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Re: Show HN: I made a no-bullshit image host

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Post by as1mov »

StavrosK wrote: post #128
spiralganglion wrote: post #117

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Exactly 1 swear feels indie and charming. More than that feels like trying.

Ah, the MPAA way. It's hard to get the "angry owner" tone out with one swear, one swear says "professional but kind of flustered". I don't like gratuitous swearing either, but I think I got it right with the copy there (at least for my aesthetic). It's been a while since I read all of it at once, though, I wil re-read and adjust, thanks.

The language is fine. I actually find it much more refreshing than the usual onslaught on buzzword laden services that pop up on HN. You can edit the language as much as you want, the puritans won't be satisfied.

If this is your hobby project, I doubt you are looking for enterprise signups who are pretty anal about such things. This will mostly used by individuals, who mostly wouldn't mind at worst, or be amused by it at best.

Re: Show HN: I made a no-bullshit image host

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Post by devwastaken »

If bandwidth is the main concern, in my testing the AV1 format works in browsers already. You just put it as a single frame autoplay video.

Hypothetically could use WebAssembly to do encoding/decoding client side, and have the server just validate it. I'm not sure if there's a speedy av1 frame integrity tool yet or not.

Re: Show HN: I made a no-bullshit image host

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Post by yoru-sulfur »

StavrosK wrote: post #111
swebs wrote: post #99

>CHEAPASS: $5 Per Year. 1 GB What does 1 GB mean? Is that bandwidth or storage? And if it's bandwidth, what happens if I go over that amount?

It's storage.

What happens when/if I run out? Would I have the option to delete my old images to make room for new ones?

Re: Show HN: I made a no-bullshit image host

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Post by StavrosK »

as1mov wrote: post #141
StavrosK wrote: post #128

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ah, the MPAA way. It's hard to get the "angry owner" tone out with one swear, one swear says "professional but kind of flustered". I don't like gratuitous swearing either, but I think I got it right with the copy there (at least for my aesthetic). It's been a while since I read all of it at once, though, I wil re-read and adjust, thanks.

The language is fine. I actually find it much more refreshing than the usual onslaught on buzzword laden services that pop up on HN. You can edit the language as much as you want, the puritans won't be satisfied. If this is your hobby project, I doubt you are looking for enterprise signups who are pretty anal about such things. This will mostly used by individuals, who mostly wouldn't mind at worst, or be amused by i…

Oh I agree with you 100%, it's just that this copy has gone through various iterations, and you need to step back once in a while and read all of it to see if it blends together well, which I haven't done in a while.

I, too, dislike people who try to be funny by cursing, because it feels facile. I just read the copy again now and there were a few cases where the cursing felt gratuitous, rather than for a specific effect, so I have changed those.

Re: Show HN: I made a no-bullshit image host

#145

Post by habosa »

I remember the day that Imgur launched on Reddit. The post title was something almost exactly like this. At the time it was a revolution, every other photo upload site was shady or slow or expensive or some combination of the above.

~10 years later and Imgur is basically a social network itself. I hate seeing an imgur link now.

Photo upload doesn't seem to be something that can be offered in a way that pleases everyone. I wish you the best of luck in pleasing at least some people!

Re: Show HN: I made a no-bullshit image host

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Post by StavrosK »

yoru-sulfur wrote: post #143
StavrosK wrote: post #111

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's storage.

What happens when/if I run out? Would I have the option to delete my old images to make room for new ones?

Yes, you can delete old images. I also plan to have an option per-image to auto-expire after a few days, for ephemeral images for when I need to show someone a screenshot or something.

Re: Show HN: I made a no-bullshit image host

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Post by stavros »

pmoriarty wrote: post #135
stavros wrote: post #112

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why "be free"? Why not "pay you"? I mean, where do you draw the line?

Because I'm a fan of the gift economy. This was the way the Internet used to be when it started. This is the spirit that's common in academia, but has sadly waned once the internet got commercialized and grew out of control.

In that case, please make a free host, I will be your most ardent supporter.

Re: Show HN: I made a no-bullshit image host

#148

Post by StavrosK »

habosa wrote: post #145

I remember the day that Imgur launched on Reddit. The post title was something almost exactly like this. At the time it was a revolution, every other photo upload site was shady or slow or expensive or some combination of the above. ~10 years later and Imgur is basically a social network itself. I hate seeing an imgur link now. Photo upload doesn't seem to be something that can be offered in a way that pleases everyo…

Thanks! I think Imgur got the "I want to upload some memes" crowd, I'm going for the "I just want to share a screenshot" crowd.

Re: Show HN: I made a no-bullshit image host

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Post by sellingwebsite »

pmoriarty wrote: post #105

A no BS image host would: 1 - be free 2 - require no login or javascript 3 - give you direct links, without ads or tracking This site fails at least the first two tests. There used to be sites that passed all of these, and really were no BS image hosts. Sadly, I haven't seen one in many years. Now pretty much all of them at least require logins or javascript.

Do you seriously believe in that? You have to be trolling.

"be free" is how we ended up with a dragnet surveillance that is plaguing the web. Who is going to pay for the storage and the bandwidth?

If you want it to "be free", you are free to host it on your own hardware.

> There used to be sites that passed all of these

> Sadly, I haven't seen one in many years.

Of course you won't see one: they're all dead or dying a slow death. Free is unsustainable.

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