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Re: Show HN: Baxx – Unix-friendly backup service

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Some very basic html with no css would be much easier to read than parsing markdown in my head. Machines should do machine work, not people. Edit: still love idea and execution, thanks for sharing!

This is kind of a funny comment, markdown was designed specifically to be readable as-is, which is why so much of it’s syntax looks like conventional email and other plain-text usages that predate it.

Re: Show HN: Baxx – Unix-friendly backup service

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I get that it's probably "trendy" to say you don't have or need a website but with it being so easy to create a static page, I'm failing to understand why you wouldn't just do that, which is already the bare minimum, if you care about your project and want to sell it?

Re: Show HN: Baxx – Unix-friendly backup service

#35
post #22

> Trial 1 Month 0.1E > Subscription: 5E per Month > ... > I decided to charge 5$ (0.1$ trial) So which is it? $ or E? And is E supposed to be €? Also, in English the currency marker goes to the left of the number.

> Also, in English the currency marker goes to the left of the number.

But in the majority of european countries where they use euros, the symbol is placed to the right

Re: Show HN: Baxx – Unix-friendly backup service

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post #22

> Trial 1 Month 0.1E > Subscription: 5E per Month > ... > I decided to charge 5$ (0.1$ trial) So which is it? $ or E? And is E supposed to be €? Also, in English the currency marker goes to the left of the number.

> Also, in English the currency marker goes to the left of the number.

I always thought this depended on the currency; like $5 vs 5€.

Re: Show HN: Baxx – Unix-friendly backup service

#38
post #5

Some very basic html with no css would be much easier to read than parsing markdown in my head. Machines should do machine work, not people. Edit: still love idea and execution, thanks for sharing!

This is kind of a funny comment, markdown was designed specifically to be readable as-is, which is why so much of it’s syntax looks like conventional email and other plain-text usages that predate it.

True, but markdown was meant to be readable for a markup language.

Which is likely still less readable than something whose sole purpose is to present to humans, such as HTML/CSS.

Re: Show HN: Baxx – Unix-friendly backup service

#39
For some reason there's a lot of negativity in this thread. I thought the txt file was really cool, signed up immediately, and have been having a lot of fun with the interface. I don't remember the last time I found registering for a SASS product to be fun.

Re: Show HN: Baxx – Unix-friendly backup service

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post #22

> Trial 1 Month 0.1E > Subscription: 5E per Month > ... > I decided to charge 5$ (0.1$ trial) So which is it? $ or E? And is E supposed to be €? Also, in English the currency marker goes to the left of the number.

> Also, in English the currency marker goes to the left of the number. I always thought this depended on the currency; like $5 vs 5€.

This is a common misconception, but proper placement is dependent on the language not the currency.
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