Finally, a timer. On the Internet.
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Show HN: JFDIN - Just Fucking Do It Now
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#62It seems that some people want less profanity and some want more. It might be useful to let all the text on the page be user-editable. That way they can choose the exact phrase that would have the desired emotional impact on them (and anyway, why tight-couple the tech and the copy?) For instance, my first language is Hindi, and English four-letter words just sort of slide over me without making much of a dent. I had…
My first thought was "good joke". But I think you're actually serious!
I think the key difference between this web app and just a timer is precisely the message. Some people find it funny that it uses some profanity. I were the author, I'd focus on those, and just accept the fact that they'll lose some users that would've liked a different choice of words.
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#63Earlier quoted context omitted.
You are offended? Then don't use the website. It is not your right to not be offended. I think the swearing is brilliant.
You think the swearing itself is brilliant? I can see 'okay', or 'funny', but ' brilliant '?
Given the nature of the website I think it suits perfectly. All too often I just need to "get shit done" and this mirrors these feelings perfectly. A similar website without this "feeling" would make little to no impact. I think the swearing is the message here. The site itself is very simple and anyone here can replicate it's functionality in minutes with a few lines of code.
We all need a kick in the ass sometimes.
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#64Stuff like this screams the "brogrammer" stereotype to me. Strip the profanity and there's not much of a joke left.
Thank god the top comment is critical of an obviously novel project. You just saved me some work!
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#65Earlier quoted context omitted.
You must struggle to surf generally, in that case, without being offended. There are plenty of profanity blockers like https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/simple-profanity-f... . Surely, it makes more sense to install one, objecting to every occurrence of swearing is going to take up a lot of your time.
There's a world of difference between "I fucking hate Javascript" and "Fuck you."
I'm not sure what you're getting at here. One can be incredibly rude and 'offensive' without swearing.
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#66Earlier quoted context omitted.
Oh no. People are swearing! Woman, cover your ankles, you're inflaming my sexual ardour!
Assuming that the other parties are offended by the cursing is the common response to these criticisms. I don't think anyone is saying that they're actually bothered by it, but rather that pointless cursing like this is formulaic, worn-out, and generally lame.
Agreed. If the cursing is the only funny part of the joke, it gets old pretty quickly. In fact, it seems at this point it's the opposite of offensive. I'm mostly just bored.
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#67It's a nice timer, but this recent casualization of the word 'fuck' is irritating, and I don't care to support it. It was in a ton of the blog headlines posted on this very site last year, and all it does is detract from the power of the word, while doing nothing to add an edge to your project. Sorry. Nice timer, though. Find a real way to motivate the user without abuse and it'd be even cooler.
all it does is detract from the power of the word Isn't that a good thing?
Why would it be a good thing? It's not like it is such a bad thing that we must make it good at all costs. Some words are there to be used when they are needed.
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#68Stuff like this screams the "brogrammer" stereotype to me. Strip the profanity and there's not much of a joke left.
Strip the profanity, and it's the pomodoro method.
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#69Re: Show HN: JFDIN - Just Fucking Do It Now
#70It seems that some people want less profanity and some want more. It might be useful to let all the text on the page be user-editable. That way they can choose the exact phrase that would have the desired emotional impact on them (and anyway, why tight-couple the tech and the copy?) For instance, my first language is Hindi, and English four-letter words just sort of slide over me without making much of a dent. I had…
My first thought was "good joke". But I think you're actually serious! I think the key difference between this web app and just a timer is precisely the message. Some people find it funny that it uses some profanity. I were the author, I'd focus on those, and just accept the fact that they'll lose some users that would've liked a different choice of words.
I was being serious, but that's up to the author of course, if they do indeed want to focus on the (for lack of a better term) South Park enthusiasts.