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Re: My simple GitHub project went viral

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Post by skinnymuch »

crispyambulance wrote: post #33
nindalf wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's the title of the original post and it's factually correct. What would your edited version be?

The title is perfectly fine or at least "good enough". HN is not like Stackoverflow with its persnickety rules. This topic generated some discussion including those who feel the title is not suitable. That's a success. Ironic to me that the ones objecting to the title say they value the time wasted to "click" but then write sentences explaining why that time was wasted. So x seconds to click and figure out you don't…

But if HN sticks hard to the original title rule. How is it not persnickety?

Re: My simple GitHub project went viral

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Post by erikbye »

So what? List posts are about the least creative, effortless and worthless content on the Internet.

The bar for what is considered achievements is constantly lowered.

HN no longer gets interesting submissions, just drivel.

Re: My simple GitHub project went viral

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Post by themulticaster »

Aachen wrote: post #25
nindalf wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's the title of the original post and it's factually correct. What would your edited version be?

This "it's the original title" policy that gets thrown around a lot seems counter-productive to me by now. Someone will post an actual description of what's significant about a release, but then it gets edited to "ObscureName 1.2" which leaves you wondering: what is this? Should I care? Is it a software tool, a hardware product, can I eat it? Is it even news, a significant milestone that makes this a viable product t…

Well, the original title policy really is an official HN rule. On the other hand, I totally agree that titles consisting only of ObscureName are not very informative. From the current front page:

1. "Bernie Madoff Dies in Prison" - who's Bernie Madoff?

2. "Deno 1.9" - what's Deno? Is it edible?

3. "Yamauchi No.10 Family Office" - I have absolutely no idea what to expect

Instead, why not write:

1. "Bernard Madoff, Mastermind of Giant Ponzi Scheme, Dies at 82" (original Bloomberg title, explains who Madoff is)

2. "Deno 1.9 (A secure runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript)" (short description taken from the official homepage)

3. I still have no idea what this is, maybe someone can enlighten me

Re: My simple GitHub project went viral

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Post by dspillett »

dbrgn wrote: post #66
jerrygoyal wrote: post #43

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author here. lol, Grammarly didn't pick this. (En is not my native language). Thanks for informing, fixed it.

Note that Grammarly is essentially a keylogger. The content you're typing gets sent to their servers. It doesn't work like your typical client-side spellchecker. Their business model may be OK, it's just something that you need to be aware of (and a lot of people I've talked to aren't). From the privacy policy: --- We collect this information as you use the Site, Software, and/or Services: - User Content. This consis…

As an alternative there is LanguageTool[†], for which you can run your own server so the data isn't given to an extra party at all. We've been using it in [DayJob] for a while, and I use it at home too, and it does a decent job.

From my relatively experience of Grammarly (I had an account a couple of years ago) a self-hosted instance of LT is slightly better than Grammarly "free" but doesn't have the extra analysis offered by Grammarly's paid accounts.

[†] https://languagetool.org/

Re: My simple GitHub project went viral

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Post by dspillett »

zikzak wrote: post #70
dbrgn wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Note that Grammarly is essentially a keylogger. The content you're typing gets sent to their servers. It doesn't work like your typical client-side spellchecker. Their business model may be OK, it's just something that you need to be aware of (and a lot of people I've talked to aren't). From the privacy policy: --- We collect this information as you use the Site, Software, and/or Services: - User Content. This consis…

This is what holds me back. Thanks for helping other see this.

In case you miss my longer replay to the parent post:

You could try a locally self-hosted instance of https://languagetool.org/ to avoid sending all your online typing to an extra party.

Re: My simple GitHub project went viral

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Post by zerof1l »

dbrgn wrote: post #66
jerrygoyal wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

author here. lol, Grammarly didn't pick this. (En is not my native language). Thanks for informing, fixed it.

Note that Grammarly is essentially a keylogger. The content you're typing gets sent to their servers. It doesn't work like your typical client-side spellchecker. Their business model may be OK, it's just something that you need to be aware of (and a lot of people I've talked to aren't). From the privacy policy: --- We collect this information as you use the Site, Software, and/or Services: - User Content. This consis…

No need to install browser extension. You can go to app.grammarly.com paste your text and spell-check it. Works great.

Re: My simple GitHub project went viral

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Post by Black101 »

jimmyed wrote: post #7

Not sure how anyone can feel proud of "projects" like these. This is mostly janitorial work with zero coding, made viral by hordes of wannabe frontend devs. I wouldn't mention this project on my resume.

> This is mostly janitorial work with zero coding

not everything in life is coding?

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