The Internet of Unprofitable Things

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Post by popey » Mon, Dec 24, 2018, 12:03 PM UTC

The Internet of Unprofitable Things
strugglers.net

Re: The Internet of Unprofitable Things

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Post by starbeast » Mon, Dec 24, 2018, 5:04 PM UTC

Immediately thought of Bruce Sterling's article on anticonventional objects. I guess this company goes in the buildable, but neither desirable or profitable section. - https://www.wired.com/2013/10/design-fiction-anticonventiona...

Re: The Internet of Unprofitable Things

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Post by robertAngst » Mon, Dec 24, 2018, 5:32 PM UTC

Question for people who read the link-

Do you like the writing style and inclusion of gifs?

Re: The Internet of Unprofitable Things

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Post by sotojuan » Mon, Dec 24, 2018, 5:35 PM UTC

robertAngst wrote: post #3

Question for people who read the link- Do you like the writing style and inclusion of gifs?

I don't dislike them nor did they stop me from reading the article but they were all superfluous. That said, so are most words in blog posts anyway so it's all good.

Re: The Internet of Unprofitable Things

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Post by Joboman555 » Mon, Dec 24, 2018, 5:35 PM UTC

Interesting subject - but I found myself pretty quickly lost in the technica terms. I do not even know what an NTP server is.

Re: The Internet of Unprofitable Things

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Post by rodneywells01 » Mon, Dec 24, 2018, 5:37 PM UTC

robertAngst wrote: post #3

Question for people who read the link- Do you like the writing style and inclusion of gifs?

Yeah. It was pretty humorous and made for a light read. Definitely would read more stories from this guy.

Re: The Internet of Unprofitable Things

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Post by pythonvisa » Mon, Dec 24, 2018, 5:38 PM UTC

robertAngst wrote: post #3

Question for people who read the link- Do you like the writing style and inclusion of gifs?

They were quite effective at conveying the author's frustration humorously, fits the rhythm of the article well.

Re: The Internet of Unprofitable Things

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Post by eropple » Mon, Dec 24, 2018, 5:41 PM UTC

Joboman555 wrote: post #5

Interesting subject - but I found myself pretty quickly lost in the technica terms. I do not even know what an NTP server is.

I don't really understand comments like this on HN. I've derived a lot of value through the years from thoughtful questions asked to dig further into an article but I've never understood why somebody would assert "I don't even know what X is." Search engines exist, yes?

Re: The Internet of Unprofitable Things

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Post by nanokilo » Mon, Dec 24, 2018, 5:47 PM UTC

robertAngst wrote: post #3

Question for people who read the link- Do you like the writing style and inclusion of gifs?

It's a trend that seems to have started on Buzzfeed, and I've been seeing more and more blogs adopt this style over the past couple of years.

I'm personally not a fan, as I feel it takes away from the content of the post, but I'd be curious to see how it impacts the readership metrics.

Re: The Internet of Unprofitable Things

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Post by TheSoftwareGuy » Mon, Dec 24, 2018, 5:52 PM UTC

robertAngst wrote: post #3

Question for people who read the link- Do you like the writing style and inclusion of gifs?

I’m okay with it. It wasn’t excessive, like some blogs tend to become with these