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Wooden iPad 2 cover outsmarts Apple's Smart Cover

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Re: Wooden iPad 2 cover outsmarts Apple's Smart Cover

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Post by bjoernw »

spoiledtechie wrote: post #15
pohl wrote: post #2

Do watch the video. Great design!

This is getting ridiculous. Why do we up vote something that is a given? HN, stop it! You only up vote things that make you learn something. Why on earth did pohl just get 16 points for nothing. We need to stop with the promoting of things like "thank you" or "good job" Im sorry, I just went on a little rant. The cover is awesome, but did I just learn anything from pohl? I don't care to see this comment over more inf…

What's with this hostility on HN lately? Everyone has a choice to upvote or not and some people use upvotes as a way to identify with a response. I got the same vibes in the Instagram resume post yesterday. You are not protecting the quality of a community by barking at every behavior you don't approve of. This arrogance has been a turnoff lately. Maybe it's just me or I only come across the pessimistic comments.

Re: Wooden iPad 2 cover outsmarts Apple's Smart Cover

#32

Post by kgermino »

VladRussian wrote: post #25
spoiledtechie wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is getting ridiculous. Why do we up vote something that is a given? HN, stop it! You only up vote things that make you learn something. Why on earth did pohl just get 16 points for nothing. We need to stop with the promoting of things like "thank you" or "good job" Im sorry, I just went on a little rant. The cover is awesome, but did I just learn anything from pohl? I don't care to see this comment over more inf…

do you think you have any credibility to teach people here what to vote for? With 1.57 avg?

What does his average have to do with it? spoiledtechie has been around much longer than you or I, and was only expressing his opinion about the usefulness of the top comment.

Now I happen to disagree with him and may down-vote the comment because I think meta-discussions about the quality of HN are much more annoying than any decline in quality that may or may not exist, but that has nothing to do with his credibility, and neither does his karma, comment average, or much of anything else.

Re: Wooden iPad 2 cover outsmarts Apple's Smart Cover

#33

Post by ugh »

schrototo wrote: post #30
mcav wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No, it's useful . It means that with N upvotes, N people agree with the comment. That gives a great indicator as to whether or not the video is worth my time. The comment could have easily said that the video is a waste of time, which would also be helpful. People won't upvote it if they disagree.

But shouldn't the votes on the link itself already be enough to decide that?

I don’t think many people on HN like watching videos. Linking only to videos is often criticized. My assumption would always be that most people on HN do not watch videos if it doesn’t seem obvious what additional information the video could provide (like in this case).

Pohl’s comment makes perfect sense in that context. My assumption would be – and this might also be pohl’s assumption – that the video would simply not be watched if nobody says that the video is truly worth watching.

Re: Wooden iPad 2 cover outsmarts Apple's Smart Cover

#34

Post by s3graham »

nazgulnarsil wrote: post #29
dstone wrote: post #3

If that's a solid sheet of microfiber on the inside, then I'm sold. The thing that irritates me most about the Smart Cover is that it leaves streaks on the glass where the indentations are.

can't be solid. if it was tight when rolled up it would be loose when flat.

Maybe making it elastic-y would be enough extra length to work in both states?

Re: Wooden iPad 2 cover outsmarts Apple's Smart Cover

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Post by pohl »

spoiledtechie wrote: post #15
pohl wrote: post #2

Do watch the video. Great design!

This is getting ridiculous. Why do we up vote something that is a given? HN, stop it! You only up vote things that make you learn something. Why on earth did pohl just get 16 points for nothing. We need to stop with the promoting of things like "thank you" or "good job" Im sorry, I just went on a little rant. The cover is awesome, but did I just learn anything from pohl? I don't care to see this comment over more inf…

Why on earth did pohl just get 16 points for nothing

Whoa there, cowboy.

I posted that so that those who clicked-through to the article but impatiently left would stay for the demonstration.

Only lever-pushing, pellet-munching hamsters care about the points.

P.S. I modded you up.

Re: Wooden iPad 2 cover outsmarts Apple's Smart Cover

#36

Post by calloc »

mattberg wrote: post #21
samirg wrote: post #12

Only thing they didn't show was whether the hinge snaps on/off as easily as the Smart Cover.

the part around the 41 second mark where he flips open the cover concerns me a little, notice him placing his left hand on the hinge area for support. i wonder if maybe it comes off too easily.

Or it is a completely natural gesture when rolling up the cover in a certain position to help create the stand ...

Re: Wooden iPad 2 cover outsmarts Apple's Smart Cover

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Post by cletus »

Really? A wooden cover for the iPad 2... with magnets. That's what makes the top of HN?

I can see this belonging on Engadget but what's the value here?

Don't get me wrong: I have an iPad 2. I love my iPad (1 & 2). I just don't see how a wooden cover for it is HN-worthy.

Re: Wooden iPad 2 cover outsmarts Apple's Smart Cover

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Post by mapster »

spoiledtechie wrote: post #15
pohl wrote: post #2

Do watch the video. Great design!

This is getting ridiculous. Why do we up vote something that is a given? HN, stop it! You only up vote things that make you learn something. Why on earth did pohl just get 16 points for nothing. We need to stop with the promoting of things like "thank you" or "good job" Im sorry, I just went on a little rant. The cover is awesome, but did I just learn anything from pohl? I don't care to see this comment over more inf…

good point, but comments that hi-jack a thread should be down voted :)

Re: Wooden iPad 2 cover outsmarts Apple's Smart Cover

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Post by mcav »

mbreese wrote: post #26
mcav wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No, it's useful . It means that with N upvotes, N people agree with the comment. That gives a great indicator as to whether or not the video is worth my time. The comment could have easily said that the video is a waste of time, which would also be helpful. People won't upvote it if they disagree.

An upvote doesn't necessarily mean that you agree with the comment. They are supposed to mean that the comment is worthwhile or adds something to the discussion. IMO, the ggp comment doesn't.

They mean whatever the upvoter wants them to mean: agreement, approval, or a meant-to-click-downvote instead. In practical use, people often do upvote because they agree.

Re: Wooden iPad 2 cover outsmarts Apple's Smart Cover

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Post by pohl »

ugh wrote: post #33
schrototo wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

But shouldn't the votes on the link itself already be enough to decide that?

I don’t think many people on HN like watching videos. Linking only to videos is often criticized. My assumption would always be that most people on HN do not watch videos if it doesn’t seem obvious what additional information the video could provide (like in this case). Pohl’s comment makes perfect sense in that context. My assumption would be – and this might also be pohl’s assumption – that the video would simply n…

Yes, that was my motivation.
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