Didn't the Dutch ISP Xs4all have this in past where you could remote control the lamps of a Christmas tree in their office? That's a long time ago, before WebSockets or IoT existed. And the server, while being absolutely hammered, kept up.
A Silly Usecase for WebSockets (strobe warning)
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Re: A Silly Usecase for WebSockets (strobe warning)
#42PSA: Viewing strobing images has caused temporary (lasting hours) backlight issues on my 2021 Macbook Pro, in the past. Somehow, it causes the backlight to continue flickering for some time afterwards, even when looking at static images. It is barely perceptible, but quite noticeable at the edges of the screen - enough to be annoying. I have no idea if this is a hardware issue with my specific unit, or a more widespr…
Are you sure it's your backlight and not your eyes? (Something like this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_aftereffect )
One way to be sure is to film it and analyze the pixels before and after a strobe test.
Re: A Silly Usecase for WebSockets (strobe warning)
#43"Blockchain will help mitigate the strobe issue" /s
It will only flicker once every 10 minutes, and the toggler will be the one winning the auction with the highest transaction fee.
Re: A Silly Usecase for WebSockets (strobe warning)
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#45Re: A Silly Usecase for WebSockets (strobe warning)
#46SAVE YOUR EYES, a bit: body.style.transition = `background-color 0.9s ease 0.1s`
Also, we live in a messed up world that one person can do something so stupid and get a thousand people to look at it.
Re: A Silly Usecase for WebSockets (strobe warning)
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How was "strobe warning" not enough warning for you? Just chill.
Re: A Silly Usecase for WebSockets (strobe warning)
#48How about having an off switch on one side and an on switch on the other, then we can fight it out by seeing how many goes for each? Or, make in a flappy bird game? One up and one down button.
That's a good idea. Or you could have a grid of squares, with each person getting their own color when they click each one. Any of these ideas would work much better if you could prevent scripting of course.
Re: A Silly Usecase for WebSockets (strobe warning)
#49Re: A Silly Usecase for WebSockets (strobe warning)
#50SAVE YOUR EYES, a bit: body.style.transition = `background-color 0.9s ease 0.1s`
Also, we live in a messed up world that one person can do something so stupid and get a thousand people to look at it.
We've lived in that world for at least a couple of decades, if limiting to “any one person”. Heck, a thousand is a rookie number: look at all the crap on youtube/tictok getting millions of views.
If you stretch the definition to “any one person with some money” we've been in that world a lot longer.