenly this stuff is in your mind. I'm not saying it's a good thing, I realize the danger, but that's the core mechanism. A friend in marketing describes this in terms of "brain calories". Eg if people have to think in order to understand…
The algorithm would never work if the user had so little choice as to be "injected" with whatever they were shown. In fact we have full agency over whether we are interested enough to listen and trust the arguments, just like any other persuasive message. If not, we swipe up and injection fails. This reminds me of the exaggerated claims made around subliminal advertising and brainwashing. People love to model others…
This is true. People like TikTok and no one wants to admit it.
Personally I've found the content on it to be genuinely humorous and interesting, unlike Instagram which just wants to hook me in with Stories that I'll miss forever if I don't catch them with 24 hours, or controversial/rage-bait Explore Page videos. I was able to train the former app to be more of a happy place, the latter is still brainrot to me.