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Re: Reddit files to go public

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Post by dredmorbius » Thu, Dec 16, 2021, 5:47 AM UTC

mr_toad wrote: post #199

dredmorbius wrote: post #54

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One of the most important lessons about mass-use computer tools is that overwhelmingly people use defaults . I first realised this back in the 1990s when shitty default monitor resolution and refresh rate would literally inflict pain (headaches and eyestrain). MS Windows 95 / 98 shipped with a default of 800x600@60Hz. This was on CRTs, many viewed under office flourescent lighting, which gave rise to a bloody awful f…

> This on systems which could easily be bumped to 1024x768 or better. Well, on a 14 inch CRT with no DPI scaling it’s debatable whether a higher resolution was ‘better’.

On Windows, system fonts could be scaled. Even set independently for different screen elements.

https://web.archive.org/web/20130321082317/http://www.bbc.co...

Font selection dialogue: https://www.bbc.co.uk/staticarchive/0c3b043fb25425d17444ff8e...

https://neurologicexam.med.utah.edu/adult/cases/windows_disp...

The effect would still be finer resolution AND readable fonts. Less eyestrain.

Unlike, say, on present-generation MacOS, which does effectively limit upper-end display resolution.

Re: Reddit files to go public

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Post by Ilverin » Thu, Dec 16, 2021, 5:48 AM UTC

briga wrote: post #236

henning wrote: post #200

The Reddit of 2006 where tutorials on generating HTML in Lisp rocket to the top of the homepage is long gone. I can't imagine investing in an ad company that is fueled by clickbait and outrage the way Reddit is. Plus, some percentage of the userbase will always run aggressive ad blockers and be impossible to effectvely monetize. However, my brain works very differently from other people's, so I could be wrong.

> some percentage of the userbase will always run aggressive ad blockers and be impossible to effectvely monetize Can’t block ads when they’re disguised as user content. Viral marketers have had a heyday hawking their products on Reddit

But do those marketers pay reddit?

Re: Reddit files to go public

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Post by winternett » Thu, Dec 16, 2021, 5:48 AM UTC

0x0nyandesu wrote: post #107

winternett wrote: post #96

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I'm beginning to see why they banned several subreddits and accounts, began forcing people to use the app, had tons of front page content re-upped as bootlegs from tiktok, and then turned the place into a Frankenstein of all the other social media sites.. Finally the truth comes to light... Whelp... Thanks for the fish, it was nice until it tanked about 2 years ago.

If they get rid of old.reddit.com I won't be able to use it..just can't. It will die for me like digg.

New reddit is scary... Almost like IG with boxes around everything, and all the controls are hidden in places you'll never find them. It's like driving a poorly serviced 92 Fiero through a hidden curve on the autobahn. But even old reddit has the same recycled content and reposts, so there's that... :\

Re: Reddit files to go public

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Post by unclekev » Thu, Dec 16, 2021, 5:48 AM UTC

cbozeman wrote: post #196

CamelCaseName wrote: post #164

Half the comments in here boil down to "I would stop using Reddit if they discontinued old.reddit.com" and it really rubs me the wrong way. It's like saying "Facebook will die if they start charging users to post to their wall". Like, okay, sure. But Reddit has repeatedly said that they will not depreciate old.reddit.com. They have zero reason to, as many of their powerusers rely on it. In fact, I don't think Reddit…

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>I'm glad he's dead - he'd probably kill himself again if he could see what's been done to the site.

Not cool. Even as a joke (or whatever that was meant to be)

Re: Reddit files to go public

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Post by GhettoComputers » Thu, Dec 16, 2021, 5:48 AM UTC

stjohnswarts wrote: post #185

shmatt wrote: post #66

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* keep the old.Reddit.com design for everyone * spend 9 figures for a redesign The choice was obvious

I don't think a lot Gen Z don't like the old.reddit.com because it looks kind of old fashioned vs say react "modern" pages and they're afraid of lookign old-fashioned. However, that is what keeps me coming back along with relative anonymity and content on topics that I like.

Mobile apps solved that problem. The redesign made desktop problems.

Re: Reddit files to go public

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Post by throwaway1777 » Thu, Dec 16, 2021, 5:48 AM UTC

mightyquacks wrote: post #210

Reddit used to be amazing Now it's like a red flag in your resume if you worked for reddit Then they made a whole mess on the homepage. This is what happens when you hire mediocre engineers. Its like junior engineers who cant write code. Reddit mobile is not bad, but stop trying to make me install it. There are people who only wants to use web. But your web engineers are garbage their ads is incredibly bad. there are…

Taking shots at the engineers is too far. Reddit is about a million times more stable than it used to be a few years ago. Also I don’t think Reddit or the Internet needs “saving”. They’re both more successful than ever by any common metric whether we like the direction they’re going or not.

Re: Reddit files to go public

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Dec 16, 2021, 5:49 AM UTC

GhettoComputers wrote: post #248

sneak wrote: post #230

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> now they're trying to get into everything, and can barely execute I feel like this happens to a lot of organizations/products that start off being really neat. Fast forward 10 years, and most/all of the people responsible for the good stuff have moved on. The brand ambles on like a relative with dementia. The lights are on, but you know nobody's home.

Amazon is the only one I know that didn’t.

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Re: Reddit files to go public

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Post by bogota » Thu, Dec 16, 2021, 5:51 AM UTC

teaearlgraycold wrote: post #251

qbasic_forever wrote: post #227

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It sounds like you're mad at explicit decisions made by product owners, like the content on the frontpage or dark patterns that push mobile app usage. I guarantee none of the rank and file engineers are responsible for those decisions, and they almost certainly detest them just as much as you. The problem is if they don't implement them then they don't get a paycheck and can't put food on the table. It's silly to pai…

They’re all Bay Area engineers. So switching jobs is an inconvenience with a raise on the other side. The changes aren’t their ideas but it’s not like they can’t refuse. They can just work anywhere else. They probably don’t care.

I mean… browse through HN for the day. According to its users you shouldn’t work at any company that pays well because they are all evil. At a certain point you just don’t care what people are writing on forums.

Re: Reddit files to go public

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Post by GhettoComputers » Thu, Dec 16, 2021, 5:52 AM UTC

throwaway1777 wrote: post #266

mightyquacks wrote: post #210

Reddit used to be amazing Now it's like a red flag in your resume if you worked for reddit Then they made a whole mess on the homepage. This is what happens when you hire mediocre engineers. Its like junior engineers who cant write code. Reddit mobile is not bad, but stop trying to make me install it. There are people who only wants to use web. But your web engineers are garbage their ads is incredibly bad. there are…

Taking shots at the engineers is too far. Reddit is about a million times more stable than it used to be a few years ago. Also I don’t think Reddit or the Internet needs “saving”. They’re both more successful than ever by any common metric whether we like the direction they’re going or not.

How do you quantify that it’s more stable?

Re: Reddit files to go public

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Post by bogota » Thu, Dec 16, 2021, 5:53 AM UTC

ferdowsi wrote: post #33

Congratulations folks! I'll say that Reddit has become one of my favorite sites to visit occasionally and I feel they've earned their success. I honestly feel it is a positive factor in my life, for the little I use it. There's really excellent content to be had, like well moderated educational content at subreddits like r/AskHistorians and r/COVID. I've learned a lot from hobby communities that are hard to find else…

Reddit is now a rage generating machine outside of the small niche subreddits. The business is built on rage and some stupid investors in WSB who are enjoying a long bull market.

Doesn’t mean it won’t do well but its just another flavor of facebook.